Тема.Вашингтон. Основные сведения. Срок сдачи 15.05

Тема.Вашингтон. Основные сведения. Срок сдачи 15.05

Задание.Прочитать текст, выписать и перевести выделенные слова в словарь. Сделать краткий пересказ на английском по основным местам Вашингтона.

Do you know that… (about Washington)

G. Washington was one of the richest presidents;

His famous false teeth were made of hippopotamus teeth;

He was the 1^st president to appear on a postage stamp;

His favorite vegetable was onion;

His favorite sports were horseback riding and fishing.

THE CAPITOL.Jenkins Hill was chosen as the sitefor the nation’s capitol building. The design featured two identical wings, one for the House of Representatives and one for the Senate, joined by a round, domed center room, called a rotunda. George Washington laid the corner stone for the Capitol with a silver trowel on September 18, 1793. The sculpture “Freedom” on the top of the Capitol dome was put in place in 1830. In 1959 the Capitol was enlarged again. Today the Capitol contains 540 rooms.

THE WHITE HOUSE. The oldest public building in Washington, D.C., is also the most famous residence in America. George Washington never lived in the White House. The White House has been the home of all American presidents since November 1800 when George Washington’s successor, John Adams moved in it with a prayer “May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.” The White House has 132 rooms and 20 bathrooms.

THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.The Confederation Congress decided to erect a monument to George Washington in 1783. But the monument remained an idea until Independence Day 1848 and it was finished finally in 1884. Three years later the Washington Monument was opened to public. The Washington Monument rises 555 feet and is surrounded by 50 American flags. It is the tallest point in Washington, D.C. Some people call the monument “Pencil” due to the form.

LINCOLN MEMORIAL. The magnificentmemorial building is constructed of white Colorado Yule marble. A magnificent 19-feet marble statue by Daniel Chester French of a pensive but resolute Lincoln seated in a chair, dominates the inner space of the memorial. Below the memorial lines a rectangular pool of water, the Reflecting Pool. Inscribed in stone on an inner wall facing Lincoln’s statue is his Gettysburg Address from 1863.

THE PENTAGON.The Pentagon is a building in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. It has the offices of the U.S. Department of Defense. The Department of Defense includes the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. The word pentagon comes from the Greek penta, which means “five”. A pentagon is a figure with five sides. The Pentagon has five rings. Each ring is five stories tall.