I. The names of some states have been scrambled up. Find the names of the states, and then write a sentence about an important industry or product of that state.

Example

GOEGRAI - Georgia: Peanuts are grown in Georgia.

cut – grow – make – produce

Products and industries cheese movies oil oranges rice

1. XTSAE____________________________________________________

2. IRDFOLA__________________________________________________

3. LAFIROICAN______________________________________________

4. ISWNCSONI_______________________________________________

5. ALIOUISNA__________________________________________________

THE MELTING POT

I9% Hispanic (also I. Look at the chart and complete the sentences.

1. T he majority of the people

living in the United States are…

2. The smallest ethnic group is … .

3. … form 12.6 percent of the population.

4. There are more … than people of Asian and Pacific Island origin.

THE NATION’S CAPITAL

III. Choose the right variant to complete the following sentences.

1. George Washington was

a) the first president of the USA. c) assassinated in the Ford Theatre.

b) the architect who designed the capital.d) the author of the Declaration of

Emancipation.

2. Washington is situated in

a) the state of New York. c) the State of Washington.

b) the state of Columbia. d) no state.

3. The Capitol is

a) a museum in Washington. c) the President's residence.

b) the Washington Memorial. d) the location of the Congress.

4. The Lincoln Memorial looks like

a) a big pencil. c) a classical Greek temple.

b) an ordinary house. d) a classical Roman temple.

LANGUAGES IN THE USA

IV. Match the words in the column a with their equivalents given in the

column B.

A	B
British English	American English
1. car	a) apartment
2. lift	b) zipper
3. biscuit	c) chips
4. trousers	d) store
5. zip	e) subway
6. flat	f) automobile
7. sweets	g) cookie
8. shop	h) pants
9. tube	i) elevator
10.crisps	j) candies

AMERICAN VALUES

V. 1) Values are the attitudes that people have about their society should be. Look at the list of common American sayings and match them to the correct meaning.

	Sayings		What the saying means
1	It’s not important if you win or lose. It’s how you play the game that counts.	A	Do things for yourself, don’t wait for other to help you.
2	You’ve made your own bed. Now lie in it.	B	If you do something, you must accept what happens next.
3	Nice guys finish last.	C	You should not leave things until later.
4	Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.	D	It is more important to take part in something than always to be the best.
5	God helps those who help themselves.	E	You have to be hard to win.