4 maart

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

What are we going to do today?

- MVT-week: 

Culture quiz + International Women's Day

We are only speaking English this week!

ENGLISH CULTURE QUIZ

Planning

• Open ended question quiz about different English speaking cultures
• Multiple choice (and drag) questions about different English speaking cultures

INSTRUCTIONS

I will ask you a series of questions about English speaking culture. 

These questions will be open questions.

You may use any means at your disposal to answer the questions, like Google (Maps) for example.

Which famous Irish holiday is pictured?

Which holiday is celebrated in the U.S. around the end of november?

When was America founded?

What's the largest city in UK?

Which English artist sang “Shape of you” and “Perfect”?

Who was this famous English woman?

What countries are part of the United Kingdom?

INSTRUCTIONS #2

I will ask you a series of questions about English speaking culture. 

These will be multiple choice and drag questions!

10 seconds for each question, be quick! (30 seconds for the drag questions)

You are still allowed to use  any means at your disposal to answer the questions!!

What is the capital of the U.S.A. ?

1. New York
2. Los Angeles
3. Washington D.C.
4. Boston

What is the name of this flag?

1. The Union Jack
2. The Union flag
3. The Union Bill
4. The Union Steel

Who is this?

1. Prince William
2. Prince Harry
3. Prince George
4. Prince Charles

What is New York also called?

1. The Big Potato
2. The Big Pear
3. The Big Apple
4. The Big Carrot

What do the Scotts call this?

1. skirt
2. fold
3. tartan
4. kilt

In what English sport is a 'wicket' used?

1. Football
2. Rugby
3. Cricket
4. Tennis

What is the London Metro called?

1. Underground
2. Metro
3. Subway
4. The Tube

How much money do you have to pay if you are asked for a 'quid' in England?

1. 1 pound
2. 5 pounds
3. 10 pounds
4. 1 penny (cent)

Which two languages do they speak in Canada?

1. English, Spanish
2. English, American
3. English, French
4. English, Canadian

English money is in...

1. Euros
2. Dollars
3. Pounds
4. Pence

Wales

England

Australia

Northern Ireland

New Zealand

Canada

U.S.A.

Scotland

October 31st

March 17th

February 14th

July 4th

Independence day

Halloween

St. Patrick's day

St. Valentine's day

What is celebrated on March 8th?

When was the first International Women's day held?

1. 1889
2. 1911
3. 1946
4. 1957

One of the aims of International Women's Day has to do with inequality. What does inequality mean?

MacMillan Online Dictionary:

"a situation in which people are not equal because some groups have more opportunities, power, money etc than others"

What is the opposite of INEQUALITY?

Which word might be linked to inequality?

1. inclusion
2. bias
3. to condone

BIAS

"an attitude that you have that makes you treat someone in a way that is unfair or different from the way you treat other people" 

(MacMillan online dictionary)

Gender bias in medicine is still putting women's health at risk.

(the Conversation AU - news article)

Do you think International Women's Day is still needed? Why?

Read the text and do the tasks