The United States of America

America, The Beautiful (Music by Samuel Ward, words by Katherine Lee Bates) O beautiful for spacious skies, amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain. America! America! God shed this grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea.

Among big rivers are the Colorado and the Missouri.

Yosemite Valley

The Grand Canyon is one of the American’s main tourist attractions. It is different at different times of the day, and in different seasons and weather.

The people of the United States are a mixture of different nationalities.

New York

Los Angeles

Chicago

Boston

Separation of power Branches of the U.S. Government The President and his helpers Congress The Senate (100 members), and The House of Representatives (450 members) The Supreme Court

What does the word “congress” mean? What does the Congress do? Where does it meet? What are its two parts? What do you remember about the Senate and senators? What do you remember about the House of Representatives and congressmen? The US Congress

The US President and his helpers  What does the President do?  Who helps the President?  Who can become the President?  How long can one be the President?  When do people vote for their President?

The Supreme Court Equal justice under law What does the Supreme court do? How many judges are there in the Court? How long do the judges work in the Court?

The US Constitution The US Constitution can be changed, can’t it? What do you call changes to American Constitution? How many amendments to the Constitution can you name?

Choose the right version 1. The war of Independence began in … a) 1775b) 1785c) The war of Independence ended in …… a) 1780 b) 1782c) The Constitution was written in …. a) New York c) Philadelphia b) Washington 4. The Civil war lasted for ……. years. a) threeb) four c) five 5. All together there are ……… amendments to the Constitution. a) twenty b) twenty-seven c) thirty-six 6. The US President’s term is ……… a) 2 years b) 4 yearsc) 6 years

1. The war of Independence began in The war of Independence ended in The Constitution was written in Philadelphia 4. The Civil war lasted for three years. 5. All together there are twenty seven amendments to the Constitution. 6. The US President’s term is 4 years

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Abraham Lincoln Was the American president Was born in a family no teachers When a young man he learned to Took part in the War He was a professional People had a lot of respect to him for his People remember him because 16th poor He had do well everything he did Civil lawyer honesty and courage he led the people through the Civil War and made all the slaves free

Make up questions and answer them 1.At the beginning of the 19 th century women in America didn’t have equal rights with men, ? 2. to speak in public or vote or study at most colleges? 3. Who decided ? 4. When to discuss women’s right? 5. What after their meeting? 6. What rights ? 7. Women in America received their rights soon after they began fighting for them, ? 8. What understand?

Make up questions and answer them 1.At the beginning of the 19 th century women in America didn’t have equal rights with men, ? 2. to speak in public or vote or study at most colleges? 3. Who decided ? 4. When to discuss women’s right? 5. What after their meeting? 6. What rights ? 7. Women in America received their rights soon after they began fighting for them, ? 8. What understand?did many women didn’t they did the women fight for did women from all over the country meet happened did they Were they allowed to meet with other women to try to change laws

Hometask: Imagine that you are a professor from Harvard University. Get ready to tell Russian students about the US government.