History & Language

1. How did your country originate? How old is it?
   
   
2. What sorts of people make up the population?
   
   
3. If not indigenous, where did population groups migrate from? Why? With what result?
   
   
4. What languages are spoken?
   
   
5. What are the most important historical events of your country?
   
   
6. What do you think your country will be like in 10 years? Will there be major changes in daily life, government, religion, or education?
   
   
7. How do you feel technology will affect your country and its people over the next decade?

SUGGESTED ACTIVITY: If your partner's language is written in something other than the English alphabet, have them show you how it looks by writing your name on a sheet of paper. Have them explain what each letter or symbol means and how it sounds.