B6 [U3] India_Lesson C

India

by Shelly Lin


1. What do you know about India?

Open Ended

What do you know about India?

Multiple Choice

Where is India?

• Asia 亞洲

• Europe 歐洲

• Africa 非洲

• North America 北美洲

India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area
(3,200,000km2).

Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south,
the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of
Bengal (孟加拉灣) on the southeast.

It shares land borders
with Pakistan to the
west; China, Nepal,
and Bhutan to the north;
and Bangladesh
[ˋbæŋglə͵deʃ] (孟加拉)
and Myanmar
[ˋmjænmɑr] (緬甸) to
the east.

PAKISTAN

Multiple Choice

How old is India?

• 100 years old

• 500 years old

• 1000 years old

• 5000 years old

Ancient India began as
early as 3200 BCE. It has
5000 years of history.
5000 years old

Multiple Choice

Who ruled (統治) India in the past?

• The UK

• Spain

• Portugal

• Japan

India became an independent (獨立的) country in
1947 after ending British rule that began in 1858.

Multiple Choice

Who is the National (國家的) Father of India?

• Ho Chi Minh 胡志明

• Washington

• Mandela 曼德拉

• Gandhi 甘地

Mahatma Gandhi (甘地) is famous for the important part he played in gaining India’s
independence(獨立). He was an Indian lawyer, who used nonviolent resistance (非
暴力抵抗; 公民不服從) to overthrow (推翻) British Rule.

Say NO to the

British.

Don’t buy British

goods.

Mahatma Gandhi (甘地) is called
as the the father of the nation.
(Not Officially)

Mahatma Gandhi 甘地

Multiple Choice

Which is the flag of India?

National Flag

A

C

B

D

Germany

Ireland

Italy

India

Multiple Choice

Which is the capital city of India?

• Mumbai 孟買

• Bangkok 曼谷

• Kiev 基輔

• New Delhi 新德里

The capital is New
Delhi (新德里),
while the most
populated city is
Mumbai (孟買).

New Delhi

Mumbai

Nicknames of Mumbai:
1.

City of Seven Islands

2.

Bollywood

3.

Gateway of India

4.

City of Dreams

5.

Skyscrapers City

6.

Maximum City

7.

City that Never Sleeps

The Gateway of India

Taj Mahal Palace Hotel

Mumbai night skyline

Multiple Choice

How many people are there in India?

• 50 Million (5000萬)

• 200 Million (2億)

• 1.4 Billion (14億)

• 2.5 Billion (25億)

With 1.4 billion
population, India
is the second
most populous
(稠密的) country,
after China.

2023
China 14.12億
Inida 14.08 億

The largest rail network in Asia carrying over 23
million passengers daily in 12,617 trains.

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT the main religion (主要的宗教)in India?

• Muslim 伊斯蘭教

• Hindu 印度教

• Buddhism 佛教

• Christian 基督教

The top three
religions in India are
Hindu (80.5%),
Muslim (15%) and
Christian (2.3%).

Although Buddhism
(0.7%) isn’t the most
popular religion, it
was originated (起源)
in ancient India.

Buddhism 佛教

There are Over 300,000 Mosques[mɑsk]in India!
India has the most number of mosques in the world.

Multiple Choice

Which is the highest in the caste system (種姓制度)?

• Warrior 武士

• Priest 祭司

• King/ Ruler 國王/統治者

• Merchant 商人

The Caste [kæst]
system (種姓制
度) is a social
class (階層) that
depends on ones
ancestry (祖先).
This system has
been accepted
for about 3000
years.

Language 語言

Hindi (北印度語)
and English are two
official languages.

Hindi vowels and vowel diacritics

Places 景點

The Taj Mahal 泰姬瑪哈陵
The mausoleums [͵mɔsəˋliəm] (陵墓) of Emperor(皇帝) Shah Jahan’s
favorite wife.

