Тема. США .Основные сведения. Задания. Продолжаем выполнять упражнения по теме США.. Срок сдачи : все задания в конце недели на почту(15.05). Alaska. The Hawaii.

Тема. США .Основные сведения

Задания. Продолжаем выполнять упражнения по теме США.

Срок сдачи : все задания в конце недели на почту(15.05)

Упражнение 1. Прочитать текст , перевести его устно и выписать выделенные названия и незнакомые слова с переводом

New words: border on-граничить , gulf-залив, consist of-состоять из, separate-отдельный.

The United States of America is also called the USA, US, United States or sometimes America. The USA is in the central part of North America. It borders on Canada and Mexico. It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean, by the Pacific Ocean and by the Gulf of Mexico. The capital of the USA is Washington. The territory of the USA consists of three separate parts:

1. the USA proper

2. Alaska

3. The Hawaii.

The area of the country is about 9,400,000 km2. Its population is about 324 million people. The US is the 4th largest country in the world by land area and 3rd by population. The USA is a country of mountains, valleys and deserts. The highest mountains are the Appalachian Mountains, the Cordilleras, the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. The tallest mountain the US is Mt McKinley, located in the state of Alaska The Great Lakes are in the north-east of the country. They are Lake Ontario, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan. The largest rivers of the USA are the Mississippi and the Missouri. The most populated city in the US is New York City, followed by Los Angeles and Chicago.

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