I. Practice the pronunciation of the following proper names:

George Washington, Potomac, Lincoln Memorial, Abraham, Martin Luther King, Capitol, Andrew, Art Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian, Enid A. Haupt Garden, Heirloom Garden, Jefferson Pier, the National Archives, the Albert Einstein Memorial, Ford Trimotor, the Eiffel Tower, The South Portico, Aquia Creek, President Theodore Roosevelt, Eisenhower, National Heritage Site.

II. Answer the following questions:

1. How is Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia commonly referred to?

2. Where is the capital district located?

3. What is the population of Washington?

4. What branches of the federal government of the United States are there in the District?

5. Does the Congress maintain supreme authority over the city or over the USA?

6. What does the twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1961, grant the District?

7. Where is the Lincoln Memorial located?

8. What body is the memorial administered by?

9. Who is most of the direct management of the NPS delegated by?

10. What park was the first national park in the United States?

11. Who was successful with the ratification of the National Park Service Organic Act in 1916?

12. What do you know about the National Mall?

13. What are the purposes of the National Mall?

14. What landmarks and museums does the National Mall contain?

15. When and why was the Smithsonian Institution established?

16. How many museums and galleries dothe Smithsonian museums comprise?

17. Does the Smithsonian also have a large number of travelling exhibitions?

18. What building is the meeting place of the United States Congress, the legislature of the federal government of the United States?

19. What monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate the first American president, General George Washington?

20. What building is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States?

II. Complete the following questions:

1. On July 16, 1790, the Residence Act approved the creation of a capital district…….

2. The states of Maryland and Virginia each donated …….

3. Named in honor of George Washington, the City of Washington was …….

4. Washington is home to many national monuments and museums, which …….

5. The Lincoln Memorial is an American national monument built …….

6. The building is in the form of a Greek Doric temple and …….

7. The National Park Service (NPS) is the U.S. federal agency that manages …….

8. Due to the irregularities in managing these national treasures, Stephen Tyng Mather …….

9. The term National Mall commonly includes …….

10. With the exception of the National Gallery of Art, all of the museums on the National Mall (proper) are …….

11. As popularly understood, the Mall also contains landmarks and features that are …….

12. The population of American elm trees planted on the Mall and its surrounding areas in accordance with the McMillan Plan …….

13. Other attractions within walking distance of the National Mall include …….

14. Termed "the nation's attic" for its eclectic holdings of 137 million items, the Institution'…….

15. The Institutions's funding comes from…….

16. The Smithsonian has close ties with …….

17. Collections of artifacts are given to these museums …….

18. Officially, both the east and west sides of the Capitol …….

19. The monument was damaged during …….

20. Today, the White House Complex includes …….