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США
Урок-страноведения, творческий экзамен по
страноведению, обобщающие уроки в 7-9 классах.
УМК «Enjoy English».
Автор: Беспалова Нина Николаевна
учитель английского языка
муниципального бюджетного
общеобразовательного учреждения
«гимназия г. Гурьевска»
The United States of America
50 states
 Alaska, Hawaii are not connected to
other states
 276 million people
 9 million square kilometres
 English – is the official language
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Geographical position
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is washed by
the Pacific Ocean
the Atlantic Ocean
the Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Rivers
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The Mississippi –
“the father of
waters”
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the Missouri
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The Colorado
Mountains
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The Rocky Mountains
( the Rockies )
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the Appolachians
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The Grand Canyon
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The Cordillera System
Population from
China
Africa
South America
Southeast Asia
every European country
Climate
The Southern part of
the Pacific Ocean has
a hot, cloudless,
dry summer
+ 20+25
Mediterranean
climate
a cool, rainy
winter
- 5 - 10
In the south
the climate
gets warmer
the monsoon
subtropical
climate
hot summers
warm winters
The climate
on the
Atlantic coast
is continentalmarine
warm
winters
with cool
summers
The US
Government
the
Congress
the
the
President
Supreme
Court
The Congress
the
makes
the
laws
Congress
declares
wars
the Congress
the Senate
the House of
Representatives
The President
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every 4 years
carries out laws
signs bills
must be born in the
USA
must be 35
must live in the USA
14 years
The Supreme Court
is made up of 9
judges
have to make sure
the President and
the Congress
follow the
Constitution
The Constitution(1787)
1-10
the Bill of Rights
13
ended slavery
14
made all black people citizens of
the USA
15
gave Blacks the right to vote
19
gave women the right to vote
26
gave people 18 years old the
right to vote
Political System
The US is
an indirect
democracy
People rule through the
representatives they elect.
American Presidents
George Washington
- the 1st President
- was born in
- learned to
- took part in the
Revolutionary War
- in 1789
- served two terms
Abraham Lincoln
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the 16th President
was born in
learned to
took part in an
Indian War
was a professional
lawyer
in 1861
hated slavery
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Franklin Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
John Kennedy
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Bill Clinton
The Largest Cities
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New York
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Atlanta
Houston
American Symbols
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the flag
the official
symbol
the symbol
The Flag
“ THE STARS AND
STRIPES”
50 stars
13 stripes
The Official Symbol
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in 1782
the eagle on the
back of a dollar bill
an olive branch
( a symbol of peace)
arrows (symbols of
strenght)
The Symbol
THE STATUE OF
LIBERTY
a symbol of
friendship
France gave it
in 1884
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