The USA vs the UK

The USA vs the UK

vs.

Washington DC is the capital of…

London is the capital of…

The national day in this country is celebrated on July, the 4th…

CHALLENGE: What event do Americans celebrate on this date? What do British people celebrate?

The national day in this country is celebrated on the 2 nd Saturday of June…

This union is made of 50 states…

CHALLENGE: Give me the name of 5 American states and the 4 « countries » which are part of the UK.

This union is made of 4 « countries »…

The official religion is Anglicanism…

There is no official religion in this country but 75% of the population claim to be Christians …

Harvard is one of the best universities in…

CHALLENGE: Where is Harvard?

Cambridge is one of the best universities in…

In this country, people pay with dollars…

In this country, people pay with pounds…

Wimbledon is a tennis championship taking place in…

The superbowl is a football championship taking

place in…

AUSTRALIA

Sydney

skyscrapes

Opera House

Harbour Bridge

Melbourne

Flinders Street Station

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Canada

Canada - facts

Senate – House of Commons

• Parliament:
• First Canadians:
• Famous for (2 items) :

• Symbols:

Indians and Inuits

Lacrosse, ice hockey, maple syrup, mounted police...

beaver

Coat of Arms

Maple tree

Canada - facts

• Capital :
• Type of government :
• Sovereign:
• Population:
• Currency:
• Official languages:

Ottawa

Constitutional Monarchy

Elizabeth II

36 million

Canadian dollar

English – French

Map and flag

Number of provinces : 10

Number of territories: 3

Vancouver

Montréal

New Zealand

Map of New Zealand

Birds/animals

Welcome to Great Britain

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Symbols of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

London map

BETWEEN

DIFFERENCES

AND

SIMILARITIES

The USA

The UK

The United States of America

Englishman

Washington, DC

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

London

Uncle Sam

Year 1620

Plymouth

Plymouth

British English

American English

Favorite

Favo u rite

Color

Colo u r

Center

Cent r e