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United States Of America
• USA located in the northern part of America continent
• The country bordered with Mexico on the South, and Canada on the north
• Capital: Washington • President: Barack Obama• Independence Day: 4th July 1776• USA is a free country. Every religion is
accepted, and people are freely choose to have religion or not
Region and State• In USA, there are 6 regions: New
England, Mid Atlantic, The South, The Midwest, The Southwest and The West.
• In each regions, there are many states. 6 states in New England, 6 states in Mid Atlantic (The city), 12 states in The South, 12 states in The Midwest (farm and agriculture), 4 states in The Southwest (great landscape with prairie and desert), 11 states in The West (home of the cowboy)
The USA is a big country.
The flag of USAThe U.S. flag has thirteen stripes - red and white. USA had 13 states.
The U. S. flag has 50 stars, because there are fifty states in the country.
Saint Patrick Cathedral
The bald eagle
• The bald eagle is a large, powerful, brown bird with a white head and tail. The Founding Fathers choose the bald eagle to be the national bird of the United States in 1782. This majestic bird can only be found in North America.
The capital of USA is Washington.
The Capitol Building
Capitol Building. Built in 1793, it is used for Senate and Congress Meeting. Now it is also a museum of American Art and History.
• The Capitol is the • Seat of Congress. • It is in the very
center of Washington. The Capitol is located on the Capitol Hill, the highest point of the city. There is a law in Washington not to build houses higher than the Capitol.
The Jefferson Memorial
The memorial was build in honour of the third US President Tomas Jefferson, who was one of the Founding Fathers. He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
The building in Arlington, Virginia, which contains the administrative offices of the USA Department of Defense. It has five sides and is the largest building in the world.
The White House is a house in which the President of the United States lives and works. The White House has 132 rooms, 54 of which are reserved only for the private use of the First Family on the second and third floors.
White House
The president of USA lives and works in the White House.
Barack Obama - The President of the United States of America
Barack Obama’s family
Independence Hall is located in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. At this building, colonial leaders met to plan the future of the new nation.
Many of the most important documents in U.S. history were written at Independence Hall. Independence Hall was also the home of the Liberty Bell for over 200 years.
Independence Hall
The Liberty Bell has become the symbol of
freedom in the United States. It rang when the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence.
Today, the Liberty Bell hangs in Philadelphia for all to see.
US Money: dollar
New York Skyline
New York is a very beautiful city with many skyscrapers – very tall buildings.
New York is the
largest city and
port in the United
States. It is the
economic center
of the USA with a
population of
nearly eight
million
Golden Gate Bridge, in San Francisco, California. One of the most popular icon of USA and San Francisco. The length is 2.7km. The bridge is overlooking California city
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 1825 m over the East River connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn. A week after the opening, on May 30 1883 a rumor that the Bridge was going to break down caused a stampede which crushed and then killed twelve people.
Big houses in the city. This one is in Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California
The Statue of Liberty is
located in New York. The Statue of Liberty symbolizes freedom throughout the world. The Statue was actually a gift from the people of France.
The Statue
of Liberty is in New York
Los AngelesMany Armenian
people live in Los Angeles.
It is the centre of cinemas, cartoons, movie stars, TV shows.
Hollywood
superstars
are the real
asset for
their
economy.
SINGER
Broadway is the center of the theatre and night life. There are many drugstores and restaurants which never close. There are cinemas with films that start at midnight.
Walk of Fame
American BEST Band
DISNEYLAND
“The happiest place on earth”
Uncle Sam is a national personification of the United States and sometimes more specifically of the American government
Times Square, New York City. It is very crowded, and people there are very busy with their life. They are always in a hurry.
Times Square: Eating out!
Metropolitan Museum
Common American Foods
Popular Culture of America
• Fashion • Music • Films • Dance • Television • Theater
Sports of America
Baseball American Football
Basketball Ice hockey Soccer
LITERATURE
Washington Irving 1783-1859
Father of American Literature
“Legend of Sleepy Hollow,”“Rip Van Winkle”
“The Devil and Tom Walker”
Edgar Allan Poe 1809 - 1849“The Telltale Heart”
“The Black Cat,”“The Cask of Amontillado”, “The
Raven” “The Gold Bug”
“Murders in the Rue Morgue”
Robert Frost 1874-1963
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