country

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country
know your community know your world
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International Speaker Profile

• Name, Photo of yourself, family if possible
• Topics
• Why are you in Akron
• What are you studying
• What city are you from
• Career- future plans

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Country map
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Country Quick Facts

• Full name 
• Population 
• Capital 
• Largest city 
• Area 
• Major language 
• Major religion 
• Life expectancy
• Monetary unit 
• Main exports 
• GNI per capita

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Landforms or historically significant events
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Language

• HELLO GOOD BYE YES NO
• THANK YOU YOUR WELCOME
• PLEASE I LOVE YOU HOW ARE YOU
• EXCUSE ME I AM SORRY
• DO YOU SPEAK ______?
• MY NAME IS _______
• I AM __________( NATIONALITY).

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country

• LEADER
• GOVERNMENT
• VOTING AGE

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Current events or key issues
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Economics

• What products or services is your country known
  for? What are the products that are grown/made
  (agricultural, manufacturing, mining, services)?
• What kinds of products are imported to your
  country?
• What kinds of products are exported from your
  country?
• What is the economy like today in your country?

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Everyday-Economics

• Currency- Banking- Cultural Financial Literacy-
  loans, credit cards, cash
• Jobs what age do young people start working -
  kinds of jobs- ?
• Students and money- Impact for this age group?-
  do kids get an allowance? Work?

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Religion(s)
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Gender- role of girls / boys men/women

• How is it growing up as boy or girl in family and
  society
• Dress
• Gender rites / rituals
• Education- College-Grad
• At Work
• At Home
• Roles in Society

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National Festivals-holidaysEvents

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FOOD
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Contemporary Customs- music - dance sports
Traditions
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Everyday Living

• Typical Day- schedule
• A School Day/Week- 11-12yrs old
• Study-Homework
• Extracurriculars
• Family Life- traditional housing- extended
  family-
• Pets / Wildlife- Attractions to visit-amusement
  parks-zoos-parks etc.

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Similarities-Differences

• Wrap up with what they notice- similar their
  country to us- different-
• Future- Where do they see themselves- 5-10 years
  from now
• Why is the international exchange important to
  them
• Conversation- what has the class learned from
  their presentation- most surprising-

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Links

• Learn more- social media in their country-
  websites with more info- music- city- travel
• News Media

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