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Języki Obce W Szkole n r 5/2008 l i s t o p a d/g r u d z i e ń II. Which answer is true: a, b or c? 1. The Great Salt Lake is in a. Utah b. Alaska c. New Mexico 2. Mount Rushmore is famous for the very large heads of a. American sportsmen b. British kings and queens c. American presidents 3. The highest mountain in the USA is a. Mt Whitney b. McKinley c. Mt Rainier 4. The capital city of the USA is in a. Washington b. The District of Columbia c. The District of Colorado 5. Where does the largest group of Mormons live? a. Pennsylvania b. Illinois c. Utah 6. Which American city is called the City of Angels? a. New York b. Los Angeles c. Miami 7. Which American city is called the Big Apple? a. New York b. Los Angeles c. Miami 8. The capital of Hawaii is a. Honolulu b. Nihau c. Oceanside 9. The most popular centre of gambling is a. Salt Lake City b. Atlanta c. Las Vegas 10. The city famous for its Polish population is a. El Paso b. Phoenix c. Chicago III. Choose the cities which are in the west of the USA and which are in the east of the USA: San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Sacramento, Seattle, Baltimore, New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, Washington. WEST EAST IV. Complete the table with the names of rivers, moun tains and lakes. Use the words given. Sierra Nevada, Mississippi, Rio Grande, Michigan, Rocky, Appalachian, Cascade Range, Superior, Missouri, Okeechobee, Yukon, Erie, Ohio, Huron, Potomac RIVERS MOUNTAINS LAKES V. Which are the names of states? Which are the names of cities? San Antonio, Charlotte, Nebraska, Memphis, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Tampa, New Orleans, Denver, Cincinnati, Ohio, Idaho, Minnesota, Des Moines, Atlanta, Georgia, Dallas, Houston, Oregon, Indiana STATES CITIES VI. Complete the names; use the words given. Canaveral, Gate, Falls, York, Canyon, Springs, Island, of Mexico, Nevada, Ontario Grand …………… Colorado …………… New …………… Long …………… Niagara …………… Gulf …………… Golden …………… Sierra …………… Cape …………… Lake …………… 174
n r 5/2008 l i s t o p a d/g r u d z i e ń Języki Obce W Szkole VII. Read the descriptions of six regions of the USA. Match the names to the descriptions 3 : Southwest, West, Midwest, South, Middle Atlantic, New England Desription of the region Geography: Diversified landscape composed of low coastal plains, mountain hills in the west and fertile valleys. Six states constitute the region: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Cold and windy winters. Industry: ● ● workshop of the nation – machinery, electric motors, instruments, ●● quarries, ●● tourism – farmhouses and cottages, scenic beauty of the coastal ●● areas, skiing slopes in Vermont. Agriculture: ●● potatoes, ●● cranberries, blueberries, ●● fishing along the coast. Geography: Mild climate with plentiful rainfall and frequent hurricanes from the Caribbean. Industry: ●● crude oil extraction along the Gulf of Mexico, ●● electrical power production, ●● tourism – mainly Florida. Agriculture: Easily growing crops due to fertile soil: ●● King Cotton, ●● tobacco – Kentucky, North Carolina, ●● rice – Arkansas; peanuts – Georgia, ●● tropical fruit – Florida. Geography: Large mineral deposits and excellent water supply facilitated by the Erie Canal built in 1825 connecting New York City with the Great Lakes. Industry: ●● four of the eight nation’s heavily industrialized areas are here: NYC, Philadelphia, DC, Baltimore, ●● Pittsburgh – the nation’s steel production, the Steel City – one fifth of ●● coal mining in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Agriculture: Productive farm lands find a huge market in the cities of the East Coast. Region Geography: The Great lakes area and eastern Great Plains. The whole region dominated by the Mississippi and the Great Lakes transport. Heavy winters, tornadoes, draughts. Industry: ●● steel centers of Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit and Buffalo supplied with iron ore from around Lake Superior, ●● chemical industry – Illinois, ●● car industry – Detroit, ●● agriculture related industry – Iowa. Agriculture: Rich soils and commercial farms: ● Corn Belt ● , ●● soy, potatoes, ●● wheat – ● the Cattle Country ● , the breadbasket of the nation, ●● America’s Dairy Land – Wisconsin. Geography: Dry, empty, ethnically mixed. Industry: ●● crude oil, copper, ●● air and space industry – New Mexico, ●● tourism – most beautiful national parks are located here. Agriculture: cattle, cotton, citrus fruit. Geography: Very diversified with extreme scenic beauty. Mountains, wastelands and deserts. Industry: – timber and fishing industry – Oregon, Washington, ●● copper, gold, silver – the Rockies, ●● crude oil ●● Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, ●● alternative power production, ●● air industry – Seattle, ● ● Silicon Valley. Agriculture: Difficult, requiring lots of irrigation: ●● potatoes – Idaho, ●● vineyards and fruit of California. VIII. Circle the capital of the state. 1. California – Sacramento / San Francisco 2. Washington – Seattle / Olympia 3. Indiana – Indianapolis / Bloomington 4. Minnesota – Minneapolis / St Paul 5. Florida – Miami / Tallahassee 6. Texas – Dallas / Austin 7. Nevada – Las Vegas / Carson City 8. Tennessee – Nashville / Memphis 3 Informacje zaczerpnięte z wykładów dr. Tomasza Skireckiego prowadzonych w Wyższej Szkole Języków Obcych w Poznaniu w roku akademickim 2005/2006. 175
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