U6L2 Zack's USA Quiz

At Ana's school, pupils often do projects and reports. Yesterday was Zack's turn. He had to say something about the present and past of the USA, the country he comes from. Before you hear Zack's report, see if you recognise these photos.Tag the pictures (označi slike) with:Yellowstone National Park (Grand Canyon)White House, WashingtonGolden Gate Bridge, LA, CaliforniaNew Orleans, LouisianaDisneyland, LA, CaliforniaHollywood, CaliforniaStatue of Liberty, New YorkNiagara Falls, American side After tagging the photos, listen to the track 46.(You should open the link, look for the track number 46, download the track and listen to check your answers. Golden Gate Bridge, LA, California Statue of Liberty, New York White House, Washington Yellowstone National Park (Grand Canyon) Niagara Falls, American side Hollywood, California Disneyland, LA, California New Orleans, Louisiana This is the quiz Zack prepared for his class. Do the quiz, then listen to Zack’s report and check your answers. United States of America is: a country a continent a city How many states are there in the USA? 30 50 60 On the American flag there are thirteen stripes and fifty: suns squares stars The American President lives: in the White House in the Yellow House in the Green House The name of the big river which flows through the USA is: the Volga the Mississippi the Thames The capital of the USA is: New York Washington, DC Chicago The Inited Nations building is in: New York Washington San Francisco L.A. is short for: New York San Francisco Los Angeles The Big Apple is a nickname for: New York City San Francisco Los Angeles In Hollywood there are a lot of: rap and rock singers actors basketball players The name of the big bridge over the San Francisco Bay is: Brooklyn Bridge Tower Bridge The Golden Gate Bridge The name of the waterfalls between the USA and Canada is: Victoria Fall Iguazu Falls Niagara Falls The part of the USA that you can see in westerns is called: the Wild West the Wild East The Old East The famous American inventor who, among other things, invented the electric light bulb was: Bill Clinton Thomas Edison Henry Ford Mark Twain wrote: Oliver Twist The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Fill in the blanks from Zack's report. The United States of America or the USA is the biggest countryon the North America continent.On the American flagthere are 13 stripesand 50 stars. The stars represent 50 states.The capitalof the USA is Washington DC where the American President lives in the White House.But Washington is not the biggest city. The biggest city is New York. It is probably also the most famous. People call it the Big Apple.You all probably know the Statue of Liberty and the UN building there.Another big and famous city is Los Angeles or LA in California. You may know the Golden Gate Bridge there and Hollywood with its film industry. And Disneyland, a famous amusementpark is not far away.The 4 July is the American nationalholiday, The Independence Day. The other famous holiday is Thanksgiving, the last Thursdayin November.The USA is famous for its beautiful nature. Just remember the NiagaraFalls, Yellowstone National park or the big Mississippi river.Have you ever seen a western? It’s a film with cowboys and Indians which describes how people lived in the West in the 17, 18 and19th centuries.There are many famous Americans; the president Lincoln ended slavery, Nikola Tesla, a famous inventor lived and worked in the USA, Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb.Of course there are also famous writers and one of them is Mark Twainwho wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.In the USA people speak English but you can also hear many other languages. Do you know that there is a little difference between English in the USA and UK?