Презентация к уроку английского языка в 7-9 классах по теме " America"

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Урок-страноведения, обобщающие уроки в 7-9 классах.

Автор: Бурлакина Юлия Владимировна

учитель английского языка МБОУ СОШ № 9 им.Д.А.Слизнякова ст.Крупской

The United States of America

• 50 states
• Alaska, Hawaii are not connected to

other states

• 276 million people
• 9 million square kilometres
• English – is the official language

Geographical position

• is washed by

the Pacific Ocean

the Atlantic Ocean

the Gulf of Mexico

• Great Lakes

Rivers

• The Mississippi –

“ the father of waters”

• the Missouri
• The Colorado

Mountains

• The Rocky Mountains

( the Rockies )

• the Appolachians
• The Grand Canyon
• The Cordillera System

Population from

China

Africa

South America

Southeast Asia

every European country

Climate

The Southern part of

the Pacific Ocean has

Mediterranean

climate

a hot, cloudless,

dry summer

+ 20+25

a cool, rainy

winter

- 5 - 10

In the south

the climate

gets warmer

the monsoon

subtropical

climate

hot summers

warm winters

is continental-

marine

The climate

on the

Atlantic coast

with cool

summers

warm

winters

The US

Government

the

Congress

the

President

the

Supreme

Court

The Congress

makes

the

laws

the

Congress

declares

wars

the Congress

the Senate

the House of

Representatives

The President

• every 4 years
• carries out laws
• signs bills

• must be born in the USA
• must be 35
• must live in the USA 14 years

The Supreme Court

is made up of 9 judges

have to make sure

the President and

the Congress

follow the

Constitution

The Constitution(1787)

1-10

the Bill of Rights

13

ended slavery

14

made all black people citizens of the USA

15

gave Blacks the right to vote

19

gave women the right to vote

26

gave people 18 years old the right to vote

Political System

The US is an indirect

democracy

People rule through the

representatives they elect.

American Presidents

George Washington

- the 1 st President

- was born in

- learned to

- took part in the Revolutionary War

- in 1789

- served two terms

Abraham Lincoln

• the 16 th President
• was born in
• learned to
• took part in an

Indian War

• was a professional

lawyer

• in 1861
• hated slavery

• Franklin Roosevelt
• Abraham Lincoln
• John Kennedy
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Bill Clinton

The Largest Cities

• New York
• Boston
• Chicago
• Detroit
• Philadelphia
• Los Angeles
• San Francisco
• Atlanta
• Houston

American Symbols

• the flag
• the official symbol
• the symbol

The Flag

“ THE STARS AND

STRIPES”

50 stars

13 stripes

The Official Symbol

• in 1782

• the eagle on the

back of a dollar bill

• an olive branch

( a symbol of peace)

• arrows (symbols of

strenght)

The Symbol

THE STATUE OF

LIBERTY

a symbol of

friendship

France gave it

in 1884