КУРС 3

Урок № 20

Тема уроку: США

1) Читати текст і усно перекладати, якщо зустрінете нові для вас слова  негайно запишіть і вчіть -  впр. 2 ст. 143

    There are 50 states in the USA. Two of these states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not connected to the other states.
    The highland regions are the Appalachian Mountains in the east with the highest peak 2,037 metres high and the Cordillera with the highest peak 6,190 metres high and the Rocky Mountains in the west. 
There are the five Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario between the USA and Canada and the Great Salt Lake in the west of the USA. The main rivers of the USA are the Mississippi, one of the largest rivers in the world, the Missouri, the Rio Grande, the Yukon, the Colorado, the Columbia and the St Lawrence River.
    The largest cities of the USA are: New York, one of the largest cities of the world with the population of more than 8 million people, Los Angeles, with the population of about 4 million people, Chicago, 
the largest financial centre, Houston, Philadelphia, one of the oldest cities in the USA, San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Detroit, San Antonio, Dallas, Boston.
    The USA is rich in natural wonders. They are the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite Valley and the Niagara Falls. The Grand Canyon with different kinds of plants and animals, Yellowstone with a valley of geysers and a lot of rare animals, the Niagara Falls are the most famous in the world.

    We have to mention the most interesting places of the USA, too, such as the National Mall, Walt Disney World, Hearst Castle, the Empire State Building, the Gateway Arch, the Parthenon, Cedar Point

Park and the Statue of Liberty.

    More than 325 million people live in the USA. The USA is a young country, it is only a few hundred years old. It is sometimes called the “New World” as millions of people have come to start a new life in

the USA.

    George Washington was the first president of the USA. He is known to Americans as “The Father of the Nation”. The other famous presidents are: Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, Bill Clinton, John Kennedy, George Bush.

    It is interesting to say some words about American food. Nowadays Americans enjoy food from all over the world as people who came to live in the USA brought their cooking traditions. But nevertheless the USA is famous for “fast foods”. By the way, fast food is not healthy but it is known in Ukraine.

2) Виконайте впр. 1 ст. 143 - письмово дайте відповіді на запитання

1. How many states do the USA consist of?

2. What are the biggest cities, mountains chains, lakes and rivers of the USA?

3. What are the natural wonders of the USA?

4. What is the population of the USA?

5. Why is the country called the “New World” or a young country?

6. Who was the first president of the USA?

7. What other famous presidents do you know?

8. What traditional American food is known not only in Ukraine but also all over the world?

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