The usa (Part 2)

The USA is a highly developed industrial state. Its agri­culture is also highly mechanized.

There are coal-mines in the Cordillera Mountains, in the Kansas City region. Iron is mined near the Great Lakes. The USA has rich oil-fields in California, Texas and some other regions. It occupies one of the first places among the coun­tries of the world for production of coal, iron and oil.

The USA has a highly developed motor-car industry. It would be no exaggeration to say that cars have become the sym­bol of American way of life. The vehicles produced at such com­panies as Ford and the General Motors are known world-wide. The motor-car industry is concentrated in and around Detroit. Ship-building is developed along the Atlantic coast and in San Francisco. The textile industry is to be found in the north-east and in the south of the country.

The USA has a highly developed railway system. It also has the best network of roads in the world. They are called high­ways.

The USA is a federal country of 50 states and the District of Columbia. The political life of the country has always been dominated by the two major parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. At an election time they contest presi­dency and the majority of seats in the Congress. The Congress is the highest legislative body of the country. It consists of two chambers — the House of Representatives and the Senate.

The President, elected by the whole nation for four years, is head of the state and the Government.

18.  Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.

1. The USA is situated in the central part of the North American continent.

2. The total area of the USA is over 29 million square kilome­tres.

3. The continental part of the USA consists of two highland regions and one lowland region.

4. The climate of the USA doesn’t differ greatly from one part of the country to another.

5. The USA is a highly developed industrial state.

6. The vehicles produced at such com­panies as BMW and the General Motors which are known world-wide.

7. The textile industry is to be found in the north-east and in the south of the country.

8. The USA is a federal country of 51 states and the District of Columbia.

9. The President is elected by the whole nation for five years.

10. Vice-President is the head of the state and the Government.

19. Supply articles where necessary and explain their usage:

__USA , __Canada, __ the North American continent, __ the Atlantic Ocean, __ the Gulf of Mexico, __ the Great Lakes, __ the Rio Grande River, __ the Pacific Ocean, __Atlantic Ocean, __ the Appalachian mountains, __ the Cordillera, __ the Mississippi, __ the Hudson river, __ America, __ Washington, __ Kansas City region, __ San Francisco.

20. Put the words in the correct order to make true sentences.

1. is, the USA, square, the, kilometers, of, over, area, 9 million, total.

2. the, is, of, population, about , the United the States of America, 315 million people.

3. capital of, is, Washington, the, the USA.

4. highly, the USA, state, a ,developed, is, industrial.

5. its, mechanized, is, agri­culture, also, highly.

6. around, motor-car, is, concentrated, in, and, Detroit, the, industry.

21. Answer the questions about the USA.

1. What kind of state is the USA? 2. Where is the USA situated? 3. What is the USA washed by in the east and in the west? 4. What is the USA separated from Canada by? 5. What is the total area of the country? 6. What are the principal rivers of the USA? 7. What is the population of the country? 8. Where do most people live? 9. What did many people seek in the USA? 10. Why are there representatives of all racial and natio­nal groups in America? 11. Where is the capital of the country situated? 12. Is the agriculture in America highly mechanized? 13. What raw materials is America rich in? 14. What has become the symbol of American way of life? 15. Where is the motor-car industry situated? 16. Where is the textile industry to be found? 17. How many states are there in the USA? 18. What is the highest legislative body of the country?

22. Imagine that you are a) a specialist of agricultural complex from the Russian Federation come to the USA ask questions to b) a specialist of agriculture of the USA. Use questions from 18 and these words and phrases and: a highly developed coun­try, in the central part of, in the north, in the south, the total area, the climate of the USA, the tempera­ture, the population of the United States of America, for political or religious beliefs, the capital of the USA, a highly developed industrial state, motor-car industry, ship-building, agri­culture, a federal country of 50 states, the District of Columbia, a highly developed railway system, the political life of the country, the President.

23. Make these sentences negative and interrogative.

Model 1: The United Kingdom is situated on the British Isles.

The United Kingdom isn’t situated on the British Isles.

What isles is the United Kingdom situated on?

1. The British Isles are separated from the European continent.

2. The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.

3. Some of the British greatest ports are situated in the estuaries of the Thames, the Mersey, the Bristol Avon and others.

4. The USA is separated from Canada in the north.

5. The central lowlands are called the prairie.

6. The motor-car industry is concentrated in and around Detroit.

7. Ship-building is developed along the Atlantic coast and in San Francisco.

8. The President is elected by the whole nation for four years.

9. The vehicles are produced at such com­panies as Ford and the General Motors.