Decide whether these statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)
1.The territory of the USA is larger than those of Ukraine and Great Britain taken together.
2.The USA borders on three countries.
3.The western part of the country is more populated than the eastern one.
4.The White House was named after the architect who designed it.
5.Native Indians made their own contribution into American English.
6.Most of American children study in private school rather than in public one.
7.Students must have only a high school diploma to go to college.
8.A full-time undergraduate degree usually takes four years.
Discussion points
1.Do you know anyone who has immigrated to the USA or wants to live there? What do they hope to find there?
2.If you visit some new place do you prefer to see it from the bus or car window or to explore it on foot? Explain your answer.
3.Approximately one out of eight people in the United States speaks a language other than English at home. Why do you think this happens?
4. Do people in your country speak other language than Ukraine at home?
5.What are some differences between the educational systems of the USA and Ukraine?
6.Would you like to study abroad? Why?
TEST YOURSELF
WHICH STATE?
I. The names of some states have been scrambled up. Find the names of the states, and then write a sentence about an important industry or product of that state.
Example
GOEGRAI - Georgia: Peanuts are grown in Georgia.
| cut – grow – make – produce | Products and industries cheese movies oil oranges rice |
1. XTSAE____________________________________________________
2. IRDFOLA__________________________________________________
3. LAFIROICAN______________________________________________
4. ISWNCSONI_______________________________________________
5. ALIOUISNA__________________________________________________
THE MELTING POT
|
1. 
The majority of the people
living in the United States are…
2. The smallest ethnic group is … .
3. … form 12.6 percent of the population.
4. There are more … than people of Asian and Pacific Island origin.
THE NATION’S CAPITAL
III. Choose the right variant to complete the following sentences.
1. George Washington was
a) the first president of the USA. c) assassinated in the Ford Theatre.
b) the architect who designed the capital.d) the author of the Declaration of
Emancipation.
2. Washington is situated in
a) the state of New York. c) the State of Washington.
b) the state of Columbia. d) no state.
3. The Capitol is
a) a museum in Washington. c) the President's residence.
b) the Washington Memorial. d) the location of the Congress.
4. The Lincoln Memorial looks like
a) a big pencil. c) a classical Greek temple.
b) an ordinary house. d) a classical Roman temple.
LANGUAGES IN THE USA
IV. Match the words in the column A with their equivalents given in the
Column B.
| A | B |
| British English | American English |
| 1. car | a) apartment |
| 2. lift | b) zipper |
| 3. biscuit | c) chips |
| 4. trousers | d) store |
| 5. zip | e) subway |
| 6. flat | f) automobile |
| 7. sweets | g) cookie |
| 8. shop | h) pants |
| 9. tube | i) elevator |
| 10.crisps | j) candies |
AMERICAN VALUES