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American cities and their flags

Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Ing. Helena Zikmundová Dostupné z Metodického portálu www.rvp.cz, ISSN: 1802-4785, financovaného z ESF a státního rozpočtu ČR. Provozováno Výzkumným ústavem pedagogickým v Praze. American cities and their flags. coat of arms

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American cities and their flags

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  1. Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Ing. Helena ZikmundováDostupné z Metodického portálu www.rvp.cz, ISSN: 1802-4785, financovaného z ESF a státního rozpočtu ČR. Provozováno Výzkumným ústavem pedagogickým v Praze

  2. American citiesand their flags

  3. coat of arms vertical horizontal diagonal zigzag upper left corner Vocabulary to describe flags stripe five-pointed star field emblem lily phoenix

  4. WASHINGTON D.C. the capital of USA District of Columbia the seat of the federal government, Supreme Court and the President of the United States The Capitol The White House the Potomac River

  5. NEW YORK CITY the state of New York „The Big Apple” „The City That Never Sleep” the most populous city in the USA the city of many nations, races and languages the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhatan, Queens and Staten Island the Hudson River

  6. PHILADELPHIA the state of Pennsylvania 2nd largest city of on the East Coast the city where Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 former capital of the USA

  7. NEW ORLEANS the state of Louisiana well known for French Creole architecture cross-cultural and multilingual heritage famous for its cuisine, music “ the cradle of jazz” annual celebrations and festivals - Mardi Gras the Mississippi River

  8. HOUSTON the largest city in the state of Texas the world's largest concentration of research institutions NASA – Johnson Space Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  9. LAS VEGAS the most populous city in the state of Nevada “The Gambling Capital of the World” “Sin City” “Capital of Second Chances” “The Marriage Capital of the World” known for gambling, shopping one of the top tourist destinations in the world

  10. SAN FRANCISCO northern California famous for cool summers, fog, rolling hills and cable cars frequent earthquakes Golden Gate Bridge Alcatraz

  11. LOS ANGELES the state of California 2nd populous city of the USA “the City of Angeles” / “Angeltown” world center of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media and fashion Hollywood - “The Cinema of the United States”

  12. SAN DIEGO southern California on the Mexican boarder the best summer climate extensive beaches, all kinds of water sports one of the largest ZOO in the world

  13. CHICAGO the state of Illinois the second-busiest airport in the world “Windy City” “City of Big Shoulders” Willis Tower – the tallest building in USA

  14. Quiz test • What is the capital of the USA? • What is the largest city? • What does D.C. stand for? • Which rivers flow through Washington and New York? • What are the nicknames for NY? • What are the boroughs of NY? • Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? • Which city is called “the cradle of jazz”? • What is Mardi Grass?

  15. Quiz test 10. What does NASA stand for? 11. Where is Las Vegas situated? 12. What is Las Vegas famous for? 13. What is Alcatraz? 14. Why are cable cars used in San Francisco? 15. Why do earthquakes appear in San Francisco? 16. What is LA famous for? 17. Where is San Diego situated? 18. What is San Diego famous for? 19. What is the tallest building in the USA?

  16. Použité zdroje Obr.1 -XFI-. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 1938. vyd. [cit. 2013-04-01]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Washington,_D.C..svg Obr. 2 ZSCOUT370. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2006-03-12. [cit. 2013-04-01]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_New_York_City.svg Obr. 3 DYFSUNCTIONAL. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2008-10-30. [cit. 2013-04-01]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania.svg Obr. 4 DYFSUNCTIONAL. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2009-05-08. [cit. 2013-04-01]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Las_Vegas,_Nevada.svg Obr. 5 DYFSUNCTIONAL. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2008-11-15. [cit. 2013-04-01]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Houston,_Texas.svg

  17. Použité zdroje Obr. 6 DYFSUNCTIONAL. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2009-05-08. [cit. 2013-04-01]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Las_Vegas,_Nevada.svg Obr. 7 VECTOR-IMAGES.COM. Wikipedia Commons. Wikipedia Commons [online]. 2005-02-14. [cit. 2013-04-01]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_San_Francisco.svg Obr. 8 MYSID. Wikipedia, free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2006-05-24. [cit. 2013-04-01]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Los_Angeles,_California.svg Obr. 9 ZSCOUT370. Wikipedia, free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2007-09-07. [cit. 2013-04-01]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_San_Diego,_California.svg Obr.10 -XFI-. Wikipedia, free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2006-07-14. [cit. 2013-04-01]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Municipal_Flag_of_Chicago.svg

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