Check questions. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1. Where are the USA situated?
2. What is the capital?
3. What mountains are on the territory of the USA?
4. Which is the longest river?
5. How many states are there in the USA?
6. Which is the biggest state? Which is the smallest state?
7. What states are separated (отделены) from the continental USA?
8. Who is the head of the country?
9. Name some states with the names of rivers.
10. What does the word Mississippi mean?
11. Where do 75% of all Americans live (it’s 1.5% of the US land)?
12. What is the biggest city in the USA?
13. What is the national flag of the USA?
14. Where is the Statue of Liberty situated?
15. What is the official residence of the US President?
16. What is the 4th of July?
17. Who was the first president of the US?
18. In which city is Hollywood?
19. What is the national emblem of the country?
20. What are Michigan, Huron, Erie, Superior, Ontario?
21. What are the main parts of New York?
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The Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the longest river in the United States. It is more than 3,700 km long.
The Mississippi begins as a small creek and at the Gulf of Mexico it is nearly two kilometers wide. In some places it is very deep and in other places it is shallow.
The river gets water from rain, snow, hail, and ice. Many small rivers run into the Mississippi. Half of the rain falling in the United States flows into the Mississippi.
Boats can go from the Gulf of Mexico up the Mississippi for 1,600 km. Many of the boats are barges carry freight of many kinds up and down the river.
1. Найдите информацию, содержащуюся в тексте.
The Mississippi River is over 5,000 kilometers long
starts as a small stream is both deep and shallow
is10 km wide gets water from other rivers
gets half the rainfall of the US.
2. Вставьте пропущенные прилагательные, пользуясь текстом.
1. the ____ river in the United States.
2. more than 3,700 km _____
3. begins as a ______ creek
4. nearly two kilometers ______
5. _______ small rivers run
6. Half of the rain __________
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Определите содержание второго абзаца.
1. The Mississippi gets wider. 2. The Mississippi is a creek. 3. The Mississippi is always deep.
Определите содержание третьего абзаца .
1.The Mississippi gets half of the rainfall in the US. 2.The Mississippi runs into many rivers.
3. The Mississippi flows into the Mississippi.
Определите содержание четвертого абзаца.
1. TheMississippiis1,600 km long. 2. Barges carry freight on the Mississippi.
3. Boats never go up the Mississippi.
Заполните пропуски .
1. The Mississippi begins as a small _____ . a. river b. creek c. gulf
2. The Mississippi is _____ km wide at the Gulf of Mexico.a.2 km b. 10 km c. 500 m
3. The Mississippi is the ______ river in the US. a. widest b. deepest c. longest
4. Many small ______ flow into the Mississippi. a. boats b. barges c. rivers
New York City
New York is the largest city in the United States. More than seven million people live there. New York has very tall buildings like the Empire State Building. It is the biggest port in the world. Thousands of ships come to the port of New York each year. It has Macy’s, one of the biggest stores in the world. New York also has the largest lady in the world – the statue of Liberty.
New York is a very cosmopolitan city. People from many countries came to live in New York. Three-quarters, 0r 75 per cent, of the people in New York City come from five groups. The groups are: blacks, Jews, Italians, Puerto Ricans, and Irish. The other quarter, or 25% , comes from all over the world.
New York City is the centre for culture in the United States. It has the finest museums and best art galleries in the country. If you want to see a play, there are many theatres you can go to on Broadway. The street called Broadway is the centre for theatre in the United States.
People call New York City the “Big Apple”. Jazz musicians in the 1920s gave New York this name. When a musician says he is going to the Big Apple, it means he is the best. Today, New York is still the U.S. centre for art and business.
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Закончите предложения.
1. NewYork ________. a. has the largest ladies in the US b. is the largest city in the US
c. is a tall city
2. New York is ________. a black and Irish city b. a cosmopolitan city
c. three-quarters Puerto Rican
3. New York _____________ a. has galleries on Broadway
b. has only museums c. is the centre for culture in the United States
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