The USA basic facts Mgr. Zdislava Šmídová

Anotace Kód DUMu: VY_32_INOVACE_3.AJ.01 Číslo projektu: CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0114 Vytvořeno: listopad 2013 Ročník: 3. ročník a 4. ročník – čtyřleté gymnázium (RVP-G) Septima a Oktáva – osmileté gymnázium (RVP-G) Anotace: Tento materiál by vytvořen jako téma pro maturitní okruh: ESC. The USA- – basic facts na Gymnáziu a JŠ Svitavy; přibližně na jednu, popřípadě více vyučovacích hodin (pro výklad i opakování – shrnutí učiva). Obsahuje jednak přehled faktografických údajů, tak i anglickou ustálenou terminologii, doplněné o interaktivní cvičení: videa, poslechy, rozhovory s diskuzí na dané téma (role-play). Je primárně zaměřen na dva poslední ročníky gymnázia, i přesto se dá využít i v nižších ročnících osmiletého i čtyřletého studia vcelku nebo jeho jednotlivé části. Pomůcky: interaktivní tabule Vzdělávací oblast Jazyk a jazyková komunikace Vzdělávací obor Anglický jazyk Tematický okruh ESC. The USA- basic facts

The USA basic facts geography economy division

THE USA Discuss in pairs: What do you know about the USA? Write down a list of places, things, symbols… associated with the USA.

BASIC FACTS a federation of 50 states the fourth largest country in the world the third largest by population there are four time zones (New York 6:00 P.M. x Los Angeles 3:00 P.M) capital: Washington D.C. official language:English largest cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Detroit.. area: 9,826,675 km2 population: 316,962,000 (2013) currency:United State dollar

Discuss in pairs and explain: “The United States is not a nation, but a nation of nations. “ Walt Whitman (poet) “The USA is a nation of immigrants“ J.F.Kennedy (president)

Geography is bordered to the north by Canada (partly is created by lakes) shares a border with Mexico in the south the border is created by the Rio Grande stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west Mountains The Rocky Mountains in the west and south-west The Appalachian Mountains in the east Mt. Mc Kinley (6 194m) in Alaska -video The Great Plains and plateaux

Geography Rivers The Mississippi – the logest river(3, 700 km long) The Missouri meets the Mississippi at St. Louis The Rio Grande forms the border with Mexico The Colorado flows through the Grand Canyon Lakes Great Salt lake in Utah Bear Lake in Idaho(extend to Utah)

5 Great Lakes: (a map) * Superior * Michigan * Huron * Erie * Ontario Niagara Falls (between Lake Erie and Ontario)

Economy Agriculture - beef cattle, soybeans, peanuts, oats, rye, wheat, rice, cotton, corn, barley, hay, sunflowers, and oilseeds Industry - manufacturing – foods, beverages, cars, planes, communication equipment - mining – petroleum, natural gas, coal Major exported goods - cars, computers,airplanes, scientific measuring instruments Major imported goods - petroleum, cars, clothing, telecommunication equipment

Division A map Regions * New England * The Middle Atlantic Region * The South * The Midwest * The North West Region * The Southwest and Hawaii

DIVISION New England – a map and symbols - video Connecticut Maine Massachusetts – Boston (Harvard University) - Plymoth – Pilgrims (1620) New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont – rural settlements and farms

DIVISION The Middle Atlantic Region Delaware (The Great Valley) District of Columbia- Washington D.C. Maryland New Jersey New York – New York City - Niagara Falls Pennsylvania –Philadelphia (The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 ) - Amish people –video (3 min) Virginia West Virginia

DIVISION The South (11 states) cotton and tobacco * Florida – “the winter holiday state“ * Georgia - Atlanta * North Carolina–Great Smoky Mountains N.P. * South Carolina * Alabama * Mississippi * Tennessee * Arkansas * Louisiana – New Orleans * Oklahoma * Texas

DIVISION The Midwest – lakes, corn, wheat and dairy belt *Indiana *Iowa *Illinois - Chicago *Kansas *Michigan-Detroit *Minnesota *Missouri * Nebraska *North Dakota *Ohio *Kentucky *Wisconsin *South Dakota –Mount Rushmore

DIVISION The North West Region: -the Rocky Mountain states: * Idaho *Montana * Wyoming-Yellowstone N.P. * Colorado *New Mexico * Utah – Salt Lake, Salt Lake City – Mormons -the Pacific Northwest: * Oregon * Washington – Mt Rainier N.P. * Alaska -Inuits

DIVISION The Southwest and Hawaii * Arizona -Grand Canyon National Park - the Navajo people * California – San Francisco (The Golden Gate) - Los Angeles (Hollywood) - Sequoiq N.P. - Yosemite N.P. * Nevada – Las Vegas - The Great Basin+ the Death Valley *Hawaii – active volcanoes

ROLE-PLAY Discuss in pairs: What basic facts do you know about the USA? What do you know about the geography of the USA? (work with a map) Can you name 5 great lakes? (work with a map) 4) What national parks of the USA can you name? 5) What do you know about the main agricultural and industrial products? 6) Who are the Amish people? 7) Where are the Golden Gate and Hollywood situated? 8) Where is the Liberty Bell situated and why is so importatnt?

Zdroje a použitá literatura FOTOGALERIE: Použité obrázky pocházejí z otevřené galerie Microsoft Office (Powerpoint). KNIŽNÍ ZDROJE: SMITH - DLUHÁ, Gabriella a kol. Angličtina otázky a odpovědi. Olomouc: INFOA, 2007, ISBN 80-7240-489-X. 2) EL-HMOUDOVÁ, Dagmar. Angličtina - Maturitní témata. Český Těšín: Petra Velanová, Třebíč, 2006, ISBN 9788086873046. Veškeré hypertextové odkazy jsou platné ke dni vytvoření díla.