Презентация по теме "Соединеные Штаты Америки"

• Declaration of Independence
[,deklə'reiʃn əv ,ində’pendəns] Декларация независимости
• Christopher Columbus [,kristəfə kə'lʌmbəs] Христофор Колумб
• Leif Ericson [,leif `eriksən] - Лейф Эриксон
• Viking [ `vaikiŋ] - викинг
• explorer [ik'splo:rə] - исследователь
• to reach [ri:ʧ] - доходить, достигать
• for the rest of his life - всю жизнь, до конца
своих дней
• Amerigo Vespucci [ə 'merigou ves'pu:ʧi:]
Америго Веспуччи
• slave [sleiv] - раб
• stripe [straip] - полоса
• bald eagle [,bo:ld i:gl] - «лысый орел»
• The United States of America is called by
several different names: the USA, the United
States, the US, the States and America.
• Americans also use informal names like the US
of A and Stateside, especially when they are out
of the country.
• The official name, the United States of America,
first appeared in the Declaration of
Independence of 1776, when the country was
called 'the thirteen united States of America’.
• Many people think that
America was discovered
by Christopher
Columbus.
• Scientists, however,
believe that he was about
500 years too late.
• They think that Leif
Ericson, the Viking
explorer, landed in North
America first.
• It happened in 999.
• When Christophen
Columbus arrived in
America in 1492, he
thought that he had
reached India.
• That is why he called
the Native Americans ,
‘Indians’.
• He continued to
believe that it was
India for the rest of his
life.
• 'America' was named
after an Italian explorer
called Amerigo
Vespucci, who sailed to
South America between
1499 and 1502.
• Vespucci believed that
the land he had
discovered was a new
continent, not part of
Asia as Columbus had
thought.
The first settlers in America were
from Spain.
• Other Europeans followed soon –
from England, Ireland and Germany and then
from Italy, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Greece and
other countries.
• People from Africa were first brought to America
as slaves.
• Today the biggest number of immigrants to the
USA came from Spanish-speaking countries such
as Mexico.
The United States' flag
• The United States'
flag is called the
'Stars and Stripes'.
It has thirteen red
and white stripes
and fifty white stars
on a blue square.
• One star is for each state of the United
States now, and the stripes are for the first
thirteen states of the union.
• The Stars and Stripes stand by the
president's desk.
• The flag hangs in every classroom in
America, and every day schoolchildren
salute it before the school day begins.
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McKinley [mə `kinli] - гора Мак-Кинли
Missouri [mi 'zuəri] - река Миссури
populated [ `popjuleitid] - населенный
California [kæli`fo:niə] - Калифорния
Alaska [ə 'læskə] - Аляска
governor ['gʌvənə] - губернатор
law [lo:] - закон
• alcoholic [,ælkə 'holik] drink [driŋk] - алкогольный
напиток
• Hawaii [hə 'waii:] - Гавайи
• Honolulu [,honə 'lu:lu:] - Гонолулу
• The bald eagle is the
national bird and
symbol of the USA.
• It is also called
‘the American eagle’.
* There are fifty states in the USA.
* Every state has its own governor, its own
police, and its own laws. For example, in
some states you can buy an alcoholic drink
when you are 18. In others, you must wait
until you are 21.
* Schools, like the laws, are different from
state to state, but in most places, everyone
goes to school for about twelve years.
• The United States is the
third most populated
country in the world
(after China and India).
• Its population is over 313
million people.
• The state with the
highest population is
California.
• The state with the lowest
population is Alaska.
The highest mountain in the USA is
McKinley. It is 6,194 m high.
The longest river in the US is Missouri.
It's 4,086 km long
Hawaii
• Hawaii is the newest of all American
states.
It became the 50th state in 1959.
• Hawaii is also the only US stat made up
of islands in the middle of the Pacific
Ocean.
• Barack Obama, the 44th president of the
US, was born in Honolulu, the capital of
Hawaii.
• Russian Empire [`empaiə] - Российская
империя
• Rhode Island [,roud `ailənd] - РодАйленд
• to declare [di'kleə] independence
[,indi`pendəns] провозгласить независимость
• empty [`empti] - пустой
Alaska is the largest and coldest of all
American states.
It was bought from the Russian Empire in
1867 for $7.2 million ($113 million in today's
dollars).
