How much do we know about the USA?

HOW MUCH DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE USA?

QUIZ

What’s this?

The Bald Eagle

It is the national bird and symbol of the

United States of America.

How is the American flag called?

The Stars

and Stripes

Who is this man? What do you know about him?

Christopher Columbus

(before 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506),

born in the Republic of Genoa

Discovered America

in 1492

What is the name of the ship? What is it famous for?

The “Mayflower”

Transported the Pilgrims,

from a site near the Mayflower Steps

in Plymouth, England,

to Plymouth, Massachusetts

in 1620.

There were 102 passengers and a crew of 25–30.

Who is this man?

(1732- 1799)

George

Washington,

the first American president,

“ The Father of the Nation”

What is the name of this president?

1809— 1865

Abraham Lincoln, ‘honest Abe’ The 16 th President of the USA Signed the Emancipation Proclamation

What city is this?

Washington, D.C.,

the capital of the USA

Who works there?

The Supreme Court

9 judges work in the

Supreme Court as long

as they live.

What is the name of the state? Where is it situated?

It is not connected to the other states,

situated in the northwest extremity

of the North American continent

What is the name of the state? Is it on the continent?

Hawaii, the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands

What is this place called?

The Grand Canyon National Park,

the state of Arizona

277 miles (446 km) long,

up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,000 feet / 1,800metres)

On what river is the waterfall located?

The Niagara Falls Located on the Niagara River draining Lake Erie into Lake Ontario

What’s this? What is it used for?

A melting pot

Different metals are melted together to make a new metal.

Why do we call the USA a ‘melting pot’?

A mixture of many different nationalities, a melting pot for people.

READING

‘ English in America’

Before reading

British

English

American English

colour

sweet

color

candy

Before reading ( possible answers)

British

English

American

English

cooker

motorbike

football

jacket potato

puddings

biscuits

jumper

holiday

post

cinema

queue

mad

stove

motorcycle

soccer

baked potato

desserts

cookies

sweater

vacation

mail

movies

line

crazy

After reading

British

English

American

English

trousers

write to their friends

pants

write their friends

After reading (keys)

British English

braces ( подтяжки)

trousers ( брюки)

shop ( магазин)

waistcoat ( жилет)

handbag ( дамская сумочка)

tights ( колготки)

thing ( предмет, вещь)

toilet ( туалет)

Talk to their friends

Look out of the window

Throw something out of the window

Fall out of the window

Stay at home

American English

suspenders

pants

store

vest

purse

pantyhose

article

Restroom

Talk with their friends

Look out the window

Throw something out the window

Fall out the window

Stay home

“ We are two countries separated by a common language”

G.B.Shaw