Do: Your Country & the United States



OVERVIEW

 On this page, you will compare and contrast your country to the United States.  

  1. First, read the questions. 
  2. Then, write about your country and the United States. 


DO

Two people giving each other a high five

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Read:

For this assignment you will write five (5) sentences about your country and the United States using the handout your teacher gave you in class.  Underline the key words (important ideas).  

  • What country are you from?
  • What is the same about your country and the United States?  (Write 2 sentences.)
  • What is different about your country and the United States?  (Write 2 sentences.)

YOUR COUNTRY & THE UNITED STATES Links to an external site.

Example:

People in Germany and the US shake hands as a greeting.  People in Germany do not give hugs as a greeting, but people in the US do give hugs.

I am from _______________.  In my country and the United States, people _______________.  They also _____________.  People in my country _____________, but in the U.S. people ____________.  In the United States, people ____________, but in my country, we ______________.