Unit 16 The United States of America 1.pptVIP

The United States of America In this unit you will have a wide view of the USA, learn extensively this amazing English-speaking country----a “melting pot” of different races, cultures, economy and politics. Capital of the USA President of the USA 50 States of the USA Fast reading for general ideas Choose the topics mentioned in the text population history government sports weather radio TV Transport food parks buildings hotels Intensive reading Questions for paragraph1 Who was the original people living on the island of Manhattan? 2. How did the Whites get the island of Manhattan? What do you think of the business deal? Intensive reading Questions for paragraph2 1. What is mainly talked about in this paragraph? Intensive reading Questions for paragraph3 1. Why do you think Ellis Island was turned into a museum? a. the buildings were not needed for new arrivals. b. there is a lot of history related to the settlers in the USA. c. it was close to New York. 2. Why was Ellis Island named the “ island of tears”? a. some people felt sad when refused entry into the USA. b. people could not bear it when they had to go through mental and physical tests. c. people made no name in the USA. Intensive reading What were the two tallest buildings in the New York City? Intensive reading Questions for paragraph5 What is the feeling of people towards the New York City? Fill in the blanks to get a review New York is the biggest city in the USA with a _______ of about 7071639. It is located on a group of _____ on the east coast at a point where the Hudson River and the East River joins together. It was an____ ___ who first discovered these islands in 1524. This city was once the ____ of the USA after the Was of _________. In 1892 the age of ____ _____ began. Immigrants from all the corners of the earth came to the USA through Ellis Island which was considered as “ island of ___ because the