Презентация на тему: "The USA"
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??? Questions ??? 1.Who discovered America? 2.When did he do it? 3.Where was Christopher Columbus born? 4.«The New World» was the name of the new land, wasn’t it? 5.Did Columbus begin his second great voyage in 1493 or 1494? 6.When did the «Mayflower» sail to America? 7.What did they call the new country? 8. Do you know the symbol of Thanksgiving Day? 9.Where did Native Americans come from? 10.Where did they live? What did they eat? 11.What did Native Americans believe in? 12.When did the first colonists appear in America?
??? Questions ??? 13.Were all the colonies English? 14. How many colonies were there in America in 1733? 15.Who was the first president of the USA? 16. Where did Americans go in the 18th-19th centuries? 17.What trousers did the cowboys wear? 18. People wear jeans everywhere, don’t they? 19. What do people often call the American flag? 20. What are the colours of the American flag? 21. Are there 50 or 51 states in the United States? 22. Why are there 13 stripes on the flag? 23. What does «pot luck» dinner mean? 24. America is a friendly country with friendly people, isn’t it?
LISTENING COMPREHENSION What does the average American do? The average American _______________ seven and a half hours a night. The average American takes a shower ________________________ day. The average American goes to the cinema __________________ a month. The average American watches ____________________ four hours a day. The average American goes to the ______________________ once a year. The average American reads the _________________________ every day. The average American eats three __________________________ a week. The average American drinks a cup and a half of ______________ a day. The average American _______________________________ in a house. The average American eats at a Fast Food ______________ once a month. The average American listens to the__________________ two hours a day. The average American __________________________to bed before twelve. The average American ______________________________ pyjamas in bed.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION What does the average American do? The average American sleeps seven and a half hours a night. The average American takes a shower every day. The average American goes to the cinema once a month. The average American watches TV four hours a day. The average American goes to the dentist once a year. The average American reads the newspaper every day. The average American eats three hamburgers a week. The average American drinks a cup and a half of coffee a day. The average American lives in a house. The average American eats at a Fast Food restaurant once a month. The average American listens to the radio two hours a day. The average American goes to bed before twelve. The average American wears pyjamas in bed.
Put the words in a logical order. 1.The, English, appeared, in, the, of, first, America, seventeenth, settlements, the, century, at, beginning. 2.a, wanted, to, there, life, They, start, new. 3.new, set up, called, part, the, country, a, They, colony, that, and, of, England. 4.from, city, They, English, of, sailed, the, Plymouth.
1.The first English settlements appeared in America at the beginning of the seventeenth century. 2.They wanted to start a new life there. 3.They set up a colony and called that part of the country New England. 4.They sailed from the English city of Plymouth.
Complete the sentences. 1.Native Americans came from 2.They travelled 3.They lived 4.They ate 5.Native Americans believed in 6.Smoking of a peace pipe means Asia. across the land between Siberia and Alaska. in small earth houses and in wooden houses. grass, nuts, fruit. gods. peace and friendship.
1.When do people celebrate Thanksgiving Day in America? 2. How did people begin to call the new land? 3. What is the traditional Christmas food that you can also find on the table on Thanksgiving Day? 4. What fruit and vegetables have people in autumn? 5. How do we call a trip across the sea? 6. How do we call Native Americans? 7. What is the famous tradition of Native Americans?
1.The last Thursday of November. 4.Harvest. 2.New World. 5.Voyage. 3.Turkey. 6.Indians. 7.Smoking a pipe.
READING The American flag is often called “The ________ and _________”. There are three colours on the flag of the United States – red, white and blue. As there are ________ states in the United States, there are fifty stars on the American flag: one star for each state. The American flag has _______ stripes. The stripes are red and white. The flag has _______ red stripes and ________ white stripes. There is one stripe for each of the first thirteen colonies of the United States. People must know many things about the flag, for example: you should display it only during the day and you should fold it in a special way. In some schools there is a flag in each classroom, and children stand in front of the flag every day. You can see the _________________ in shops and offices, in the streets and squares, in small towns and in big cities. You can see pictures of the American flag in newspapers and magazines. Americans are proud of their flag and display it in many places. One of the most famous symbols of the USA is the_______. France gave the statue to America in 1884 as a symbol of ______. The statue is in _____ on Liberty Island. It is one of the first things people see when they arrive in New York by sea. The __________ became the official national symbol of the country in 1782. It has an olive branch (a symbol of peace) and arrows (symbol of strength). You can see the eagle on the back of a __________________. The Unites States of America has the national hymn too. It is called “_______”. Every state in the USA has its own flag, its own symbol and its own song too.
SYMBOLS OF AMERICA 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 white. 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. People must know many things about the flag, for example: you should display it only during the day and you should fold it in a special way. In some schools there is a flag in each classroom, and children stand in front of the flag every day. You can see the American flag in shops and offices, in the streets and squares, in small towns and in big cities. You can see pictures of the American flag in newspapers and magazines. Americans are proud of their flag and display it in many places. 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. The eagle became the official national symbol of the country in 1782. It has an olive branch (a symbol of peace) and arrows (symbol of strength). You can see the eagle on the back of a dollar bill. The Unites States of America has the national hymn too. It is called “The Star – Spangled Banner”. Every state in the USA has its own flag, its own symbol and its own song too.
“uncle sam” “Uncle Sam” is a cartoon symbol of the American government. He has appeared in magazines, newspapers and on posters for the last 150 years. In 1812 a man named Samuel Wilson sold meat to the American government for its soldiers. Everyone called him Uncle Sam. The first letters of Uncle Sam “US” were the same as the first letters of the United States. Very soon cartoons of Uncle Sam as the American government first began to appear. The United States of America has an official song too. It is the “Star-Spangled Banner”. Is “Uncle Sam” a real man?