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Geography - History- States- cities - sights
- The lesson in the form of slide - lecture for the 10th form
- Creator: Udartseva E.Y. – an english teacher
- Bayevo - 2007
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Fact files:
- Official name: The United States of America
- Status: A federal republic, a union of 50 states
- Area: 9,364,000 squ. km.
- Population: about 250 mln. people (2006)
- Capital: Washington, D.C.
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- Who discovered America? The answer is: nobody knows. North America may have been discovered by Vikings under Leif Eriksson, but Europeans didn"t know about its existence until Columbus" voyages.
- In 1492 three ships- the “Santa Maria", the “Pinta", the “Nine" under Columbus landed thecontinent.
- In 1507 Amerigo Vespucci explored the area of South America and introduced a new land to the world. This continent was called after him - “America".
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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 Starsand Stripes.
- 4th 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.
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Nationalities: white Americans - 83,5 % Africans - 12,4% immigrants from Asia - 3,3% native Americans (Indians, Aleuts, Eskimos) – 0,8 %
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Natural sights of the USA
The Niagara Falls – a waterfalls on the river Niagara (51 meters high). It is situated on the boarder between the USA and Canada. The waterfalls was discovered by the expedition of R. Lassal. There is always a rainbow over it.
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The Mississippi – “Old man river" together with its tributaries the Missouri and the Ohio is the longest river in the world. The history of this river is described in the book “Life on the Mississippi" by M. Twain.
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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 ?
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Washington (D.C) was named in honour of the first American president (1789-1796)
- 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" 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) 22nd of February – birthday of J. Washington, a national holiday in the USA.
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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. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the USA
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Washington National Cathedral (St. Peter and St.Paul"s Church Cathedral) – was built in a gothic style. The first stone was laid by Th. Roosevelt (the 26th president) in 1907. Finally it was rebuilt in 1990.
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- At the entrance to New York Harbour you can see a great statue which is called the Statue of Liberty. It is 46 meters high excluding the pedestal.
- The Statue was designed by Bartholdy, a French sculptor, who worked ten years at it. In 1876 the statue was taken to pieces and shipped across the Atlantic as a gift from the French government to the USA for its democratic views.
- The Statue of Liberty is the symbol of New York.
- New York(New York) is the city of contrasts, financial and business centre of the USA.
- It was founded some three hundred years ago.
- It is situated in the mouth of the Hudson .Its nickname is “A big apple", because everybody wants to bite it.
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Chicago’s architecture is one of the youngest in the USA “thanks to” the great fire in 1871
- The whole city was destroyed. The cause was the cow “Mrs. O"Leary", who pulled down a burning candle in a time she had been milked.
- 90 thousand people were left without houses! Almost all the buildings of wood were burnt.
- Some years later the city was rebuilt. The first skyscrapers appeared with iron constructions.
- The city became the most modern one from all the biggest American cities.
- A wonderful fountain in a classical style near the Michigan
Would you answer the questions?
- Thanks to his exploration America has got its name?
- It is 51 meters high, is situated on the border between Canada and the USA-?
- It is famous for its three universities - ?
- He founded the first park of entertainment for children - ?
- The home of the first skyscraper?
- Who presented the Statue of Liberty to the USA and why?
- Th. Roosevelt took part in the building of this sight?
- What is the biggest state of the USA?
- This city has no skyscrapers - ?
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It borders on Canada in the north and Mexico in the south and has a sea-border with Russia. It also includes Alaska and Hawaii. The total area of the country is 9.4 million square kilometers. The enormous size of the country influences the diversity of landscape, climate and even people.
The longest rivers are the Mississippi (6,400 kilometers), «the father of waters», the Missouri (1,600 kilometers) «too thin to plough and too thick to drink», the Colorado wild, restless and angry, the Columbia full of quiet dignity and the Rio Grande (3,200 kilometers), a national boundary between the USA and Mexican sizes.
The Colorado forms the Grand Canyon, which strikes one"s imagination as a fabulous phenomenon of nature. Its perpendicular walls go up to 1,500 meters above the river level. The USA has thousands of lakes of all kinds
The Great Lakes make up the largest group; they are the greatest collection of fresh water lakes in the world with the total area equal to that of Great Britain. Here the famous Niagara Falls precipitate from the height of 50 meteres. Among salty lakes the Great Salt Lake in Utah and the Salton Sea in California are the most famous. They are rich in salt (6,000 million tons).
