Vocabulary notes

a subject of the British Crown regard, підданий британської корони вважати

in favour of the colonists на користь колоністів steadily increased its power постійно нарощувала свою

могутність

highland, n to embrace the region високогір’я охоплювати область

LEXICAL EXERCISES

I. Give extended (розширені) answers to the questions.

1. What will you say if you were asked about the geographical position of the USA? 2. Will you say what oceans the USA is washed by? 3. Suppose you are asked about the areas the USA is divided into. What characteristics can you give to each of them? 4. What can you say about the five Great Lakes of the USA? 5. Suppose you are asked about the climate of the USA, what would you say? 6. What would you say if you were asked about Niagara Falls - the natural wonder of America?

II. Ask your friend the questions, using the following word combinations, and let him answer them:

a)the population of New York; b) the capital of the USA; c) the countries on which the USA borders; d) the length of the Mississippi; e) the number of states in the USA; f) the climate of the USA; g) President of the USA.

III. Read the extract from the poem by the famous American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) and try to explain its main idea:

The Song of Hiawatha

In the vale of Tawasentha,

In the green and silent valley,

By the pleasant water-courses,

Dwelt the singer Nawadaha.

Round about the Indian village Spread the meadows and the corn-fields, And beyond them stood the forest,

Stood the groves of shining pine-trees, Green in Summer, white in Winter,

Ever singing, ever singing.

And the pleasant water-courses,

You could trace them through the valley,

By the rushing in the Spring-time,

By the alders in the Summer,

By the white fog in the Autumn,

By the black line in the Winter;

And beside them dwelt the singer In the vale of Tawasentha,

In the green and silent valley.

There he sang of Hiawatha Sang the Song of Hiawatha,

Sang his wondrous birth and being,

How he preyed and how he fasted,

How he lived, and toiled, and suffered,

That the tribes of men might prosper,

That he might advance his people.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Choose the correct answer to the questions according to the text:

1. In what century was the USA founded?

1) the 17th; 2) the 18th; 3) the 19th

2. How many states were there in America when the War of Independence ended?

1) 49; 2) 13; 3) 50

3. Who was the first President of America?

1) Lincoln; 2) Washington; 3) Roosevelt

4. How many houses does American Congress consist of?

1) four; 2) three; 3) two

5. May President be re-elected for a four-year term?

1) yes; 2) no; 3) not mentioned in the text

I. n what, part of the USA is there a land good for farming?

1) in the northern part; 2) in the West; 3) in the Southern part.

CONVERSATIONAL PRACTICE

I. Make up short stories (or dialogues, whatever you prefer) in English, using the following situations.

Imagine, that you have read a book about the political structure of the USA. Your friend asks you to tell him about it. What would you tell him?

Imagine, that you have just returned from a business trip to the USA. You are invited to the Geography Society, whose member you are, and asked to tell about your impressions. What would you tell them?

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