Gymnasium №38
The United States
of America
Togliatti, 2012
The United States of America?
What do you associate with
Disneyland
Skyscrapers
American
Football
THE
UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
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New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
San Francisco
Boston
New Orleans
Miami
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Capitol
the highest point in the city
the seat of the American Congress
the capital of the United States
Veterans memorial
founded in 1790
named after the first president
George Washington
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Las Vegas
San Francisco
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NEW YORK
situated in New York State
the biggest city in the United States
a huge financial and arts centre
called the Big Apple
There are two world-famous streets in NY – Broadway and Fifth Avenue.
Broadway is the centre of the theatres and night life.
Fifth Avenue is the great shopping, hotel and club avenue.
Manhattan, this twelve-and-a-half-mile (20km) finger of land lying between the Hudson and East rivers, is one
of the five boroughs that make up the city.
New York City
The Statue of Liberty
the symbol of New York City,
the country and
American democracy
Liberty carries the torch of freedom - in her right hand.
In her left hand she is holding a tablet with the inscription “July 4, 1776” – American Independence Day.
You can walk up 354 stairs to get to the top of the statue.
The Empire State
Building
It is at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street.
It was opened on May 1, 1931, only 14 months after construction began.
It has 102 floors, is 448 metres high.
You can see 120 kilometres from the top.
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Chicago
State: Illinois
Garlic place
the major metropolis of America’s heartland
the second largest city in the United States with three million people
the city of skyscrapers that appears to rise straight out of the waters of Lake Michigan
Chicago has a squeaky-clean reputation as an international business and commercial capital boasting an eclectic mix of architecture, world-class theatre, art exhibitions, and super-enthusiastic sportsmanship.
Chicago, the Windy City, has always prided itself on being a centre for varied culture. All year round, there are festivals, exhibitions, parades and full programs of theatre, dance, art and all types of music, including a world-class symphony.
It is the home of the Chicago Bears, National Football League Football Team and the home of the Chicago Bulls basketball team, the team that Michael Jordan played for.
Fittingly, with architecture being perhaps the ultimate combination of industry and art, the world’s first steel-framed skyscraper was built here. The city’s newest contribution to architecture and art is Millennium Park.
Millennium Park
The park is setting for the works of Frank Gehry, Jaume Plensa and Anish Kapoor.
Winding stainless steel bridge
Winding stainless steel bridge
Millenium Park
This 66-foot long stainless sculpture weighs more than 110 tons
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Boston
State: Massachusetts
People of the big hill
Hancock Tower. The mirrored glass surface of Boston’s tallest building dramatically reflects the rising sun onto the placid Charles River.
the oldest city in the US
founded in 1630
Harvard University
one of America’s most famous
universities in the US
founded in 1636, Harvard University
is the nation’s oldest institution of
higher learning
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Los Angeles
state: California
hot furnace
Los Angeles
The second biggest city in the United States after New York. It is part of a vast megalopolis that sprawls across the broad plain between the Pacific Ocean beaches and the San Gabriel Mountains. It is famous because of Hollywood, where the American film industry is located and Beverly Hills where the stars live.
The famous sidewalk fixes with more than 2000 stars’ names in the show business and is leading right to the Mann's Chinese Theater, Hollywood's most famous and exotic cinema, where all the famous Hollywood stars left their Hand- and footprints as well as autographs - just see below. You can walk around and compare the size of your hands and feet...
While visiting all the famous places you can walk along the "Walk of Fame“.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Richard Gere
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Las Vegas
State: Nevada
Las Vegas is unique because it has been almost exclusively designed for tourists.
The population of the city is over one million.
It is famous as a place where people go gambling,
it is full of the most amazing hotels and casinos in the world.
Las Vegas is the only place in the world
where you can see Paris, New York and
a whole range of other cities at the same
time. Why? Because they are the names of
some of the hotels.
It is very popular to marry in Vegas.
Elvis Presley married here in 1967.
