Слайд 1The National Symbols
of the USA
Слайд 4Click on the picture of the Washington Monument.
Слайд 5This is the Washington Monument.
Слайд 6Click on the picture of the
White House.
Слайд 8Click on the picture of Mount Rushmore.
Слайд 10Click on the picture of the
Lincoln Memorial.
Слайд 12Songs
The official song of the USA is “the Star-Spangled
Banner” (written by Francis Scott Key) .It is devoted to
the National Flag
The national song (the Americans want it to be the official song of their country) is “America, the Beautiful”
People from other countries know it well. They sing it using their countries’ names instead of the name “America” in it.
Слайд 13 the Flag
It is called “Stars and
Stripes”
It has 50 stars which represent 50 states and 13
stripes which represent original 13 colonies
The colours are symbolic:
Red -hardness and valour White -purity and innocence
Blue -justice
Слайд 14the Bald Eagle
It was chosen because of its long life,
great strength
At that time Americans thought this bird existed only
on the American continent
This bird symbolizes independence and freedom
Слайд 15“Uncle Sam”
it’s a tall white-haired man with a white goatee
and a star-spangled suit
Many people think it was named after
Samuel Wilson who was a businessman and in 1812 supplied the U.S. army with beef in barrels. On the barrels letters “U.S.” were written. One of the workers said that U.S. stood for Uncle Sam Wilson
This symbol is still spirit of the USA
Слайд 16the Statue of Liberty
It’s a present from France to the
American people. (on July 4th, 1884)
It was a symbol of
a great hundred-year international friendship between America and France during the American revolutionary war.
The Statue of Liberty was originally a black woman.
But then it was changed to a white woman because it would hurt the feelings of the South that lost the war.
Слайд 18Mount Rushmore National Memorial
It’s in South Dakota
It represents the first
150 years of the history of the USA
It’s 18 metres
high
It covers 5.17 km and
1,745 m above sea level
The presidents are: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln
Слайд 19the Motto
The National American motto is
“In God We Trust”
Слайд 22The Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is the world’s tallest stone
structure.
It is located in Washington D.C.
It was constructed to commemorate
George Washington.
