VII. Suggested activities
1. Speak on the following situations:
A) you have just come to the US, and you enquire the hotel receptionist about
renting a car. What questions would you ask?
B) you have to explain your Russian friend how he can rent a car in the United States.
2. Give advice to a driver whose car broke down.
3. Make up dialogues with the expressions from sections IV and V.
Lesson 20
A WASHINGTON TRAFFIC JAM
I. NOTE
Washington, D.C., is both the capital of the United States and one its most beautiful
and historic cities. The metropolitan Washington area has a population of close
to four million.
Washington is the headquarters of the federal government. All three brunches of
the U.S. government, the legislative (Congress), executive (President) and judicial
(Supreme Court) reside and meet in Washington. The President proposes laws and
manages America's relations with other countries. Congress makes and passes legislation.
Finally, the Supreme Court interprets the laws, deciding whether they are constitutional
or not.
Some of the famous places mentioned in Aunt Stephanie's letter are:
– Georgetown, a fashionable residential area and site of Georgetown University;
– Smithsonian Institution: several museums housing more than 60 million items.
The museums are as follows: National Air and Space museum (where you can see the
Wright brothers’ plane and Charles Lindbergh's “Spirit of Saint Louis”; National Museum
of American History; National Museum of Natural History; and the Smithsonian
Arts and Industries Building. The world famous National Gallery of Art and
Hirshhorn Museum are also part of the Smithsonian;
– National Archives, containing the original of Bill of Rights and the Declaration
of Independence;
– National Arboretum, which has trees and shrubs from many parts of the world;
– Lincoln Memorial, a monument honoring Abraham Lincoln;
– U.S. Capitol, the place where members of Congress meet to discuss and vote on legislation.
II. DIALOGUE
You(reading your Aunt’s letter): “Washington taught me so much about American
history. I therefore instruct my nephew to do the following while he is in
Washington:
1. Visit Georgetown where I lived a number of years ago as a student;
2. Have dinner at Antonio’s, my favorite Italian restaurant. Request a menu and
bring back a copy of the check as proof;
3. Visit the Smithsonian Institution. Take a picture of Lindbergh’s “Spirit of St. Louis;”
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4. Visit the National Archives to view the Declaration of Independence and the
Bill of Rights;
5. Drive through the National Arboretum, Washington’s best-kept secret;
6. Finish by visiting the Lincoln Memorial and the U.S. Capitol.
While I do not expect my nephew to prove that he visited all the places I have
listed, I assume that he will follow my wishes. My hope is that he will learn as much
about the U.S. as I did when I first moved here.”
(Finally, the traffic begins to move. You drive to your hotel and spend the next two
days exploring Washington as your aunt directed).
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