The USA

Číslo projektu
CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0852
Název školy
Střední škola cestovního ruchu, s. r. o., Benešov
Předmět
Anglický jazyk
Tematický okruh
Konverzační témata
Téma
The USA
Ročník
4.
Autor
Mgr. Nela Vlachová
Datum výroby
3.11.2013
Anotace
DUM slouží k výuce žáků 4. ročníku v oblasti „ Anglický jazyk“.
Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je
Mgr. Nela Vlachová. Dostupné z www.soes.cz.
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Příprava k maturitě
MGR. NELA VLACHOVÁ
Basic information
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Area
Population
Capital
Language
Political system
President
Flag
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10 mil. km2
Over 312 mil. inhabitants
Washington D.C.
American English
President republic
Barack Obama
Red-blue-white
The Star-Spangled Banner
Basic information
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The location
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50 states and 1 territory (D.C.)
48 states on the continent
Alaska and hawaii
Southern part of North America
Neighbours
– Canada
– Mexico
The location
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Nature
• The Rocky Mountains
(the Rockies)
• Sierra Nevada
• Appalachian Mountains
• Alaska Range
– Mt. McKinley (6194 m)
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Nature
• Oceans
– The Atlantic ocean (east)
– The Pacific ocean (west)
• Rivers
– The Mississippi and
Missouri
• Lakes
– On the borders with Canada
– Lake Superior
– Great Slave Lake
– Great Bear Lake, etc.
– The Niagara Falls
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Tourism in the USA
• Because of nature
– The National Parks
• Rocky Mountains National Park
• Yellowstone National Park (the 1st park)
• Grand Canyon National park (in Arizona,
the river Colorado)
• Monument Valley
• Death Valley
• Alaska
– Reindeers, grizzly bears, mooses, swans
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Tourism in the USA
• Because of entertainment
– Usually big cities
• New York
• Las Vegas
• San Francisco
• Miami
• Los Angeles
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Washington D.C. – the capital
• Named after the first American president
– George Washington
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Built in late 18th century
Fisrt projected city in the world
„D.C“ – „District of Columbia“
Symbol – the Capitol
– The seat of the US Congress; the highest building
• The White House
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Neoclassical style
Some parts opened to the public
135 rooms, 35 bathrooms
A bowling alley, a swimming pool, a theatre,
a jogging track
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Washington D.C. – the capital
• The FBI centre
• The Pentagon
– Centre of military forces
• Clean and nice city (no industry)
• No higher buildings than the Capitol
• No skyscrapers
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Sightseeing in Washington
• The Capitol
• The White House
• The Lincoln Memorial
– An oversized statue of Abraham Lincoln
– A place for important speeches (M.L.King)
• The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
– A long black wall with names of people lost during
the war in Vietnam
• The Washington monument
– An obelisk to commemorate G.Washington
– You can climb on the top
• The Reflecting pool (600 m long)
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Other big cities in
the USA
• New York
– The largest city in the USA
– Central park, Times Square, Manhattan
(skyscrapers), Broadway, the Statue of Liberty
• Las Vegas
– The city of casinos and night life
• San Francisco
– Symbol: the Golden Gate Bridge
– Built in the hilly country; steep roads
Other big cities in
the USA
• Miami
– The largest city in Florida
– Famous for its beaches
• Los Angeles
– The second largest city in the USA
– Hollywood
– Beverly Hills
– Malibu
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Interesting monuments
in the USA
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Mount Rushmore
The Statue of Liberty
The Golden Gate Bridge
Hollywood
The Washington Monument
The Capitol
The White House
Name this famous monument.
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Name this famous place.
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Name this famous monument and presidents.
Abraham
Lincoln
George
Washington
Thomas
Jefferson
Theodore
Roosevelt
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American cuisine
• Stereotype
– „Americans eat junkie food“
• Unhealthy fast foods
– McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, etc.
• Meat
– Burgers, chicken, pork, beef
– Favourite home barbecue (often with neighbours)
• Sweets
– Candy, chocolate, ice-cream, cookies
• Coke, lemonades, beer, juice
American cuisine
• American traditional Christmas meal
– Customs adopted from the UK
– Roast turkey (or other poultry)
– Roasted root vegetables
– Brussels sprouts and mashed potatoes
– Pumpkin pie or plum pie
American cuisine
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American cuisine
• Thanksgiving – history
– First Pilgrims wanted to thank to Indians
– Firts harvest in the New World in 1621 (Plymouth)
– The 4th Thursday in November
• Thanksgiving - meal
– Baked or roasted turkey
– Stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet
corn and autumn vegetables
– Pumpkin pie
Name and describe these meals.
