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RESEARCH PRESENTATION

For the Country Research Presentation, your groupwill make a 10-12 minute presentation (3-4 min. permember) about a foreign country. Work with yourgroup to choose a country that you are allinterested in. After each presentation, there will be
5 minutes for questions and answers.
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Class:

Choose a country. (NOT Japan)
Answer research questions.
Write your speech.
Make a poster.
Practice and memorize.

6. Make your presentation!

SIX steps:

Date: ____________________

Research Questions:
1.

What is the name and population of your country?

2. How big is your country? Compare it to Japan.
(“The size of Denmark is 374,7442 km. Japan is about 9 times larger than Denmark.”)3.

What is the capital of your country? What are the other major cities and tourist sites?

4.

Where is your country located in the world? (Which continent? Which countries are next to yourcountry? Which countries or bodies of water are near your country?)

5.

What language or languages are spoken? Give basic examples for hello, thank you, goodbye, etc..
(“Hej is Danish. It means hello in English.”)6. What type of government does your country have? Who is the leader? Other political information?

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7. What are three interesting points that your country is famous for?
World Heritage sites? famous people, interesting cultural events?
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Draw yourcountry’s flag:b.

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8. What is the cuisine (food) in your country? Give examples and describe them? What are the staple foods?

9. What is the climate or environment like in your country? How much rain, sun, or snow?

10. What products does your country export and import? What technology is from your country? Does
Japan use any products from your country? Does your country import any Japanese products?

Critical Research Questions:
11. How is your country the same or different from Japan? Are there any connections between them?

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12. Is there some interesting current news about your country? What is happening in your country now?
What is a social, environmental, economic, or political problem that your country faces now?
(“Currently, Japan has a negative population growth. That means that Japan’s population is decreasing. In the future, this will
be a problem for Japan’s economy. There will not be enough workers, and fewer workers means less tax money to support thegovernment and social programs.”)

13. What is the education in your country like? What type of education is offered? How many universities?
What is the student age of mandatory education? What is the average cost of university? Etc.

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14. OPINION: How does your country benefit the world? How has your country changed the world forthe better? What can other countries, especially Japan, learn from your country?

15. OPINION: Would you like to live in your country? Why? Why not? What are the positive points andnegative points of living in your country?

16. OPINION: Please give tourist advice. If someone visits your country, what advice can you give them?
Where should they visit? What should they see? Are there any cultural events or things to do?
(“If you visit Japan, you should visit Tokyo and Kyoto. You can feel the two sides of Japanese culture. Tokyo is large with manypeople and huge buildings, while in Kyoto you can experience traditional Japan and see many ancient temples and shrines, forexample, Kyomizudera, Kinkakuji, Nijo Castle, and Kumano Taisha Shrine.)

How will you
be scored?

Country:

You will work as a team, but you may receive different scores.
Your score will be based on how much you speak and yourindividual performance and preparation.

Country Research Presentation

Class #:GROUPINDIVIDUAL

Content (10-12 min.)Research questions were well answered andinformation was accurate.

PosterIs it big enough to see/read? Pictures? English?
Captions? Is it used well in the presentation?

Overall Performance& response to follow-up questions

Group Score:

Name:

Name:

Name:

Name:

2 4 6 8 10English Fluency

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

2 4 6 8 10

Delivery: Voice
Delivery: Eye Contact

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5Overall Performance

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

Individual Score:/20/20/20/20TOTAL SCORE:/50/50/50/50

2 4 6 8 10(used poster, memory, time, attitude)/30

Websites for Research:l www.nationmaster.com
l www.wikipedia.org
l www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

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Presentation Script Example:
Teacher’s Example:

