Topic 1: What do you know about China?

Starter: Write down as many things you know about China.

What do you
know about
China?

1) It has the highest population

2) it is in Asia
3) It was previously a communist country
4) The capital of China Is Beijing
5) it is south of Mongolia
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Draw an arrow to show where China is on the map.

2) Which hemisphere is China in?

Northern and Eastern Hemisphere

3) Which continent is China in?

Asia

4) 14 countries border China. List all 14 countries that border China.

 Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Myanmar, Mongolia, Nepal, North
Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Vietnam.
Task 3: Answer these questions with True/False. Correct the False statement to make
them True.

Example:
China is the third largest country in the world by area.
False – it is the fourth after Russia, Canada and the USA.

1) China is the world’s most populous country.

true

2) China is the world’s largest exporter of goods.

3) China’s longest river, the Yangtze, is the longest in the world.

no

4) The capital city of China is Shanghai.

5) Half of all the world’s cement is used in China each year.

6) In China, the people who speak Mandarin Chinese cannot be understood by those that
speak Cantonese Chinese

7) It is considered bad luck in China if fish or chicken is served without its head and tail.

8) About 60% of the Chinese people live in large towns and cities.

9) Aircraft, helicopters, machine guns and grenades made in China are sold to many
different countries around the world.

10) China is in the southern hemisphere.

11) Since the year 2000, China has built and launched 22 satellites into space using its
own designed and built rockets.

12) The last emperor of China was only two years old when he became emperor.

13) Between 1979 and 1986, couples in China were only allowed by law to have a
single child.
14) The Chinese invented toilet paper and fireworks.

15) Only about 15% of the land in China can be used for growing food.

16) The Chinese flag is red with 10 small stars in the top left-hand corner

17) Hong Kong was ruled by the British until 1997 when it was given back to China.

18) The Emperor of China used to live in the Forbidden City.