Content tagged with geography:
Below you will find a collection of quizzes testing your knowledge of the English-speaking world.
The USA has many interesting and very different cities. Which one would you most like to visit and why?
Try the UK Quiz 1 in the right-hand menu before reading the text.
- Have you ever been to the United States? Where and when? Share your stories with a partner.
- Where would you like to visit? In which part of the country? Which state(s)?
- Can you take a guess at approximately how many people live there?
What do you know about England? What is typically English? Write down as many things as you can think of and then compare with your neighbour.
Consider: What do you know about South Africa? Write the first five thoughts that come to your mind. Share them with the student sitting next to you. Similarities/differences?
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
For once she was a true love of mine
- From which song are the lines above known?
- What or where is Scarborough Fair?
- Do you know who is most famous for performing the song?
Welsh is an old Celtic language that is still spoken. Cymru is the Welsh name for Wales. If you look at the place names, Caernarfon and Llangollen, you’ll get an impression of the language. Pronouncing them, is a tongue twister, but have a go. . .!
Welsh is an old Celtic language that is still spoken. If you look at the place names in this presentation, you’ll get an impression of the language. Pronouncing them is a tongue twister, but have a go..!
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- The West comprises the Mountain and Desert States and the Pacific West. The Mountain and Desert States consist of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Montana, Utah, Nevada and Wyoming. The Pacific West includes California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. Which western state would you like to visit and why? Compare with other students.
- California is often a destination of choice. Read the following quote and discuss possible meanings.
Pre-reading: The five major cities in the USA are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Philadelphia. Do you know anything about these cities - like points of interest, culture, famous buildings etc.?
Pre-reading
- Have you ever been to the United States? Where and when? Share your stories with a partner.
- Where would you like to visit? In which part of the country? Which state(s)?
- Can you take a guess at approximately how many people live there?
- As the country is extremely vast, can you name some similarities and differences that you would find if traveling from one end to the other?
Pre-reading: The Midwest area extends from the Appalachians to the Rocky Mountains, and it largely consists of flat countryside, ideal for farming. Can you find these two mountain ranges on a map? Try and name some states which belong to the Midwest.
Match these states (Texas, Florida, Louisiana and Georgia) with their official state name.
- The Sunshine State
- The Pelican State
- The Peach State
- The Lone-Star State
Which city in Florida houses Disney World? Ask if anyone in your class has visited Florida. Perhaps they have been to the Florida Keys, Miami or even the west coast. Did you know that Florida is a peninsula? Which two bodies of water surround Florida?
The Northeast consists of New England and the Mid Atlantic States.
- Is this region on the coast or inland?
- Can you name any states which belong to this region?
- Here are a few cities: can you unscramble the letters and name the cities?
- mtarbeilo
- osonbt
- aehldpahipil
Find out if anyone in your class has been to any of these cities or the region? Perhaps someone landed at one of the international airports, on route to another destination in America.
