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1.Read and translate the text

The fifty states

The fifty states of the United States or the USA, join to make one nation.

The United States did not always have 50 states .At first there were thirteen. As the United States grew, more states joined the union. The last two states to join were Alaska and Hawaii. They both joined in 1959.The area of the United States covers every type of land. There are forests, deserts, mountains, and flat land. The area of the United States also covers every type of climate. The size of each state is different too .Alaska is the biggest state. Rhode Island is the smallest. Alaska is 500 times bigger than Rhode Island

About 250 million people live in the United states. The people of the US come all over the world. People often name cities after where they come from.

For example, in the United States you can find Paris, Rome, Delhi and Frankfurt. The state with the highest population is California. The state with the lowest population is Alaska. Each state has its own name. The name gives the state its identity and personality. More than half the states have names from American Indian origin. Each state has also a flag with colors that have a special meaning for the state. The flag is the emblem, or the symbol, of the state. There is also a state flower, tree and bird.

Из вышеперечисленных слов найдите подходящие по смыслу подчёркнутым словам.

Nation, emblem, union, climate, origin, its identity, flat land, population

-The United States is a country of fifty states.

-The United States grew, and more states joined the group.

-The united states has forests, deserts, mountains, and land which is low and not high.

-The United States has also every type of weather.

-The state with the highest number of people is California.

-More than half the states have names from American Indians beginnings.

-The flag is the symbol of the state.

-The name gives the state a name to say what it is.

3.найдите неверное слово и замените его на верное.

- There is a state flag, mountain, tree, and a bird.

-Hawaii is 500 times bigger than Rhode Island.

-The state with the lowest population is Hawaii.

- People often name states after where they come from.

-More than half states have people from American Indian origin.

-Each state has a flag with colors that have a special meaning for the nation.

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The president of the United States

Do you want to be a president of the United States of America?

May be you can apply for the job? Answer these three questions. Are you a US citizen? Are you thirty –five years old or older? Have you been a resident of the united States for fourteen years or longer? Did you say “yes” to all this three questions? Then you can take the first steps to the white House. You become president for a term .A term is 4 years. You can only serve two terms. This means you can only be a president twice. This became law in 1951.Before that, the law was different. In fact Franklin Roosevelt became president in 1933. He was still president when he died in 1945. He was president for 12 years. No one was longer president than he was. As president of the United States you earn 200.00$ a year. You also get extra $50.000 for expenses, tax free. You have your own limousine, jet, and housekeepers, all free. You also live rent free, in the White House in Washington. DC. And you are head of the richest country in the world. Presidents of the United States are different people. Twenty-two were lawyers, four soldiers, four farmers, four teachers, two writers, two businessmen, one tailor, and one actor .Eight of them did not have a college education.

2.Из нижеперечисленных слов найдите подходящее по смыслу подчёркнутым словам.

Term, earn, resident, limousine, serve, US citizen, expenses, in fact- To be president you must be a person who lives in the United States for 14 years.

-To be president, you must be a person whose country is the United States.

- You become a president for a fixed period of time.

- A president can only work for two terms.

-When you are president you make $200.000 a year.

-You also get$ 50,000 for money to pay for other things you need.

-As president you get free use of an expensive car with a driver.

-Before 1951, you could be president for more than eight years. In truth, Franklin Roosevelt was president for twelve years.

3.Найдите неверное слово в каждом предложении и замените на верное.

To be president you must be forty-five years old or older.

To be president, you must be a lawyer in the United States for fourteen years.

A term is eight years.

Franklin Roosevelt was president for two terms.

Eight president did not have a teacher education.

As president, you are the businessman of the richest country in the world.

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Read and translate the text

Jazz

`Americans have contributed to many art forms, but jazz, a type of music, is the only art form that was created in the united States.

Jazz was created by black Americans. Jazz is a mixture of many different kinds of music .It is a combination of the music of West Africa, the work songs the slaves sang, and religious music. Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s. They played in clubs and bars in many towns and cities of the South, especially New Orleans. New Orleans is an international seaport , and people all over the world come to New Orleans to hear jazz. Improvisation is an important part of jazz. This means that musicians make the music up as they go along, or create music on a spot. This is why a jazz songs might sound a little different each time it is played.

Jazz became more and more popular .By the 1920, jazz was popular all over the US. By 1940, you could not only hear jazz in clubs and bars, but in concert halls as well. Today people all over the world play jazz. Jazz musicians from the US, Asia, Africa, south America and Europe meet and share their music at festivals on every continent. In this way jazz continues to grow and change.

Вставьте подходящие по смыслу слова.

Americans were the first to perform jazz music. It was____ in the United States.

contributed b. created c. improvised

Many ships come to New Orleans because it is a big___

seaport b. continent. c. harbor

The black slaves sang and played music of the place they were born. West Africa was their_____

combination b. homeland c. nature

3.Найдите неверное слово в каждом предложении и замените его на верное.

-Blacks were brought to Africa as slaves.

-They played the music of their bands.

-Jazz festivals formed in the late1800s.

-West Africa is an international seaport.

-Improvisation is an important spot of jazz.

-Jazz became popular all over the continent.

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