Customs and Traditions of English-speaking Countries

 Dear students of 1º Bach.,

We have read and worked on this topic for two weeks now. Let's  move forward and learn something new.

As your speaking and writing task, you will have to (and you must) prepare a small presentation about an appealing and interesting custom/tradition (Food, music, holiday, festivals, ceremony) about a country.

  Follow these instructions:

1. It must be an English-speaking country (or territories) in this real world, not Matrix. 
2. The presentation should last up to 2 minutes. I will ask you questions about your topic. 
3. You need to show us images, pictures or videos of your custom (print it out or google it). 
4. Answer to the questions: What is it? Where does it comes from? How do they celebrate it?
5. You may use social networks to find pictures or personal description of it (Blogspot, wordpress, Humans of New York Facebook page, Reddit, Twitter, Youtube, Dailymotion, Vimeo) or formal website of that country (Newspapers, Emabassy, International organizations). You will have to show us your sources. 
6. Bring a written copy of your presentation to me, don't forget to add links to your web source (s) in order to see it. 

Useful tips:

• Always start with a short intro: saying hello and what you are going to talk about. 
• Organize your main information using linkers and connectors: Firstly, Secondly.../ On the one hand/ Besides, moreover, what is more/and then/ after that/ the next step is...
• Finally, eventually, last but not least... to conlude. 
• End your presentation with your personal opinion and ask the audience if they have any questions. 

Useful links you can use if you want:

A)  http://thecommonwealth.org/member-countries (Not all of them speak English, but the majority does). 

B) https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork (stories about people who live in New York )

C) http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/travel-tips-and-articles/77669  (An article from a travel agency  Festivals of India). 

D) Country profile on Wikipedia.org. 

E) The useful and interesting sites section of this blog. 

Good luck! 

PS: If you have any doubts about these instructions, ask me during our next class. ( Si tienes dudas sobre la actividad, pregúntame en la siguiente clase.) 

Best Regards,