Презентация по теме “Country and People”, part 2 Васильева Елена Васильевна Учитель английского языка ГОУ СОШ № 180 г. Санкт-Петербург 2011 год

Country and People Part 2

New proper names Alaska, Hawaii, Florida, Yosemite, Valley, Yellowstone, the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Appalachians, European, China, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean Sea, the Grand Cancyon, the Colorado, the Roky Mountains (Rockes)

There are fifty states in the United States of America. Alaska and Hawaii are not connected to the other states. You can see it on the map. The USA is washed by the Pacific Ocean in the west, by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, by the Caribbian Sea and the Gulf of Mexico in the south. In the north are Great Lakes.

The USA is a large country with many natural wonders The USA is a large country with many natural wonders. It goes from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean to the islands of Hawaii in the Pacific, and from cold snowy northern Alaska to sunny Florida in the southeast. The USA has almost every kind of weather. Also, it has many kinds of land – rocky coasts, dry empty deserts, big rivers, wide plains and grasslands, lakes of all sizes, high mountains, great forests, sunny beaches, lands of endless winter.

Match the Words with Their Definitions a chain a very high building mighty different things put together a skyscraper to begin great-grandparents a number of connected things a melting pot sandy country with little water and few plants a mixture your grandparents’ parents to rise wild, open land covered mainly with grass a desert strong, powerful grassland a place where there is a mixing of people of different races and nationalities

Americans are not afraid of new ideas Americans are not afraid of new ideas. They built the first skyscrapers and they put the first man on the Moon. They like exiting, modern cities, new houses and new cars.

At the same time, Americans love old things At the same time, Americans love old things. They like to visit historic houses and museums. They build pioneer houses and remember the days of the “Wild West”.

Say True or False False True Alaska and Hawaii don’t belong to the USA. The US has almost every kind of weather. More than 250 million people live in the north of the US. The Mississippi begins in the west and ends in the east. The Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon over millions of years. The US is a young country. Americans are not interested in old traditions. There is a mixture of customs and traditions in the US.

Correct the wrong sentences, please. Alaska and Hawaii are the states of the USA. More than 250 million people live in the US. The Mississippi begins in the north and ends in the south. Americans are interested in old traditions. They like to visit historic houses and museums.

Источники 1. http://wap.mobilmusic.ru/fileanim.html?id=604246 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7Thp2VuHRQ 3. The Great American Melting Pot_(360).mpg-MediaPlayerClassicHomecinema-V1.2.1008.0