Why travel to the USA? to visit new places to make new friends to practice English to meet people to watch attractionsto learn a new culture Reasons for going to the US
Tourist attractions Natural Man-made Event attractions attractions Niagara waterfalls Parade on Independence Day. Statue of Liberty
N e w Y o r k There is no city quite like New York. It is known as The City That Never Sleeps. There are thousands of things to do and places to visit for tourists. The most famous landmarks must be The Statue of Liberty — a symbol of freedom and the Empire State Building.
B o s t o n Boston is the oldest city of the USA. It is famous for its role in the War for Independence. Tourists can see many interesting things there. In the Public Garden one can go boating on a boat which has a shape of a swan. Every year Boston Marathon takes place in Boston. Many people take part in it.
L o s A n g e l e s Los Angeles is very big, noisy and famous all over the world because there is Hollywood. In Hollywood American films are made. And near Los Angeles there is wonderful fairy land called Disneyland. In Disneyland you can see the characters from Walt Disney’s films.
Natural attractions of the USAUSA There are many natural wonders in the USA. The most widely known is Niagara Falls. It is an Indian word which means “roaring waters”. Other attractions are Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks, Grand Canyon, and the vast desert between Salt Lake City and Reno, Nevada.
Funny attractions ART CAR EVENTS The oldest and largest festival takes place in Houston. Every spring, it attracts curious people from all over the world. After the parade, judges give out all sorts of awards and prizes: Best Classic car, Best Political Statement, Best Art Bicyclist, and many others.
In South Dakota, USA, there is an interesting place to visit. It’s a granite mountain. Four faces are carved on the mountain. They are the faces of four famous presidents. The presidents are Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson and Roosevelt. These gigantic heads are eighteen meters high. They are carved out of the granite of the mountain and are visible for over eighty kilometers. The monument is now an important place of interest which is visited by thousands every year. The name of this place is Mount Rushmore
Презентация на тему «Америка» составлена на основе материалов УМК «Английский язык» Афанасьевой О.В., Михеевой И.Н. и дополнительной страноведческой литературы по Америке. Целью презентации является развитие познавательного интереса учащихся к стране изучаемого языка, а также привитие ученикам чувства уважения к истории, символике, традициям и обычаям Америки. Презентация «Америка» рассчитана на учащихся 6-7 классов. При составлении презентации использованы программы Microsoft Power Point & Microsoft Word. Данная презентация была успешно использована во время открытого урока на районном семинаре учителей английского языка.
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Maintenance 1. The discovery of America. 2. American flag. 3. American coat of arms. 4. The Statue of Liberty. 5. Traditional American clothes. 6. Traditional American food.
The map of America
The discovery of America In our days everybody knows what the word « America » means. First of all it’s the name of the country - the United States of America - or just America. And then America is the name of the two continents - North America and South America.
These two continents, North and South America form the part of the word called America. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. “In fourteen hundred and ninety- two Columbus sailed the ocean blue…”
American flag The American flag is often called « The Stars and Stripes » . There are three colours on the flag of the United States - red, white, and blue. As there are fifty states in the United States, there are fifty stars on the American flag: one star for each state. The American flag has thirteen stripes. The stripes are red and write. The flag has seven red stripes and six white stripes. There is one stripe for each of the first thirteen colonies of the United States.
American coat of arms The eagle became the official national symbol of the country in 1782. It has an olive branch (a symbol of peace) and arrows (symbols of strength). You can see the eagle on the back of a dollar bill.
The Statue of Liberty One of the most famous symbols of the USA is the Statue of Liberty. France gave the statue to America in 1884 as a symbol of friendship. The Statue is in New York on Liberty Island. It is one of the first things people see when they arrive in New York by sea.
Traditional American clothes One of the traditions from the Wild West is a cowboy clothes. As cowboys spent much time outdoors, they usually wore hats, boots and jeans. Hats protected their faces and eyes from the hot sun and boots made riding a horse easier. As for special clothes – strong trousers called jeans, a tailor Levi Strauss made them in the middle of the 19-th century in the city of San Francisco.
Traditional American food The USA is most famous for « fast foods » . The first fast food restaurants served hamburgers, but now they serve other kinds of food too. Inside there is often a « salad bar » , where you can help yourself to as much salad as you want.
Most American now have a light breakfast instead of the traditional eggs, bacon, toast, orange juice and coffee. But on weekends there is more time, and a large late breakfast or early lunch (« brunch ») is often eaten with family or friends.
