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Тема 1. США. Географическое положение, климат, население. Крупные города.
Задание 1. Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст.
THE USA. Geographical position.
The United States of America is also called the USA, US, United States or sometimes America. The USA is in the central part of North America. It borders on Canada and Mexico. It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean, by the Pacific Ocean and by the Gulf of Mexico. The capital of the USA is Washington.
The territory of the USA consists of three separate parts
1. the USA proper
2. Alaska
3. The Hawaii.
The area of the country is about 9,400,000 km2. Its population is about 324 million people. The US is the 4th largest country in the world by land area and 3rd by population.
The USA is a country of mountains, valleys and deserts. The highest mountains are the Appalachian Mountains, the Cordilleras, the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. The tallest mountain the US is Mt McKinley, located in the state of Alaska
The Great Lakes are in the north-east of the country. They are Lake Ontario, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan. The largest rivers of the USA are the Mississippi and the Missouri.
The most populated city in the US is New York City, followed by Los Angeles and Chicago.
Задание 2. Решите кроссворд. Перепишите его в тетрадь.
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1/ The longest river in the USA.
2/ One of the largest city in the USA.
3/ The USA borders on it in the South.
4/ The USA borders on it in the North.
ACROSS
3/ The highest mountain in the USA.
5/ The ___________ of the country is about 324 million people.
6/ The ___________ of the country is about 9,400,000 km2.
7/ The most northern state of the USA.
Тема 2. США. Крупные города.
Задание 1. Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст.
The cities of the USA
There are very many large cities in the USA.
Washington, the capital of the United States of America, is situated on the Potomac River. Washington is quite young. The capital owes much to the first President of the USA — George Washington. Washington has many historical places. The US Congress has its seat in the Capitol, and the White House is the residence of the President. There are no sky-scrapers in Washington because no other building must be taller than the Capitol. Washington is a beautiful administrative city. It has many famous monuments: The Washington Monument, the Abraham Lincoln Memorial, the Library of the Congress of the USA, and other.
New York is the largest city in the USA and the biggest sea-port. It is the financial and business centre of the country. It is situated in the mouth of the Hudson River. New York was founded by the Dutch. Manhattan Island — the central part of New York — was bought from the local Indians by the Dutch for 24 dollars. Today Manhattan is the heart of business and commercial life of the country. New York is the city of sky-scrapers. The highest of them is the 102-storeyed building. There are many other places of interest in New York: Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Times Square, Rockefeller Centre, the shopping districts and the United Nations Building.
Another large city of the USA is Los Angeles, in California. Nowadays the city of Los Angeles holds many distinctions. Los Angeles is the entertainment capital of the world, a cultural centre which has more than 300 museums and a paradise of good weather, it is sunny and warm.
Downtown of Los Angeles is the largest government centre outside of Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles has the largest historical theatre district, located in Downtown on Broadway.
Los Angeles is on the leading edge of the growth industries.
The population of Los Angeles is about four million people. Los Angeles ranks as the second largest city in the nation behind New York City. In Los Angeles there are people from about 140 countries, speaking 86 different languages and currently call Los Angeles home.
Los Angeles is the centre of modern industries. Not far from Los Angeles there is Hollywood, the centre of the US film business.
Boston, the capital of Massachusetts, known as the city's rich history and quality education. He is rightly called the cultural and historical center. Millions of tourists come to Boston every year to learn more about the American Revolution and visit the many national historic sites such as Faneuil Hall, Heritage trail and Quincy Market. Boston is historically famous for the Boston Tea Party. American Athens, people styled Boston, has more than 100 colleges and universities. The largest and the most prestigious university of America is situated in Boston. It’s Harvard. Best university is precisely in Boston, in connection with the city's reputation is inherent in the intellectual center!
Задание 2: Переведите предложения с русского на английский с использованием лексики по теме.
1. Вашингтон- столица США.
2. В Вашингтоне много исторических мест.
3. В Вашингтоне нет небоскрёбов.
4. Это красивый административный центр.
5. Здесь много известных памятников: Памятник Вашингтону, Мемориал Линкольна, Библиотека Конгресса США и др.