H3 - Unit 4 - crossing borders

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You might be surprised to know that only about 15% of people in the Caribbean speak English. According to a 2001 census, 62% speak Spanish, 25% speak French, and 5% speak Dutch. Those imported European languages are part of the 6 official languages of the Caribbean countries, along with Papiamento and Haitian Creole. 

You might be surprised to know that only about 15% of people in the Caribbean speak English. According to a 2001 census, 62% speak Spanish, 25% speak French, and 5% speak Dutch. Those imported European languages are part of the 6 official languages of the Caribbean countries, along with Papiamento and Haitian Creole. 

Nevertheless, English is the language of tourism in the West Indies. That’s why you’ll find that many people speak at least basic English as their second or third language in most Caribbean countries.

Source: https://magazine.keycaribe.com/lifestyle/which-caribbean-countries-speak-english/

00:07

What do you think of when you hear the Caribbean?

00:46

Where are the Caribbean located?

02:51

What are the indigenous people called who lived on the Caribbean before colonization?

03:22

Name three countries that colonized the Caribbean

Which Caribbean countries have
English as an official language?

Caribbean countries with English as their official language:

• Anguilla
  
• Antigua and Barbuda
  
• The Bahamas
  
• Barbados
  
• Bermuda
  
• British Virgin Islands
  
• Cayman Islands
  

• Dominica

• Grenada
• Guyana
• Jamaica
• Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• Puerto Rico
• Sint Maarten
• Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos
• United States Virgin Islands

Research Assignment

Research the country on your piece of paper. 

This may be done in pairs / max. groups of three. 

Research assignment

Search for information on all the six topics in the Data Disk.

This is homework for tomorrow. Hand in during tomorrow's class.

The Philippine archipelago has 7,038 islands.

Translate; archipelago

The wanted to cross the ridge.

Translate: ridge

This island is uninhabited; no one lives here anymore.
Translate: uninhabited

We saw a house amid the trees.
Translate: amid

Earthquakes often happen around a fault line.
Translate: faultline

Mining can cause pollution.

Translite: mining