Презентация по английскому языку на тему"Америка в прошлом и настоящем".

The United States
of America
America in the past

Учитель английского языка
МОУ Ишеевская основная школа
Козловская Светлана Владимировна

Цель

Задачи

Развивающая: развитие языковых, познавательных способностей учащихся, развитие готовности к коммуникации на основе предложенного речевого материала.
Образовательная: расширение лингвистического и общего кругозора, развитие способности анализировать, выделять главное.
Воспитательная: создание условий для формирования у учащихся толерантного отношения к традициям и обычаям других народов.

Red – skin Indians

Many hundred years ago on the territory of the present day America lived the red – skin Indians. They hunted animals and fished, grew corn and tobacco.

New sea routes

In the middle of the 15th century some European countries began to send their ships to discover new sea routes to far off lands.

Christopher Columbus

One of these explores was Christopher Columbus from Spain, who sailed with crew on 33 small ships for 3 months.

Unknown land

When they saw at last an unknown land they thought that it was India. That is why they called the local people living there red – skin Indians.

Island near North America

New land

But this new land got its name “America” a little later when an Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci described it in his writings in 1499.

Trade

Since that time different European countries sent their people to North America to trade with the natives and to look for gold, silver, fur and other things there.

Mayflower

In 1620 more than one hundred Englishmen left their country forever and went to America on board the ship «Mayflower» to live and work there.

New Plymouth

Their voyage lasted for many weeks and was very hard. At last they reached the coast of America and began to build a village called New Plymouth.

Fight for independence

Later on, more and more people from many countries came to live in America. England considered these new territories as its colonies and soon the newcomers began to fight for their independence.

The biggest war

The biggest war lasted from 1775 up to 1783. Commander-in-chief of the North American army was Georg Washington.

Declaration of Independence

His troops won this War for Independence and on July 4, 1776 the famous Declaration of Independence was signed by 13 United States of America.

Georg Washington

The United States
of America
America today

Rich country

Wonders of nature

People enjoy the wonders of nature practically in every state.

Nature

The most famous sights

Among the most famous sights of interest are the Great Lakes, Niagara falls, the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco and others.

Beautiful places

There are many beautiful National parks and protected areas in America.

Population

The biggest cities

The biggest cities are New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and others.

Skyscrapers

Washington D.C.

The capital of the country is Washington D.C. (the District of Columbia).

Federal republic

The USA is a federal republic. The American parliament (called Congress) has two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate.

The flag of the USA

The flag of the USA has 13 red and white stripes representing the original 13 states and 50 stars – for each of the 50 states of the country.

Motto and symbol

Сustoms, traditions and holidays

America as any other country has its own customs, traditions and holidays.

Independence Day

For instance, on the 4th of July they celebrated Independence Day that gave birth to the American nation.

Thanksgiving Day

At the end of November America has Thanksgiving Day which was celebrated for the first time in 1621 when the first colonists from England got their first good harvest.

The national anthem of America

America the Beautiful
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America, America!
God shed His grace on thee
And crown thy good with
Brotherhood
From see to shining sea!

The national anthem of America

O beautiful for pilgrim feet.
Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self – control,
Thy liberty in law!

The national anthem of America

O beautiful for heroes proved
in liberating strife,
Who more than self their
country loved,
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!

The national anthem of America

O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with
Brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

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