Comprehending Countries – Exploring cultures through language – Ages 11+

Description

Comprehending Countries use language activities to explore social and cultural aspects of 10 countries from five continents. In addition, generic pages are provided to encourage students to reflect on and compare the countries they have studied. They include a comparison chart and a profile which can be completed for any of the countries, a traditional costume activity, a flag reference page and a world map.

Countries covered in this book - Brazil, Germany, Greece, Japan, Russia, Scotland, South Africa, Turkey, USA and Vietnam

Features:

use language worksheet activities to explore social and cultural aspects of 10 countries from five continents
a range of topics is discussed, such as education, sport and leisure, rural and urban life, and celebrations
activities include comprehension, word study, cloze, word puzzles, retrieval charts, cause and effect, parts of speech, open-ended tasks and creative writing
generic pages are provided to encourage students to reflect on and compare the countries they have studied
includes a comprehensive quiz, mapping, similarities and differences, a profile and tourist pamphlet which can be completed for any of the countries, as well as flag reference pages