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AMERICAN CULTURE WEEK!

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The National anthem

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Question of the Day What do you know about America?

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America In America, . Hamburgers are very popular! There are many kinds of music. People like to play football! School is easier than in Korea. There are many beautiful places. Life is awesome.

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America What do you want to learn about America ? Food Movies Music History Sports Presidents Holidays Famous Places Famous Americans Cultural differences ( ) School life Different American accents ( ) Traditions ( )

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Today, lets do an overview ( )

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Food Landmarks Art Lifestyle 10 20 30 40

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Food:10 Thanksgiving Turkey, sweet potato, and cranberry is served on this holiday.

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Food: 20 This is a food made from cows that is popular on pizza. What is it? cheese

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Food: 30 This is made of pig and served on a bun with relish, ketchup, and mustard. What is it? Hot Dog

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Food: 40 This is an American baked desert that contains a fruit that comes from a tree. What is it? Apple Pie

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Landmarks: 10 Name a famous landmark in Los Angeles. LAX Hollywood Santa Monica (x2!) Capitol Record (x2!)

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Landmarks: 20 This is where President Barack Obama lives: The White House

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Landmarks: 30 This was given to the United States from France and is a symbol of freedom and liberty. Statue of Liberty

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Landmarks: 40 This is a red bridge in San Francisco, California. Golden Gate Bridge

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Art: 10 This female pop singer sang the song Hit Me Baby, One More Time. Britney Spears

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Art: 20 A reality show on American TV that is in search of the next superstar singer. American Idol

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Art: 30 This is a type of American music that became popular through black slaves singing songs to heal their suffering. The Blues

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Art: 40 Broadway Theatre performances in New York City such as the musical Cats or The Lion King:

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Lifestyle: 10 The people who originally lived in America before Europeans came. Native American Indians

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Lifestyle: 20 The 4 th of July Americas Independence Day. Many fireworks are displayed.

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Lifestyle: 30 This is a sport played outside with a ball made of pigskin. Football

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Lifestyle: 40 This is a drink that was originally made with cocaine. Coca Cola Classic

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Topic #1:

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AMERICA: SHOES ONKOREA: SHOES OFF

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Restaurant - America: Dutch Pay Tip Eating alone is ok Korea Pay together Eat together Leave food

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Korea: -2 years -Have to - America: -4 years -Dont have to -

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-Fish with bones -Hongeo: -Silk worm larva: -San Nakji: Live Octopus

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Dont ask How old are you? to new people or older people.

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It is rude to ask an older persons age because they dont like to feel old. In Korea, age is very important in friendships. In America, it is not so important! America In America, .

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-For people you dont know - .

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-Sneeze -Say Bless You! . Bless You .

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Topic #2: GUN CULTURE in America 25% of people have guns in their home. Why do Americans own guns? because they feel safe! Crime is worse in the USA than in Korea, so guns protect people in their homes.

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Gun store

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Some people in America are CRAZY.

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Do you think owning a gun is good or bad? Why good? Protect home Safety Why bad? Violence! Crime goes up Gangs People die

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Gang = groups of people who do bad things. Gangs usually have guns. All major cities have gangs. Los Angeles has some very BAD gangs. 15,000 people die from gangs every year.

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Columbine Columbine is a school in Colorado (center of USA). In 1999, two students in high school killed 12 students and 1 teacher.

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American presidents killed by guns: AbrahamJames William John F. LincolnGarfield McKinley Kennedy

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Do you think owning a gun is good or bad?

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WWhat do you know about American history? DDo you learn American history in school? Topic #3: HISTORY of A AA America

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Who was in America first? Indians Native American is a better word to describe them.

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Then people from Europe came. Columbus arrived in 1492.

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American Independence IIndependence = IIn 1776, America won independence from Europe. WWhat day?? JJuly 44 th !

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Topic #4: HOLIDAYS in A AA America

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What do Americans do on July 4 th ? TThey watch fireworks!!

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Everywhere! In EVERY city!

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What do Americans do on July 4 th ? TThey eat BBQ food with friends and family ((hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, etc.)

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What other holidays are in America? Christmas This is the MOST important Holiday. Thanksgiving Day! Like Chuseok! (eat food, be with family) Halloween Dress up scary, get candy Easter! What is Easter??

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What other holidays are in America? Christmas This is the MOST important Holiday. Thanksgiving Day! Like Chuseok! (eat food, be with family) Halloween! Candy! Party! Scary movies! Easter!

