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Essential vocabulary

seaborder

морський кордон

rural area

сільська місцевість

damp

вологий

heavy forest

великі ліси

barren desert

безплідна пустеля

length

довжина

tributary

притока

moderate continental

помірно континентальний

legislative

законодавчий

executive

виконавчий

judiciary

судовий

to reject

відхиляти

III. Reading comprehension

Answer the following questions:

1. Where is the USA situated?

2. What countries does the USA border on?

3. How many states are there in the USA?

4. What is the population of this country?

5. What can you say about American farming and mineral resources?

6. Why is the climate of this country very different?

7. What is the political system of the USA?

8. What major political parties does the USA have today?

IV. Vocabulary and Grammar exercises

1. Give English equivalents to the following words:

Найбільша країна в світі, велика рогата худоба, вологе тепло, глибокі каньйони, простягатися по всій довжині, тверда основа, кольорові метали, на противагу цьому, демократична держава, законодавча гілка влади, відхиляти законопроект, підпис.

2. Give the Ukrainian equivalents for:

The total area of the country, the rural areas, spring wheat, fine beef cattle, to be famous for their vegetable and fruit production, rainy northwest states, the land varies from, tributary Missouri, different climatic zones, arctic, to bring typhoons, the House of Representatives, to pass а bill, populated states.

3. Fill in the gaps with the words given below:

Basis, rural, democracy, arctic, typhoons, subtropical, canyons, tributary

1) A _________ is a country in which all adult citizens may vote in elections to choose their leaders.

2) Compared to Los Angeles, Santa Barbara is ________.

3) The rivers in the west of the country flow through deep ________.

4) The settlement was concentrated in the fishing villages on the________ Missouri.

5) The climate of Alaska is _____ and that of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico is _________.

6) The United States Constitution, written in 1787, established the country’s political system and is the ________ for its laws.

7) Hot winds blowing from the Gulf of Mexico often bring _________.

4. Fill in the gaps with the necessary prepositions:

For, up, on (2 times), into, out, as, after, in (3 times), to.

Washington, the capitol of the USA, is situated (1) _____the north bank of the Potomac River close (2) _____the country’s east coast. It is (3) _____the District of Columbia (D. C.). Washington was named (4) ______ the first US President – George Washington. It was he who chose the place (5) ______the capital city of the new independent country (6) ______the Potomac River. Washington became the capital (7) _____1800. During the War of 1812 the city fell (8) ______the hands of the British and much of it was burnt. Washington is not the largest city in the USA. The city’s main product is law and government decisions. The city is unique (9) ______its architectural planning. It didn’t just grow (10) ______from a small village as many cities have. It was specially designed (11) ______a capital city. Many streets go (12) _______from circles like the spokes in a wheel.

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