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1. Complete the sentence by choosing the phrase.

1. The United States of America is rich in natural resources such as …

(copper; uranium ore; oil; zinc; silver; gold; iron ore; nickel; platinum).

2. The USA is a highly industrialized country, with various branches of heavy

industry prevailing, namely … (mining; engineering; shipbuilding;

the automobile industry, the metallurgical industry; the textile industry;

the wood-working industry; the war industry).

3. A great deal of attention in American industry is devoted to ... (increasing

labour productivity; improving the working conditions; the use of labour-

saving machines; management training).

4. Mechanization and automation lead to … (unemployment; increasing labour productivity; increasing the profits of big monopolies; increasing the cost of living).

5. American industry is spreading out as there is a tendency to … (build

factories and plants in big industrial centers; build factories and plants

closer to markets and natural resources; devote more attention to

management training).

6. Good transportation facilities and rapid communication systems make it

possible for America's industry to ... (introduce automation; build branch

factories far removed from the home plants).

  1. America's leading exports are ... (electrical machinery; gold; uranium ore;

grain; oil products; textiles; ships; chemicals; iron; coal; copper).

2. Answer the questions using the text.

1. What are the main natural resources of the USA?

2. How is the coal mined in the USA mainly used?

3. What are America's main industries?

4. Where are most of the industrial enterprises located?

5. What are the leading exports of the USA?

6. What can you say about America's agriculture?

3. Finish the questions and answer them.

1. Is the USA an agricultural country or...?

2. Have the natural resources of the USA been exhausted or are they still...?

5. Are most of the industrial enterprises located in the eastern part of the

country or…?

4. Does the USA import industrial and electrical machinery or does it...?

4. Finish the sentences.

1. The United States of America is rich in natural resources, such as...

2. The USA is a highly industrialized country with various branches of heavy

industry prevailing, namely...

3. A great deal of attention in American industry is devoted to …

4. The American industry is spreading out as there is a tendency to …

5. Good transportation facilities and rapid communication systems....

6. The leading exports are...

7. The main crops grown in the USA are...

8. In the USA they breed...

5. Correct false sentences.

1. The USA has very few natural resources. 2. Four-fifths of the iron ore comes from California. 3. Most of the coal mined in the USA is used by power plants to produce electricity. 4. The resources of iron ore and coal in the USA have been completely exhausted. 5. The USA has no heavy industry. 6. Automation helps to do away with unemployment in the USA. 7. Most of the industrial enterprises are located in the western part of the country. 8. The USA trades only with Canada. 9. The leading exports of the USA are fruit and vegetables. 10. Big monopolies make huge profits on producing armaments.