Consider the following statements and say if you agree or disagree with them. Use the introductory phrases mentioned in the previous Units.

1. The Indians named the island “Manhatta” meaning “They deceived us”.

2. Immigrants entered America through California.

3. Liberty island is situated near the southern part of Manhattan Island.

4. New York includes six boroughs.

5. The United States complex is located on the west side.

6. Broadway plays are performed in Radio Music City Hall.

7. The Security Council is situated for away from New York.

8. The streets of New York are not meaningful.

9. Buses and subways of New York run during the day time.

10. New York has not only exclusive and expensive hotels, apartment houses, restaurants, and shops but also the homeless and the addicted.

Speak on the following subjects.

1. The history of New York.

2. New York is the “Gateway of America”.

3. Present-day New York.

4. The places of interest of New York.

Read Text 10C again. Give a brief outline of the information each paragraph contains.

Make a story about the United States of America based on the information given in the above Texts.

SPEAKING

DIALOGUE 1

American cities

Teacher: Can you name the most important cities in the USA?

Student: I think I can, but you’ll have to help me a bit.

T.: Oh, I’m sure you are able to do so without my help. Well, go ahead!

S.: The capital of the USA, Washington, D.C., should be mentioned first.

T.: Right! It’s good that you started with the capital.

S.: Then comes New York, which is the largest city and seaport in the USA.

T.: What about Chicago?

S.: Chicago is the second largest city in the US. It’s an important center of heavy industry.

T.: Do you happen to know what Chicago produces?

S.: It produces different electrical and agricultural machines.

T.: It’s also famous for its tinned meat industry, isn’t it?

S.: It is, yes. And after Chicago comes Detroit, a large city in Michigan. Detroit is one of the biggest producers in the motor-car industry.

T.: You are right! Detroit produces millions of car. Now say a few words about Baltimore, will you?

S.: Baltimore is a large port city in northern Maryland and a shipbuilding center.

T.: And it is also a big center of the aircraft, electronics, chemical, electrical and food industries.

S.: I think we should also mention Boston, which is a large seaport and shipbuilding center.

T.: Boston also produces aeroplanes, chemical, electronic and other machines.

S.: Another shipbuilding and machine building center of the USA is Philadelphia.

T.: Philadelphia is also famous for its agricultural and food industries.

S.: San Francisco is a large port and shipbuilding center, the second largest city in California. Los Angeles is a port in southern California, the third largest city in the United States.

T.: What is Los Angeles famous for?

S.: It’s famous for Hollywood, the center of the motion-picture industry in the US.

Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 1.

Make up dialogues of your own using Dialogue 1 as a model. Collect the necessary information.

Situations: you meet you friends and talk about:

a) New York;

b) Los Angeles;

c) Chicago.

DIALOGUE 2

Talking of the USA

Alex: Hi, Pete! Is that true that you’ve just returned from the United States of America?

Pete: Yes, that’s true. I spent a whole month there.

A.: What cities and towns did you visit?

P.: I spent two weeks sightseeing in New York City. Then my friend drove me to Boston and from there to Rhode Island.

A.: So you went to Boston by car. How long did it take you to drive to Boston, by the way?

P.: It took us only three hours to get there because we drove at breakneck speed. Americans like to show how fast they can drive, you know.

Anne: I wish I had been in your place, Pete. I have never been to the States. I hope some day I’ll also get a chance to visit New York and Boston.

P.: I’m sure you will.

A.: What did you do in Boston, Pete?

P.: My friends and I went sightseeing and we also visited MIT.

Anne: What’s MIT, Pete?

A.: Don’t you know? MIT is the world-famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

P.: MIT impressed us more than anything else in Boston.

Anne: I wish I could visit Boston some day.

A.: Someone told me that Boston was one of the first towns built on the Atlantic coast of America.

P.: That’s right! Boston is an ancient town in comparison with many others. It’s an important port and a financial and cultural center, too. Boston has three universities.

Memorize and reproduce Dialogue 2.

Fill in the missing remarks of the dialogue.

The most populated state

Teacher: Which is the most populated state in the US?

Student: I’m sure anybody can tell you that it’s California.

T.: … .

S.: The population of California is around 25 million people.

T.: … .

S.: It’s over 400 thousand square kilometers.

T.: … .

S.: No, two states – Alaska and Texas – are bigger.

T.: … .