The United States of America Basic information Prepared
The United States of America Basic information Prepared by Jana Bártová
• • What is the capital city of the USA? What is the largest city? How many states do the USA consist of? Which two states do not lie on the continent?
The capital city is Washington, D. C. The largest city is New York. The USA consist of 50 states. The two states which do not lie on the American continent are Alaska and Hawaii
American flag How many stripes can you see on the flag? Why? 13 – the number of original states How many stars can you see? Why? 50 – all states
The most famous American States: • • Alaska Arizona California Florida Hawaii Mississippi Texas Virginia
Alaska • • The largest state Beautiful countryside – mountains People live in villages Rare animals
Arizona • Desert landscape • Grand Canyon – one of the 7 wonders of the world • Colorado River • Meteor Crater
California • The most populous state • Big cities: LA (Hollywood), San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento, Long Beach • Death Valley • National parks - Yosemite
F Florida • Situated on peninsula • Tropical climate – many hurricanes • Big cities – Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, Orlando • Kennedy Space Center
Hawaii • • • The newest state Attack on Pearl Harbor Festival: Luau music (ukulele) hula (traditional dance)
Mississippi • symbols: cotton, catfish and magnolia tree • Music tradition: Jazz, blues, gospel, country, rock and roll • Ku Klux Klan
Texas • • Prairies, deserts, grassland Agriculture – cattle Symbol – cowboy Big cities – Houston, Dallas – Fort Worth, Austin
Virginia • Nickname: Old Dominion • Famous town: Jamestown • Story of Pocahontas and John Smith
Political system – Democratic republic • Constitution • Legislative branch • Executive branch • Judicial branch What are the two main political parties? Republican Party Democratic Party
History • Indians • 1492 – first Europeans – Spanish (Columbus) • 17 th century – many colonists (British, French, German, Dutch, Irish…) and slaves from Africa • 1775 -1783 – The War of Independence • 1861 -1865 – Civil War (North x South) • 20 th century – leading power
Sports • Ice hockey – NHL • Basketball – NBA
• • • Tennis Swimming Rugby American football Many others…
Famous people • Martin Luther King http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=sm. Eqnnkl f. Ys • Mark Twain – writer Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
• Steven Spielberg – director • Tom Hanks – actor • Madonna - singer
Holidays: Look at these pictures and name typical American holidays: • Thanksgiving Every 4 th Tuesday in November
• St. Valentine’s Day 14 th February • Independence day 4 th July
Typically American: • • • Drive a car at the age of 16 Love hamburgers Drive-in Shop till you drop Keep smiling and look positive
Questions: 1. What is the official title of the USA? 2. What is the capital city? 3. What does the American Flag look like? 4. Which is the largest state of the USA? 5. Which is one of the oldest state of the USA? 6. Which is the newest state of the USA? 7. Where can you see Grand Canyon?
Questions: 8. What is hula? 9. What state is the cradle of jazz music? 10. What are the two main political parties? 11. When was the War of Independence? 12. When was the Civil War 13. Who was Martin Luther King? 14. What are typical American Holidays?
Answers: 1. The United States of America 2. Washington, D. C. 3. 13 stripes (red and white) and 50 stars (white in blue background) 4. Alaska 5. Virginia 6. Hawaii 7. Arizona 8. Hawaiian dance 9. Mississippi 10. Republican and Democratic 11. 1775 -1783 12. 1861 -1865 13. Politician 14. Thanksgiving, St. Valentine’s day, Independence Day
Sources www. wikipedia. com Thanks for your kind attention
Projekt OP VK 1. 4 60799081 Metodický list INFORMACE O AUTOROVI Jana Bártová Jméno a příjmení: Kontakt: skola@butovice. cz Tel. : 556400364 Škola: ZŠ Studénka, Butovická 346, okres Nový Jičín Adresa: Butovická 346, Studénka 742 13 Číslo klíčové aktivity: III/2 Název klíčové aktivity: Inovace a zkvalitnění výuky prostřednictvím ICT Sada: D 5 PŘEDMĚT A CÍL HODINY Spojené státy americké Tematický celek: Třída: 9. AB Cíl klíčové aktivity : Získat základní informace o reáliích USA Oborové cíle klíčové aktivity: Žák si rozšíří znalosti získané na hodinách zeměpisu o Spojených státech amerických a naučí se získané vyjadřovat anglicky Klíčové kompetence: Komunikativní, k učení Kompetenční cíle: K učení – propojuje různé informace v širších souvislostech, vyvozuje poznatky z učení a obhajuje je Komunikativní – dodržuje pravidla diskuze, získává informace v anglickém jazyce a zapojuje se do diskuze v cizím jazyce – formuluje své myšlenky a co nejsrozumitelněji je za pomocí vyučujícího prezentuje Časový odhad: 45 minut
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