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The English Speaking World

(Kennis van Land en Volk)

Why not only talk about the UK?

English is a world language. 

England discovered and dominated many parts of the world.

Let's have a look...

When an Australian talks about
'a barbie', what does he refer to?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

A 'loonie' means 1 dollar.
In which country?

1. America
2. Australia
3. Canada
4. New Zealand

Who rules where?

Options:

- a Prime Minister

- a President

Let's find out who you already know:

Rishi Sunak

1. Prime Minister of the UK
2. Prime Minister of India
3. Prime Minister of Australia
4. Prime Minister of Canada

Justin Trudeau

1. Prime Minister of the UK
2. Prime Minister of Australia
3. President of the USA
4. Prime Minister of Canada

Jacinda Ardern

1. Prime Minister of the UK
2. Prime Minister of New Zealand
3. Prime Minister of Ireland
4. Prime Minister of Canda

Cyril Ramaphosa

1. Prime Minister of Australia
2. President of South Africa
3. President of the USA
4. Prime Minister of Wales

Joe Biden

1. Prime Minister of Australia
2. President of South Africa
3. President of the USA
4. Prime Minister of Wales

No matter the weather

The English speaking world covers all continents.

Each area has a different weather forecast. 

Pay attention to the date and the weather. 

Can you guess where the report is from?

June 1st

Remaining dry with spells of sunshine through to early next week, although cloud amounts tending to increase. Warm inland, but easterly winds keeping it cooler in many coastal areas. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

June 1st

1. London, UK
2. Los Angeles, USA
3. Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Perth, Sydney

December 29th

Max temperature: 31°C

Partly cloudy.

December 29th

1. New York City, USA
2. Edinburgh, Scotland
3. Vancouver, Canada
4. Brisbane, Australia

August 30th

Temperatures up to 27°C. Mostly cloudy.

Hurricane Dorian continues to strengthen on Friday night, with maximum sustained winds of up to 140 mph.

The forecast calls for additional strengthening of up to 150 mph tomorrow. Category 5 winds are from 157 mph and higher. 

August 30th

1. Auckland, New Zealand
2. Miami, Florida
3. Dublin, Ireland
4. Toronto, Canada

What do you know?

answer the questions about the history of England and the US

how much kilo is a stone?

1. 3,6kg
2. 6,3 kg
3. 5,4 kg
4. 9,7 kg

How many wives did king Henry VIII have?

1. 3
2. 6
3. 14
4. 115

1. New Zealand
2. South Africa
3. Canada
4. Ireland

1. New Zealand
2. South Africa
3. Scotland
4. Ireland

what happened on 9/11 2001?

1. US became independent
2. US at war with Iran
3. terrorist attack in New York
4. stroming of the White house

What is the right order of presidents?

1. Bush - Obama - Trump - Biden
2. Bush - Trump- Biden - Obama
3. Obama- Clinton - Trump - Bush
4. Clinton - Johnson- Trump - Obama