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Pupils read the text about the USA. The text is divided
into 2 parts and there are
2 teams in the class. Each team reads only one part of
the text.
Then pupils sum up the information and write it down
in their note-books
according to the plan on the blackboard. They ask
questions to each other.
Geographical position of the USA
The USA is the 4th largest country in the world
(after Russia, Canada and China). It is situated in
central North America and stretches from the Pacific to the
Atlantic Ocean. It borders on Canada
in the north and Mexico in the south and has a sea-border with Russia. It
also includes Alaska and Hawaii.
The total area of the
country is 9.4 million square kilometers. The enormous size of the country
influences the diversity of landscape, climate and even people.
The West is a
mountainous area of the Rocky Mountains, the Cordillera and the
Sierra Nevada. The highest peak is Mount McKinley in Alaska
(6,000 meters).
As compared with the
Appalachians in the east, the Rocky Mountains are sharp and rugged, over
4,000 meters high, rich in gold, copper, lead, silver and other minerals.
The longest rivers are the
Mississippi (6,400 kilometers), «the father of waters», the Missouri
(1,600 kilometers), the Colorado wild, restless and angry, the
Columbia full of quiet dignity and the Rio Grande (3,200 kilometers),
a national boundary between the USA and Mexican sizes. The largest state is
Alaska.
The Colorado forms the
Grand Canyon, which strikes one's imagination as a fabulous phenomenon of
nature. Its perpendicular walls go up to 1,500 meters above the river level.
The USA has thousands of lakes of all kinds
The Great Lakes make up the largest group; they are the greatest
collection of fresh water lakes in the world with the total area equal to
that of Great Britain. They are Lakes Huron, Erie, Ontario, Michigan,
Superior. Here the famous Niagara Falls precipitate from the height of
50 meteres. Among salty lakes the Great Salt Lake in Utah and the
Salton Sea in California are the most famous. They are rich in
salt (6,000 million tons).
Task
“True” or “False”.
You should say these
sentences “True” or “False”.
The 1st
group:
The USA is the 10th
largest country in the world. (F)
It borders on Kazakhstan
in the north and Mexico in the south and has a sea-border with Russia. (F)
The longest rivers are
the Mississippi (6,400 kilometers), the Missouri(1,600 kilometers) (T)
The Mississippi (6,400
kilometers) is «the mother of waters». (F)
The 2nd
group:
The USA situated in the
central North part of America. (T)
The total area of the
country is 10 million square kilometers. (F)
The famous Niagara Falls
precipitate from the height of 50 meters. (T)
The USA has hundreds of
lakes of all kinds. (F)
Dialogues.
Pupils act out the situations:
1. You are a Russian reporter. You are in the USA.
Ask questions to the local geographical society member
about:
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the number of states in the USA;
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the waters the USA is washed by;
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the relief of the USA;
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the number of people living in the USA;
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the greatest rivers in the USA.
2. You are a Russian student. You are in the USA at the
Scientific conference.
Ask American student about:
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the biggest mountains in the USA;
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the size of the Grand Canyon;
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the “New World”;
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the big “melting pot”;
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a mixture of customs and traditions.
Grammar:
Present Perfect Continuous
Had
been + Ving
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