1. Guiding questions 

1. What is the United States?

2. How many States are the U.S. made up of?

3. What are the States that are separated from the U.S.?

4. What are American main mountain chains?

5. What are American main rivers and lakes?                                                            

6.  What are the Interior Plains?

2. Describe American climate.

3. Complete the statements.

1. The United States is situated ………………….

2. The U.S. is formed of ……..  states.

3. There are four time zones: ……………….. ……………. ………….. …………..

4. The highest mountain is …………………………….

5. The most popular canyon is  …………………..

6. The famous Niagara Falls are between ………………………………

7. The most famous transportation route in American history was ……………………

8.  On 29^th August …………………………………….…. battered New Orleans 

4. Focus on vocabulary. Do you know what these words mean?

Canyon

Falls

Hurricane

Plateau

Time zone

valley

History

1.These are some of the most important dates in American history? What event took place in that year? 

1492   ………………………………………         1917  …………………………………………………

1607   ……………………………………..         1929  ………………………………………………..   

1776  ………………………………………..        1941  ………………………………………………..

1787  ……………………………………….         1969  ………………………………………………..

1861  ………………………………………          1991  ………………………………………………..  

2. Guiding questions 

1. What is the name of the Native Americans?

2. Who discovered America?

3. Who were the first colonists and where do they come from?

4. What is the Boston Tea Party?

5. What did the Constitution establish?

6. What was added to the Constitution?

7. Who was Abraham Lincoln and what did he do?

8. What do the American mean by Great Depression?

9.  What happened at Pearl Harbour? 

10. What are the two new organisations that were created after WW2?

3. Prepare a three-minute oral presentation on one of these topics: 

- the first settlers

- The war of Independence

- The American Civil War

Government
 

1. Guiding questions 

1.  How old id the American Constitution?

2.  How does the Constitution divide government power?

3.  Why was the system of checks and balances introduced?

2. Decide whether the statement is true or false: 

a. The President of the U.S. can nominate judges    T    F

b. The U.S. government is based on the principle of limited government    T   F

c. The U.S. government has a federal organization  T   F

d. Not every State has a governor and local laws   T   F

e. The Federal Court exercise at federal level   T   F

f. There are lots of political parties in the United States   T   F

Population

1. Describe the rates of the American population today:
 

75% ………………………………..               4% …………………………………….

60% ……………………………..                 1% ………………………………………

12% ……………………………

2. Guiding questions

1. Who were the first settlers?

2. Why did they come to America?

3. Who were the following immigrants?

4. What were the problems that the immigrants had to face with the previous settlers?

5. What does the recent wave of immigrants come from?

6. What metaphor best describes the social aspect of the American population today?

Economy

1. Indicate the main resources of the different regions of the U.S.:

 
The New England States:  pulpwood, ……

The Middle Atlantic States:
 
The Southern States: 

The Midwestern States: 

The Great Plains States: 

The Pacific Coast States:

The Rocky Mountains States: 

Alaska and Hawaii:

2. Complete

The U.S. main imports are……………………………………………………………………………………

The U.S. main exports are …………………………………………………………………………………..

Food

Decide whether the statement are true or false 

-  The U.S. has a very rich typical cuisine   T     F 

-  Americans' diet is recommended by nutritionists, because it is very well  balanced      T     F 

-  Eating in fast foods isn't very common in the States    T     F 

-  Coca-Cola is drunk worldwide   T     F 

-  Bourbon whisky is made from wheat   T     F 

-  Ethnic cuisine is popular in the U.S. because there are a lot of immigrants       T    F

Festivities

Quiz on American Festivals:

Lovers exchange cards and presents.  ___________________________
 

Workers have a day off.   ____________________________
 

A jack-o-lantern is put in front of the window.   _________________________
 

For dinner Americans have roast turkey and pumpkin pie. ______________________
 

It commemorates the discovery of America.  _________________________
 

Children play it while they visit their neighbours on Halloween.  ______________________
 

The most beautiful is at the Rockerfeller Center in New York. ________________________
 

Americans keep it flying on public buildings and schools on Presidents' Day and Independence Day. ____________________
 

It has something to do with eggs and bunnies.  _________________________
 

His work and words are remembered every year ________________________