Washington, DC

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1. Washington, DC
2. Washington, DC is the capital of the
3. The city stands on the Potomac River.
4. A special district was created for the
5. The District of Columbia is bordered by
6. Washington is like no other city of
7. The White House, where the US President
8. The population of the city is about
9. Because government is the city’s only industry,
10. Washington is one of the most beautiful
11. Capitol Hill is the highest place in
12. The Capitol is the seat of Congress
13. Not far from the Capitol is the
14. The official residence of the president of
15. The White House has 132 rooms and
16. One can hardly find a park, a
17. The Washington Monument is one of the
18. The Jefferson Memorial was built in honour
19. The Lincoln Memorial reminds everybody of Abraham
20. There are many museums and art galleries in the city.
21. The National Gallery of Art has a
22. Washington takes pride in its world-class museums at the Smithsonian Institution. There is something for everyone:
23. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum,
24. the Smithsonian Natural History Museum;
25. the Smithsonian American History Museum and many more.
26. People from all parts of the United
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Washington, DC is the capital of the USA. It was so named in memory of George Washington, the first president of the USA.

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Слайд 1Автор: Никифорова Мария Станиславовна,
учитель английского языка МОУ «СОШ № 83»
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Северск Томской области

Washington, DC

Слайд 2 Washington, DC is the capital of the USA.
It was

so named in memory of George Washington,
the first president

of the USA.

Слайд 3 The city stands on the Potomac River.

Слайд 4 A special district was created for the American capital –

the District of Columbia.
That’s what the letters DC in

the name of the city stand for.

There are 50 states in the country,
but the city of Washington is not in any of them.

A special district was created for the American capital – the District of Columbia. That’s what the

Слайд 5The District of Columbia is bordered by the State of

Maryland to the north and Virginia to the south.

The District of Columbia is bordered by the State of Maryland to the north and Virginia to

Слайд 6 Washington is like no other city of the USA.
It’s

the world’s largest one-industry city.
And that industry is government.

Washington is like no other city of the USA. It’s the world’s largest one-industry city. And that

Слайд 7 The White House, where the US President lives and works,

the Capitol, the home of the US Congress, and the

Supreme Court, are all in Washington. All the foreign embassies are there too.

The Supreme Court

The Capitol

The White House

Слайд 8 The population of the city is about 550,000 people but

with the suburbs it numbers nearly 4 million.

The population of the city is about 550,000 people but with the suburbs it numbers nearly 4

Слайд 9 Because government is the city’s only industry, the level of

pollution is quite low in Washington. The city is very

green. There are many beautiful parks and gardens. It is interesting to see the famous cherry trees which are the gift from Japan.

Because government is the city’s only industry, the level of pollution is quite low in Washington. The

Слайд 10 Washington is one of the most beautiful and unusual cities

in the USA. The huge dome of the Capitol rises

in the very centre of the capital.

Washington is one of the most beautiful and unusual cities in the USA. The huge dome of

Слайд 11 Capitol Hill is the highest place in the city. It

was built according to the plans of William Thornton, an

amateur architect. The building is made of stone and marble and contains 540 rooms. Topping the dome is a huge bronze statue of Freedom. There is a law that forbids building houses higher than the Capitol so there are no skyscrapers in Washington.

William Thornton

Capitol Hill is the highest place in the city. It was built according to the plans of

Слайд 12 The Capitol is the seat of Congress which consists of

two Chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The

members of the Congress meet in the Capitol to discuss the nation’s affairs.

The Capitol is the seat of Congress which consists of two Chambers: the Senate and the House

Слайд 13 Not far from the Capitol is the Library of Congress,

the largest library in the States. It contains more than

13 million books and more than 19 million manuscripts.

Not far from the Capitol is the Library of Congress, the largest library in the States. It

Слайд 14 The official residence of the president of the USA is

the White House. George Washington died in 1799 and he

did not live in that House. The first President who lived there was John Adams in 1800.

George Washington

John Adams

Слайд 15 The White House has 132 rooms and is open for

tours. The President works in the Oval Office
of the

White House.

The Oval Office

Слайд 16 One can hardly find a park, a square or an

open area in Washington without a monument or a memorial.

The Washington Monument, The Jefferson Memorial and The Lincoln Memorial are the most famous and nice ones.

The Washington Monument

The Jefferson Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial

One can hardly find a park, a square or an open area in Washington without a monument

Слайд 17 The Washington Monument is one of the city’s most impressive

sights. It is called “The Pencil”, because it is one

of the tallest stone constructions in the world. The Monument is over 555 feet high.

The Washington Monument is one of the city’s most impressive sights. It is called “The Pencil”, because

Слайд 18 The Jefferson Memorial was built in honour of Thomas Jefferson,

the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third

president of the USA. On the walls of the Memorial there are extracts from Jefferson’s works. The Memorial is a very picturesque place, surrounded by cherry trees.