United Kingdom United States of America

Australia India

Singapore New Zealand Kenya

Traveling to

an English -speaking country

For this task we have chosen seven different countries for you to get to know better. Each country has English as their only language or as one of several different languages.

This is a group task, which means that everything must be done together as a group. You must agree on what to do on each task, and most importantly – how to do it. This depth study contains of several different minor tasks. It is up to you to decide the order of the tasks. Sometimes the teacher is busy helping someone else, or the equipment you need is taken by another group. Then it is your responsibility to make sure that you keep busy doing some other task.

Each group consist of three-four pupils and you are given the country your group is working on by your teacher. You cannot change group or country.

1. Presentation Make a Power Point or Keynote about your given country.

Include the following criteria.

Ordinary Ekstraordinary

Front page containing picture/flag and the name of the country.

Front page containing picture/flag and the name of the country.

One page containing facts, for example name of capital, inhabitants. language and important characteristics regarding the country.

One page containing facts, for example name of capital, inhabitants. language and important characteristics regarding the country.

One page containing information about the president, prime minister or Royal family.

One page containing information about the president, prime minister or Royal family.

One page containing information about economy, poverty and/or wealth.

One page containing information about economy, poverty and/or wealth.

One page describing the neighbouring countries. Try to include 50 % of them.

At least two pages describing the neighbouring countries. Try to include them all.

One picture that match the information on each page.

At least two pictures that match the information on each page.

Capital letter starting each sentence. Correct use of period and comma.

Capital letter starting each sentence. Correct use of period, comma and proper names.

At least one effect from Power Point or Keynote. Such as background and animations.

At least three effects from Power Point or Keynote. Such as background and animations.

Everyone has rehearsed what to say and have an equal amount to say when presenting.

Everyone has rehearsed what to say and have an equal amount to say when presenting. You can talk freely from the script.

2. News feature using green screen

Use iMovie to create a news feature about a tourist attraction in your given country. This is like a information video so you must practise facts about the tourist attraction and pretend you are on TV, telling the world about this amazing place live from your given country.

After finding and practising the information together as a group you must decide who is going to be the news reporter, who is behind the camera, and who has the technical responsibility for the sound and background.

For more information about how to use a green screen video in iMovie, follow this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lR0GEV5T14.

Check list • Choose a tourist attraction from your given country. • Find information about the tourist attraction and practise the information

together as a group. • Agree on responsibility. • Find a green screen and create the news feature (you might make several

shootings before you are happy with the product). • Put the film together in iMovie with a picture from your chosen tourist

attraction so it looks like your there.

3. Writing a letter home In this task you are going to write a letter home to a friend or to your parents. The letter must describe different things in the country that you are in. The letter must contain at least twenty sentences. Start the letter with Dear ________ and end the letter with Best regards _________.

You must agree on what to write and write the same as everyone in your group, but on your one device.

Here is a list with some suggestions on what to include in your letter:

- Tourist attractions - Cities - Food - Beverages - People - Language - The weather - Traveling by bus, car, train, airplane

Example on how to start the letter:

Dear mum and dad.

Today we are in a City called New York. We have travelled here from Los

Angeles which is on the different side of the country. We love it here in The

United Stats of America and are ….

HAVE A SAFE JOURNEY!