- •Seminar n 1
- •Christopher Columbus
- •The first Britain colonies on American territory Christopher Columbus
- •Answer the following questions:
- •II. Complete the following sentences:
- •Iіi. State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
- •IV. Choose the correct variant.
- •Match each date in the left-hand column with the appropriate event in the right-hand column.
- •VI. Solve the crossword.
- •VII. Divide the text into parts and make up a heading to each part. Be ready to speak on Columbus` life and activity.
- •VIII. Prove that Columbus` voyages were really the stupendous page in the history of America. The first Britain colonies on American territory
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Complete the following sentences:
- •III Choose the correct variant:
- •IV State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
- •V Match the beginning of each sentence in the left-hand column with the endings in
- •VI. Solve the crossword.
- •VII Speak on the formation of one of the first 13 British Colonies in America. Seminar n 2
- •The Mayflower
- •Native Americans The Mayflower
- •I Answer the questions:
- •II Complete the following sentences:
- •III State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
- •IV Solve the crossword:
- •V. Tell about your voyage aboard the Mayflower as if you are William Mullins, Richard More or Captain Jones Native Americans
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Complete the following sentences:
- •III. Choose the correct variant:
- •IV. State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
- •V. Match each date in the left-hand column with the appropriate event in the right-hand column.
- •VI. Match the beginning of each sentence in the left-hand column with the endings in the right-hand column. Combine the sentences so that they make sense.
- •Solve the crossword.
- •Seminar n3
- •The history of slavery in the usa.
- •The Ku Klux Klan The history of slavery in the usa.
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Complete the following sentences:
- •III State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
- •IV. Choose the correct variant:
- •Solve the crossword.
- •VI. Match the beginning of each sentence in the left - hand column with the endings in the right-hand column. Combine sentence so that they make sense.
- •VII. Find out some interesting facts about slavery in the usa. The Ku Klux Klan
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Complete the following sentences:
- •III. Choose the correct variant:
- •1. The Freeman's Bureau was established by Congress on …
- •IV. Match each date in the left-hand column with the appropriate event in the right-hand column.
- •V. State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
- •Solve the crossword.
- •George Washington
- •The 9/11 Tragedy George Washington
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •VI. Match the beginning of each sentence in the left-hand column with the endings in the right-hand column. Combine the sentences so that they make sense.
- •Solve the crossword
- •VIII. Prove that g. Washington really was Father of His Country. The 9/11 Tragedy
- •I. Answer the questions:
- •II. Complete the following sentences:
- •III. State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false
- •Seminar n 5
- •Barack Obama
- •The usa today Barack Obama
- •I Answer the questions:
- •II Say if these statements are true or false. Correct if necessary.
- •III. Complete the following sentences:
- •T he usa today
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •Complete the following sentences:
- •III. State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
- •IV. Match the beginning of each sentence in the left-hand column with the endings in the right-hand column. Combine the sentences so that they make sense.
- •VII. “American way of life”. What associations arise in your mind with this term?
IV. Choose the correct variant.
1 .Columbus first took to the sea when he was .... years old and this continued throughout his younger life.
a) 20
b) 14
c) 15
2. Columbus and .... moved to Spain where he began trying to obtain a grant to explore western trade routes.
a) Diego
b) Oliver
c) Daniel
3. Above all, he was masterful in interpreting the signs of nature, such as the .... , the smell of the air, .... , the condition of the seas, the pressure he felt in his joints, the appearance of floating debris, and more.
a) behavior of animals, the color of the sky
b) behavior of birds, the color of the sky
c) behavior of birds, the color of the clouds
4. Columbus promised to bring back....... from Asia, spread Christianity, and explore China
a) coal, spices and cotton
b) gold, spices and silk
c) gold, fruit and flax
5. After a short stop at the .... to resupply and make minor repairs, the ships set out across...... .
a) Bahama Islands, the Atlantic
b) Canary Islands, the Pacific
c) Canary Islands, the Atlantic
6. When Columbus reached the land, he believed it was an ............ and named it......
a) Asian island, San Salvador
b) China island, San Jacson
c) Itali island, San Valentine
7............, believing that they had arrived in the Indies, soon called all islanders “Indians.”
a) The Spaniards
b) The Italians
c) The Portuguese
8. After the success of finding this new land, ..... set sail west again on September 23, 1493 with ........ .
a) Columbus, 18 ships and 2, 400 men.
b) Columbus, 17 ships and 800 men.
c) Columbus, 17 ships and 1,200 men
9. At the site of the fort Columbus established the colony of .......... and after a ............., he conquered the entire island of .......... .
a) Santo Domingo, battle in 1934, Hispaniola
b) Santo Fernando, battle in 1495, Ispaniola
c) Santo Domingo, battle in 1495, Hispaniola
10. After a government representative was sent to investigate .............. , Columbus was arrested and sent back to ..... .
a) the victories in 1500, Ukraine
b) the problems in 1500, Spain
c) the problems in 1450, Italy
11. In January 1503, he reached ....... and found ...... but was forced out of the area by those who lived there.
a) Panama, a small amount of gold
b) Panama, a lot of silver
c) Prague, enough of gold
12. His major contribution to ......... is that he was........., settle, and stay in these new lands.
a) geography, the first to visit
b) anthropology, the first to survived
c) geography, the second to visit
Match each date in the left-hand column with the appropriate event in the right-hand column.
During the 1470s |
Rodrigo de Triana, sighted land in area of the present-day Bahamas |
October 12, 1492 |
the Pinta and its crew left to explore on its own |
In 1505 |
Columbus set sail for Spain |
on May 30, 1498 |
Columbus’s third voyage |
on September 23, 1493 |
the king allowed him to petition but did nothing |
on March 15, 1493 |
After the success of finding new land, Columbus set sail west again with 17 ships and 1,200 men. |
On November 21, 1492 |
he met his brother Bartolomeo, a mapmaker, in Lisbon |
In 1479 |
he went on numerous trading trips that took him to the Aegean Sea, Northern Europe, and possibly Iceland |
On August 31 |
Columbus' final voyage |
on May 9, 1502 |
he returned to Hispaniola and found the colony of Santo Domingo there in shambles |