Test yourself

1. Whose home was this large white-columned mansion in Memphis, Tennessee? Who died and was buried there on August 16, 1977? What is the name of this mansion? ____________________________________

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2. What is this Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, called? Whose names does it preserve? _____________

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3. In whose honor was this Memorial built? Where is it located? _________________________________

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4. What historical event is connected with the protest, staged by Boston patriots against “taxation without representation”? ________________________________________________________________________

5. What is the oldest university in the country? ________________________________________________

6. What island “gave European immigrants a new hope, a new home, often a new name and always a new life”? _______________________________________________________________________________

7. When and where did President Lincoln make one of the best-known speeches in the United States history? What historical event occurred in this place on July 3, 1863? _____________________________

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8. What building symbolizes the executive branch of government? ______________________________

9. What has become symbolic of the legislative branch of government? ____________________________

10. What archipelago of 1700 islands extends in a gentle arc south-southwest along the Florida Straits, dividing the Atlantic Ocean to the east from the Gulf of Mexico to the west? Which city, located on one of these islands, is known as the southernmost point in the Continental United States? ___________________

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11. Which American city is famous for its subtropical splendours and enjoys wide popularity with people, seeking refuge from winter? _______________________________________________________________

12. Which National Park was established to protect fragile ecosystems and preserve the flora and fauna of the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States? What large slow-swimming mammals can you see there? ________________________________________________________________________________

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DISCOVERING THE USA

PART II

(min. 38:51- 79:00)

1. Before watching the video look through the lists of the proper names, mentioned in the film:

a) place-names:

New Orleans (г.)

Acadia (formerly a French colony in Nova Scotia)

Nova Scotia

Louisiana Bayous

The Mississippi River

The Caribbean

The Gulf of Mexico

Chicago (г.)

The West England

The Great Lakes

Oak Park (г.)

Saint Louis (г.)

Santa Fe (г.)

San Antonio (г.)

The San Antonio River

Austin (г.)

El Paso (г.)

Houston (г.)

Dallas (г.)

Sangre de Cristo Mountains

The Great Canyon

The Colorado River

Las Vegas (г.)

Death Valley

The Pacific Region

Hawaiian Islands

Los Angeles (LA) (г.)

Hollywood (a suburb

of Los Angeles)