This is my portion of the English Festival Talk "Life in the U.S.A." Students will have to answer questions at the end and the prize is lunch with Beth and Angie and I, at McDonald's. :P Sorry, the pages with the videos came out blank. I guess that's how they get you to buy the upgrade.

2. About Minnesota 12thlargest state in the U.S. (225,181 sq. km)Macau (29.5 sq. km); Guangdong (177,900 sq. km) 5.3 million people Name means “sky-tinted waters” and comes from the Lakota tribe of Native Americans

3. What MN is known for Snow and cold (North of Beijing)Record Low: −51 °CSnow normally lasts from November - April Snowmobiling Ice fishing

4. What MN is known for Land of 10,000 lakes (12,000) Nice people (“Minnesota nice”) Bugs (Mosquitoes = state bird)

5. Minnesota Wildlife pink ladyslipper pine trees loons walleyes Monarch butterfiles

6. Minnesota Wildlife white-tail deer timber wolves bald eagles moose spiders

7. Famous Minnesotans Prince: Singer Purple Rain Bob Dylan: Singer Blowin’ in the Wind The Coen brothers:Fargo is a famous movie about life in the Midwest

8. Minnesota Industry iron-ore and taconite timber:lumberjacks(Paul Bunyan) farming

9. Sports! Vikings (American Football) Twins (baseball) Timberwolves (basketball) Wild (hockey) Lynx: 2011 WNBA champions(women’s basketball) Tsuyoshi Nishioka

10. Food meat & potatoes (gravy) beef dairy bars

11. Food: Wild Rice(“Mahnomen” – Ojibwe word)

12. Minnesota Culture Skandinavians: Norway, Sweden, Finland Saunas: steam room Lutefisk: cod fermented with lye Lefse: potato crepe

14. Minnesota Fashion camouflage snow pants long johns snowmobilegear

15. Popular Activities hunting fishing/boating crafts: quilt making camping

17. Tourist Attractions

18. Minnesota State Fair Music: Country Marching bands Carnival rides 4-H Food “on a stick”

19. What I do for fun in MN

20. Prize Questions