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The American Culture At a Glance
Jonathan Lui
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Agenda
• Introduction to US Cities
• Food in the U.S.A
• Sports in the U.S.A
• Cultural Events, Holidays and Weekends
• Education in the U.S.A
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What do you know about the U.S?
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New York City• Fashion• Art, Museums• Broadway• Shopping• Night life• New York Travel
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Washington D.C.• Washington D.C. is
the nation’s capitol• President Obama
lives in the White House
• Washington D.C. is not a state – located between Maryland and Virginia
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California• Sunny• Beach, beach, beach • Shopping• Hollywood
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California (continued)
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California (continued)
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Agenda
• Introduction to US Cities
• Food in the U.S.A
• Sports in the U.S.A
• Cultural Events, Holidays and Weekends
• Education in the U.S.A
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American Food
American cuisine are considered foods such as hamburgers, hot dogs, potato chips, macaroni and cheese, and meat loaf
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Hamburgers
Mr. Bartley’s Burgers in Harvard Square In-N-Out in California
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Hot Dogs
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Macaroni & Cheese
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Multi-cultural Food
Chinese Dim-Sum Mexican Food
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Agenda
• Introduction to US Cities
• Food in the U.S.A
• Sports in the U.S.A
• Cultural Events, Holidays and Weekends
• Education in the U.S.A
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Baseball
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Basketball
• NBA – National Basketball Association
• 30 Teams
• Games on TV
everyday
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Football
• NFL – National Football League
• 32 Teams
• Teams play Sunday,
Monday, and
sometimes Thursday
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Hockey
• NHL – National Hockey League
• 30 Teams (Canada and USA)
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Soccer
• MLS – Major League Soccer
• 19 teams (16 in U.S.A. and 3 in Canada)
• Not very popular in the U.S.
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Agenda
• Introduction to US Cities
• Food in the U.S.A
• Sports in the U.S.A
• Cultural Events, Holidays and Weekends
• Education in the U.S.A
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Popular U.S.A. Holidays
• January 15 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• July 4th – Independence Day
• November 25 – Thanksgiving Day
• December 25 - Christmas
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Cultural Events
• Rose Parade (New Years Day)
• NFL Super Bowl (First Sunday of February)
• The Oscars (Movie Awards)
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Rose Parade
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Oscars
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Weekend - Beach
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Weekend – Movie Theater
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Agenda
• Introduction to US Cities
• Food in the U.S.A
• Sports in the U.S.A
• Cultural Events, Holidays and Weekends
• Education in the U.S.A
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Education in the U.S.AEducation Grade Age Spain
Pre-School None 3-5 Pre-Scholar/Infantil
Kindergarden None 5-6 Pre-Scholar/Infantil
Elementary School 1-5 6-12 Primary
Middle School 6-8 12-14 Primary Final yearE.S.O Year 1-2
High School 9-12 14-18 E.S.O Year 3-4 &Bachillerato
University/College None 18-22 University
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University Application Process
Required:
– Grades (A, B, C, D, F)
– SAT or ACT Exam
– Advanced Placement (AP) Tests
– College Essays about your experiences
– Extra-curricular activities and leadership
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MIT
• 4,400 Undergraduate Students
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Harvard
• 6,700 Undergraduate students
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UCLA
• 29,000 Undergraduate students
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Questions?