Transcript The United States of America

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The flag of the United States of
America
The eagle – the symbol of
America
The map of the United States of
America
The United States of America
We are going to visit some
beautiful places in America:
Washington DC, the capital;
New York;
Los Angeles.
The national flag of the United States of
America (or the American flag) consists of
thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top
and bottom) alternating with white, with a
blue rectangle in the canton (referred to
specifically as the "union") bearing fifty
small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in
nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top
and bottom) alternating with rows of five
stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the
50 states and the 13 stripes represent the
thirteen British colonies that rebelled
against the British monarchy and became
the first states in the Union.
WASHINGTON DC
 Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as
Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16,
1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a federal district to become the
national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution. The District is therefore not a part of
any U.S. state. It was formed from land along the Potomac River donated by the states of
Maryland and Virginia; however, the Virginia portion was returned by Congress in 1846.
 Washington, D.C., had an estimated population of 617,996 in 2011. The city was the 24th
most populous place in the United States as of 2010.
 The District is governed by a locally elected mayor and 13-member city council. However, the
United States Congress has supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws.
The White House is the official residence and
principal workplace of the President of the
United States.
Lincoln Memorial
Sights from the capital
New York
New York is the most
populous city in the United
States and the center of the
New York Metropolitan Area,
one of the most populous
metropolitan areas in the
world.
New York exerts a significant
impact upon global commerce,
finance, media, art, fashion,
research,
technology,
education, and entertainment.
The Statue of Liberty
 It was actually given to the United States as
a gift from France in honor of the Centennial of
American Independence. The Lady of Liberty
was shipped overseas to New York in 350
pieces and it took four months to put her
together!
 The Statue of Liberty has towered above the
New York Harbor since 1886 and was
designated as an American National
Monument in 1924.
 Lady Liberty truly is statuesque - she weighs
450,000 pounds (225 tones) and stands 151
feet (93 m)tall.
New York City Hall is the oldest City
Hall in the United States that still
houses its original governmental
functions.
Columbia University's Low
Memorial Library
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, one of the
world’s longest suspension bridges,
connects Brooklyn and Staten Island across
The Narrows.
Midtown Manhattan
The Empire State Building and Chrysler Building,
built in Art Deco style.
Lower Manhattan
Central Park, New York
 Central Park is the most visited city park in the United States.
 Central Park is a public park at the center of Manhattan in
New York City, United States. The park initially opened in
1857, on 843 acres (3.41 km2) of city-owned land.
Times Square, New York
Times Square has
the highest
annual
attendance rate
of any tourist
attraction in the
US
"The Crossroads of the World"
Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and Ripley's
Believe It or Not! Odditorium are two of the
newer attractions on the redeveloped 42nd
Street.
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The Times Square Ball in 2007
View of the northern part of Times Square, with the
Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel (Two Times
Square) in the center.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is the most populous city in
the state of California, and the second
most populous in the United States, after
New York City
Downtown Los Angeles, Venice,
Griffith Observatory, Hollywood Sign
Hollywood is a district in Los Angeles, California, United States
situated west-northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Due to its
fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios
and movie stars, the word Hollywood is often used as a metonym
of American cinema.
The Town Hall
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Universal Studios Hollywood is a movie
studio
and
theme
park
in
the
unincorporated Universal City community of
Los Angeles County, California, United
States. It is one of the oldest and most
famous Hollywood movie studios still in use.
Its official marketing headline is "The
Entertainment Capital of LA", though during
the summer it is often advertised as "The
Coolest Place in LA." It was initially created
to offer tours of the real Universal Studios
soundstages and sets. It is the first of many
full-fledged Universal Studios Theme Parks
located across the world. Woody
Woodpecker is the mascot for Universal
Studios Hollywood.
Disneyland
Known as Disneyland when it opened on July
18, 1955, and still almost universally referred
to by that name, it is the only theme park to be
designed and built under the direct supervision
of Walt Disney. In 1998, the theme park was
re-branded Disneyland Park to distinguish it
from the larger Disneyland Resort complex.
Born:
Walter Elias Disney, December 5, 1901, Hermosa,
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died:
December 15, 1966 (aged 65), Burbank,
California, U.S.
Occupation:
Film producer,, Co-founder of The Walt Disney
Company, formerly known as Walt Disney Productions
Activity:
1920–1966
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