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The USA is a name of the country composed of 50 states jointed in a federal republic, and its citizens are known as Americans.

Who discovered America?The answer is: nobody knows. North America may have been discovered by Vikings under Leif Eriksson, but Europeans didn’t know about its existence until Columbus’ voyages.

In 1492 three ships- the “Santa Maria”, the “Pinta”, the “Nine” under Columbus landed the continent.

In 1507 Amerigo Vespucci explored the area of South America and introduced a new land to the world. This continent was called after him - “America”.

Some facts from the history of the USA:• In 1620 the first people from England

arrived in America. They left England because of religious problems.

• In 1776 after the war with Britain, America became an independent country. Americans wrote the Declaration of the Independence and designed a new flag – The Stars and Stripes.

4th July – The Day of Independence (a national holiday)

• After the war in 1861-1865 between the northern and the southern states (south lost) the government stopped slavery .

• 1969 – the first people on the moon were three astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Ed Collins.

Washington (D.C)-the capital of the USA, was named in honour of the first American president (1789-1796).

• 22nd of February – birthday of J. Washington, a national holiday in the USA.

The capital of the country, a state, a lake, an island, a mount, a canyon, some

universities and colleges, streets and squares are named after him.In 1888 the Washington Monument was established in the capital (169 m. high)George Washington, “the father

of his country”. He was an example of bravery and approved the fight against slavery.General Henry Li wrote : “Washington was first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen”

The USA is divided into 50 states. Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959. Alaska is separated from Russia by the Bering Strait. It is the biggest and the coldest state of the country.Each of the states has its own capital, government and symbol.

The territory of the USA is over 9 million square km. The population of the USA is …people. Nationalities: white Americans – 83,5 % Africans - 12,4% immigrants from Asia - 3,3% native Americans (Indians, Aleuts, Eskimos) – 0,8 %

• The flag – the Stars and Stripes.13 stripes represents the first original American colonies, which were united into one country. 50 stars represent the number of states now.

• Its national emblem is the bald eagle.

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Why travel to the USA?

to visit new places

to make new friends

to practiceEnglish

to meet people

to watchattractions

to learn a new culture

Reasons for going to the USA

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Washington is the capital of the USA. It isn’t the largest city, but it is very beautiful and has many attractions. There is the Capitolthe Capitol and the White Housethe White House there.In the Capitol the Congress works and in the White House the President lives.

Tourists come here to watch the “Pencil”, the “Pencil”, Jefferson Memorial and Lincoln MemorialJefferson Memorial and Lincoln Memorial or to visit the National Air and Space Museum. the National Air and Space Museum. The White HouseThe White House is an attraction, too.

N e w Y o r kN e w Y o r kThere is no city quite like New York. It is known as The City The City That Never SleepsThat Never Sleeps. There are thousands of things to do and places to visit for tourists. The most famous landmarks must be The Statue The Statue of Libertyof Liberty - a symbol of freedom and the the Empire State BuildingEmpire State Building.

• Central parkCentral park is the largest park of the USA. There are many attractions in this park.

• Sports fans can watch and play baseball. You can relax in Central Park. There is Children’s ZooChildren’s Zoo there.

B o s t o nB o s t o n

• Boston is the oldest city of the USA. It is famous Boston is the oldest city of the USA. It is famous for its role in the War for Independence. for its role in the War for Independence. Tourists can see many interesting things there. Tourists can see many interesting things there. In In the Public Gardenthe Public Garden one can go boating on a one can go boating on a boat which has a shape of a swanboat which has a shape of a swan. Every year . Every year Boston MarathonBoston Marathon takes place in Boston. Many takes place in Boston. Many people take part in it.people take part in it.

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• Los Angeles is very big, noisy and famous all over the world because there is HollywoodHollywood. In Hollywood American films are made. And near Los Angeles there is wonderful fairy land called DisneylandDisneyland. In Disneyland you can see the characters from Walt Disney’s films.

Natural attractions of the Natural attractions of the USAUSA

• There are many natural wonders in the USA. The most widely known is Niagara Niagara FallsFalls. It is an Indian word which means “roaring waters”. Other attractions are YellowstoneYellowstone and YosemiteYosemite National National Parks, Grand Canyon,Parks, Grand Canyon, and the vast desertdesert between Salt Lake City and Reno, Nevada.

Funny attractionsFunny attractions ART CAR EVENTSART CAR EVENTS• The oldest and largest

festival takes place in Houston. Every spring, it attracts curious people from all over the world.

• After the parade, judges give out all sorts of awards and prizes: Best Classic car, Best Political Statement, Best Art Bicyclist, and many others.

In South Dakota, USA, In South Dakota, USA, there is an there is an interesting place to interesting place to visit. It's a graphite visit. It's a graphite mountain. Four faces mountain. Four faces are carved on the are carved on the mountain. They are mountain. They are the faces of four the faces of four famous presidents. famous presidents. The presidents are The presidents are Washington, Lincoln, Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson and Jefferson and Roosevelt. The name Roosevelt. The name of this place is Mount of this place is Mount Rushmore.Rushmore.

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Children’s attractionsChildren’s attractions• There are many children’s

attractions in the USA. The most famous are DisneylandDisneyland in California and DisneyDisney WorldWorld in Florida. There is also Island of AdventuresIsland of Adventures in Orlando.

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