Related pages :

Politeness - Bad manners - Stereotypes - Youth - The world

In Canada :

• I am Canadian - Molson beer commercial
  - video (YouTube) + Script page 4 (lspc.ca)
  - commentaire (snopes.com)
  - analyse (Wikipedia)

  

In the UK :

• Youth culture in the United Kingdom (Wikipedia)

• What is life of a teenager like in England? (woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk)

• The Do's and Don'ts of British Life - English listening comprehension - with a quiz and a vocabulary test
  (kico4u.de)

• RUDE AWAKENING FOR BRUMMIIES - a lesson plan - PDF (english-4u.com) :
  Language functions: reading comprehension; discussing issues
  Topic: manners / UK towns
  Grammar: comparative and superlative adjectives
  - with Teacher's Notes
  

• Take care of yourself in the UK :
  Health - Safety - Advice - Relationships - Manners - Religion
  (ukstudentlife)
  
  

• see Subcultures

North vs South :

• North Vs South - (absolutenglish-972)
  "Take a look at the picture - Identify : - the type of document - the main characters - the main subject.
  Compare the characters, then the situation. Do the exercises on the comparative and superlative forms."
  
  

Belfast and Mexico City :

• Compare 2 cities : BELFAST and MEXICO CITY (BBC) :
  City life / City tours / Fact files
  
  

Kids in different countries :

• Good Manners : At home - At school - In the street - etc
  (education.qld.gov.au)

• A Comparison Chart : Indian Way of Life vs European Way of Life (mrdonn.org)

• Teenagers - exercises
  "Research into the lives of Britain's teenagers has confirmed that adolescents here are among the worst-behaved in Europe..."
  (language-lab.org)
• What is life of a teenager like in England? (woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk)

• Young people and television  Lesson plan (BBC)
  "In this lesson the students will look at the television viewing habits of young people in the UK
  and compare them to the habits of young people in their own country."
• "Learn about what it's like to be a kid and live in different countries." (library.thinkquest.org)
  
  

Ways people behave :

• Global Guide to Business Etiquette
  - "a great traveling guide for business, cultural and local knowledge, illustrated by Satoshi Hashimoto."
  (frogandprincess.wordpress.com)

  

• Minding Our Manners Internationally (topics-mag.com)
  "International students share their thoughts on traditional good manners in their countries."

• Italy and Europe.An Amusing animation. - with a game
  Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

  

• Journey to Japan - A Day in the Life of a Japanese Child - a webquest (chicousd.org)
  "Your task is to create a book that will tell about the daily life of a Japanese child; a book about "you." Your writing, research, and product will be from the viewpoint of a Japanese elementary school student. You will "be" your Japanese character.
  The cover of the book will have a picture that you have created of your character and your Japanese name. Each page in the book will tell about your daily life and about your favorite things. You can illustrate your book with your own drawings or with pictures you print from Internet."

  

• "Here are some ways people behave and beautify themselves around the world." (fun facts) - phrases simples.
  (Fact Monster)

• Polite social behaviour in the UK :
  Socialising - Small talk - Tipping - Food etiquette - Queuing (ukstudentlife)

• RUDE AWAKENING FOR BRUMMIIES - a lesson plan (english-4u.com) : SITE PAYANT
  Language functions: reading comprehension; discussing issues
  Topic: manners / UK towns
  Grammar: comparative and superlative adjectives
  - with Teacher's Notes
  

• LEARN WITH DRAWINGS : MANNERS (dessins et questions) - (erp.oissel.onac.org)
  
  
  
  

Consumption :

• See Consumption (World)

• The Human Footprint Interactive
  "is an engaging activity that helps the user determine how much they consume each year, and how that compares with residents of different countries."
  (channel.nationalgeographic.com)

  

Subcultures :

• Goth subculture
  "It began in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre..."
  1 Origins and development 2 The goth scene 3 Historical and cultural influences
  4 Ideology 5 Fashion 6 Controversy 7 Criticism...
  (Wikipedia)

  

• Subcultures (past & present) -
  "At the top are names of 10 types of subculture.
  Below are descriptions of these subcultures.
  Can you put the names in the correct boxes?"
  (Goths, Hip-Hop, Hippies, Mods, New Age, Punks, Ravers, Rockers, Skinheads and Straight-edge)
  (British Council)

• Youth culture in the United Kingdom (Wikipedia)

• Youth Culture (British Council)

  

Conversation Questions :

• Manners

INTERACTIVE games :

• The Human Footprint Interactive
  "is an engaging activity that helps the user determine how much they consume each year, and how that compares with residents of different countries."
  (channel.nationalgeographic.com)

  

• Consumer Consequences - an interactive game (sustainability.publicradio.org)

  

Cartoons :

• Start living the good life (slate.com)