A presentation on Ukraine as part of the #KYCKYW project

1. Australia
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY –
KNOW YOUR WORLD

2. INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER PROFILE
• Name, Photo of yourself, family if possible
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Topics:
Why are you in Akron
What are you studying
What city are you from
Career- future plans

3. COUNTRY MAP

4. AUSTRALIA QUICK FACTS
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Full name: Commonwealth of Australia
Population: 22.9 million (UN,2011)
Capital: Canberra
Largest city: Sydney
Area: 2.9million square miles
Major language: English
Major religion: Christian
Life expectancy: 80 years(men), 84 years(women)
Monetary unit: Australian Dollar
Main exports: ores and metals, wool, food and live
animals, fuels, transport machinery

5. LANDFORMS OR HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT
EVENTS

6. LANGUAGE:
• HELLO
GOOD BYE
• THANK YOU
• PLEASE
NO
YOUR WELCOME
I LOVE YOU
• EXCUSE ME
YES
HOW ARE YOU
I AM SORRY
• DO YOU SPEAK ______?
• MY NAME IS _______
• I AM __________( NATIONALITY).

7. Australia
•LEADER: Prime Minister Tony Abbott
•GOVERNMENT:
federal parliamentary
democracy and constitutional monarchy
•VOTING AGE: 18

8. CURRENT EVENTS OR KEY ISSUES

9. ECONOMICS
 What products or services is your country known
for? What are the products that are
grown/made (agricultural, manufacturing,
mining, services)?
 What kinds of products are imported to your
country?
 What kinds of products are exported from your
country?
 What is the economy like today in your
country?

10. EVERYDAY-ECONOMICS
• Currency- Banking- Cultural Financial Literacyloans, credit cards, cash…
• Jobs – what age do young people start working kinds of jobs- ?
• Students and money- Impact for this age group?do kids get an allowance? Work?

11. RELIGION(S)

12. GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS –
MEN/WOMEN
• How is it growing up as boy or girl in family and
society
• Dress
• Gender rites / rituals
• Education- College-Grad
• At Work
• At Home
• Roles in Society

13. NATIONAL FESTIVALS-HOLIDAYS
EVENTS

14. FOOD

15. CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC - DANCE – SPORTS &
TRADITIONS

16. EVERYDAY LIVING
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Typical Day- schedule
A School Day/Week- 11-12yrs old
Study-Homework
Extracurriculars
Family Life- traditional housing- extended familyPets / Wildlife- Attractions to visit-amusement
parks-zoos-parks etc.

17. SIMILARITIES-DIFFERENCES
• Wrap up with what they notice- similar their
country to us- differentFuture- Where do they see themselves- 5-10 years
from now
Why is the international exchange important to them
Conversation- what has the class learned from their
presentation- most surprising-

18. LINKS
• Learn more- social media in their countrywebsites with more info- music- city- travel
• News Media