Слайд 1“The USA Today”
Country and People
Слайд 2Let’s guess the words
A very high building
a skyscraper
Different things put
together
A mixture
To begin
To rise
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A person who settles questions brought before a court
A judge
A
place where there is a mixing of people of different
races and nationalities
A melting pot
Strong, powerful
Mighty
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Wild, open land covered mainly with grass
Grassland
Sandy country with little
water and few plants
A dessert
A number of connected things
A chain
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A change to make a law better
An amendment
A person who
lives in this or that city, state or country
A citizen
A
person who is chosen to act in place of others
A representative
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A long round nose of an elephant
A trunk
A room or
building in which law cases can be heard or judged
A
court
An active help to get success
A support
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Представители народа
People’s representatives
Поддержка друзей
The friend’s support
Подчиняться правилам
To obey the rules
Школьный
семестр
A school term
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Вносить поправки
To make amendments
Объявлять собрание открытым
To declare the meeting open
Принять
законопроект
To pass a bill
Принимать решение
To take/make a decision
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Верховный суд
The Supreme Court
Судя по …
Judging by
Не имеет значения
как
No matter how
Дупло в стволе дерева
A hole in the trunk
of the tree
Слайд 11The Geographical Outlook
The USA is washed by the Pacific Ocean
in the west, by the Atlantic Ocean in the east,
by the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico in the South. In the north are Great Lakes.
Слайд 12The Mississippi River
The Mississippi travels through several states and becomes
larger and more powerful, it brings water to farmlands. And
it has been an important waterway since early times…
Слайд 13The Colorado River
The Colorado River rises in the Rocky Mountains.
The river formed the Great Canyon over millions of years.
Slowly the river cut down through hard rock.
Слайд 14The Great Canyon
Today the Canyon is one mile deep and
200 miles long. It’s interesting that there are different kinds
of plants and animals on opposite sides of the canyon.
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The Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater
lakes located in eastern North America on the Canada-United States
border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. They form the largest group of water fresh lakes on Earth.
Слайд 16The “New World”
Americans like to be modern. They like exciting,
modern cities, new houses, new cars.
Слайд 17Texas
Texas is a state geographically located in the south-central part
of the United Stattes, which the Cences Bureau places in
a sub-region of the US South designated West South Central. It is also known as the Lone Star State.
Слайд 18History
Prior to European colonization, Texas was inhabited by Native American
nations. Spain was the first European country to claim the
territory of Texas. Starting in the 1820s, American and European immigrants began arriving in the area. Mexico declared its independence from Spain, and Texas declared its independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836. Following this date, Texas existed as the independent republic for nearly a decade. In 1845, it joined the United States as the 28th state.
Слайд 19Geography
The geography of Texas spans a wide range of features
and timelines. Texas is the southernmost part of the Great
Plains, which ends in the south against the folded Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico. It is in the south-central part of the United States of America. It is considered to form part of the U.S. South and also part of the U.S. Southwest.
Слайд 20Climate
The large size of Texas and its location at the
intersection of several climate zones gives the state highly variable
weather. In general, though, it has the humid subtropical climate.
Слайд 22The Constitution
The Constitution is the highest law in the USA
which describes the powers of the national government and the
powers of the state government. After the War of Independence the states needed one strong national government.
Слайд 23The US Government
The USA government is like a tree with
a strong trunk and three branches. The trunk is the
people. The first branch is the Congress, the second one is the President and the third one is the Supreme Court.
Слайд 24The Congress
The Congress is the meeting of representatives from all
states. They meet in the US Capitol in Washington D.
C.
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The Congress is divided into two parts: the Senate and
the House of Representatives. Every state sends two people to
the Senate. The number of senators doesn’t depend on the size of the state.
Слайд 26The President
A person who wants to be the President must
be born 35 or older, must be US citizen born
in the USA and must have lived in the USA at least 14 years. Americans vote for the president in November every leap year.
Слайд 27The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has to make sure that
the President and the Congress follow the Constitution. The Supreme
Court consists of nine judges.
Слайд 28The Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments are called the
Bill of Rights. It guarantees to people of the US
the most important rights and freedoms.
Слайд 29 The first 10 amendments to the Constitution
and their purpose Protections afforded fundamental rights and freedoms:
Amendment 1:
Freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly; the right to petition the government.
Amendment 2: Right to bear arms and maintain state militia (National Guard).
Amendment 3: Troops may not be quartered in homes in peacetime.
Слайд 30Amendment 4: No unreasonable searches or seizures.
Amendment 5: Grand jury
indictment required to prosecute a person for a serious crime.
No "double jeopardy" — being tried twice for the same offence. Forcing a person to testify against himself or herself prohibited. No loss of life, liberty or property without due process.
Amendment 6: Right to speedy, public, impartial trial with defense counsel, and right to cross examine witnesses.
Слайд 31Amendment 7: Jury trials in civil suits where value exceeds
20 dollars.
Amendment 8: No excessive bail or fines, no cruel
and unusual punishments.
Amendment 9: Unlisted rights are not necessarily denied.
Amendment 10: Powers not delegated to the United States or denied to states are reserved to the states or to the people.
Слайд 33When the reporting verb is in the past, the verb
tenses change as follows:
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Past Simple
Future
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past
Perfect
Past Perfect
Conditional
Слайд 34Time words and tenses can change as follows depending on
the time reference:
Tonight, today, this week/month/year/
That night…
Now
Then, at that time,
at once
Now that
Since
Yesterday, last night/week/month/year
The day before, the previous…
Tomorrow, next week/month/year
The following day/the day after…
Two days/months/years … ago
Two days/months/years … before
Слайд 35There are no changes in the verb tenses in Reported
speech when the direct sentences expresses a general truth or
exact time in the past:
He said the earth is a planet
My friend said that they met on March 2
Слайд 36“The Colorado is the widest river in the USA”, he
said …
“I saw a real canoe”, she said …
“Did you
see the mighty Mississippi?” she asked him
“Did you visit the desert in California?” Bill asked…
“It’s hot at the South Pole,” he said …
“Bill represented our class at the conference in the USA”, Ann said …
“The people voted for Bush as the president”, Ted said …
“How many days all in all did you spend travelling about the USA ” Gary asked her …
“Do you know Garfield?” she asked me …
“He is watching TV”, she said …