Country Study Presentation - Malta - South Europe by Teach Simple

About this resource

What's inside this resource

Malta's geography, government, population, and economy are summarised in a slide-by-slide country study, moving from an island-nation overview through a chronological history timeline running from 5200 BC settlement to the 2004 EU accession. The presentation also teaches six basic Maltese words and phrases, such as Bonġu for hello and Grazzi for thank you, alongside a bilingual-country note on Maltese and English. Separate slides cover Malta's economic sectors by approximate percentage (services, industry, agriculture), its capital city Valletta as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and cultural elements including festas, traditional music, and local cuisine. The format suits a country-report unit where students extract and organise factual data about a nation's people, history, and economy. Teachers who want students to research and write about a country of their own choosing can pair this completed example with a country report template that walks students through the same geography, history, government, and economy sections in a fill-in booklet.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Identify key geographic facts about Malta, including its location, population, and archipelago structure.
Sequence major events in Maltese history from ancient settlement through EU membership.
Describe Malta's economy by identifying its main sectors and their approximate share of output.
Recognise basic greeting and courtesy vocabulary in Maltese.

Teaching tips

Use the history timeline slide as a sequencing exercise, having students order events before revealing the full chronology.
Pair the economic-sector percentages with a simple pie or bar chart activity to build data literacy alongside the geography content.
Introduce the six Maltese phrases as a short greeting routine at the start of class during a Malta-focused unit.

Skills covered

Geographic literacy - students read population, area, and location facts to place Malta within the Mediterranean and European context.
Historical timeline reading - a chronological list from 5200 BC to 2004 traces Malta's invasions, rulers, and independence.
Basic vocabulary acquisition - six Maltese greeting and courtesy phrases (Bonġu, Iva, Le, Grazzi, Kif inti?, Ċaw) are introduced with English translations.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

What non-English vocabulary appears in the presentation, and how is it introduced?

Six basic Maltese words and phrases, such as Bonġu (hello) and Grazzi (thank you), are given alongside their English meanings as part of the language overview.

How does the presentation break down Malta's economy?

It lists four sectors with approximate percentages of the economy: services including tourism and finance (~75%), industry and manufacturing (~20%), agriculture and fishing (~2-3%), and construction and energy (~2-3%).