Do you know the USA?

Оқушыларды пәнге қызықтыруда сыныптан тыс жұмыстарды тиімді ұйымдастыра білудің мәні зор. Әріптестерімнің назарына 10 - 11 сыныптар оқушылары арасында өткізген «Do you know the USA?» тақырыбындағы жұмыс жобасын ұсынып отырмын.

Do you know the USA? (презентациясымен)
Aims:
- to teach pupils to speak about the USA;
- to develop the speech habits of pupils; to get information and facts from the history of the USA;
- to educate pupils to love English.
Visual aids: an interactive board, slides and pictures.

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10. Where does the president of the USA live and work? /in the White House/
20. What are the main political parties of the USA? /the Democratic Party and the Republican Party/
25. Which of the U. S. Presidents served the longest of all other Presidents? /Franklin D. Roosvelt/
30. What was the original name of New York? Why was the city renamed? /New Amsterdam. It was renamed in honour of Britain’s Duke of York/
40. When did the American Civil War end? /in 1865/
50. What services does AMTRAK provide? /AMTRAK provides railway services/
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10. Who was the first president of the USA? /George Washington/
20. Why do the Americans celebrate the 4th of July? /Declaration of Independence/
30. In what city can you see the UN Building? When was this organization formed? /In New York. The UN Organization was formed after World War II, in 1945/
40. Where do black people mainly live in New York? /in Harlem/
50. Who is the third president of America? /Thomas Jefferson/

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10. How many states are there in the USA? /50/
20. What is the highest building in Washington? /the Capitol/
25. What is the largest city in the U. S.? /New York/
30. What street in New York is famous for cinemas, theatre, shops, restaurants?
Why is it called “the Great White Way”? /Broadway. It is called “the Great White Way” because of the electric signs which turn night into day./
40. What American state meets the sun first? /Maine/
50. What city do Americans mean when they say about “Fun City”? /New York/

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10. In which city is Hollywood? /Los Angeles/
20. What is the oldest university in the USA? /Harvard University was organized in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts/
30. When is President’s Day celebrated? /third Monday of February/
40. Name the first person who walked on the Moon. When was it? /Neil Armstrong (Edwin Aldrin), in 1969/
50. By whom was the 1st American car made? When was it made? /Henry Ford – XIX century, in 1903 he founded “Ford Motor Company” in Detroit (Michigan) where the conveyer was used for the first time./
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10. Which is the biggest state in the USA? /Alaska/
20. What is the nickname of Texas? /the Lone Star State/
30. What is the name of American flag? What do its parts symbolize? /”The Stars and Stripes”, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies, the 50 five - pointed stars represent the present number of states. In 1777 the “Stars and Stripes” became the official flag of the USA. Flag Day was first celebrated in 1877 on the flag’s hundredth birthday./
40. What was the middle name of J. Kennedy? /Fitzgerald/
50. Where is the “Popcorn Museum”? /in Marion, Indiana/

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10. On what river is the capital of the USA situated? /the Potomac river/
20. On what holiday do children say, “Trick or treat! Money or eat!”? /Halloween/
25. What is Detroit famous for? /Automobile Industry/
30. Name the first president who lived in the White House. /John Adams/
40. What is nickname of the USA government? /”Uncle Sam” is a cartoon symbol of the US government/
50. How many presidents of the USA were assassinated and who are they? /4 presidents were assassinated: A. Lincoln – 16 (1865), James Garfild – 20 (1881), William McKinley – 25 (1901), J. F. Kennedy – 35 (1963).

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10. What is the national symbol of America? /the bald eagle/
20. What state is called “the Magnolia State”? /Mississipi/
25. What book did Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe write? /”Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
30. What is the largest office building in the world? /the Pentagon – it was built between 1941 - 1943/.
40. What state is especially rich in coal? /Illinois/
50. What American president met Stalin during the Second World War? /F. D. Roosevelt/
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10. When is Thanksgiving celebrated? /on the fourth Thursday of November./
20. The colors of American flag are … /red, white, dark - blue/
30. What is the national sport in America? /baseball/
40. What American place of interest is known to many children of the world? Where is it situated? /Disneyland, near Los Angeles in California opened in 1955, and Disney World in Florida opened in 1971./
50. Where was coca - cola invented? /Coca - Cola was invented by Dr. John Pemberton in Atlanta, on the 8th of May 1886, but it was given the name Coca - Cola by his partner, Frank Robinson.

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10. Who was the youngest president of the USA? /J. F. Kennedy – 43 years old/
20. Who is the last president of the USA?
25. Who was the 22nd and 24th President of the USA? /Stephen Grover Cleveland/
30. Who discovered America? /Christopher Columbus/
40. “An American tragedy” was written by … /Theodore Dreiser/
50. What is QWERTY? /The first six letters on the top of the keyboard/