Project Canada VS Australia Lesson 4: Culture

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k, t
• Leerjaar 2

This lesson

During this lesson you are going to learn more about the Canadian and Australian Culture. 

This will also be the last lesson regarding instruction and information about the Project. The next lesson will be working on your product : Travel Brochure 

Do you know these sports?

For the first assignment you need to do some research of your own. Do you know which soirts belong to which country? 

Canada

Australia

Surfing

Horse Racing

Curling

Rugby

Cricket

Lacross

Ice Hockey

What are the Commonwealth Games

Write down at least three sports that are being played during these Commonwealth Games.

People in Canada love food. They like fish, meat, vegetables. Can you find a traditional Canadian dish on the internet and write the ingredients

Australians do like food as well. Can you find a traditional Australian dish (on the internet)? Write down the ingredients

Performers

People often wrongfully think that some artists are American instead of Canadian. A good example is Justin Bieber. He is one of the most successful Canadian singers. Write down five famous Canadian artists and five Australian artists. You are allowed to write down musicians, actors or sportsmen (see next slide)

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Australian Artists

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Now...

Now choose one of these ten artists and write a short biography.

The official language in both Canada and Australia is English. There are, however specific words which people use in both countries that aren’t commonly used in England. Can you find the meaning of these words? 

Canadians celebrate lots of feasts and festivities. Choose one of these Canadian festivities and answer the questions below.

Canadian Day – Thanksgiving Day – Groundhog Day - Family Day – Halloween –Journée Nationale des Patriotes – National Aboriginal day – Labour Day

Australians celebrate lots of feasts and festivities. Choose one of these Australian festivities and answer the questions below. 

Australia Day – ANZAC Day – Harmony Day – Easter Day – Remembrance Day – Labour Day – Queen’s Day – New Years Eve 

What is the difference between Christmas in Australia and Christmas in Canada? Can you come up with some reasonable arguments? 

Listen to the national anthems of Canada and Australia. Name one similarity and one different aspect between both songs. 

Similarity 

Difference 

You can find strange road signs in Canada and Australia. They are specifically designed for the extraordinary animals. Which traffic sign would you like to come up with? Try to be as creative as you can.

Homework

Hand in the last lesson before the deadline.Answer all questions including the one with the road sign