Student’s Worksheet 1
“How much do you know about the United States?” TASK 1 Work in pairs. Decide which is the best answer: a, b, or c. When you finish, compare the answers with your neighbours.
1. The capital of the United States is: a. New York b. Los Angeles c. Washington 2. The United States has: a. 30 states b. 40 states c. 50 states 3. The largest state in the U.S is: a. Alaska b. Texas c. Ohio 4. The number of inhabitants in the U.S. is: a. about 50 million people b. over 315 million people c. about 200 million people 5. The fifty stars on the flag represent: a. fifty colonies b. fifty states c. fifty rivers in the U.S. TASK 2 Study the map of the United States and try to find at least two more names of states in each part of the country:
The South: Arizona, …………………, ……………………….. The North: Montana, …………………, ……………………….. The East: Georgia, …………………, ……………………….. The West: California, …………………, ……………………….. TASK 3 Look at the map of the United States and match the state capitals with the names of the states:
Colorado
Atlanta
Utah
Salem
Oregon
Denver
Virginia
Salt Lake City
Georgia
Richmond
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Student’s Worksheet 1
“How much do you know about the United States?” TASK 4 Read the postcard and decide whether the following statements are true or false.
New York, fot. J. R. Flower
Dear Sara, I’m having I’m on holiday in New York! I have a wonderful time here! So far ces – visited a lot of interesting pla ildings. museums, art galleries and bu but it has New York is a very busy city you can many parks and places where in the rest. There are so many cars “The Big streets! People call New York t I miss Apple”. I really like it here bu soon. home and want to come back ! Wish you were here with me Many kisses! Donna 1. Donna is in New York because of her work.
T/F
2. She has been to museums, but she hasn’t visited any art galleries.
T/F
3. There are many parks in New York.
T/F
4. The streets in New York are very busy.
T/F
5. Another name for New York is “The Big Orange”.
T/F
TASK 5 Imagine you are on holiday in Los Angeles. Write a short letter to your friend using the information provided in the note below:
Los Angeles
Dear
Los Angeles or L.A. is located in southern California. It is a very big city and has over 3.8 million people. It is also very busy and it is one of the most crowded cities in the U.S. There are many beaches in L.A. because it is located on the Pacific Ocean. It is rather warm there; the average annual temperature is 24 degrees but in summer it is over 30 degrees Celsius. Every year a lot of tourists come to visit many museums, galleries and art centres, which are located there.
Best wishes,
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