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1) How many presidents has the US had?

a) over 50

b) over 40

c) over 25

d) over 5

e) over 8

2) Who was elected as the 22^nd and the 24^th president?

a) Theodore Roosevelt

b) John Kennedy

c) Grover Cleveland

d) Ronald Wilson

e) Bill Clinton

3) When was the first president of the USA, George Washington inaugurated?

a) in 1720

b) in 1800

c) in 1789

d) in 1888

e) in 1891

4) Where was the 1st president buried?

a) in California

b) in Massachusetts

c) in Virginia

d) in Panama

e) in Kazakhstan

5) How many presidents were elected for 2 terms?

a) 15

b) 9

c) 10

d) 2

e) 12

6) How many full terms did Franklin Roosevelt serve?

a) 3

b) 2

c) 1

d) 10

e) 12

7) Franklin Roosevelt was elected to the fourth term in 1944. Who completed Roosevelt's fourth term when he died in 1945?

a) Harry Truman

b) Abraham Lincoln

c) Lyndon Johnson

d) George Bush

e) William Harrison

8) Who served the shortest term?

a) William Harrison

b) Richard Nixon

c) Jimmy Carter

d) Andrew Johnson

e) Jimmy Carter

9) How many presidents were killed while in office?

a) 7

b) 4

c) 5

d) 6

e) 8

10) Who was a tailor before he became a president?

a) Andrew Johnson

b) Ronald Reagan

c) R. Wilson

d) Lyndon Baines Johnson

e) Herbert Clark Houver

11) Who was the youngest president to be elected to the office?

a) John Kennedy

b) Richard Nixon

c) Jimmy Carter

d) Calvin Goolidge

e) Ulysses Simpson Grant

12) What state is known as the "Presidents' State"?

a) California

b) Virginia

c) Texas

d) Washington

e) Mexico

Say whether the statements are True or False

1) The US has had 60 Presidents

2) George Bush is the 41^st president

3) George Washington served 3 terms that ended in 1797

4) George Washington was buried at his home at Mount Vernon, Virginia

5) Franklin D. Roosevelt served 4 full terms

6) The shortest term was served by William H. Harrison

7) Five Presidents were killed while in office

8) James Buchanan was the only bachelor to be elected

9) Five Presidents were Generals of the Army before they were elected

10) John Kennedy was the youngest person to be elected to the office

11) Some presidents will be remembered by people as great men of their times

Fill out the table-form and try to retell

Read and remember

Washington was named after the first US President George Washington.

Do you know who George Washington is? He was the first person to be elected the President of the United States. He led the American army in many battles during the War for American Independence.

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Washington DC

Washington is the capital of the United States of America. It is situated in the District of Columbia and is like no other city of the USA. It's the world's largest one-industry city. And that industry is government. The White House, where the US President lives and works, the Capitol, the home of the US

Congress and the Supreme Court are all in Washington.

Washington was named after the first US President George Washington

He selected the place for the capital and Pierre L'Enfant, a French engineer, designed the city.

Washington was first settled in 1790 and since 1800 it has been the Federal capital.

Washington is one of the most beautiful and unusual cities in the United States. In the very centre of it rises the huge dome of the Capitol — a big white dome standing on a circle of pillars. The 535 members of the Congress meet here to discuss the nation's affairs. It's easy to get lost in this huge building, full of paintings and statues.

Not far from the Capitol is the Library of Congress, the largest library in the States. It contains more than 13 million books, more than 19 million manuscripts, including the personal papers of the US presidents.

The White House is the official residence of the US President. He works in the Oval Office.

One can hardly find a park, a square or an open area in Washington without a monument or a memorial. The most impressive and the best-known ones are the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.

There are some important museums in Washington where you can see ail kinds of things: famous paintings and sculptures, the dresses of President's wives, the original of the Declaration of Independence, the largest blue diamond in the world, etc.

There are 5 universities in Washington.

There are no skyscrapers in Washington, because they would hide the city's many monuments from view. No building in the city may be more than 40 meters tall.

Thousands of tourists visit Washington every day. People from all parts of the United States come to see their capital.

Glossary

manuscript [maenjuskript] — рукопись

to settle ['setl] — поселять, заселятьpersonal

huge [hju:d3J — огромный, колоссальный official

dome [doum]—купол

circle - круг

impressive [im'presiv] - производящий, впечатляющий

pillar ['pile]-столб,

affair [a'fea]- дело

to get lost — заблудиться

diamond ['daiamәnd] — алмаз, бриллиант

to contain [kan'tein] — содержать

skyscraper ['skaiskrәipә] — небоскреб

5.6.3 Answer the questions:

1) Where is Washington situated?

2) Is Washington a typical American city?

3) It's the world's largest one-industry city, isn't it?

4) What important government buildings are situated in Washington?

5) Where does the US president live and work?

6) Who selected the place for the capital of the USA?

7) Is there a monument to George Washington in the city?

8) When was Washington first settled?

9) Who designed the capital of the USA?

10) What places of interest in Washington do you know?

11) How many universities are there in Washington?

12) Why aren't there any skyscrapers in 'Washington?

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