Page 22 - Wider World (demo)

English around

CULTURE the world

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1 Canada

3 Ireland

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6 South Africa

7 New Zealand

EXPLORE 3 Look at the map and read the text again.
Read tasks 1–6 and follow the instructions.
1 Circle the Australian flag.
1 Look at the map. Label the countries 2, 4
and 5 with the words below. a b c
2 Complete the sentence. Scotland is in
the UK the USA Australia
.
2 1.33 People in the UK, the USA and 3 Number the countries from 1 to 3 (very
Australia speak the same language. What big, big, small number of people).
language is it? Read, listen and check. The UK The USA Australia
4 Circle the correct answer.
Who speaks English?
Canberra is in Australia / the USA.
The UK (United Kingdom): England, Wales, Scotland
and Northern Ireland 5 Draw lines and match the sentences
Capital City: London Population: 65 million Ireland is in the UK.
Language: English Northern Ireland is a country.
The USA Australia 4 1.34 Listen and match 1–3 to a–c.
(United States of America) Capital City: Canberra
Capital City: Washington, DC Population: 24 million 1 Erin a is from the USA.
Population: 324 million Language: English 2 Peter b is from Australia.
Language: English and Spanish 3 Ollie c is from the UK.

GLOSSARY
capital city (n) an important city where the government of a country, state, etc. is
fl ag (n) a piece of cloth with a design on it that represents a country
population (n) the number of people living in a country

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