Презентация, доклад на английском о США для 9 класса

Биболетовой

Олейникова С.А.
учитель английского языка
МКОУ Сидорская СОШ
Городской округ г. Михайловка
Волгоградская обл

OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT.

THE U S A OCCUPIES A LARGE TERRITORY .

IT IS THE 4TH LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD
AFTER R U S S I A ,
C A N A D A AND CHINA .

THE TOTAL AREA OF THE USA
IS OVER 9 MILLION SQUARE KILOMETRES .

They say the USA is a “MELTING POT”
of people from different countries.

IS FULL OF DRAMATIC EVENTS.

SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THAT THE PEOPLE APPEARED ON THE AMERICAN CONTINENT 25,000 YEARS AGO.
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS AMERICA LAY UNKNOWN BEYOND THE WESTERN SEAS.
TIME WENT ON AND THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE WHO WAGED WAR WITH THE STORMY WATERS . THOSE PEOPLE WERE VIKINGS.

ITALIAN SAILOR

see there a rock to which many tourists come to think of the first English settles who landed near that rock more than 300 years ago. The English settlers who came to AMERICA on the ship are usually called THE PILGRIM FATHERS.
It was in November 1620. A small ship “ The Mayflower” left England to reach America. In January 1621 they built their village, when winter came the life became very hard and many of the settles died.

the English people “yankee”, since that time it has become the name of a white man in America. In spring people began to plant corn and maize, as Indians taught them. In autumn the crops were very good and it was decided to make a holiday dinner. Some Indians came and brought wild turkeys as a present.
The harvest was called “ THANKSGIVING DAY “.
It is celebrated on the 4th Thursday in NOVEMBER .

was adopted on July, 4 in 1776.
Since that time the date has been the greatest holiday
in the USA.
It is considered to be the birthday
of the American nation.

AGRICULTURAL SOUTH BEGAN SOON AFTER ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT IN 1860.
LINCOLN WAS A PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL LEADER
WHO WAS AGAINST SLAVERY IN THE SOUTHERN STATES.
THEY LEFT THE UNION AND FORMED THEIR OWN CONFEDERATION.
SOON THE CIVIL WAR BEGAN . THE ARMY OF THE SOUTH WAS BETTER ORGANIZED AND WON SEVERAL VICRTORIES.
ONLY WHEN GENERAL GRANT BECAME A COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE NORTHEN ARMY , THE NORTH MANAGED TO WIN THE FINAL VICTORY.
THE WAR WAS AN IMPORTANT LANDMARK IN THE HISTORY OF THE U S A .

The civil war between the states (1861-1865)

WASHINGTON

BOSTON
CHICAGO
PHILADELPHIA
DETROIT
SAN- FRANCISCO
LOS- ANGELES
HOLLYWOOD
ATLANTA AND MANY OTHERS

Large cities

THE CITY IS NAMED AFTER
THE 1ST PRESIDENT OF THE USA.

WHAT IS THIS NAME?

HE WHO IN 1790 LAID THE CORNER-STONE OF THE CAPITOL.
IT HAS BEEN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL SINCE 1800.
THE CITY IS OFTEN CALLED THE HEART OF AMERICA.
THEY SAY, IT DOESN’T PRODUCE ANITHING EXCEPT SCRAP PAPER. THERE ARE NO SKY-SCRAPERS IN WASHINGTON. ACCORDING TO A SPECIAL LAW IT IS FORBIDDEN TO BUILT HOUSES HIGHER THAN THE CAPITOL.

THE CAPITOL IS A MAGNIFICENT BUILDING MADE OF STONE AND MARBLE

HOPES AND DISAPPOINTMENTS.

THE JUNGLE BOOK, visited CHICAGO at the end of the 19th century and he was so shocked that he decided never to visit the place again. Today it is difficult to understand why he dislike the city so much.
CHICAGO is one of the most popular and exiting cities of the USA. The first people who lived in this region were RED INDIANS. They gave the name ‘CHICAGO’ to the region. It means ‘THE PLACE OF THE WILD ONION

MOST FAMOUS SYMBOL OF SAN FRANCISCO.
IT IS ONE KILOMETRE LONG AND LINKS THE CITY WITH A BEAUTIFUL GREEN HILLY AREA TO THE NORTH - MARIN COUNTY.
WHEN PEOPLE BUILT THIS BRIDGE IN 1937 IT WAS THE LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN THE WORLD.
TODAY IT IS NOT THE LONGEST ANY MORE BUT PEOPLE AGREE IT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL.

FOUNDED A SMALL SETTLEMENT IN WHAT IS NOW A DOWNTOWN AREA. THEY BUILT A FORT AND A MISSION THERE.
IN 1848 THE GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN THE REGION AND THE PLACE BECAME VERY DANGEROUS.
IN 1906 AN EARTHQUAKE AND A FIRE DESTROYED THE CITY. IT WAS REBUILT VERY QUICKLY.
IN 1989 THERE WAS ANOTHER TRAGEDY BUT PEOPLE DIDN’T GIVE UP.
MODERN SAN FRANCISCO IS A CITY DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER BIG AMERICAN CITY. IT HAS UNIQUE CHARM AND A VERY SPECIAL ATMOSPHERE. IT IS FULL OF FLOWERS AND REALLY FANTASTIC !

CALIFORNIA.
It is the second most populous city in the USA.
It includes LONG BEACH, PASADENA, SANTA MONICA,BEVERLY HILLS.

THE CITY OF ANGELS.

THE WORLD
AS THE CENTER OF MOVIE BUSINESS.

CHILDREN DREAM TO VISIT IT.