LESSON NOTES

Extensive Reading in Danish for

Intermediate Learners #4
Symbols of the United States

CONTENTS
2 Danish
4 English

# 4
COPYRIGHT © 2018 INNOVATIVE LANGUAGE LEARNING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
 DANISH

1. DE FORENEDE STATERS SYMBOLER

2. AMERIKANSKE SYMBOLER

3. USA er et stort land med mange symboler.

4. Et symbol er en ting, som står for noget andet.

5. DET AMERIKANSKE FLAG

6. Det amerikanske flag er et vigtigt symbol.

7. Stjernerne står for de halvtreds stater.

8. Striberne står for de første tretten stater, dengang landet var nyt.

9. Det første amerikanske flag blev lavet, da USA blev til et land.

10. Det flag havde kun tretten stjerner.

11. Der blev tilføjet stjerner for nye stater.

12. Det amerikanske flag fik halvtreds stjerner i 1959.

13. HVIDHOVEDET HAVØRN

14. Den hvidhovede havørn er et af USAs symboler.

15. Denne stærke, smukke fugl lever længe.

16. AMERIKANSKE VARTEGN

CONT'D OVER

DANISHCLASS101.COM EXTENSIVE READING IN DANISH FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS #4 - SYMBOLS OF THE UNITED STATES 2
17. USA har mange berømte vartegn.

18. Vartegn er vigtige genstande, bygninger eller steder.

19. Mange amerikanske vartegn ærer tider i USAs fortid.

20. Frihedsgudinden byder folk fra hele verden velkommen til USA.

21. Ordet "liberty" betyder frihed.

22. Mange mennesker er flyttet til USA efter frihed.

23. Washington-monumentet ærer George Washington.

24. Han var USAs første præsident.

25. Washington-monumentet står i Washington, D.C.

26. Denne by er USAs hovedstad.

27. Lincoln Memorial ærer Abraham Lincoln.

28. Han var præsident for længe siden under borgerkrigen.

29. To dele af USA kæmpede mod hinanden.

30. Præsident Lincoln lod ikke landet falde fra hinanden.

31. USAs præsident bor i Det Hvide Hus.

32. Alle præsidenter på nær George Washington har boet der.

33. Der sker mange vigtige møder i Det Hvide Hus.

CONT'D OVER

DANISHCLASS101.COM EXTENSIVE READING IN DANISH FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS #4 - SYMBOLS OF THE UNITED STATES 3
34. Frihedsklokken er en stor klokke, som står for frihed.

35. Klokken ringede, da USA blev et frit land.

36. Den ringede også på andre vigtige tidspunkter i USAs historie.

37. For længe siden havde USA kun land øst for Mississippi River.

38. Mange mennesker stod over for farer for at starte et nyt liv i vesten.

39. Gateway Arch blev bygget for at mindes dem.

40. Mount Rushmore er et vartegn på siden af et bjerg.

41. Hovederne af fire amerikanske præsidenter er skåret ind i klippen.

42. Alle amerikanske symboler står for mennesker og ideér, som er vigtige for
amerikanere.

43. Hvilke symboler vil du gerne lære mere om?

ENGLISH

1. SYMBOLS OF THE UNITED STATES

2. U.S. SYMBOLS

3. The United States is a big country with many symbols.

4. A symbol is a thing that stands for something else.

5. U.S. FLAG

CONT'D OVER

DANISHCLASS101.COM EXTENSIVE READING IN DANISH FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS #4 - SYMBOLS OF THE UNITED STATES 4
6. The United States flag is an important symbol.

7. The stars stand for the fifty states.

8. The stripes stand for the thirteen states when the country was new.

9. The first U.S. flag was made when the United States became a country.

10. That flag only had thirteen stars.

11. Stars were added for new states.

12. The U.S. flag got fifty stars in 1959.

13. BALD EAGLE

14. The bald eagle is a symbol of the United States.

15. This strong, beautiful bird lives for a long time.

16. U.S. LANDMARKS

17. The United States has many famous landmarks.

18. Landmarks are important objects, buildings, or places.

19. Many U.S. landmarks honor times in America’s past.

20. The Statue of Liberty welcomes people to the United States from around the
world.

21. The word liberty means freedom.

CONT'D OVER

DANISHCLASS101.COM EXTENSIVE READING IN DANISH FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS #4 - SYMBOLS OF THE UNITED STATES 5
22. Many people have moved to the United States for freedom.

23. The Washington Monument honors George Washington.

24. He was the first president of the United States.

25. The Washington Monument is in Washington, D.C.

26. This city is the capital of the United States.

27. The Lincoln Memorial honors Abraham Lincoln.

28. He was president long ago during the Civil War.

29. Two parts of the United States fought against each other.

30. President Lincoln did not let the country break apart.

31. The president of the United States lives in the White House.

32. Every president but George Washington has lived there.

33. Many important meetings happen at the White House.

34. The Liberty Bell is a huge bell that stands for freedom.

35. The bell rang when the United States became a free country.

36. It also rang at other important times in America’s past.

37. Long ago, the United States only had land east of the Mississippi River.

38. Many people faced dangers to start a new life in the West.

CONT'D OVER

DANISHCLASS101.COM EXTENSIVE READING IN DANISH FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS #4 - SYMBOLS OF THE UNITED STATES 6
39. The Gateway Arch was built to remember them.

40. Mount Rushmore is a landmark on the side of a mountain.

41. The heads of four U.S. presidents are carved into the rock.

42. Each U.S. symbol stands for people or ideas that are important to Americans.

43. Which symbols do you want to learn more about?

DANISHCLASS101.COM EXTENSIVE READING IN DANISH FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS #4 - SYMBOLS OF THE UNITED STATES 7