Develop the right convictions

Department of English
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Class: FYLE 6
Course Book: Next Move 6

Teacher: Sun Sima

Academic Year
2021 – 2022
 USA
Unit1

(United States of America)

 New York / Washington, D.C., is the capital of the USA. Across
Country Quiz water from New York, there’s a famous statue of a man /
woman called the Statue of Liberty. There are lots of tall / short
buildings in New York.
Geography:

A) Location, capital and total area

B) Population
C) Languages in the USA
D) National Symbols
E) A short history
F) Superlatives
A) Location, capital city and total area

The USA or the United States of America is the second largest

country on the North American continent after Canada, but
the third largest country in the world. The capital city of the
USA is called Washington D.C. D.C. stands for District of
Columbia.

The U.S. (United States) are a union of states. Of the 50 states of

the USA, 49 are located on the American mainland and one
state, Hawaii, is located in the Pacific Ocean. The United States
(US) covers a total area of 9,833,520 sq. km

The USA shares land borders with Canada and Mexico. The

border shared with Canada is the longest international border in
the world. It is 8,891 km/ 5,525 miles long. The other
international border of the USA with Mexico is 3,145 km/ 1,954
miles long. The USA borders the Atlantic Ocean along the East
Coast and the Pacific Ocean along the West Coast. 
B) Population

The USA is the third most populous

country in the world after China and
India. The USA is home to 332 million
inhabitants. Almost 40% of all Americans
live close in the East Coast states, while
about 16% live along the West Coast
states. 83% of the population lives in
urban areas.

The USA are home to people of all

different ethnic groups, different
religions and different mother tongues.
About 67% of all US Americans are
Christians.
C) Languages in the USA

English is the most commonly used language

of the USA, however, more than 300 languages
are spoken in the country. 78% of all American
say that they speak only English. About 13%
speak mainly Spanish.

There is no official languages in the country,

however, English is an official language in all
states. 

American English also has some words that

differ from the British English:
D) National Symbols

a) National flag

The national flag of the USA has 13 stripes

and 50 white stars on blue background.

The 13 stripes refer to the 13 British colonies

that declared independence from the kingdom of
Great Britain in 1776 and the 50 stars refer to
the 50 U.S. states.
 D) National Symbols
•National bird: Bald Eagle

b) Other national symbols of the USA include:

•National animal:
American Bison

•National tree: Oak Tree

•National Flower: Rose

E) A short history

When was the USA formed?

On 4 July 1776, the thirteen British
colonies signed the Declaration of
Independence from the kingdom of
Britain. 

The national holiday of the

United States of America is
called Independence Day and is
celebrated on 4 July and is
commonly referred to as Fourth of
July. This holiday commemorates
the Declaration of Independence in
1776 and is celebrated as a federal
holiday since 1941.
F) Superlatives

a) The first president of the USA was

George Washington

He was elected in 1789.

Presidential elections are held
every four years since 1792. 

Joe Biden, born in 1942, is

the 46th president of the
USA.
F) Superlatives
• Longest river of the USA: Missouri
River with 3,767 km/ 2,341 miles. 
b) Some fascinating USA Geography
Superlatives:

•Highest mountain of the

USA: Mount Denali, formerly
called Mount McKinley, is
6,190 m/ 20,310 ft high and
located in Alaska.

• Hottest place in
the USA:
Death Valley.