Transcript New York

The motto of the lesson:
America, America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea.
The Americans love their country, not,
Indeed, as it is, but as it will be.
KEY FACTS:
Area:
Population:
Capital city:
Official language:
Largest cities:
Longest rivers:
Highest mountain:
Almost 9,400,000 sq.km
Over 280,000,000
Washington, D.C.
English
New York City, Chicago,
Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Seattle
Mississippi, Missouri
Mount McKinley
The United States of America is situated on the North
American continent between Canada and Mexico. The
USA is washed by the Pacific Ocean in the West and the
Atlantic Ocean in the East . It consists of 3 separate parts:
the Hawaiian Islands, Alaska and the major part of the
USA. There are 50 states and the district of Columbia.
The main part of the USA consists of several physical
divisions, including highland and lowland regions.
Major highlands are the Appalachian Mountains and
the Rocky Mountains.
The Mississippi River together with the Missouri form
the longest river in the world (7,300 km)
The Northern part of the US embraces
the region of the five Great Lakes, which
are connected by natural channels cut by
rapids.
The greatest of these rapids is the Niagara
Falls
The people of the USA are a mixture of
many different nationalities. The United
States is often called a big melting pot.
The US flag is called The Stars and Stripes. It is also
called the “Old Glory”. It consists of 50 white stars on
the blue ground, which represent the number of states of
the country nowadays and 13 red and white stripes that
represent the number of the states which proclaimed the
independence.
WASHINGTON IS THE CAPITAL OF THE US. It was founded in
1791.
It was named after the first president of the country. The
District of Columbia is the territory of the city Washington.
Washington lies on the Potomac river which divides it into two
parts. Its population is about 900,000 people.
Washington is a one
industry city. That
industry is
government. The
Capitol is the
place where
Congress sits. It is
located in the very
centre of the city,
on Capitol Hill.
The Capitol is the
highest building in
Washington.
THE WHITE HOUSE IN WASHINGTON
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It is the residence of the president of the
United States. The White House was built in
1799. It is a two-storied, white building. Here
the president lives and works.
Monument, built in the memory of the
first president of the country, is situated not far from the
Capitol. It looks like a big pencil (160 metres high). A
special lift brings visitors to the top in 70 seconds.
THE WASHINGTON
New York is one of the
largest cities in the world.
It’s the financial capital of
the country and the large
sea-port. The New York
City is situated in the New
York state.
The population is over 16
mln people.
It is informally called “The
Big Apple”.
The city is situated in the
mouth of the Hudson
River.
Liberty Island is
situated in New
York Harbour.
The Statue Of
Liberty is the
first thing people
see when they
arrive in New
York by the sea.
It is the symbol
of American
democracy.`
CHICAGO
Chicago is also a
huge city. It is a
very important
industrial district.
The city is located
near the lake
Michigan. Its
population is about
8 mln people.
The peculiarity of its
architecture is a lot
of skyscrapers in
the business part of
Chicago. The Sears
Building is the
highest one in the
USA (443 m)
Seattle is also one of the biggest cities in
the United States. It is an industrial city.
San Francisco is the capital of the state California
and its main port. Americans call it “the Western
Coast Pearl”. There are a large number of the
bridges there and the most famous among them
is the Golden Gate Bridge
LOS ANGELES
The territory of the city is about 10,000 sq. km.
More than 4 mln people live there. It is well
known as a fashionable health resort and as the
entertainment capital of the world.
THE FORMER SUBURB OF LOS ANGELES
It is known as a place where a large number of
movie studios are located.
The largest park in the USA covers an area of 3,472
sq.km. Yellowstone is a world in itself. It was born of
volcanic fire. It has high mountains and cliffs, waterfalls,
hot springs
and the greatest concentration of geysers (not less than
10,000).This park is located mostly in Wyoming and also
covers small parts of Montana and Idaho. It was
established in 1872.
This canyon belongs to seven Nature’s
Greatest Wonders. IT is quite unusual in
colour and architecture. The Grand Canyon is
a fantasy of stones and cliffs. It is formed by
the Colorado River. It flows across the plateau
carving a deep gorge.