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Dialogue 1
LAKES AND RIVERS
- Can you name the five Great Lakes without looking at the map?
- I’m afraid I can’t. And you?
- I’ll try. Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
-Well, do you know anything about the rivers of the USA?
- No, I don’t think I know much about them.
- Well, what are the largest rivers in the USA?
- Everyone knows that, I’m sure! They are the Mississippi River, the Missouri and the Ohio. They are the longest rivers in the world.
- And what is the name of the longest river in Alaska?
- In Alaska? Just a moment. It’s on the tip of my tongue. It’s the Yukon!
Dialogue 2
THE MOST POPULATED STATE
- Which is the most populated state in the US?
- I’m sure anybody can tell you that it is California.
- That’s right. By the way, California was the birth-place of the United Nation.
- Do you know why California’s nickname is ‘Golden State’?
-Because gold was found in California over a hundred years ago.
Dialogue 3
ALASKA, THE LARGEST STATE IN THE USA
- Do you know when Alaska became the 49th state?
- In 1959.
- And when was it purchased from Russia?
- In 1867, if I’m not mistaken. And do you know how much money the US paid for Alaska?
- In 1867 Alaska was bought by the United States for seven million two hundred thousand dollars.
Dialogue 4
A TRIP TO THE USA
- Hi, Pete! Is that true that you’ve just returned from the United States of America?
- Yes, that’s true. I spent a whole month there.
- What cities and towns did you visit?
- I spent two weeks sightseeing in New York City. Then my friends drove me to Boston.
- What did you do in Boston, Pete?
- My friends and I went sightseeing.
Dialogue 5
AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
- Who was the first president of the USA?
- George Washington. He was unanimously elected President in 1789 and reelected for the second term in 1792.
- What other American presidents do you know?
- Er... let me think. Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, Truman.
- Anybody else?
- John Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and the 43rd President George Bush Junior.
Dialogue 6
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
- When was the Declaration of Independence written?
- It was written in the midst of the American Revolution (1775 – 1781), if I’m not mistaken.
- You’re right. Who was it written by?
- It was written by Thomas Jefferson, a planter and a democratic-minded patriot, who later served as President.
- Do you know when the Declaration of Independence was adopted?
- Yes, it was adopted on (the) 4th (of) July, 1776.
- Where was it signed?
- I think it was signed in Philadelphia. I’d like to say that July (the) 4th is now celebrated in the USA as Independence Day.
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