Denmark“Hej, jeg hedder Matteau.” That means “hello” and “myname” in Danish. So, my country is Denmark.
Denmark is located in Europe. It is north of Germany
and it is surrounded by water on three sides. Denmark has
a mainland called Jutland and it consists of more than 400
islands. The largest island is named Zeeland. Because of its
connections to the sea, Denmark has a large fishingindustry. Denmark’s top export to other countries is fish.
Next, Denmark’s climate is temperate and coastal. So,
the weather changes all the time. It's never really hot orreally cold. One day the sun shines and the next it rains.
Denmark’s government is a constitutional monarchy.
It has a Prime Minister, just like Japan, and a Queen. The
Queen’s name is Queen Margarité; however, she has nopower.
Furthermore, Danish cuisine mostly consists of meat and potatoes with gravy,
but they also are famous for inventing the "Smørrebrød." It is an open sandwichwith rye bread. Many Danes have smørrebrød for lunch - and many children
bring it to school for their lunch. Usually Danish people put salmon or liver pastewith cucumber or salami on it. This picture shows ham and other toppings.
Next, there are several interesting facts about Denmark. First, most people inDenmark speak 4 languages, Danish, German, French, and English. All 4 languages
are taught from Elementary school. Second, do you know Snow White, Elsa, and The
Little Mermaid? Well, they are all from Denmark. The famous fairy-tale writer Hans ChristianAndersen was born in Denmark and he wrote the original stories. You can see a statue of the little mermaid inCopenhagen, the capital city. Moreover, many famous scientists come from Denmark. The most famous Danish
scientist is physicist Niels Bohr. Bohr revolutionized our understanding of the atom and was awarded the Nobel
Prize in physics in 1922. Next, do you know the Sydney Opera House? It is a very famous building in Australia, but
did you know that it was designed and built by a Danish architect? Jørn Utzon from Denmark designed the Sydney
Opera House in 1957. And next Masahiro will talk about the scientific achievements of Denmark.
Thank you, Yuki, besides those interesting facts, Denmark also has a long history of scientific and technologicalachievement that has greatly benefitted to the world. First, raise your hand if you have used Skype? Well, Skype
was founded in 2003 by Janus Friis, from Denmark. Skype is telecommunications software product that provides
video chat and voice calls from computers, tablets, and mobile devices via the Internet. Next, have you ever used
Google Maps? Well, it was first started created by two Danish brothers, Lars and Jens Rasmussen. Their company
was acquired by Google in 2004 and was transformed into the web application Google Maps.
Finally, I think Denmark is a great country. Japan is very similar to Denmark because they both have manyislands and a large fishing industry. However, I think Japan can learn from Denmark how to better use green
technologies. Denmark is a world leader in the use of renewable energy, such as biofuels, wind, and solar power.
Denmark aims to get 50% of electricity from wind power by 2020 and to be fossil-free by 2050. If Japan used public
bicycles and built more wind power turbines, Japan could better protect the earth like Denmark.
In conclusion, if you visit Denmark, be sure to see the Mermaid statue or visit the Copenhagen Museum ofScience. Thank you for listening to my (our) presentation.

TIPS for Presentation writing:
1. Begin with an introduction. Be sure to get the audience’s attention and introduce the name of your country.
Begin with an interesting fact, a surprising statistic, or even introduce the language.
2. Use transition words between topics, for example, next, furthermore, in addition, finally, first, second, moreover,etc. Note that each paragraph comes directly from the research questions. You can arrange them in any order.
3. End with a conclusion. A good idea for a conclusion is to tell the audience what they can look forward to if theyvisit your country. What do you recommend for tourists? Don’t forget to thank your audience for listening.
4. Challenge: When you change between speakers, you can introduce the next speaker and topic. Then, the next
speaker can say thank you for that last speaker’s part and continue.
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Group Members ___________________________________

Presentation SCRIPT:

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Group Members ___________________________________

Presentation SCRIPT (Continued):

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U.S. State Research Presentation

STATE NAME _______________________________________________

Plan your Poster

Members’ Names:

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Poster Checklist: □Large title□All in English□Pictures□Colorful□Correct spelling□Captions (describe pics?)□ Pictures/Text are easy to see□ Is it Useful? (You must use it when you present)
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Poster Examples:

Teacher Example

Each student must make at least one A3-size poster. Poster can be kept separate. . .

Student Example

Or Posters can be combined into a large group-poster. Poster must have large pictures, titles, and captions.