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What is Easter? Easter is a Christian holiday. It is the day that Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead.

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Most people in America are Christians. Most people celebrate Easter. Easter is in March or April. It is different every year.

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The Easter Bunny! He is the mascot of Easter ( ??) Mascot = symbol, logo, etc.

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For Halloween, some people dress up in scary Easter bunny costumes.

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What do kids do on Easter? On Easter, kids paint eggs

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Then, parents hide the eggs.

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Then kids find the eggs. Its a fun holiday!

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WWhat do you do on Christmas Day in Korea?? Question

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America, In America, People put a Christmas tree in their home. People eat a lot of food Hang out with family Go to church Give presents to everybody! Get awesome presents! Play with presents!

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Famous Christmas tree in New York

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Christmas Presents under the tree!

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Question WWhat presents do you get for Christmas?

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Topic #5: School Life in A AA America

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What do you know about American school life? Question

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Facts: School is shorter than in Korea. 8:00am 3:00pm There is no school on Saturday. Students do not wear uniforms. There are 12 grades. (same as Korea)

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School bus! Kids take this to school.

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School Classes: TThere are no midterms and final exams!! GGrades in school are: AA (very good) B (good) C (o.k.) D (bad) FF (fail!)

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SStudents take tests, but every teacher decides differently. SSome classes have many tests OOthers have only a few. HHomework and projects are more important than tests.

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School Lunch Hamburgers Sandwiches French fries Salad Fried Chicken Spaghetti Bread Fruit and Vegetables Drink milk (regular or chocolate!) Cookies Ice Cream

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NO rice NO soup NO fish NO kimchi

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American school lunches taste good, but they are unhealthy

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Many parents are angry at schools so they make lunch for their children.

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High School Sports Many students play sports in high school ALL schools have sport teams. Teams play against other schools. Girls and Boys play separately Tennis Basketball Football Soccer Badminton Baseball Swimming Running Volleyball Students wear uniforms for sports, but NOT in school.

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After school NO hogwons! Most students play sports or hang out with friends. Many students play videogames at home. There are NO PC Bangs in America!! Students spend time with family at night. Students usually have chores at home to do (clean house, homework, etc.)

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High School Job MMany students get a job in high school. TThe most popular place is at a fast food restaurant or movie theater.

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Graduation IImportant ceremony at the end of middle school, high school, and college SStudents always wear a cap and gown:

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DDo you want to know anything else about school life? Question

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Topic #6: VIDEOGAMES in A AA America PONG! The first videogame. Made by Atari company in 1972! Atari is from California!!

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The History of Videogames! Atari 2600 1977 Nintendo 1983 Gameboy 1989 Super Nintendo 1990 Sega Genesis 1988 Playstation 1994

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Xbox360 2005 Nintendo Wii 2006 Sega Saturn 1994 Nintendo 64 1996 Playstation 2 2000 Nintendo GameCube 2001

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Videogames are a lot more popular than PC games. The most popular video game systems are PS3, Xbox360, Wii, and Nintendo DS. The most popular games are America, In America,

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Call of Duty

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Wii Sports

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Pokemon

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World of Warcraft

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Who made Starcraft, Warcraft, WOW, and Diablo? Question

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Starcraft is not really popular anymore in USA. Starcraft is MUCH more popular in Korea than in America. Blizzard company is in California!! Starcraft was made in California!

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WWhat are your favorite videogames? Question Take a vote

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Topic #7: FOOD in A AA America

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Breakfast Most people eat cereal with milk for breakfast There are many, many, many, many different kinds of cereal! Most have a lot of SUGAR. Toast and jam is also very common for breakfast.

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On special days, holidays, or weekends, Americans eat a full breakfast Eggs Sausages Bacon Pancakes

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Omelette (made with egg, cheese, and vegetables) Fruit (banana, melon, pineapple) Biscuits and Gravy

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Lunch Sandwich Potato Chips Soda

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SODA! Americans drink A LOT of soda. TOO MUCH. There are many, many kinds of soda. Soda has a lot of sugar!

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DINNER So many kinds of foods. Americans like to eat different kinds of foods (Japanese, Chinese, Mexican, etc.) Usually we eat vegetables, fruit, meat, and dessert.

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Popular American Meal: Meatloaf (baked beef with ketchup)

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11) What is culture? 22) What N NN NEW things did you learn about American culture? I learned Questions Please write 5 things