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• The USA is divided into 50 states. Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959. Alaska is separated from Russia by the Bering Strait. It is the biggest and the coldest state of the country.
• Each of the states has its own capital, government and symbol.

What is special about Hawaii and Alaska ?

Some facts from the history of The USA:

• In 1620 the first people from England arrived in America. They left England because of religious problems.
• In 1776 after the war with Britain, America became an independent country. Americans wrote the Declaration of the Independence and designed a new flag – The Stars and Stripes .

4 th July – The Day of Independence (a national holiday)

• After the war in 1861-1865 between the northern and the southern states (south lost) the government stopped slavery .
• 1969 – the first people on the moon were three astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Ed Collins.

Washington (D.C) was named in honour of the first American president (1789-1796).

The capital of the country, a state, a lake,

an island, a mount, a canyon, some

universities and colleges, streets and

squares are named after him.

In 1888 the Washington Monument was

established in the capital (169 m. high)

George Washington , “the father

of his country”.

He was an example of bravery and

approved the fight against slavery.

General Henry Li wrote : “Washington

was first in war, first in peace and

first in the hearts of his countrymen”

22 nd of February – birthday of J. Washington, a national holiday in the USA.

The White House is the Residence The Capitol is the highest

of the American President . building in W.,

where laws are made.

No building in the city may

be more than 40 meters high.

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the USA

Lincoln – memorial with 36 columns A magnificent sculpture (6m.)of

(the number of states Abraham Lincoln inside

in Lincoln days) – in a park on the

banks of the Potomac River.

Francis Albert Sinatra (1915-1998)

Popular actor and musician

Listen and read the place names. Read the text and complete the sentences after it.

Visiting New York

There are a lot of things to see and to do in New York. It is easy for the visitor to get to any place in the city. Manhattan, a very important business part of the city is an island. In Manhattan avenues go north and south, and most streets go east and west. They have numbers or names. Both avenues and streets are usually straight.

Fifth Avenue is popular with New Yorkers and tourists. It is famous for its shops where you can buy everything you want. The Metropolitan Museum is situated on Fifth Avenue as well. The Museum has a wonderful collection of paintings and is the biggest museum in New York.

Chinatown and Little Italy are also very interesting places to visit in Manhattan. They are famous for their restaurants with tasty foods. You can eat in New York every day during fifty years and never visit the same café or restaurant two times! Here you can find food from nearly every country of the world.

Central Park is situated in Manhattan too. It is a very pleasant, a green island in the middle of a busy city. There are some lakes and ponds, two skating rinks and a Zoo there.

New York is a city of skyscrapers. Some of them are not very beautiful, bit some are wonderful and very modern. From some skyscrapers you can look at the city and enjoy its beauty.

Everybody knows the Statue of Liberty, the famous symbol of the USA. It stands on Liberty Island not far from New York. The statue was a present from French people to Americans. A lot of people come in boats to look at the tall statue and at New York City which you can see so well from it.

• The streets and avenues in Manhattan have … names. а) symbols b) numbers
• Fifth Avenue is famous for the Metropolitan Museum and for its … . а) shops b) restaurants
• Chinatown and Little Italy are places where people come to … . а) look at the pictures b) eat
• If you want to see some animals, go to … . a) Central Park b) Liberty Island
• … skyscrapers are beautiful and modern. a) All b) Not all
• You … walk to the Statue of Liberty from Manhattan. a) can b) cannot

Manhattan

Bronx

Staten Island

Brooklyn

Queens

• New York is the largest city in the USA and the biggest seaport. It is the business centre of the United States.
• Нью-Йорк - самый большой город и самый крупный морской порт в США. Это деловой центр Соединенных Штатов.

• New York is situated in the mouth of the Hudson river.
• Нью-Йорк расположен в устье реки Гудзон.

• In comparison with such ancient historical cities as, say, Rome, London, Moscow or Paris, New York is quite young. It was founded in 1613 by Dutch settlers.
• По сравнению с такими древними историческими городами, как, скажем, Рим, Лондон, Москва или Париж, Нью-Йорк довольно молодой город. Он был основан в 1613 г. датскими поселенцами.

• There are five districts in the city: Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Richmond.
• В городе пять районов: Манхэттэн, Бронкс, Куинс, Бруклин и Ричмонд.

