- •Методические указании no английскому языку.
- •Часть I Новосибирск 2004
- •Golden jubilee: 50 years on the throne
- •Active words
- •Exercises
- •How to become a us president
- •Voters all over the country go to the polls to help each political party decide on a single candidate.
- •Exercises
- •Active words
- •In the afternoon Elizabeth II often goes out on the public engagements - she gets thousands of invitations each year. She opens new hospitals, bridges and factories.
- •Words and word combinations
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •The statue of liberty
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Great britain
- •Questions
- •Place names
- •Questions
- •Издательский центр нич нгау
Questions
Where is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland situated on?
How many countries make up the UK?
What can you say about the climate of Great Britain?
What cities of the country do you know?
5. Who is the head of the state?
What does it mean < the Queen reigns, but does not rule>?
Have you been to an English-speaking country?
LESSON 10
THE USA
GEORGAPHY
The United States of America is the fourth country in the world (after Russia, Canada and China). It occupies the southern part of North America and stretches from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. It also includes Alaska in the north and Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean The total area of the country is about 9,4 million square kilometres. The USA borders on Canada in the north and on Mexico in the south.
STATES OF THE USA
The United States of America is a federal republic. The USA is made of 50 states and the District of Columbia. The latter is a part of Washington and it is a federal area governed by Congress. The American flag is known as " The Stars and Stripes". The 13 stripes represent the original number of states in 1776. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on the 4th of July, 1776. It proclaimed the birth of a new independent state- the United States of America.
SCENERY
The USA is a country of great contrasts and similarities. We can see lowlands and mountains. The highest mountains are the Rocky Mountains, Cordillera and the sierra Nevada. America's largest rivers are the Mississippi, the Missouri. The Great Lakes on the border with Canada are the largest and deepest in the USA.
CLIMATE
The climate of the country varies greatly. The coldest regions are in the north. The climate of Alaska is arctic.
THE PEOPLE
The population is 250 million, of which 81% are white, 12% African American, 2% Orientals (mainly Japanese, Chinese, and Filipino), 15 Native American and 4% of other races.
The US is one of the few countries in the world that has no 'official' national language. Major languages are American English and Spanish.
GOVERNMENT
The US is a federal union of 50 states, each of which has its own government, the seat of the central government is Washington, DC. According to the US Constitution the powers of the government are divided into 3 brunches: the executive, headed by the President, the legislative, exercised by the congress, and the juridical. The Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. There are two main parties in the USA: the Republican and the Democratic.
ECONOMY
The United States of America is a highly developed industrialized country. Shipbuilding, electronics, automobile industry, aircraft industry, space research are highly developed in the States. Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska is the richest farming region of America and it is known as the Corn Belt. The land is fertile and well watered. Farmers grow mostly corn and wheat there. Much livestock is also raised there.
AMERICAN CITIES
Over 75 % of the American population live in cities. There are many large and interesting cities in the USA.
One of them is Washington D.C. Washington D.C. , the capital of the united States of America, is situated on the Potomac River. Washington doesn't belong to a state. The city is named in honour of the first President George Washington.
Today New York is the largest city in the USA and one of the largest cities in the world with the population of 9 million people. It is a financial and advertising business centre.
Chicago with the population of more than three million is the second largest city in the USA. It deals in wheat and other grains, cattle meat processing and manufacturing.
Other big cities are Husten, an oil refining and NASA space research centre, New Orleans, a cotton industry, Los Angeles with Hollywood and many others