TASKS AND CHALLENGES
You are now going to do different tasks and challenges in order to learn more about where English is spoken.
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First of all, let's revise the names for countries and nationalities with the following document:
Let's see now the name of the different nationalities for some European countries. You can now complete this task :
WRITE THE NATIONALITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES
EUROPEAN UNION
FRANCE
GERMANY
ITALY
BELGIUM
NETHERLANDS
GREECE
POLAND
IRELAND
DENMARK
ROMANIA
BULGARIA
CZECH REPUBLIC
SWEDEN
FINLAND
SPAIN
PORTUGAL
AUSTRIA
SLOVAKIA
HUNGARY
CROATIA
OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES:
UNITED KINGDOM
SWITZERLAND
NORWAY
RUSSIA
TURKEY
SERBIA
UKRAINE
ICELAND
ALBANIA
ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Countries in green in this map have English as an official language. Can you name at least ten of them? You can check this wikipedia link to get some extra information.
Now you can try to complete this test about English speaking countries. Get information from the Internet if you don't know the answers, Wikipedia or the Encyclopædia Britannica webpage can help you.
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1. English is the official language in...
a) the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia
b) the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada, Egypt
c) the United Kingdom, the USA, Ireland, Argentina
2. What are the official languages in Canada?
a) English and Spanish
b) English and French
c) English and German
3. What are the official languages in the Republic of Ireland?
a) English and Irish
b) English and French
c) English and Spanish
4. Where is New Zealand situated?
a) in the Atlantic Ocean
b) in the Pacific Ocean
c) in the Indian Ocean
5. What is the capital of Canada?
a) Montreal
b) Toronto
c) Ottawa
6. What is the capital of Australia?
a) Sidney
b) Canberra
c) Melbourne
7. What is the official name of the British flag?
a) the Stars and Stripes
b) the St. Andrew's Cross
c) the Union Flag or the Union Jack
8. What is the American flag called?
a) the St. Patrick's Cross
b) the Union Jack
c) the Stars and Stripes
9. What is the British national currency?
a) the pound sterling
b) the dollar
c) the euro
10. Wall Street, the symbol of the US financial power, is located...
a) in New York
b) in Washington
c) in Chicago
FLAGS
The following flags belong to some of the most populated English speaking countries. Can you name them? OK, hehehe, it is a bit difficult, let's have a clue... These are the names of the countries but they are not in the right order:
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CANADA UNITED KINGDOM SOUTH AFRICA IRELAND UNITED STATES JAMAICA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND THE PHILIPPINES
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You can check this webpage (Flags of all countries in the world by alphabet) to do this challenge. Have fun!
