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IntroductionIntroduction

My presentation is about India. I want to go there because there are a lot of things to see. There are a lot of things to do. I want

to go here because it is different than other countries in Europe. It looks

interesting and colourful especially the elephants!!

Where is it?Where is it?

• 11,292 km from Fort William to Kolkata

• It would take 12 hours to fly from Scotland

WeatherWeather

• It can be hot in the Summer and very wet and humid around Winter and Autumn.

• I would like to go in the Summer!

LanguagesLanguages

• In the north of India they either speak Hindi or Urdu.

• In south India they speak Tamil, Kannada and Telugu. They speak many more languages.

• I would have to learn some words to speak to them.

EntertainmentEntertainment

In India they have a lot of entertainment.

They have :

Belly dancing, singing, yoga and much, much

more.

How many people live How many people live there?there?

Over 1,00,000,000 people live in India!Sometimes it gets so crowded people have to travel on top

of trains!

Where do the people live?Where do the people live?

• The most people live in Mumbai and Dhelhi.

• The kind of houses they live in are flats, bungalows and houses. Poor people live in shanties or slums.

• I would like to stay in a hotel or apartment.

SceneryScenery• The Ganges river flows through India to Bangladesh. I would not like to take a

boat trip because the river is full of rubbish and dead people!

• There are mountains and when you look down it is really beautiful. I want to climb up a mountain!

TouristTourist AttractionsAttractions!!

A famous temple in India is called the Virupksha Temple it is gigantic!

The Ajanta caves were cut around 2 BC. They were abandoned in 650 AD

then it was rediscovered in 1819.

The Taj Mahal was built in 1632 it was thought to have cost 32 million

rupees

FoodFood

Indian food is very yummy. They eat all sorts of

things like curry, rice and vegetables. Most Indian people are vegetarians

because of religious beliefs. Many people are

Hindu.

I would like to eat chicken pakora and dragonfruit.

ClothingClothing

They wear clothes called a dupatta

[scarf], lungi [kilt], sherwani [a wedding suit], turban [ mens

headwear] , sari [dress], salwar

kameez [traditional dress], and dhoti [dress for boys].

AnimalsAnimals

Bengal Tigers live in long grass near river banks. Leopards can live in open spaces or forests.

Purple frogs are very unusual! Giant turtles will be on land or in water. I would like to see a purple frog the most because it is very rare.