Презентация "The United States of America"
презентация к уроку по английскому языку (5, 6, 7, 8, 9 класс)

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The United States of America is located in North America. It is one of the largest countries in the world. The population of the USA is about 250 million people. The USA has 50 states.

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The capital of the country is Washington D. C. (the District of Columbia). The USA is a federal republic. The American parlement (called Congress) has two chambers: the House of Representative and the Senate. The White House is the Residence of the American President The Capitol is the highest building in Washington,where laws are made.

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The flag of the USA has 13 red and white stripes representing the original 13 states and 50 stars — for each of the 50 states of the country. Each state has its national motto, bird and flower as its symbol.

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At present the USA is a highly developed industrial and agricultural country. It is rich in coal, oil, iron and natural gas. It exports a lot of raw materials, industrial and agricultural products. Some of the biggest cities are New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles and otheres.

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If we look at the map of the USA, we can see lowlands and mountains. People enjoy the wonders of nature practically in every state. The Appalachians and the Rocky Mountains, forests, plains, prairies and even deserts, wonderful lakes, waterfalls and rivers cover thr American territory that equals about 9,4 million square kilometers.

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The climate of the USA varies greatly. The coldest region are in the North. The climate of the ceneral part is continental. The south has subtropical climate.

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America as any other country has its own customs, traditions, and holidays. For instance, on the 4th of July they celebrate Independence Day that gave birth to the American nation.

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Among the most famous sites of interest are the Great Lakes, Niagara falls, the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco and others. There are many beautiful National parks and protected areas of wilderness in America.

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Los Angeles is very big, noisy and famous, because Hollywood is situated there. You can visit Disneyland in Los Angeles.

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Chicago is one of the biggest cites all over the world.

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New York is famous for its skyscrapers

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Atlanta is the hometown of some famous companies, such as Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines and CNN

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Boston is the oldest city of the USA. It is famous for its role in the War for Independence.

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There are many museums in Philadelphia

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San Francisco is also very popular among the tourists Let it be only the first line of a long essay on the USA. But as an English proverb says «A good beginning is half the battle.» Go on studying America!