Lesson 1: Foreign Things

Most of the other nations in the Americas are _______-speaking.

People in the United States celebrate a special holiday called ______. It's also known as Independence Day because it honors the date on which the Declaration of Independence was approved in 1776.

Brazilians speak _________.

Haitians and some other West Indians speak _______.

In ___________, a country in Western Europe where this kind of fried potato was "invented," people enjoy their fries with mayonnaise.

A ______ is a self-governing nation that has close ties with Great Britain.

Most people in the United States and Canada, as well as some in the West Indies, speak ______________.

There's another kind of language that varies across cultures. It is ______________.

On ____________, they celebrate Canada Day, also called Dominion Day. It is in honor of the British North America Act of 1867, which made Canada a dominion.

This includes the customs, way of life, values, and beliefs of a certain people.

In the _________, many people usually put ketchup on French fried potatoes.

Many people in the ____________ area prefer fish and seafood.

TRUE or FALSE: Latin American food is very spicy.

Both ________ and ____________ are official languages in Canada.

Why is it important to learn something about the cultures of other people and countries?

___________ eat an enormous amount of beef.

_______ is an important cattle-raising country.

TRUE or FALSE: The ideas, skills, arts, tools, and even the language of a people are also part of their culture.

There are over ___________ different languages spoken in the world today.

TRUE or FALSE: When people from different countries speak the same language, the words they use also have the same meanings.

Many __________ prefer vinegar with their French fried potatoes.

What are the main languages that are spoken in the Americas?

______ includes gestures, facial expressions, and even how closely people stand to one another when they are speaking.