CULTURE activities 2013-2014

1. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THE WOLRD
Orange
Driving on
the right

2. UNITED KINGDOM
Scotland
England
Northen Ireland
Wales
Red Crossof Saint George (England)
White saltire St Andrew (Scotland)
Red saltire St Patrick (Ireland)
Union Jack

3. GREAT BRITAIN
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• SCOTLAND Edinburgh
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• ENGLAND London
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• WALES Cardiff
British Breakfast
English tea Fish and chips
British Roast dinner
Lunch

4. ENGLAND
Stonehenge -megalithic
Monument from neolitic period
Shakespeare
Gardens
Pounds & pennys
Royal family
National sports
the St George’s
Cross
Cricket
Football
Baseball
Rugby

5. LONDON
(ENGLAND)
The Changing Gard
Bukinghan Palace
Underground or Subway
London Bridge
Taxicabs
or
English taxis
British Museum
Big Ben London Eye
Piccadilly Circus
Trafalgar Square
Double decker

6. SCOTLAND
“Loch" around the Scottish coast
Traditional bagpipeScotish flag
Scotlsh highland
Edimburg Castle
Cherry cake, shortbread, Selkirk
bannock and plain scone with
strawberry reserve.
Scotish recipie
Loch Nessie

7. EDIMBURG
(SCOTLAND)
The
Lothians
International festivals
Walking in the countryside
Castle
Drama &
Comedies
Jazz & Blues Music
International book
Exhibitions
Science
Dance
a region of iconic landsmark
Storytelling

8. REPUBLIC of
IRELAND
Traditional music session in pubs
Gaelic Ireland
The Aran Islands
Irish flag
Traditional Harp
and traditional green colour
Irish stew:
Lamb, potatoes,
carrots, parsley
Traditional clothes

9. DUBLIN (IRELAND)
Liffey river
Molly Mallone
Greens
Mother Cliff in Galway
Irish megalithic monument
Tipical Irish pub

10. The first suspension
brigde on the River Taf
Snowdom Mountain The
highest in Great Britain
except Scoltand
Ewloe Castle
Castles
- 400 -
The Cardiff castle
Convy Castle, a medieval town
WALES

11. C A R D I F F
Millenium Stadium
The castle of Cardiff
The Bay
Cliffs
Bute Park is the principal
park of the city (Castle)
(Wales)

12. UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
Liberty Statue in New York
Abraham
Lincoln
Golden bridge
(California)
American taxicabs
American
Burger
American pie
Traditional biscuits
American flag
tour

13. WASHINGTON D.C.
(USA)
The white house
Cathedral National
-George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson, Theodore
Roosevelt, and Abraham
Lincoln -
The Capitol
Washington Monument
(an Obelisk on the National Mall
to conmemorate
George Washington)
“Bicycle Friendly State”
a view of the city

14. NEW YORK
(USA)
Liberty Statue
Croudy streets with
different races, nationalities
and religions
Manhattan
Brookling Bridge
Central park one of
the biggest garden
in the world
Wall Street
in the Finacial District
Empire State Building
Hudson river

15. AUSTRALIA
Approximat
ely 70% of
the
Australia is
semi-arid or
desert
One of the most urbanised countries
in the world
In fertile areas lie near the coast,
where the majority of the population lives
Canberra is
mountains
desert
coasts
The capital
Sidney
Important cities
Melbourne
kangaroo

16. INDIA
The god Brahma for the benefit of
humanity, became a cow and gave
men the nectar in the form of
milk.
Elephants popular culture,
mythology and symbolism
Indian dress
Taj Mahal
Ayurvedic medicine Hindu philosophy : such as yoga
divination
Karma meditation,
reincarnation
diversities
Religious
Beliefs
Practices
Languages
Budidmo, budismo, yanaismo
RELIGION

17. AFRICA
TWO OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
Botsuana: Inglés y setsuana.
Camerun: Inglés y Francés
Gambia: Inglés
Ghana: Inglés.
Kenia: Suajili e inglés.
Lesoto: Sesotho e inglés.
Liberia: Inglés.
Malaui: Inglés y chichewa.
Mauricio: Inglés, francés y criollo
mauriciano.
Nigeria: Inglés.
Ruanda: Kinyanwarda, inglés y
francés.
Seychelles: Inglés, francés y criollo
seychelense.
Sierra Leona: Inglés.
Suazilandia: Suazi e inglés.
Sudáfrica: Inglés y afrikáa
Sudán: Inglés y árabe.
Sudán del Sur: Inglés.
Tanzania: Suajili e inglés
Uganda: Inglés y suajili.
Zambia: Inglés.
Zimbabue: Inglés.
El Cairo
Alejandria
CasablancaLagos
Dakar
Argel
There are 54 countries

18. CANADA
The 2nd largest in the world after Russia
Part isle of Toronto
Lake Louise, Alberta
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Ottawa is the capital
Whistler
and
Blackcomb
Mountains
CHURCHIL and
“Polar Bear Capital
of the World,”
Quebec
Toronto, the capital
of Ontario
Montreal, the second largest city in Canada after
Toronto. The cultural and financial capital of Quebec
Banff National Park
French
speaking
area
Languages
:French
& English

19. WAYS OF LIVING
Cottage
Terrace houses
Detached house
Semidetached house
Flat (British English)
Apartment (American English)
Skycraper