1. Symbols of the USA Made by Bezhayeva Darya, 10B Korotkov Oleg, 10A Teacher: Tyulpanova N.V.

2. The American Flag The American flag is often called "The Stars and Stripes“. It has 13 horizontal stripes,7 red and 6 white and 50 stars in the left top corner

3. The American Flag The stripes represent original 13 colonies 50 stars represent current 50 states of the Union

4. The National Anthem of the USA It was written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key The Anthem is devoted to the National Flag

5. “America, the Beautiful” It is a very popular song Some people want it to become the national anthem The song praises not only the flag but the whole country O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, For people mountain majesties above the fruited plain. America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea

6. The Bald Eagle It was chosen as an emblem because of its long life, great strength and impressive looks The eagle symbolizes independence and freedom

7. The Statue of Liberty is the symbol of American democracy It stands on Liberty Island in New York

8. The Statue of Liberty France presented the monument to America as a symbol of friendship It embodies the freedom and opportunities of the country

9. Uncle Sam Uncle Sam is one of the embodiments of the USA He was named after Samuel Wilson, who was a businessman and in 1812 supplied the US army

10. Uncle Sam Uncle Sam is still sometimes a serious, sometimes a humorous symbol of the government and spirit of the United States of America

11. Mount Rushmore It is a monumental granite sculpture It represents the first 150 years of the history of the USA

12. Mount Rushmore It is 18 - meters sculpture of the heads of former US presidents (Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, Lincoln)

13. American Cowboys American Cowboys are well known all over the world

14. American Cowboys Everybody recognizes them because of their hats, boots and bandanas

15. Literature - G. D. Tomakhin, “Across the countries of the English language”, Moscow, Prosvesheniye, 1998 - A.V. Sheremetyeva, “English- speaking countries”, Saratov, Lyciem, 2008 - http:// alleng.ru - http://states-of-america.ru› - http:// travel-wiki.ru - http://pedsovet.ru