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MATURITA TOPICS The USA_General facts II_10

MATURITA TOPICS The USA_General facts II_10. ANJ_Maturita. Mgr. Filip Soviš. www.zlinskedumy.cz. The United States of America. Geography ( landscape , climate , rivers , parks , etc .) People , Nationalities , Languages Lifestyle ( culture , sports , events , etc .)

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MATURITA TOPICS The USA_General facts II_10

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  1. MATURITA TOPICSThe USA_General facts II_10 ANJ_Maturita Mgr. Filip Soviš www.zlinskedumy.cz

  2. The United Statesof America • Geography(landscape, climate, rivers, parks, etc.) • People, Nationalities, Languages • Lifestyle (culture, sports, events, etc.) • Agriculture, Industry • Other PART II

  3. The United Statesof America Canyounameanygeographicalfeatures in the US: mountains, rivers, lakes, national parks…? • a landof many diverse terrains • The Rocky Mountains(fromthewest to the centre ofthecountry) • thehighestmountainisMount McKinley (6,194 m) in Alaska • The Great Lakes – Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior – on the US borderwithCanada • The Grand Canyon (a largecanyonsystem in Arizona) • big variationsofclimate (fromthearcticcold in northernAlaska to subtropicalwarmofHawaii and theGulf Coast States) • nationalparks: Yellowstone in Wyoming; Yosemite in the Sierra Nevada; the Rocky Mtsin Colorado; the Grand Canyon in Arizona

  4. The United Statesof America Namesomeethnicgroups in theUS. • widevarietyofethnicgroups, traditions, and values (immigration) • botha homogenizingmelting pot and a heterogeneoussaladbowl Race/Ethnicity: • white Americans: the racial majority • AfricanAmericans: thelargestracial minority • AsianAmericans(esp. ChineseAmerican and FilipinoAmerican) • Hispanic(ofanyrace): thelargestethnic minority • smallNativeAmerican and NativeHawaiianpopulations • mainstreamAmericanculture = a Western culture: thetraditionsofEuropeanimmigrants + traditionsbrought by slavesfromAfrica, orrecentlyAsia and especially Latin America has added to a culturalmix

  5. The United Statesof America Who are some famous people from America? • writers: Ernest Hemingway(bothanauthorand a journalist); F. ScottFitzgerald (novel The Great Gatsby); • music: Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Madonna • artist: Andy Warhol (thevisual art movementknown as pop art) • sportsmen: Michael Phelps (swimmer), LeBron James (basketball), Zach Parise (hockey), TigerWoods (golfer), Alex Rodriguez (baseball), FloydMayweather, Jr. (boxer) movieindustry: • WaltDisney(a leader in bothanimated film and moviemerchandising) • moviemakers: Alfred Hitchcock (1939), Francis F. Coppola, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, QuentinTarantino • actors and actresses: Tom Hanks, JohnnyDepp, Marilyn Monroe

  6. The United Statesof America Could you describe some typical Americansports and pastimes? • baseballiscalledAmerica'sfavouritepastime (a bat‑and‑ballsport; adaptedfromEnglishcricket) • Americanfootball(fromBritishrugby) • basketball(to throw a ballthrough a hoop) • ice-hockey • tennis • golf

  7. The United Statesof America What do youknowaboutagriculture / industry? WhereisAmericanindustrylocated? • agriculture;chemical, machineryindustries and cars • rich in minerals and rawmaterials • thefastestgrowingindustries: aeronautics, space technology, computers • theservicesector (tourism, banking, transportation; twothirds) • agriculture(corn, soybeans, tomatoes, oranges, apples and tobacco); in theHawaii= Mid-Pacific (sugarcane, pineapples) • mineralresources: gold, silver, platinum and petroleummainly in Alaska; petroleum and natural gas in Texas, Oklahoma and in theGulfofMexico; coal(theAppalachianmountains and Lake Michigan) • maintradingpartners: Canada, Japan, Mexico, GB and Germany

  8. The United Statesof America Would you like to go to the US? Why? Why not? • Absolutely / sure / yes, I love American… culture / style / humour. • Itmustbe a very interesting place. • TheAmericanlandscapeisbeautiful. • The US isthewealthiestnation / country in theworld. • Itwouldbe a goodopportunity to make money. • No / no way / absolutely not… becauseAmericanpeople are superficial / materialistic. • Thereis a lot ofcrime. • Itdoesn’thave such aninterestinghistory.

  9. The United Statesof America • Whichregions are popularwithtourists? • Where are theculturalcentresofthe US? • Do you like American traditions (holidays), culture, literature, film? Why?

  10. Bibliografické citace BRIDGE. The United States[online]. 2010-2013 [cit. 2013-02-28]. Soubor typu PDF. Dostupné z: http://www.bridge-online.cz/maturita/maturitni-karty BURNIE, Glen a Rob RAESIDE. FlagsoftheWorld. CRW Flags' Online Catalog [online]. 1996-2013, 2013-01-04 [cit. 2013-01-05]. Dostupné z: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/country.html#n INAGLORY, Brocken. Grand Canyon ofYellowstonen[online]. 2008 [cit. 2013-02-28]. Obrázek typu JPEG, CreativeCommons. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_Canyon_of_Yellowstonen.jpg SMITH-DLUHÁ, Gabrielle. Angličtina: otázky a odpovědi nejen k maturitě. 1. vyd. Dubicko: INFOA, 2007, 231 s. Zrcadlový text. ISBN 978-80-7240-489-6.

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