to do

1. UNITED STATES OFUNITED STATES OF
AMERICAAMERICA
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY –KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY –
KNOW YOUR WORLDKNOW YOUR WORLD

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

3. UNITED STATES OF AMERICAUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Package

4. U.S. QUICK FACTSU.S. QUICK FACTS
• Full name: United States of America
• Population: 317.6 million (UN, 2010)
• Capital: Washington DC
• Largest city: New York City
• Area: 9.8 million sq km (3.8 million sq miles)
• Major language: English
• Major religion: Christianity
• Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 81 years
(women) (UN)
• Monetary unit: 1 US dollar = 100 cents
• Main exports: Computers and electrical
machinery, vehicles, chemical products, food and
live animals, military equipment and aircraft
• GNI per capita: US $47,390 (World Bank, 2010)

5. LANDFORMSLANDFORMS

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

7. UNITED STATES OFUNITED STATES OF
AMERICAAMERICA
•PRESIDENT: Barack Obama
•GOVERNMENT: Federal
Republic
•VOTING AGE: 18 years old

8. CURRENT EVENTS OR KEY ISSUESCURRENT EVENTS OR KEY ISSUES

9. ECONOMICSECONOMICS
 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-ECONOMICSEVERYDAY-ECONOMICS
• Currency- Banking- Cultural Financial Literacy-
loans, 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)RELIGION(S)
•

12. GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS –GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS –
MEN/WOMENMEN/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-HOLIDAYSNATIONAL FESTIVALS-HOLIDAYS
EVENTSEVENTS
National Independence Day: July 4
Superbowl Sunday
Valentines Day
Ground Hogs Day
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Easter
New Years Day
Martin Luther King Day
St. Patrick’s Day

14. FOODFOOD

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

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

17. SIMILARITIES-DIFFERENCESSIMILARITIES-DIFFERENCES
• Wrap up with what they notice- similar their
country to us- different-
Future- 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. LINKSLINKS
• Learn more- social media in their country-
websites with more info- music- city- travel
• News Media