Rhode Island is the smallest US
state.
• It was the first the 13 original colonies
to declare independence from British
rule on the 4th of May, 1776.
• It is famous for Brown University, one
of the best American universities.
• Emma Watson, the actress who
played Hermione Granger in the
Harry Potter film series is a student
there.
• national [ `næʃnl] park [pa:k] национальный парк
(заповедник, охраняемый государством)
• to allow ['lau] - разрешать
• Death Valley ['deθ ,væli] - Долина
Смерти
(межгорная впадина в пустыне Мохаве)
• pioneer [,pai‘ni] пионер,
первооткрыватель
• The USA has some of the biggest cities in
the world, and more than three quarters of
its people live in cities or towns.
• This means that there are also some very
empty places, which have not changed
much since the first Europeans arrived.
• Some of them are kept as national parks,
where people are not allowed to build
houses or factories.
Death Valley
• Death Valley is the
hottest place in the
USA.
• In fact, it's one of the
hottest places in the
world, and many
pioneers died trying
to cross it.
• tornado [tə `neidəu] - торнадо, смерч
• to destroy [di`stroi] - разрушать
• Capitol [ `kæpitəl] - Капитолий, здание
Конгресса США
• no matter what you’re interested in чем бы вы ни интересовались
Tornado
• Most tornadoes the strongest of all
storms - happen in
the USA.
• They can destroy
everything - trees,
cars and even
buildings.
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skyscraper ['skaiskreipə] - небоскреб
Chicago [i'ka:gəu] - Чикаго
sheet music - ноты
item ['aitem] - предмет
Texas ['teksəs] - Техас
ranger ['reindʒə] - полицейский (особенно e
штате Техас)
• сор - разг. коп, полицейский
• constable [ `kʌnstəbl]- констебль (низший
полицейский чин в Великобритании и США)
Washington, the capital of the United States, was
named after George Washington, the first American
president. The city has wide streets, parks and
beautiful buildings. The most famous building is the
White House, the home of the president. Another
important building is the Capitol. This is where
Congress meets to make the laws of the country.
New York
• New York is the biggest city in the
USA.
• This is America’s cultural capital.
No matter what you’re interested in,
you’ll find it in New York – whether it’s
art, theatre, music or museums.
• It’s also a great place for shopping
and restaurants.
The Willis Tower
• Skyscrapers were
invented in America.
• They were first built in
Chicago after the
great fire of 1871.
• Today, the Willis
Tower (called Sears
Tower until recently) in
Chicago is the tallest
building in the USA.
The Library of Congress
• The Library of Congress
in Washington is the
largest library in the world.
• The library doesn't just
collect books, they also
have a large collection of
films, maps and sheet
music. All in all, it has 147
million items in its
collection.
• You can find books in 470
languages there!
• patrol [pə 'troul] - патрулирование, обход
• self-service [,self 's:vis] - самообслуживание
• Statue of Liberty [ `stætju: əv `libəti] статуя Свободы
• copper [`kpə] - медь
• Memphis ['memfis] - Мемфис
(город в США, штат Теннесси)
• badge [bædʒ] - значок
• waist [weist] - талия
• pedestal [`pedistl] – основание, пьедестал
(подножие)
TEXAS RANGERS
• The first state to have its own police force
was Texas. This police force was called
the Texas Rangers. They were organized
in 1835. The name cop' is an American
slang word for a police officer.
• No one knows the exact origin of ’cop'.
Perhaps this word came from the letters
C.O.P.: 'Constable on Patrol’. Or perhaps
‘cop' is the short form of copper. The starshaped badges policemen wore were
made of copper.
The Supermarket
• The supermarket first
appeared in America.
The idea of a selfservice shop belongs to
an American
businessman named
Clarence Saunders. His
first self-service shop
opened in Memphis in
1916. Today, most
supermarkets in the
States are open 24
hours.
The Statue of Liberty
• The Statue of Liberty in New York has
become a symbol of freedom.
• It was the first American sight seen by many
people who went to the US for a better life.
• It was given to the US people by France in
1884.
• The statue is 46 metres tall (93 m with the
pedestal).
• Its waist is 10.6 m wide, its right arm is 12.8
m long, its nose is 1.48 m long.