5. Explain …

- why the climate of the USA varies greatly in different regions of the country;

- why the population of the USA is not homogeneous.

6. It is interesting to know…

1. Christopher Columbus never knew that he’d discovered a new continent. He reached a chain of islands in the Caribbean which he called the West Indies because he thought he had discovered a west passage to India.

2. The first known European settlement in the New World was established in Greenland about 985 by the descendants from a line of Viking chieftains.

3. The distance that Columbus covered on his way from Spain to Bahamas was about 6,275 kilometres (3,900 miles).

4. Hunting deer or bucks was a big business in the colonies. Indians and colonies often counted a person’s wealth in buckskins or bucks.

5. George Washington set a precedent refusing to run for the third term.

The unwritten rule was broken only by Franklin Roosevelt who was elected President four times.

6. The simple obelisk built in honour of G. Washington is often called the pencil.

7. The ”Potomac” means ”the river of the meeting of the tribes”.

8. America is the motherland of jazz, rock and roll, nylon and Coca-Cola.

9. The famous ship ”Mayflower” set sail to Virginia but was blown off its course and reached land on the shores of Cape Cod in present day Massachusetts.

10. Alexander Graham Bell first displayed his electric telephone in 1876 at the Exhibition in Philadelphia.

7. Make a report on the usa. Focus on Grammar Conditional Sentences

1. Choose the correct alternative.

Example: If I miss / I’ll miss the bus his afternoon, I’ll get a taxi instead. –

If I miss the bus his afternoon, I’ll get a taxi instead.

1. We’ll have to go without John if he doesn’t arrive / he won’t arrive soon.

2. They won’t refund / didn’t refund your money if you haven’t kept your receipt.

3. Will you send me a postcard when you reach / you’ll reach Mexico?

4. If I make some coffee, do you cut / will you cut the cake?

5. Did you work / would you work harder if you were better paid?

6. If you don’t complain / didn’t complain so much, you might be more popular.

7. Weren’t my friends / wouldn’t my friends be envious if they could see me now.

2. Complete the questions.

Example: A. I don’t know what’s happened to my dictionary.

I’ve looked everywhere for it.

B. What will you do if you don’t find it?

A. I suppose I’ll have to buy a new one.

1. A. I’m thinking of applying for the manager’s job.

B. Really? How _________ if you get it?

A. Oh, about ₤2.000 a year more than now, I suppose.

2. A. I don’t know what I’m going to do about money. I haven’t even got enough for my rent this week.

B. _________ if I lent you some?

A. Well, it would help, of course. But I can’t borrow from you.

B. Don’t be silly. How much do you want?

3. A. I hope the weather’s OK when I’m on holiday next week.

B. What ________ if it rains?

A. I’ve no idea. I’ve never been to Malta before.

4. A. I wish I could afford a new car.

B. What ________ if you could afford one?

A. Oh, I wouldn’t mind what make it was, as long as it didn’t keep breaking down.

5. A. I don’t think I’m going to pass my driving test next week.

B. What _______ if you don’t?

A. I won’t be able to get the job I want. They said I must be able to drive.