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Elektronické učební materiály - II. stupeň THE USA Autor: Petra Skotnicová Anglický jazyk Elektronické učební materiály - II. stupeň What do we know…? BASIC FACTS 1. The USA is the fourth largest country in the world. 2. There are five time zones. 3. It is the richest country in the world. 4. The USA has a popullation of about 300 million people. 5. There are fifty states in the USA. 6. The capital for the whole of the USA is Washington DC. 7. The US President lives there, in the White House. Anglický jazyk Elektronické učební materiály - II. stupeň Anglický jazyk What are we going to learn…? HISTORY • • • • • Native Americans were the Indians (15th century). The first settlers came from Britain. The American Independence Day is celebrated on July 4th. The first American president was George Washighton (1788-1797). Astronaut Neil Armstrong landed on the moon 1969. Elektronické učební materiály - II. stupeň What are we going to learn…? BASIC FACTS CAPITAL - WASHINGTON DC FIVE LARGEST CITIES - LOS ANGELES, HOUSTON, CHICAGO, PHILADELPIA, NEW YORK BORDERING COUNTRIES – MEXICO, CANADA (NORTH) CURRENCY – THE U. S. DOLLAR NATIONAL EMBLEM – THE BALD EAGLE HEAD OF STATE – THE PRESIDENT OFFICIAL LANGUAGE - ENGLISH Anglický jazyk Elektronické učební materiály - II. stupeň Anglický jazyk Did you know…? The USA also includes Alaska – the largest American state and the Hawaii Islands in the Pacific Ocean. NATIONAL FLAG - It consists of 2 oblongs = the smaller blue one with 50 white stars (50 states) and the larger oblong consisting of 6 white and 7 red stripes symbolizing the original 13 colonies. - It is often called „Stars and Stripes“. Elektronické učební materiály - II. stupeň Anglický jazyk Did you know…? GEOGRAPHY THE WEST is mountainous, you can find there the mountain Ranges Sierra Nevada, Cordilleras, Rocky Mountains, The Grand Canyon. THE EAST contains plateaus and lowlands, for example, Mississippi Lowland. The longest river is Mississippi, called „the Father of Water“. The Great Lakes are situated on the border with Canada. (Superior Lake, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario). Elektronické učební materiály - II. stupeň Anglický jazyk Let´s practise… Match the halves of the sentences: 1. The first settlers in the USA - „the Father of Water“. 2. In the White House – lives the President. 3. The longest river in the USA is – symbolizes the original 13 colonies. 4. Stars and Stripes – is Alaska. 5. The largest American state – came from Britain. Elektronické učební materiály - II. stupeň Anglický jazyk Let´s practise… Make a „mind map“ about the USA: BASIC INFO (5) HISTORY (3) THE USA FLAG GEOGRAPHY Resource page…