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http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States The United States entry in Simple English Wikipedia. Challenging for pre-intermediate level. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/americanbritish.html Differences in vocabulary between American and British English, grouped into subject categories. Pre-intermediate and above. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1217752.stm United States country profile from the BBC website. Challenging for intermediate level. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT USA
1. What is the capital city of the USA? ____________________________________________________________ 2. What country borders the USA on the north? ____________________________________________________ 3. What country borders the USA on the south? ____________________________________________________ 4. What ocean borders the USA on the west? ______________________________________________________ 5. What ocean borders the USA on the east? _______________________________________________________ 6. What large body of water (a gulf) borders the USA on the southeast? ______________________________________ 7. What are the huge lakes in the northeastern USA called? _________________________________________________ 8. What is the name of the large mountain range in the western USA that runs from Canada to Texas? _________________ 9. What is the name of the large mountain range in the eastern USA? ______________________________________ 10. What is the name of the large river that flows north-south through the USA? _______________________________________
Fill the gaps by choosing the correct word from the box below. There are fifteen words but only twelve gaps.
The United States became an (1) ____________ country in the eighteenth century. More than 400 (2) ____________ of (3) ____________ live in the United States. The population of the United States in 1900 was approximately 76 (4) ____________, which is less than 30% of what it is now. The United States is the third biggest country in the world – only Russia and Canada cover a larger (5) ____________. Life expectancy in the United States is (6) ____________ than in most other countries. New York has the biggest population of all the (7) ____________ in the United States. Apple pie and baseball are not just a (8) ____________ and a sport: they are symbols of the United States. Most adults in the United States (9) ___________ the internet, and at least fifteen million of them (10) ____________ an internet blog. Neil Armstrong, a famous American (11) ____________, was the first person to set foot on the moon. Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and Madonna are just three of the famous pop (12) ____________ who were born in the United States.
Can you match the numbers in the first column of the table with the items in the second column?
THE ORIGINS OF USA & THANKSGIVING
1. From which city and country did the Pilgrims leave for the New World? _________________________________________ 2. From which continent did they leave ? _________________________________ 3. When did the Pilgrims set sail? ____________________________________ 4. Which is the name of the ship in which they sailed? _____________________________________ 5. In which direction did the Pilgrims sail: northeast, northwest, southwest, or southeast? _______________________________ 6. Which ocean did the Pilgrims cross? ________________________________________ 7. To which continent did they sail? ________________________________________ 8. When did the Pilgrims land on this continent? ________________________________________ 9. How long did their voyage take: 5 days, 30 days, 66 days, or 94 days? _______________________________ 10. The Pilgrims first landed on Cape Cod (in what is now Massachusetts) and then sailed to a nearby area. What is the name of the stony landmark where they eventually landed? ____________________________________________
1. The thirteen colonies were colonies of what country? _______________________________ 2. Which colony was farthest north? _______________________________ 3. Which colony was farthest south? ____________________________ 4. The colonies were bounded by the Appalachian Mountains on the west. What ocean bordered the colonies on the east? ______________________________________________ 5. The oldest colony was Virginia (founded in 1607). Which colony was just south of Virginia? ______________________________ 6. The colony of Virginia contained what are now the states of Virginia and West Virginia. What colony bordered Virginia to the northeast? ______________________________ 7. The colony of Massachusetts was composed of what are now the states of Massachusetts and Maine. What colony was between the two parts of Massachusetts? ______________________________ 8. What colony was located east of Connecticut? ______________________________ 9. The colony of New York contained what are now the states of Vermont and New York. What two colonies bordered the colony of New York on the south? ______________________________ and ______________________________ 10. In what year did the 13 colonies declare their independence from Britain? _______________
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