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.pdf3.There is / are many big cities and towns in the USA: New York, San Francisco, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles are the biggest of them.
4.The USA is / has a parliamentary republic. The government is divided into three branches: legislative (the US Congress), executive (the President and his Administration) and judicial (the US Supreme Court).
5.There is / are two main political parties in the USA: the Democratic and the Republican. The US President is both head of state and government. He is elected for a four-year term.
6.The USA consists / began as a nation of 13 states. The original
13colonies were then located in the area today occupied by 16 states and 34 other states were admitted to the union one by one.
7.Washington, in the District of Columbia, is / does the national capital. It was named in honour of George Washington, the first US president. The District of Columbia, which was named for Christopher Columbus, discoverer of America, is not part of any state.
Vocabulary
executive /ig'zekjutiv/ -исполнительная
judicial /ʤu:'diʃ(ə)l/ - судебная
Supreme Court /sju(:)prim kɔ:t/ - Верховный суд
in honour /'ɔnə/ - в честь
An interesting fact:
There are fifty states in the United States of America. Two of these states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not connected to the other states.
More than 250 million people live in the United States.
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The United States is a young country. Its written history is only a few hundred years old. It is sometimes called the ―New World‖.
Over the last 400 years millions of people have come to start a new life in this ―New World‖.
The people of the United States are a mixture of many different nationalities. These different people brought to their new land a wonderful mixture of customs and traditions. The German brought Christmas trees. The Irish brought St. Patrick‘s Day celebrations. The Scots brought Halloween.
Flag of the United States
The national flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle
in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars.
The fifty stars on the flag represent the 50 states and the 13 stripes represent the original thirteen colonies that rebelled against the British monarchy and became the first states in the Union. Nicknames for the flag include the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, and The Star-Spangled Banner.
Vocabulary
alternating - чередующийся
rectangle ['rektæŋgl] - прямоугольник
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18. Mark the statements true (T) or false (F) according to the text.
1.The national flag of the United States of America consists of thirty stripes fifteen stars.
2.The fifty stars on the flag represent the 50 states.
3.The 13 stripes represent the original thirteen colonies.
4.There is only one nickname for the flag.
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b. Hyde Park |
c. St. James‘s Park |
5.The queen lives in a. Buckingham Palace
b. The Tower of London c. Westminster Abby
6.London is situated on the river
a. Volga |
b. Thames |
c. Severn |
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b. a museum |
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9.St. Paul‘s Cathedral was built in the 17th century by a. Admiral Nelson
b. the Duke of Buckingham c. Sir Christopher Wren
10.Big Ben is
a. bell |
b. the clock |
c. a tower |
11.___ is a very large Gothic church in central London. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English monarchs.
a.Westminster Cathedral
b.Westminster Abbey
c.Buckingham Palace
12.___ where most newspapers have their offices.
a. Fleet Street b. Whitehall c. Downing Street
13. Financial centre of the UK with many banks, offices and Stock Exchange is
a. the East End b. the West End c. the City
14.___ consists of the fashionable houses of the rich, art galleries, famous museums, theatres, palaces and parks.
a. the East End |
b. the West End |
c. the City |
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b. east |
c. heart |
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b. The Smoke |
c. The Rain |
17. Madam Tussaud's building is
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b. Prime-Minister |
c. Lord Major |
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b. Hyde Park |
c. the Nelson Column |
20. Test Yourself!
Great Britain
1.What is the official name of Great Britain? a) the United Kingdom
b) Britannia
c) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
d) the United Kingdom of England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
2.What is the name of the British national flag?
a) the Union Jack |
b) the Saint Andrew‘s Cross |
c) the Saint David‘s Cross |
d) the Stars and Stripes |
3. What is the official religion in the United Kingdom? |
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b) Orthodoxy |
c) Protestantism |
d) Judaism |
4. What is the most important airport in Great Britain? |
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a) Heathrow Airport |
b) Gatwick Airport |
c) Stansted Airport |
d) Vnukovo Airport |
5. Where is Greenwich? |
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b) in Scotland |
c) in Wales |
d) in Ireland |
6. What lake does the famous Scottish monster live in?
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a) Loch Erne |
b) Loch Lomond |
c) Loch Ness |
d) Loch Dove |
7. What is the longest river in Great Britain? |
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a) the Severn |
b) the Avon |
c) the Thames |
d) the Tyne |
8. What is the name of the highest mountain in Scotland?
a) Ben Nevis |
b) Snowdon |
c) Scaffel Pike |
d) Alps |
9. What is the capital of Northern Ireland? |
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a) Cardiff |
b) Dublin |
c) Belfast |
d) London |
10. What city has nickname ―The Smoke‖? |
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b) Cardiff |
c) London |
d) Aberdeen |
11. What natural resources bring the most profits to the British
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b) oil reserves |
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12. What is Britain famous for? |
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14. What chambers does the British Parliament consist of?
a)the Senate and the House of Representatives
b)the House of Lords and the House of Commons
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20.What universities have the highest academic reputation in the UK?
a) London University and Bristol University b) Redbrick Universities
c) Cambridge University and Oxford University d) Glasgow University
21.Who wrote ―The Picture of Dorian Gray‖
a) Mark Twain |
b) Oscar Wilde |
c) Edgar Poe |
d) Walter Scott |
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22. Who is the creator of the electronic motor?
a) Thomas Edison |
b) Isaac Newton |
c) James Watt |
d) Michael Faraday |
23. How many voyages around the world did James Cook make?
a) 3 |
b) 4 |
c) 2 |
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b) Robert Burns |
c) William Shakespeare |
d) Robert Stevenson |
25. Who was the British Prime Minister in 1979-1996?
a) Margaret Thatcher |
b) James Callaghan |
c) Stanley Baldwin |
d) John Major |
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1. What is the national emblem of Ireland? |
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a) Clover |
b) Shamrock |
c) Leprechaun |
d) Blarney stone |
2. What is the national flower of England? |
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a) Dahlia |
b) Daffodil |
c) Tulip |
d) Rose |
3. What is the national flower of Wales? |
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a) Daffodil |
b) Snowdrop |
c) Bluebell |
d) Tulip |
4. What is the national emblem of Scotland? |
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a) Heather |
b) Rosemary |
c) Foxglove |
d) Thistle |
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a) Maidstone |
b) London |
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9. What is Britain famous for?
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b) winds |
c) fogs |
d) cold |
10.How many countries are there in the United Kingdom? a) 4 b) 3 c) 1 d) 2
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