Look at the overview of countries in the English-speaking world. Then report to the class. 1 population 2 size (sq. km.) 3 highest mountain 4 capital, largest city 5 important exports 6 average income (per year) 7 currency 8 popular sports 9 famous people 4 Report like this: The United Kingdom 1 66 million (84% England, 8% Scotland, 5% Wales, 3% Northern Ireland) 2 242,900 sq. km. 3 Ben Nevis (Scotland) 1,344m 4 London, London 5 banking, insurance, chemicals, food 6 € 39,000 7 pound sterling (£) 8 football, cricket, rugby 9 Shakespeare, the Queen, David Beckham, J.K. Rowling The United States of America 1 332 million (72% White, 13% Black, 16% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 1% Native American, 9% others) 2 9.6 million sq. km. 3 Mount McKinley (Alaska) 6,194m 4 Washington DC, New York 5 computers, cars, food, military equipment, planes 6 € 52,000 7 U.S. dollar ($) 8 American football, baseball 9 George Washington, Neil Armstrong, lots of film stars Canada 1 38 million (58% English- speaking, 22% French-speaking, 11% both, 9% others) 2 10 million sq. km. 3 Mount Logan 5,959m 4 Ottawa, Toronto 5 machinery, agricultural and fish products 6 € 43,000 7 Canadian dollar (C$) 8 ice hockey 9 Keanu Reeves, James Cameron New Zealand 1 4.9 million (14.1% Maori) 2 270,467 sq. km. 3 Mount Cook 3,754m 4 Wellington, Auckland 5 wool, food and dairy products 6 € 37,000 7 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) 8 rugby, sailing 9 Peter Jackson, Russel Crowe Can you find out which countries the pictures belong to? Answer like this: 5 Australia 1 26 million (2.3% Aborigines) 2 7,7 million sq. km. 3 Mount Kosciuszko 2,298m 4 Canberra, Sydney 5 metals, wool, live animals 6 € 49,000 7 Australian dollar (A$) 8 cricket, rugby 9 Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman 121 Unit 11 · A world language Starting out I think number 1 belongs to … . 3 1 2 4 5 …’s most important exports are … . The capital of … is … . The currency of … is the … . Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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