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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THE WOLRDOrange Driving on the right
UNITED KINGDOM
Scotland
England
Northen Ireland
Wales
Red Crossof Saint George (England)White saltire St Andrew (Scotland)
Red saltire St Patrick (Ireland)
Union Jack
GREAT BRITAIN
• • SCOTLAND Edinburgh
• • ENGLAND London
• • • WALES Cardiff
British Breakfast
English tea Fish and chips
British Roast dinner
Lunch
ENGLAND
Stonehenge -megalithic Monument from neolitic period
Shakespeare
Gardens
Pounds & pennys
Royal family
National sports
the St George’s Cross
Cricket
Football
Baseball
Rugby
LONDON(ENGLAND)
The Changing GardBukinghan Palace
Underground or Subway
London Bridge
Taxicabs or
English taxis
British MuseumBig Ben London Eye
Piccadilly Circus
The Globe Theatre
Trafalgar Square
Double decker
SCOTLAND
“Loch" around the Scottish coast
Traditional bagpipeScotish flag
Scotlsh highlandEdimburg Castle
Cherry cake, shortbread, Selkirk bannock and plain scone with strawberry reserve.
Scotish recipie
Loch Nessie
EDIMBURG (SCOTLAND)
The Lothians
International festivalsWalking in the countryside
Castle
Drama & Comedies
Jazz & Blues Music
International book
Exhibitions
Science
Dance
a region of iconic landsmark
Storytelling
REPUBLIC of IRELAND
Traditional music session in pubsGaelic Ireland
The Aran Islands
Irish flag
Traditional Harpand traditional green colour
Irish stew:Lamb, potatoes, carrots, parsley
Traditional clothes
DUBLIN (IRELAND)
Liffey river
Molly Mallone
GreensMother Cliff in Galway
Irish doors Irish megalithic monumentTipical Irish pub
The first suspensionbrigde on the River Taf
Snowdom Mountain The highest in Great Britain except Scoltand
Ewloe Castle
Castles- 400 -
The Cardiff castle
Convy Castle, a medieval town
WALES
CARDIFF
Millenium Stadium
The castle of Cardiff
The Bay
Cliffs
Bute Park is the principal park of the city (Castle)
(Wales)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Liberty Statue in New York
Abraham Lincoln
Golden bridge (California)
American taxicabsAmerican Burger
American pie
Traditional biscuits
American flag
tour
WASHINGTON D.C.(USA)
The white house
Cathedral National
-George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln -
The CapitolWashington Monument(an Obelisk on the National Mall to conmemorate George Washington)
“Bicycle Friendly State”
a view of the city
NEW YORK(USA)
Liberty Statue
Croudy streets withdifferent races, nationalitiesand religions
Manhattan
Brookling Bridge
Central park one of the biggest garden in the world
Wall Street in the Finacial District
Empire State Building
Hudson river
AUSTRALIA
Approximately 70% of the Australia is semi-arid or desert
One of the most urbanised countries in the world
In fertile areas lie near the coast, where the majority of the population lives
Canberra is
mountains
desert
coasts
The capital
Sidney
Important cities
Melbourne
kangaroo
INDIA
The god Brahma for the benefit of humanity, became a cow and gave men the nectar in the form of milk.
Elephants popular culture, mythology and symbolism
Indian dress
Taj Mahal
Ayurvedic medicine Hindu philosophy : such as yoga divination Karma meditation, reincarnation
diversities
Religious
Beliefs
Practices
Languages
Several languages families
Hindi & English (the official ones
of the Union Government of Republic)
Budidmo, budismo, yanaismo
RELIGION
AFRICA
TWO OFFICIAL LANGUAGES Botsuana: Inglés y setsuana.Camerun: Inglés y FrancésGambia: InglésGhana: Inglés.Kenia: Suajili e inglés.Lesoto: Sesotho e inglés.Liberia: Inglés.Malaui: Inglés y chichewa.Mauricio: Inglés, francés y criollo mauriciano.Nigeria: Inglés.Ruanda: Kinyanwarda, inglés y francés.Seychelles: Inglés, francés y criollo seychelense.Sierra Leona: Inglés.Suazilandia: Suazi e inglés.Sudáfrica: Inglés y afrikáaSudán: Inglés y árabe.Sudán del Sur: Inglés.Tanzania: Suajili e inglésUganda: Inglés y suajili.Zambia: Inglés.Zimbabue: Inglés.
El Cairo
Alejandria
CasablancaLagos
Dakar
Argel
There are 54 countries
CANADAThe 2nd largest in the world after Russia
Part isle of Toronto
Lake Louise, Alberta
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Ottawa is the capital
Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains
CHURCHIL and “Polar Bear Capital of the World,”
Quebec
Toronto, the capital of Ontario
Montreal, the second largest city in Canada after Toronto. The cultural and financial capital of Quebec
Banff National Park
French speakingarea
Languages:French & English
WAYS OF LIVING
Cottage
Terrace houses
Detached houseSemidetached house
Flat (British English) Apartment (American English)Skycraper