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Let’s talk about the WORLD


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How many countries are there in How many continents are there? What is the capital of your
the world? Can you name them? country?
Work in pairs and guess. What are the most important
cities?

What are the biggest countries What are the most populous What are the smallest countries
in the world? countries in the world? in the world?
Make a top-5. Make a top-5. Make a top-5.

What are the most important What are the most dangerous How many countries have you
economies in the world? countries in the world? been to?
Brainstorm and discuss. Why do you think so? Which did you like most? What
did you like about it?

How many African countries can What are the most important Which countries would you most
you name? problems the world is facing like to visit?
Work in a group and don’t use an nowadays? Discuss. Why?
atlas.

How can we make the world a Do you think everyone should live What country would you like to
better place to live in? in their own country? live in?
Brainstorm and discuss Explain why.
immigration.

What could be the next country Which countries are currently at What does globalization mean to
to be created or declare war (or have border conflicts)? you and how has it affected the
independence? world? Discuss.

Match countries and capitals.


Find them on the world map.
1 USA a Wellington
2 Canada b Paris
3 Russia c London
4 Malaysia d New Delhi
5 Australia e Washington DC
6 China f Ottawa
7 UK g Moscow
8 Japan h Buenos Aires
9 France i Kuala Lumpur
10 Argentina j Canberra
11 India k Tokyo
12 New Zealand l Beijing
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Most sources quote 194 There are 7 continents: Africa, e.g. China – capital Beijing
(Not counting Taiwan) Antarctica, Asia, Australia big cities: Shanghai, Guangzhou,
(sometimes: Oceania) Europe, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Chongqing
North America, South America etc.

1. Russia, 2 Canada, 3 USA, 4. 1 China (1.3 bn), 2 India (1.1 bn), 1 Vatican City, 2 Monaco, 3
China, 5 Brazil 3 USA (300 mn), 4 Indonesia Nauru, 4 Tuvalu, 5 San Marino
(235 mn), 5 Brazil (190 mn)

1. United States 2. Japan 3. Answers may vary. Answers may vary.


Germany 4. China 5. United e.g. Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan,
Kingdom 6. France 7. Italy 8. (certain parts or cities of)
Spain 9. Canada 10. Brazil Brazil, Colombia, DR Congo etc.

12 biggest: 1. Sudan 2. Algeria 3. DR Answers may vary. E.g. war, Answers may vary.
Congo 4. Libya 5. Chad 6. Niger 7. famine, climate change/global
Angola 8. Mali 9. South Africa 10. warming, poverty, corruption,
Ethiopia 11. Mauritania 12. Egypt
pollution, financial crisis etc.

Answers may vary. Answers may vary. Answers may vary.


e.g. Make peace, not war; global
economic cooperation; financial
aid for developing countries etc.

Answers may vary. Answers may vary. Answers may vary.


e.g. Palestine, Chechnya, Taiwan, e.g. Mexican Drug war, US War
Georgia and Azerbaijan enclaves, against Terror, War in
Kurdistan Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan

Match countries and capitals.


Find them on the world map.
1 USA E a Wellington
2 Canada F b Paris
2
3 Russia G c London 7
4 Malaysia I d New Delhi
3
1 9
5 Australia J e Washington DC 8
6
6 China L f Ottawa
7 UK C g Moscow
11
8 Japan K h Buenos Aires
4
9 France B i Kuala Lumpur
10 Argentina H j Canberra
5
11 India D k Tokyo
10
12 New Zealand A l Beijing
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