Unit Two – The Way We Live.
Immigration – the USA
Living in the USA
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Task 1
Use the internet to research about the USA.
- What is the population of the country?
- What currency do they use?
- What language(s) do they speak?
- What is their main religion?
- Do they have a national motto? If yes, what is it?
Do you know the states in the USA? Try this quiz!
Task 2
We have been reading about the United States.
Listen and read about some famous cities in the United States.
- Have you ever been to the United States?
- Would you like to go to the United States?
- What city would you like to visit and why?
Task 3
Blog Comment Question
Please answer these questions from the textbook and post your comments on the blog:
- What do you like about Japan?
- If you lived overseas, what would you miss about Japan?
Task 4
Extra- Webquest
Next, why not try this Webquest about New York? (write your answers on paper)
- New York City has got a nickname. What is it?
- There is a very famous statue in New York. When was the Statue of Liberty given to the US?
- How many floors are there in the Rockefeller Center?
- Where can you go shopping in New York city?
- Who sings the famous song New York, New York?
- What can you do in Central Park in the winter?
Task 5
Extra – Reading
For extra study for the test, try this reading comprehension about the Statue of Liberty and the New York City Marathon (ask Sarah for the reading texts).
- At first, why didn’t people want the Statue of Liberty?
- Where was the Statue of Liberty built?
- If you had $100,000 dollars, what would you build?
- Why is the New York Marathon called “the biggest party in the world”
- When was the first New York City Marathon held?
- Can you name two boroughs of New York?
Interesting Information
The United States is a Melting Pot
The Great American Melting Pot – Funny home videos are a click away
Immigration in the UK
Why do people move to the UK? (BBC)
What kind of jobs do immigrants have in the UK? (BBC)
14 responses so far ↓
☆１
I like Japanese food.
It is very good.
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I miss my family,friend and Japanese food.
I love them.
1 I like japanese food.
2 It is home.
1
culture
2
Japanese food is missed.
1. I like peaceful point.
2. I miss Japanese food.
1. women and girls are very pretty
2.I am not meeting my friends
1, I like beautiful natural in Japan.
2, I miss Japanise food.
1.There is bento,a lunch box,shishiodoshi,hanami,watching blossom trees, bamboo,take,bamboo kills a virus.convenience store’s sonbini bento,which is warmed quickly at once in the store,and ekiben,this is sold in train stations.Japanese mothers cook bento ,a lunch box with using,a lot of time,but foreign countries’ mother doesn’t.
2.I don’t eat Japanese food easily in abroad.Sometimes we can eat in restaurant,which is called Japanese restaurant ,but these restaurants are few.Japanese food is hardly sold in foreign supermarkets.
1. Ｉ like japanese food and surroundings.
2. It is my home and my family!!
Q１． Ⅰ like japanese food WASYOKU
Q２． Ⅰ want the MISOsoup
1. I like the history of Japan.
2. I think I don’t understand the words.
task3
1,I like japanese food
2,home
1,I like foods and culture in Japan.
2,I missed friends and family in Japan.
1, I like beautiful view.
For example, Fujiyama,Biwako,Cherry blossam.
I like Japan,but I want to go to abroad.
2, Japanese foos, anime, film…
1,I like japannese foods.
2,I want to sleep in my bed.
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