Unit 6. Washington d.C. Watch the film and do the following exercises Task 1. Before watching

Ex.1.  Answer the questions:

1.  Have you ever been abroad? When and where did you go?

2.  Have you ever been to the USA? If yes, did you go to Washington D.C.?

3.  What sights of Washington do you know/have you seen/visited?

Ex.2.  Which of the sights are in Washington D.C.?

1.  The Mall

2.  The Eiffel Tower

3.  Madame Tussaud’s Museum

4.  The Capitol

5.  Trafalgar Square

6.  Arlington National Cemetery

7.  The Smithsonian Institution

8.  The Royal Albert Hall

9.  The Washington Monument

10. The White House

11. Hyde Park

12. The John Kennedy Centre of the Performing Art

13. Lincoln Memorial

14. St. Paul’s Cathedral

15. The Statue of Liberty

Ex.3.  Who of these famous people are Americans?

1.  Josef Mallord William Turner

2.  George Washington

3.  Margaret Thatcher

4.  Robert Edward Lee

5.  Charles Dickens

6.  James Watt

7.  Jack London

8.  Oscar Wild

9.  John Kennedy

10. Elvis Presley

11. Calvin Coolidge

12. Christopher Columbus

13. Oliver Cromwell

14. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

15. Benjamin Franklin

16. Tony Blair

17. Bill Clinton

18. Mark Twain

19. Paul McCartney

20. Andy Warhol

21. Duke Ellington

22. Walt Whitman

Task 2. While watching

Ex.1.  Put the sights of Washington D.C. in the order they appear in the film:

1.  Lincoln Memorial

2.  The Capitol

3.  The Supreme Court

4.  International Cemetery of Virginia

5.  The National Archives

6.  The John Kennedy Centre of the Performing Arts

7.  The Washington Monument

8.  The White House

9.  Ford’s Theatre

10.  Networks of parks

11.  Thomas Jefferson Memorial

12.  The Nation’s Library

13.  Arlington National Cemetery

14.  The Smithsonian Institution

15.  The US Holocaust Memorial Museum

16.  The National Arboretum

17.  Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial

Ex.2.  Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?

1.  Washington D.C. is the world’s largest diplomatic community.

2.  A polo match is the most entertaining among different kinds of sports and games for Americans.

3.  In 1800 John Adams and his wife Abigail became first residence of the White House.

4.  Initially the nation’s capital was New York, then Philadelphia.

5.  In 1791 Pierre Charles L’Enfant was hired by George Washington to plan the city.

6.  The White House and the Presidential Palace are two separate buildings.

7.  The Washington underground is called Washington Metro.

8.  Washington is not a city at all, it’s a federal district.

9.  The Smithsonian Institution is the name of one of the Universities in Washington.

10. Georgetown is a home town of both George Washington and Robert Lee.

Task 3. After watching

Ex.1.  Give the Russian equivalents:

1.  to appease –

2.  to hire –

3.  to extend –

4.  to conceive –

5.  to dedicate –

6.  a terrain –

7.  an axis –

8.  a legislator –

9.  an addict –

10. handwriting –

11. arboretum –

12. tribute –

13. assassination –

14. an eternal flame –

15. solemn –

Ex.2.  Choose the right answer:

1.  How did L’Enfant name the avenues in Washington?

a)  for the famous people

b)  for the main cities

c)  for the states

2.  How did L’Enfant name the streets North and South?

a)  he gave letters to them

b)  he gave numbers to them

c)  he gave names of famous Americans

3.  How did L’Enfant name the street East and West?

a)  he gave letters to them

b)  he gave numbers to them

c)  he gave names of the main cities

4.  The US Capitol building is the home to:

a)  the President

b)  the Congress

c)  the Supreme Court

5.  How was the wooden Capitol reconstructed in 1812?

a)  replaced with marble

b)  replaced with marble and built higher

c)  replaced with marble and built longer

6.  The oldest public building in Washington is:

a)  the Nation’s Library

b)  the White House

c)  the National Archives

7.  How many items does the collection of the Nation’s Library number?

a)  more than 18 million

b)  more than 47 million

c)  more than 80 million

8.  Who presented his private collection to the Nation’s Library after the first collection had been lost during the war of 1812?

a)  Benjamin Franklin

b)  John Adams

c)  Thomas Jefferson

9.  What is the height of the Washington Monument?

a)  115 feet

b)  155 feet

c)  555 feet

10. What do the 36 columns of Lincoln Memorial represent?

a)  the 36 states in the Union at the time of Lincoln’s death

b)  the 36 main cities of the country at the time of Lincoln’s death

c)  the 36 national heroes of the country at the time of Lincoln’s death

Ex.3.  Answer the questions:

1.  Why was it agreed that the new capital would be in the South?

2.  What should the main (centre) area of Washington D.C. include according to L’Enfant’s plan?

3.  How did L’Enfant use the Capitol planning the city?

4.  What is the maximum roof top height for buildings in the downtown district? Why?

5.  Did George Washington ever live in the White House?

6.  Which is the most precious item of the collection of the library?

7.  What does the National Archives house?

8.  Where is the Smithsonian Institution situated?

9.  What is the Smithsonian Institution and how was it established?

10.  Why is it called “the Nation’s Addict”?

11.  What are the three President Memorials in Washington?

12.  What is there inside the building of Thomas Jefferson Memorial?

13.  Who does Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial recognise?

14.  What "living" memorial in Washington is dedicated to John F. Kennedy’s memory?

15.  What is Ford’s Museum the sight of?

16.  What kind of exhibition does the US Holocaust Memorial Museum offer to its visitors?

17.  What is Georgetown?

18.  What is Alexandria?

19.  Who is the International Cemetery of Virginia dedicated to?

20.  Where is John F. Kennedy’s grave situated? What is it marked by? Who does the Tomb of an Unknown Soldier commemorate?