• Manhattan is the central and the oldest part of the city. It is the district of business and finance.
• Манхэттэн - это центральная и самая старая часть города. Это деловой и финансовый район.

• It is here in Wall Street that many business offices, banks and the world famous New York stock exchange are situated. The New York stock exchange dominates business life of many countries.
• Именно здесь, на Уолл-стрит, расположено множество деловых офисов, банков и известная во всем мире Нью-йоркская биржа. Биржа Нью-Йорка управляет деловой жизнью многих стран.

• The total area of New York is 365 square miles or 900 square kilometres.
• Общая площадь Нью-Йорка составляет 365 квадратных милей или 900 квадратных километров.

• Its population together with the population of its suburbs amounts to 16 million people.
• Его население вместе с населением пригородов насчитывает до 16 млн. человек.

• Among the inhabitants of New York one can meet people of almost all nationalities. They settled here during the immigration in the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century.
• Среди жителей Нью-Йорка можно встретить людей почти всех национальностей. Они поселились здесь в период иммиграции в XIX и начале XX столетия.

• The Statue of Liberty, which is on Liberty Island, was a present from France in 1876 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of American independence.
• Статуя Свободы, которая находится на острове Свободы, была подарком Франции в 1876 г. по случаю столетия независимости Америки.

• This statue and a few 18th and 19th century churches, hospitals, newspaper offices and other buildings are the only examples of "old" architecture in New York.
• Эта статуя и несколько церквей XVIII и XIX столетий, больницы, редакции газет и другие здания являются образцами "старой" архитектуры в Нью-Йорке.

• The mouth of the river Hudson makes an excellent harbour for numerous passengers and cargo ships from all over the world.
• Устье реки Гудзон является хорошей пристанью для многочисленных пассажирских и грузовых кораблей со всего мира.

• New York has many museums and art galleries which have collected works of art of many peoples and of all times.
• В Нью-Йорке много музеев, художественных галерей, где находятся собрания произведений искусств разных народов всех времен.

• Many of them are on constant display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of Art.
• Многие из них постоянно экспонируются в музеях Метрополитен и Уитни.

• Most of the theatres and cinemas are in or near Broadway, the longest street and the biggest shopping district in New York.
• Большинство театров и кинотеатров расположены на Бродвее или недалеко от него, самой длинной улицы и самого большого района магазинов в Нью-Йорке.

• The Metropolitan and Modern Arts Museums attract many visitors.
• Музей Метрополитен и Музей современного искусства привлекают множество посетителей.

When ______________ _____ ______ towers were completed in 1973 many felt them to be sterile monstrosities, even though they were the world's tallest buildings at that time. But most New Yorkers became fond of "The Twin Towers" and in September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks there came great sadness for the loss of the buildings. The complex, located in the heart of New York City's downtown financial district, contained 1.24 million m² of office space, almost four percent of Manhattan's entire office inventory.

______________________________rises to 381 m at the 102nd floor, and its full structural height (including broadcast antenna) reaches 443 m. The building has 85 stories of commercial and office space and an indoor and outdoor observation deck on the 86th floor. The remaining 16 stories represent the spire, which is capped by a 102nd floor observatory, and atop the spire is an antenna topped off with a lightning rod. The Empire State Building is the first building to have more than 100 floors. It has 6,500 windows, 73 elevators and there are 1,860 steps from street level to the 102nd floor. It has a total floor area of approximately 254,000 m².

The Empire State Building

World Trade Center

St. Patrick's Cathedral

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

_____________________________is one of the world's largest and most important art museums. The main building is located on the eastern edge of Central Park. The Met's permanent collection contains more than two million works of art, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. In addition to its permanent exhibitions, the Met organizes and hosts large traveling shows throughout the year.

__________________________is the largest decorated Neo-Gothic-style Catholic cathedral in North America. It is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, and a parish church, located just across the street from Rockefeller Center. The eight deceased archbishops of New York, six of them Cardinals, are buried in a crypt under the former high altar, visible from the entrance to the Lady Chapel in the rear of the cathedral.

This building was completed in 1973 , it was the world's tallest buildings at that time. But most New Yorkers became fond of "The Twin Towers" . In September 11, 2001 after terrorist attacks it came the great sadness for millions people in America.

St. Patrick's Cathedral

World Trade Center

The Empire State Building

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