A VIRTUAL TRIP TO THE USA

Today we're  going to make a virtual trip to 

THE USA 

What have you already heard about 

this large country

with many different natural wonders?

Use the WORD CLOUD

& share your associations with THE USA, called the big melting pot of countries.

Would you like to go on our virtual trip

 to 

The United States, called the 'New World'?

Would you like to take the role of 

a tourist guide&

tell us everything you know about

geography,

 history&

the most striking attractions 

of THE USA?

Please, choose the picture&give your ANSWER

We've read the TEXT 

about 

THE UNITED STATES &

the following  

                          PRESENTATION 

 will help you 

to act as a tourist guide, inviting tourists to visit

THE USA.

Your task is to make your tourists' trip as attractive as possible. 

The tourists have prepared some questions for you to answer.

You can use the following pictures&phrases during the excursion.

What is the population of the country?

Why is THE USA called 

the big 'melting pot' of countries?

metals are melted together 

a mixture of many different nationalities

made one country out of many  

Why is the USA called the 'New World'?

millions of people come to start a new life 

aren't afraid of new ideas 
put the first man on the Moon

build skyscrapers 

Where is the USA situated?

the ATLANTIC OCEAN 

the islands of Hawaii

cold,snowy ALASKA

  

  sunny Florida

 What is the country washed by?

What is the typical weather of the country?

What is the scenery of the United States?

rocky coasts

 

dry empty deserts 

mighty  rivers 

wide plains&grasslands 

high mountains 

sunny beaches 

lands of endless winter 

Now continue acting as a tourist guide&show your tourists mighty rivers of the United States

The Mississippi, called 'the father of waters'

native Americans travelled in canoes 

an important motorway

the Colorado

the Missouri

Now show them big mountain chains of the country

the Rocky Mountains or the Rockies

 

The Colorado River rises 

stretch from Alaska 

the Appalachians

Show them the Grand Canyon and explain what attracts people to this place.

feel its true size&beauty

the Colorado River formed it 

cut down through hard rock 

looks different 

walk down into it

go down on the back of the mule 

different kinds of plants and animals on opposite sides

Did you like our virtual trip

 to the USA?

Please, choose the picture&give your ANSWER

Did  you like to 

be in  the role of a tourist guide?

Did you work hard at the lesson?

What new information have you found out about the United States?