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Miami
State: Florida
Miami is the biggest city in the Sunshine
State - Florida, a state that is famous
for Disneyworld and other tourist
attractions. It is associated with young
Cubans and other Latinos, who have
turned the city into a clubbers’ paradise.
The population is over 60 . Of interest
are Miami, a major international
vacation centre with about 7 million
visitors every year; Miami Beach with
all kinds of its entertainment.
Niagara Falls
views from the Skylon Tower of the Ontario Sea and surroundings
Rainbow Bridge
connecting USA and Canada
American Fall
visitors at the
American Fall
Niagara Falls -
view from the boat
one of the natural wonders of the world, two very large waterfalls on the boarder between Canada and the USA. The falls at Niagara are not only at the top of any list of places to visit, but they are of great importance in the history of the country.
Grand Canyon National Park –
World Heritage Site
views from the rim of the Grand Canyon
and the Colorado River
The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest wonders of nature and belongs to the most stunning examples of erosion in the world. The magnificence and variety of colored, bizarre rock formations is simply overwhelming and incredible.
Since about 6 to 10 million years the Colorado river together with other erosive forces has been carving this spectacular gorge, which is up to 60 feet (1800 m) deep, up to 18 miles (29 km) across and about 220 miles (350 km) long.
Rainbow Bridge - the world's largest natural bridge National Monument
By its wondrous size, to say nothing of its majesty and mystery, Rainbow Bridge has inspired humans throughout time. For native Americans in this region it is a religious, sacred site.
Thousands of people from all over the world have visited this monument each year. From the base up to the top of its arch it is 290 feet and spans 275 feet across the river. The top of the arch is 42 feet thick and 33 feet wide.
Rainbow Bridge is located at Lake Powell. From Page it is a 5 hours ride by boat to get there and back, including the visit. The ride leads across most interesting rock formations and truly is a fascinating trip.
Bryce Canyon - National Park (Utah)
there is a grand view of the Canyon from the rim
Bryce Canyon National Park is a red, pink and golden rock ‘fairy-land’ of pinnacles and spires. It was known to the Paiute Indians as ‘red rocks standing like men in bowl-shaped canyon’.
The Bryce Canyon is another spectacular example of erosion of breathtaking beauty.
The rock formations of the Bryce Canyon began
to develop about 144 million ago.
The original inhabitants in South Utah,
the Paiutes, looked upon the colorful "Hoodoos" as "Legend People" who were turned to stone by Coyote.
Erosive forces as well as ancient rivers and
basins have formed a remarkable arrangement
of fantastic shapes and changed colorful Claron limestone, sandstone and mudstone into a maze of thousands of strange figures, like spires, fins and some of them looking like people – the well-known “Hoodoos”.
Quiz
What is the design of the National
flag of the USA?
It has 13 horizontal stripes, 7 red and 6 white which stand for the13 original English colonies.
In the top left hand corner there are 50 white stars on a blue background:
one star for each state.
How do people often call American flag?
The flag of the USA is called
“The Stars and Stripes”,
it is often called
“Old Glory”.
What is the national emblem?
The eagle is the national emblem of the country.
It has an olive branch (a symbol
of peace) and arrows (a symbol of strength).
You can see the eagle on the back of a dollar bill.
Who was the first president of
the USA?
The first president of the USA was
George Washington.
What is the White House?
The official residence of
the presidents of the USA.
Every President except
Washington lived there.
What is the Capitol?
The seat of
the American Congress.
The highest point in the city, situated on Capitol Hill.
Where is New York situated?
The city is situated in
New York State,
at the mouth of the Hudson river.
What is Uncle Sam?
Uncle Sam is the nickname
for the American Government.
It rose during the War 1812, when Samuel
Wilson was an inspector of provisions for
the Army. The abbreviation of “US” on the
casks, was unknown to people and one of
the workmen spread the facetious saying
that it meant “Uncle Sam” Wilson.