The Holy City of Varanasi (瓦拉納西)
Varanasi is nearby Ganges River. It’s the pilgrimage (朝聖)
center for Hindus (印度人).

Multiple Choice

Which river(河流) is important (重要的) in India?

• Amazon River

• The Thames

• Ganges River

• Niles River

The Ganges (恆河) is a sacred(神聖的) river and worshiped as the
goddess Ganga in Hinduism (印度教).

Ganges have a healing power. Bathing in the river can purify
(淨化) them of their sins (罪惡) and free them of their
reincarnation (輪迴).

However, the Ganges is threatened by severe pollution (汙染).
This man is cleaning garbage along the banks of the river.

In year 2020, coronavirus lockdown 'cleans up'
Ganges river.

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT from India?

• Yoga

• Sari 莎麗

• LED

• Snake Charming催眠

ASari is a traditional women’s clothing. It is made
of a long cloth (布料). Sari means 'grace' in India.

HOW TO WRAP A SARI AND WEAR IT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_z3Qmt0Gyw

Sari
莎麗

The word ‘yoga’
means ‘union’. The
union of body with
consciousness (意識)
and soul (靈魂). Yoga
is a way to get fit and
healthy or to cure (治
療) disease (疾病).

Yoga瑜珈

Snake charming is to
hypnotize (催眠)
a snake by playing and
waving around
a pungi.

pungi

Amazing street performers or busker |
cobra flute music played by snake
charmer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I
Jkx-9LXUY

Snake Charming弄蛇術

A
Sheep

B
C

Cattle 牛
Pig

D
Chicken

13. Which animal is important (重要的) in
India?

Multiple Choice

Which animal is important (重要的) in India?

• Sheep

• Cattle

  (Cow/Ox/ Bull)

• Pig

• Chicken

The Only Country With a Bill(法案) of Rights(權利) for Cattles(牛)
From the moment an Indian is born, he/she has two mothers. One, the
birth mother and two, Gaumata (Indian cow). There are a set of rules in
place that prevents the sale and slaughter of cows.

Cattle 牛

Cattle 牛

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT from India?

• Fortune Cookie 幸運餅

• Number ‘Zero’

• Shampoo洗髮精

• Snake and Ladder (梯) Game

India invented(發明) Snakes & Ladders,
Shampooing(洗髮精), Algebra(代數), the
number pi, and zero…etc. It also found
the the water on the Moon.

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT TRUE about India?

• They drink a lot of milk.

• Many vegetarians (素食者).

• They have hospital train (火車).

• Most Indians are rich (富有的).

The Largest Number of Vegetarians (素食者) in the World
With the majority of the population following Hinduism,
around 29%-40% of the people are vegetarians.

World's First Hospital Train
The Lifeline Express a.k.a the Jeevan Rekha Express is the
world's first hospital train taking its services ranging from
surgeries to cancer treatment to remote villages.

World's Largest Milk
Producer (製造商)
Reaching over 155.5
million tones in
2015, India is the
largest
milk-producing
country in the world.

The largest slum area is 1.7km² (square kilometers). It’s 70
times as big as Wen-Hwa elementary school.

​

Slum貧民窟

40 million people live in the slum area, 5 million of them are
children.

Slum貧民窟

The Largest Slum Area
1400 people use a bathroom.

Covid-19 News

The Himalayan [hɪˋmɑljən] Ranges (喜馬拉雅山脈) Have 9 out of 10 World's
Highest Peaks; A Large Part of Which is in India
Mt. Everest (聖母峰) is the highest mountain 8,848 meters above sea level.

Mt. Everest

The average date of the southwest monsoon (季風雨; 雨季)
in India is 1st June, and the season typically continues
through the end of September, bringing the country, as a
whole, a wet season.

Products 產品

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBAj4nbdLEU

Hindi (北印度的) cinema, often known as Bollywood. It is the Indian Hindi-language
film industry based in Mumbai. It features in song-and-dance routines.