1. Culture and tradition What did we discuss last week? Who can answer….
What does the word culture mean?
The culture of a group of people is the things that they believe in and the traditions and rituals that they have.

2. Culture and tradition
Should we treat people differently based on their beliefs?
Why do we need to consider the culture and beliefs of others?
What have you discovered about culture during your form activities?

3. You should be producing posters on 2 others!!
World Cup 2018
Let’s have a look at some of the countries competing in this year’s World Cup! !
You should be producing posters on 2 others!!

4. Belgium: POPULATION: 11.4 Million CAPITAL: Brussels CONTINENT: Europe
MAJOR LANGUAGE: Dutch and French
FIFA RANKING: 3rd
WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 12
CULTURAL FACT:
Belgium is famous for its chocolate and beer among other foods.
People who are from Belgium are known as Belgians and many see themselves as European not Belgian.
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5. Morocco: POPULATION: 33.8 Million CAPITAL: Rabat CONTINENT: Africa
MAJOR LANGUAGE: Arabic
FIFA RANKING: 42nd
WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 5
CULTURAL FACT:
The main religion is Islam with a large number of Muslim believers also.
When offered a cup of tea, it is disrespectful to not at least take a sip.

6. Costa Rica: POPULATION: 4.8 Million CAPITAL: San José
CONTINENT: Central America
MAJOR LANGUAGE: Spanish
FIFA RANKING: 25th
WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 5
CULTURAL FACT:
Costa Rican men are known as “Ticos” and women “Ticas”.
Costa Rica is famous for its coffee which is its main export.
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7. Mexico: POPULATION: 123.7 Million CAPITAL: Mexico City
CONTINENT: North America
MAJOR LANGUAGE: Spanish
FIFA RANKING: 15th
WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 16
CULTURAL FACT:
One of Mexixo’s most celebrated holidays is the “Day of the dead”.
Mexico is famous for its Mariachi bands.
The most popular sports include football, boxing and bull fighting.
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8. Iceland: POPULATION: 350,000 CAPITAL: Reykjavík CONTINENT: Europe
MAJOR LANGUAGE: Icelandic
FIFA RANKING: 22nd
WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 0
CULTURAL FACT:
Traditional foods include rye bread, fermented shark and ram’s testicles.
There are no surnames or family names. Surnames are usually your fathers name followed by “dottir” (daughter) or “son”.
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9. World Cup Draw Reminder:
You were assigned 2 countries at random.
You should be making a poster about the culture of each country.
Suggested information to include:
General Information  Population, language, etc.
Traditions Food, clothing, religion, entertainment etc.
Famous Places  Buildings, cities, etc.
Famous People  What did they do & why are the famous?
Tourism  Sights to see, busy or quiet for visiting?
Sports  Success, teams, famous athletes, etc.
Remember, there is a prize for the best!!
Put country names into a hat and children choose one.

10. 7 VJ: 8KF: Sweden & Japan 8 TF: Egypt & South Korea 8 HY:
Portugal & Saudi Arabia
8KF:
Sweden & Japan
8 TF:
Egypt & South Korea
8 HY:
Tunisia & Colombia
9 TB:
Poland & Panama
9 AS:
Nigeria & Uraguay
9 DP:
France & Denmark
10 TO’N:
Argentina & Iran
10 KM:
Australia & Senegal
10 ME:
Brazil & Russia
10 ST:
England & Peru