Washington, dc
Washington is the capital
of the United States of America.
It is located in the District of Columbia which got its name in honour of Columbus, the discoverer of America. D.C. is added not to mix the capital with the state of Washington.
Washington, D.C. is situated on the banks of the Potomac [po’toumək] River between two states, Maryland and Virginia. The city was founded in 1791 by George Washington, who became the first American President, and since that time the city has been the federal capital. The population of Washington of nearly 1 million people.
The Capitol is the seat of American Congress. It’s the highest building in Washington as there is a law restricting to build anything higher than the Capitol. The official residence of the President of the USA is the White House It is the oldest capital’s building.
Tourists often visit the National Gallery of Art, the National Museum of Natural History and the Library of Congress which holds nearly five million books. There are memorials dedicated to the three American Presidents. They are the Washington Memorial built in honour of the first President, the Lincoln Memorial devoted to Abraham who was the author of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Jefferson Memorial devoted to the third President who published the Declaration of Independence.
Answer the following questions in writing and orally:
Where is Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States of America situated ?
When and by whom was Washington, D.C. founded?
What is the population of Washington?
What is the Capitol and why is it the highest building in Washington?
What is the official residence of the President of the USA?
Name three American Presidents in whose honor memorials were built?
How many books does the Library of Congress hold?
Capitol
White House
Lincoln and Washington Pentagon (Defence Department)
Memorials + Capitol
New york city
New York is the biggest and most important city of the United States. New York is situated on the Atlantic coast, in the North-East of the country, in the state of New York at the mouth of the Hudson River. It is the financial and media capital of the world, the center of the American cultural life. The “Big Apple” is nickname of the city. New York, with the population of 8 mln people (16 with the suburbs), is the second largest city and the biggest sea port in the world.
It was founded in 1613 by Dutch settlers and then seized by the English. It consists of 5 large boroughs: Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Richmond. Manhattan is an island. It is 13 miles long and 2 miles wide. It is the center of American finance, advertising, art, theatre, publishing, fashion.
There are a lot of places of interest in New York. The most famous of them is the Statue of Liberty, given to the USA by France in 1886. It is the largest statue in the world. New York is a city of contrasts. There are many skyscrapers and low buildings. The 102- storied Empire State Building used to be the first, but now it is only the third tallest building in the world.
Avenues and streets are numbered. Avenues run north and south but streets run east and west. Broadway is the longest street in the world. It is 12 miles long. Broadway is the center of theatres, entertainments and night life. The Metropolitan Opera is the world famous opera house. There are a lot of museums and art galleries in New York. The Metropolitan Museum in Times Square is the richest art museum in the world. The Central Park is the largest park in the world. Wall Street is the center of finance, banks and stock exchanges.
New York is a city of immigrants, an ethnic melting pot. There are many Italians, Irish, Jews and Chinese. The most famous ethnic districts are Harlem, Little Italy, Chinatown and Brighton Beach. Brooklyn Bridge over the East River joins Manhattan and Brooklyn. The United Nations Building is also on the bank of East River. New York is the center of education and science. It can boast of Columbia University, New York Public Library and many other institutions. There is a subway in New York.
Answer the following questions in writing and orally:
Where is the city of New York located?
What is the population of New York?
When and by whom was New York founded?
What boroughs does New York consist of?
What island is the center of American finance and art?
Name the largest statue in the world.
What is the first most famous skyscraper?
What do you know about Manhattan avenues and streets?
What street is the center of theatres and entertainments?
Name the world famous opera house and the richest art museum.
What is the largest park in the world?
Name the street which is the center of finance and banks?
Why is New York called an ethnic melting pot?
On what river is the United Nations Building?
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