KONVERZAČNÍ TÉMATA PRO SOU Mgr. Dita Hejlová
USA VY_32_INOVACE_AH_3_18 OPVK 1.5 – EU peníze středním školám CZ.1.07/1.500/34.0116 Modernizace výuky na učilišti
Název školy
Střední odborné učiliště Svitavy Nádražní 1083, Svitavy
Název šablony
III/2 Inovace a zkvalitnění výuky prostřednictvím ICT
Předmět
Anglický jazyk
Tematický celek
Konverzační témata pro SOU
Téma
USA
Klíčová slova
USA, Washington, cities, rivers, lakes
Druh učebního materiálu
Prezentace (Microsoft PowerPoint)
Metodický pokyn
Prezentace je primárně určena pro žáky SOU 3. – 4. ročníku maturitních oborů. Žáci se mají seznámit se základními informacemi o této zemi.
Datum vytvoření
1. 2. 2014
USA
BASIC FACTS
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The USA consists of 50 states and a federal district (District of Columbia). The USA is bordered by Canada to the north and by Mexico to the south. There are two states which are not directly attached to the
continental US – Alaska and Hawaii
The capital city is WASHINGTON, D. C. It is the third most populated country in the world (over 300 million people) The currency is US dollar = 100 cents The official language is English, but in many areas Spanish is widely spoken. The current president of the US is Barack Obama.
Geography The highest mountain is Mt. McKinley (6,194m) in Alaska. The most important mountains are Cordilleras which are divided into several parts. (further information) Rocky Mountains with Grand Canyon National parks – Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite
Valley National Park, Everglades National Park
There are many rivers in the US. The most important rivers are the Mississippi (the third longest river in the world
6,212 km), the Missouri, the Hudson, the Colorado, the Columbia and the Rio Grande. The most important
river in Alaska is the Yukon.
There are also many lakes. The most important lakes are
the Great Lakes on the border with Canada – Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario.
THE NIAGARA FALLS
ON THE BORDER BETWEEN CANADA AND THE USA (ACTUALLY 3 WATERFALLS – THE HORSESHOE FALLS IN CANADA, THE AMERICAN FALLS IN THE USA AND THE BRIDAL VEIL FALLS IN THE USA.
Which famous cities in America do you know ? WASHINGTON D.C. THE CAPITAL OF THE USA IT IS NOT A PART OF A STATE DIVIDED INTO 4 PARTS POPULATION ABOUT 646,449 PEOPLE SIGHTS – THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL
NEW YORK CITY THE LARGEST CITY IN THE USA FOUNDED BY THE DUTCH SETTLERS IN 1626 LIES ON THE HUDSON RIVER DIVIDED INTO 5 AREAS (BOROUGHS) – MANHATTAN, THE BRONX, BROOKLYN, QUEENS, STATEN ISLAND MANHATTAN IS THE OLDEST AND MOST IMPORTANT
PART OF NY– (WALL STREET / SOHO/ GREENWICH VILLAGE / BROADWAY / ….)
PLACES OF INTERESTS IN NY THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING (A SKYSCRAPER 381m)
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY (ON LIBERTY ISLAND)
THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
CENTRAL PARK
LOS ANGELES (CALIFORNIA) – further information 2nd largest city in the USA HOLLYWOOD – film industry L.A. plays host to the annual ACADEMY AWARDS NEW ORLEANS (LOUISIANA) – further information lies on the Mississippi is famous for jazz (Louis Armstrong) was catastrophically affected by several hurricanes (Katrina – was the worst one)
ATLANTA (GEORGIA) – FUTHER INFORMATION played host to the Olympic Games in 1996 CHICAGO (ILLINOIS) - FUTHER INFORMATION the 3rd largest / most populous city in the USA during prohibition (1920s) – activity of gangsters (Al Capone) LAS VEGAS (NEVADA) - FUTHER INFORMATION is known for gambling is located in the desert
Which famous universities in the USA do you know? Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey) Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut)
WHICH PLACES CAN YOU SEE IN THE PICTURES? WHITE HOUSE – the seat of the American president
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY – a gift from France
Mount Rushmore (Washington, Jefferson,
Roosevelt, Lincoln)
U. S. CAPITOL the home of the government
U. S. Supreme Court
What are the United States famous for? CUISINE - FAST FOOD (HAMBURGERS / HOT DOGS), SPORTS (BASEBALL, AMERICAN FOOTBALL, …) MUSIC MOVIES OTHER?
Zdroje CHUDÝ, Tomáš; CHUDÁ, Jana. SOME BASIC FACTS: ABOUT THE ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES. Havlíčkův Brod: FRAGMENT, 1997, ISBN 80-7200-085-3. AUTOR NEUVEDEN. United States [online]. [cit. 1.2.2014]. Dostupný na WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA
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