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I. Introduction
T. Good
morning, my dear friends. Are going to continue your acquaintance with the
course of American Studies? How much do you know about the country?
Aim.
So the Topic of our lesson is “Meet the United States of America. National
symbols”. Today you’ll learn some information about the national symbols of
American people you’ll hear more information about the USA and do a short
test.
II. Main part
Check up
T. Every
person in your form had an individual home task. You had to prepare
short topics about:
Ø The geographical
position of the USA
Ø The climate and
the weather
Ø The political
system
Ø The economy
Ø The population
Ø The capitals and
the biggest cities(учащиеся рассказывают
о
США)
T. Thank
you. You are good English students, you’ve learned much about the USA, your
reports were very interesting. And now be ready to learn new information. Every
country has symbols for important national events and symbols which identify
the country. A national flag is probably the most prominent symbol in any
country. Today we’ll learn some information about important symbols in the
United States.
Handout
1
Учащиеся читают о
символах и выполняют письменное задание.
T.
Please, read about American symbols.
Ø The delegates of
the thirteen American colonies planned the Declaration of Independence, and
Thomas Jefferson wrote it. The document declared the independence(separation)
of the colonies from England.
Ø Congress adopted
the Declaration of Independence, and the delegate signed the document on July
4, 1776. The Liberty Bell in the State House in Philadelphia rand out on that
day.
Ø The French gave
the Statue of Liberty to the United States as a symbol of friendship. Now it is
a symbol of freedom for new immigrants to this country.
Ø The American eagle
is the official emblem of the USA. It appears on the Presidential flag and on
some coins.
Ø The donkey and the
elephant first appeared in political cartoons. They are symbols for the
Democratic and Republican parties.
Ø Uncle Sam has the
initials US He originally appeared in political cartoons and is an unofficial
symbol of the US government.
T. And
now be very attentive to match the sentence parts and write the sentences.
Writing
Ø The Liberty Bell
is the symbol of …
Ø The Statue of
Liberty is the symbol of…
Ø The American eagle
is the symbol of…
Ø The donkey and the
elephant are symbols of…
Ø Uncle Sam is the
symbol of …
A.
the
United States on the Presidential flag and some coins
B.
the
US government.
C.
the
Declaration of Independence.
D.
the
two major political parties.
E.
freedom
for immigrants to the United States.
Listening
T.
listen to the text “The US Flag” and ready to answer the questions.1. Why the
flag Day celebrated on the 14th of June in the USA? 2. What do red,
white and blue colors on the US flag symbolize?
The United States Flag
The United States flag is
far more than the red, white and blue cloth it is made of. As a living symbol
of America, it stands for the past, present and future of this country. It
symbolizes American people, American land, and American way of life. The US flag
has 13 alternate stripes – 7 red and 6 white – and 50 white stars on the blue
background. The red stripes proclaim liberty, the field of blue stands for
loyalty. The stripes remind us of the 13 original colonies that gained
Americans their liberty. The stars represent the 50 states bound together as
one country. The design for the first official US flag was approved by the
Continental Congress in Philadelphia on June 14, 1777. Today Americans celebrate
June 14 as a Flag Day. With the admission of new states Congress first added
more stripes and stars, but in 1818 the original 13 stripes were restored to
remain unchanged there after: for each new state admitted to the Union,
however, a new star was to be added. The 50th star – for Hawaii –
was added on July 4, 1960.The US flag is known as “Old Glory”, the ”Stars and
Stripes” or the “Star-Spangled Banner”.
Reading
T. it’s
interesting to know. If you are tired, you may relax and to listen to
interesting text about some American symbols.
1. The Statue of Liberty.
2. Uncle Sam
The Statue of
Liberty
The Statue of Liberty
(“Liberty Enlightening the World”) is a 225-ton steel female figure, 150 ft in
height, facing the ocean from Liberty Island in New York Harbor. The right hand
holds aloft a torch and the left hand carries a tablet upon which is written:
“July IV MDCCLXXVI” (July4,1776. The
statue was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi of Alsatian as gift to the
US from the people of France to memorialize the alliance of the two countries
in the American Revolution and their friendship. The French people paid $
250,000 for the statue. The 150-foot
pedestal was designed by Richard M. hunt and built by Gen. Charles P. Stone,
Both Americans. The Americans paid $ 270,000for that. President Cleveland
accepted the statue for the US on October 28, 1886. On September 26, 1972,
President Nixon opened the American Museum of Immigration, situated in the base
of the statue. The statue of Liberty is more than a monument. She is a beloved
friend, the symbol of freedom to millions around the world.
Uncle Sam was A
real live human being…
Uncle Sam is America’s
trade mark! The tall, lanky gentleman with the big hat and the whiskers is the
symbol of the United States. But what few people know is that there actually
was a real “Uncle Sam”…his name was Samuel Wilson. He lived in Troy< New
York, and he was a prosperous meatpacker. When the War of 1812 started< Sam
Wilson supplied meat to all the US troops stationed in the area. The meat was
stamped “US” to signify that it had been certified by a United States
Government meat inspector. However, the soldiers believed that the “US” stood
for Uncle Sam Wilson – the meatpacker. Eventually, everything with the US stamp
became known as the property of the “Uncle Sam’s…”Soon, political cartoonist of
the day started drawing “Uncle Sam”…At first, he came out a short. Stocky
little fellow with a beard and a cocky grin. The cartoon was patterned after
the likeness of Sam Wilson, the meatpacker. He was Depicted in striped trousers
flowing coat-tails and a high hat… However, after the death of Abe Lincoln, the
cartoonist started to portray “Uncle Sam” as a tall, gaunt, skinny fellow…He
grew taller over the years…Today, the tall, spare “Uncle Sam” is the American
national symbol – he is known all over the world as America’s trade mark.
III. Summarizing
T.
Now, I think it’s interesting for you to check up how much do you know about
the country. Try to answer these questions and see what you know. Tick the
respective square.
Test
T.try
to answer these questions and see what you already know about the USA.
Tick the respective
square. Good luck!
1. Where
does the president of the US live and work?
a)
in
the Capitol
b)
in
the White House
c)
in
the Pentagon
2. Which
is the biggest state in the USA?
a)
Texas
b)
California
c)
Alaska
3. How
many states are there in the USA?
a)
48
b)
52
c)
50
4. When
did the American Civil War end?
a)
in
1855
b)
in
1865
c)
in
1776
5. Who
was the first President of the USA?
a)
George
Washington
b)
Abraham
Lincoln
c)
Ulysses
Grant
6. What
do the Americans celebrate on the 4th of July?
a)
The
first Moon landing
b)
The
adoption of Declaration of Independence
c)
The
end of American Civil War
7. In
which city is Hollywood situated?
a)
in
new York
b)
in
San Francisco
c)
in
Los Angeles
8. Which
is the most popular sport in the USA?
a)
baseball
b)
American
football
c)
tennis
9. What
was the name of the ship that brought the first immigrants to America?
a)
“Santa
Maria”
b)
“Mayflower”
c)
“Santa
Cruise”
10. What was the first
name of New York?
a)
New
York
b)
New
Virginia
c)
New
Amsterdam
T. Don’t
feel disappointed if you haven’t answers some of the questions. You can find
the answers to a lot of different questions about the country and the people at
our lessons.
БРАТСКАЯ
ОБЩЕОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНАЯ ШКОЛА I-III СТУПЕНЕЙ
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учитель английского языка
Халилова Ленара Париховна
2011г.
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