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American products
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Burgers (McDonald, KFC)
KitKat
Walt Disney characters
Hollywood films
Cars
– Mustang, Ford, Hummer, Dodge, Chevrolet
• Donuts
• Apple and Mac
Important Americans
• POLITICIANS
– George Washington
– Abraham Lincoln
– George Bush Jr.
– Barack Obama
George Washington
 1732-1799
american soldier
The War of Independency (with
British)
the first president of the USA (1789)
the first capital of the USA was
Philadephia
The new capital of the USA named
after him (Washington D.C.)
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Abraham Lincoln
1809-1865
Poor family, illiterate mother
Postman, soldier, hunter
Love of books
Speech talent
People came to him for judgement
Became a lawyer and got to politics
Against slavery – wasn´t successful
Left the world of politics
The War between North and South
The president
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Shot in the Ford´s theatre
George Bush Jr.
 1946-****
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He became the president in 2001
Againts gay marriages
Against interruption
Love of Bible
Famous quotes
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Barack Obama
 1961- ****
Origins from Kenya
Graduated in Harvard - Laws
Democratic party
2009 - First Afroamerican president
2009 – Nobel Peace Price
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Important Americans
• INVENTORS
– Thomas Alva Edison
– Alexandr Graham Bell
– Orwille and Wilbur Wrights
Inventors – Thomas Alva Edison
 1847-1931
Phonogramph (before
gramophone)
The light bulb
On the day he died, all the
light bulbs in the USA were
swithech off
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Inventors – Alexander Graham Bell
 1847-1922
Born in Scotland
American professor
1876 - telephone
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Inventors – Wright brothers
 Orville (1871-1948)
Wilbur (1867-1912)
Loved cycling
Repaired bicycles – money for their experiments
No education but very handy
In 1903 – first controlled flight in the history
The Flyer – 277 m distance, 59 seconds
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Important Americans - WRITERS
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Charles Bukowski
Dan Brown
Edgar Allan Poe
Stephen King
Ernest Hemingway (N.P.)
John Steinbeck (N.P.)
– The Old Man and sea,
Farewell Army
– Women, Hollywood
– Inferno, Angels and Demons
– The Raven, The Pit and the
Pendullum
– Of Mice and Men, The Grapes
of Wrath
– It, Carrie, Mist, Shining
Match the writers with their works
Important Americans - WRITERS
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Charles Bukowski
Dan Brown
Edgar Allan Poe
Stephen King
Ernest Hemingway (N.P.)
John Steinbeck (N.P.)
– The Old Man and sea,
Farewell Army
– Women, Hollywood
– Inferno, Angels and Demons
– The Raven, The Pit and the
Pendullum
– Of Mice and Men, The Grapes
of Wrath
– It, Carrie, Mist, Shining
Important Americans - ARTISTS
– Andy Warhol
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1928-1987
Painter, graphic, director, photographer
Leader of so called „pop art“
Illustrations of advertisements
Portraits of famous people: M.M., E.Presley, E.Taylor
A homosexual or a virgin?
– Jackson Pollock
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Abstract expressionism
Influenced by original art of native Americans
Alcohol addict
Psychological problems
„drip painting“ = unique paint strokes, no composition
Killed his lover and himself in a car accident
Artists
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Artists
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Important Americans
• SPORTSMEN and SPORTSWOMEN
– Venus and Serena Williams
• * 1980 and * 1981
• 4 x Grandslam winners, French Open, US Open, O.G.
– Tiger Woods
• *1975
• The best golf player; 1 of the best paid sportsmen
– Michael Jordan
• *1963
• Basketball player for Chicago Bulls, 6x NBA winner
• 198 cm, 98 kg; „Air Jordan“
– Lance Armstrong
• *1971
• 6x Tour de France winner , dopping affair
What
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Sportsmen
names?
What is their
relationship?
and sportswomen
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Sportsmen
What
is his name?
What is his
success?
and sportswomen
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What
is his name
Sportsmen
and his nickname?
For what team did
he play?
and sportswomen
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What is his name?
Sportsmen
What
famous
competition did he
win? What
happened to him?
and sportswomen
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Important Americans
• PEOPLE in SHOWBUSSINESS
– Actors
• Tom Cruise (*1962)
– 2 Golden Globes; Mission Impossible, Valkyrie
• Whoopi Goldberg (*1955)
– Oscar (for the Ghost), 2 GG, Star Trek, Sister Act
– Singers
• Lady Gaga (*1986)
– 5 Grammy, 14 MTV Awards; loves fashion
• Michael Jackson (1958-2009)
– Hollywood Walk of Fame, 13 Grammy, many Guiness World
records
People in showbusiness
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
NOW, YOU ARE ABLE TO
INTRODUCE THE USA AS WELL.
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