Vocabulary

I. Choose the words in italics to complete the sentences.

Washington title anthem Fort McHenry flag National poem

broadcast Banner Berlin

1. Congress adopted "the Star-Spangled Banner" as the national ______________in 1931.

2. The poem was written in September 1814 when British troops invaded ______________.

3. The British bombarded ________________during the night of September 13-14.

4. Through the smoke attorney Scott Key saw a huge American __________flying over the port.

5. Key was so inspired that began making notes for a ________________

6. The poem was printed on a handbill under the ________________of "Defence of Fort McHenry".

7. A month later Key retitled the poem "The Star-Spangled __________________".

8. In 1917, Irving ______________wrote "God bless America" for his Army musical.

9. In 20 years after a national radio _______________it became a sensation.

10. Many people suggested that it should be a ________________anthem.

COMPREHENSION

II. Scan for the details and circle the correct letter.

1. The bald eagle was chosen as the national bird of the U.S. in a/1882, b/1782, c/1828.

2. The bald eagle is a bird of a/ beauty, b/ strength and courage, c/ pray.

3. The Great seal became the official "signature" of the a/ new nation, b/ U.S., c/ President.

4. The bald eagle appears with an olive branch with 13 olives and a/ 2, b/ 3, c/13 arrows.

5. The arrows and the olive branch represent a/ strength, b/ strength and peace, c/ peace.

6. In the beak is a scroll inscribed with a /Epluribus unum, b/ "out of many, one",c/ U.S.

7. It means that out of 13 colonies came one a/ people, b/ country, c/ nation.

8. The national motto: "In God We Trust" was adopted in a/ 1756, b/ 1856, c/ 1956.

9. It also appears on the reverse side of the a/one, b/two, c/ten-dollar bill.

III. Match the words.

FortMcHenry Irving Berlin

The Star-Spangled Banner God Bless America

Bald eagle strength and courage

The Great Seal "out of many, one"

E pluribus unum President George Washington

The national motto original colonies

Stars and Stripes purity and innocence

The stripes "In God We Trust"

Red vigilance and justice

White the National Flag

Blue courage

DISCUSSION

IV. Answer the questions.

1. Who wrote the National anthem of the U.S?

2. What is the most popular name for the National Flag of the U.S.?

3. Who gave the name "Old Glory" to the US flag?...........

4. How many stripes and stars did the original flag have?

5. What do the colors stand for?

6. Does the U.S. flag fly over the White House when the President is not in Washington?

7. When should the U.S. flag be flown?

8. What are the other National Symbols?

WRITING