This document provides information about the United States for an international speaker visiting from another country. It includes quick facts about the US, its government, geography, language, culture, economics, religions, and everyday life. Sections cover topics such as national holidays, food, music, sports, gender roles, and contemporary customs. The purpose is to help the international speaker learn about and share information on their own country with students in the US.

1. UNITED STATES OFUNITED STATES OF
AMERICAAMERICA
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY –KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY –
KNOW YOUR WORLDKNOW YOUR WORLD

2. INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER PROFILEINTERNATIONAL SPEAKER PROFILE
• Name, Photo of yourself, family if possible
– Topics:
– Why are you in Akron
– What are you studying
– What city are you from
– Career- future plans

3. UNITED STATES OF AMERICAUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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4. U.S. QUICK FACTSU.S. QUICK FACTS
• Full name: United States of America
• Population: 317.6 million (UN, 2010)
• Capital: Washington DC
• Largest city: New York City
• Area: 9.8 million sq km (3.8 million sq miles)
• Major language: English
• Major religion: Christianity
• Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 81 years
(women) (UN)
• Monetary unit: 1 US dollar = 100 cents
• Main exports: Computers and electrical
machinery, vehicles, chemical products, food and
live animals, military equipment and aircraft
• GNI per capita: US $47,390 (World Bank, 2010)

5. LANDFORMSLANDFORMS

6. LANGUAGE: ENGLISHLANGUAGE: ENGLISH
• HELLO GOOD BYE YES NO
• THANK YOU YOUR WELCOME
• PLEASE I LOVE YOU HOW ARE YOU
• EXCUSE ME I AM SORRY
• DO YOU SPEAK ______?
• MY NAME IS _______
• I AM __________( NATIONALITY).

7. UNITED STATES OFUNITED STATES OF
AMERICAAMERICA
•PRESIDENT: Barack Obama
•GOVERNMENT: Federal
Republic
•VOTING AGE: 18 years old

8. CURRENT EVENTS OR KEY ISSUESCURRENT EVENTS OR KEY ISSUES

9. ECONOMICSECONOMICS
 What products or services is your country known
for? What are the products that are
grown/made (agricultural, manufacturing,
mining, services)?
 What kinds of products are imported to your
country?
 What kinds of products are exported from
your country?
 What is the economy like today in your
country?

10. EVERYDAY-ECONOMICSEVERYDAY-ECONOMICS
• Currency- Banking- Cultural Financial Literacy-
loans, credit cards, cash…
• Jobs – what age do young people start working -
kinds of jobs- ?
• Students and money- Impact for this age group?-
do kids get an allowance? Work?

11. RELIGION(S)RELIGION(S)
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12. GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS –GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS –
MEN/WOMENMEN/WOMEN
• How is it growing up as boy or girl in family and
society
• Dress
• Gender rites / rituals
• Education- College-Grad
• At Work
• At Home
• Roles in Society

13. NATIONAL FESTIVALS-HOLIDAYSNATIONAL FESTIVALS-HOLIDAYS
EVENTSEVENTS
National Independence Day: July 4
Superbowl Sunday
Valentines Day
Ground Hogs Day
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Easter
New Years Day
Martin Luther King Day
St. Patrick’s Day

14. FOODFOOD

15. CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC - DANCE – SPORTS &CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC - DANCE – SPORTS &
TRADITIONSTRADITIONS

16. EVERYDAY LIVINGEVERYDAY LIVING
• Typical Day- schedule
• A School Day/Week- 11-12yrs old
• Study-Homework
• Extracurriculars
• Family Life- traditional housing- extended family-
• Pets / Wildlife- Attractions to visit-amusement
parks-zoos-parks etc.

17. SIMILARITIES-DIFFERENCESSIMILARITIES-DIFFERENCES
• Wrap up with what they notice- similar their
country to us- different-
Future- Where do they see themselves- 5-10 years
from now
Why is the international exchange important to them
Conversation- what has the class learned from their
presentation- most surprising-

18. LINKSLINKS
• Learn more- social media in their country-
websites with more info- music- city- travel
• News Media