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    The document provides information about the Commonwealth, including that: - It has 54 member nations including the UK, Australia, Zambia, Bangladesh, and Uganda. - The Commonwealth promotes values like friendship, education, respect, and democracy. - The Commonwealth Games, also known as the friendly games, are a multi-sport event held every four years featuring sports like boxing, cycling, gymnastics, tennis, triathlon and wrestling. - The next Commonwealth Games will be held in 2018 on the Gold Coast in Australia.

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    The document provides information about the Commonwealth, including that: - It has 54 member nations including the UK, Australia, Zambia, Bangladesh, and Uganda. - The Commonwealth promotes values like friendship, education, respect, and democracy. - The Commonwealth Games, also known as the friendly games, are a multi-sport event held every four years featuring sports like boxing, cycling, gymnastics, tennis, triathlon and wrestling. - The next Commonwealth Games will be held in 2018 on the Gold Coast in Australia.

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    The document provides information about the Commonwealth, including that: - It has 54 member nations including the UK, Australia, Zambia, Bangladesh, and Uganda. - The Commonwealth promotes values like friendship, education, respect, and democracy. - The Commonwealth Games, also known as the friendly games, are a multi-sport event held every four years featuring sports like boxing, cycling, gymnastics, tennis, triathlon and wrestling. - The next Commonwealth Games will be held in 2018 on the Gold Coast in Australia.

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    Alex Vega

    THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH


    1) What is the Commonwealth logo?

    2) How many nations are members of the Commonwealth? ______54 nations_________


    3) Name 5
    a) Zambia

    c) Australia

    b) UK

    d) Bangladesh

    e) Uganda

    4) How many people live in the Commonwealth? ________2 billion


    people_______________
    5) Which values does the Commonwealth promote?
    f riendships

    education

    r espect

    6) Is Ireland a Commonwealth country? yes

    democracy
    X no

    7) What are the Commonwealth Games called? __________the friendly


    games___________________
    8) When and where were the first Commonwealth Games held? ________________The
    first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 in
    Hamilton.________________________________
    9) The Commonwealth Games are a multi-sports event. But which sports? (list them)
    ___________________Boxing, cycling, gymnastic, tennis, triathlon and
    wrestling._____________________
    10)

    How often are the Commonwealth Games held? _________The

    Commonwealth Games are held every four year._______________


    11)

    Which city will organize the next Commonwealth games? ______Gold

    Coast City_____________
    And when? ____2018_______________
    12)

    What happened on the Isle of Man in 2011? _____Competitors must be 18

    years or younger.
    Who was it addressed to? The games was addressed to younger people.
    13)

    Which Commonwealth country is the best at cricket? The best country is

    Australia.
    14)

    DIVERSITY AND UNITY in the Commonwealth. Read these satements.

    Right or wrong?

    a) All country members share the same religion. Wrong


    b) They all speak English. Right
    c) They all support democracy. Right
    15)

    When is Commonwealth Day?

    The Commonwealth Day is celebrated on the second Monday in March every


    year.

    A taste of India
    Most of India has a tropical climate. October to March is cool and dry. April to May is hot and dry.
    From June to September is hot. The Monsoon season India experiencies very The landscape of India
    is very varied. The mountains of the Himalayas. The highest peak in the Himalya is Mount Everest.
    The river Ganges. Most people in India follow the Hindu religion. Hindus believe that Hindu gods
    and goddesses. Indian people have many festivals and celebrations, for examples Diwali. Diwali is
    the most important festival of the year. Hindus decorate theri homes and temples. Elphants have been
    a symbol of India. Special patterns called Rangolis are drawn on the floor with colours powders.
    India food is colorful and uses many spices. Daal is the Indian word for pulses, like lentils, chickpeas
    and kidney beans. Ghee is a form of butter used in cocking.

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