The United States of America Geographical position Symbols Sights Capital Holidays Famous people. - презентация

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3 The United States of America Geographical position Symbols Sights Capital Holidays Famous people

4 Geographical position The USA is situated in North America. It has borders with Canada and _________. It consists of ____ states. The largest state is _______, the smallest is _______________. Geographers group states together into geographical regions for purposes of study, the seven basic regions of the USA are: the New England region, the Middle Atlantic region, the Southeastern region, the Midwestern region, the Mountain region, the _____________and the southwestern region. 50Alaska Rhode Island Pacific region Mexico

5 National symbols The national emblem of the USA is a bald eagle. The flag of the USA is often called "Stars and Stripes. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the USA and the 13 stripes represent the 13 British colonies that declared independence from the Great Britain and became the first states in the Union. "The Star-Spangled Banner« is the national anthem of the United States.

6 Washington dc Washington, the capital of the United States of America, is situated on the Potomac River in the District of Columbia. c)The district is named in honour of Columbus, the discoverer of America. The capital owes much to the first President of the USA -George Washington. Washington is not the largest city in the USA. a)It has a population of 1 million people. Washington is a one-industry town. b)That industry is government. Washington has many historical places. The largest and tallest among the buildings is the Capitol. d)There are no skyscrapers in Washington because no other building must be taller than the Capitol. The White House is the President's residence. Not far from the Capitol is the Washington Monument, which looks like a very big pencil.

7 Hemingway Chaplin Lincoln Armstrong ACTOR Edison Disney WRITER ANIMATOR PRESIDENT ASTRONAUT SCIENTIST

8 Home task Choose any holiday and make a little report ChristmasSt. Valentines Day Independence Day Halloween

9 Now I know Now I can I would like to know

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