The sights of America

1. Достопримечательности Америки The sights of America

Prepeare: Frolenkov Yaroslav
С. Кош-Агач,2009

2. Тhe “Melting Pot”

The population of the country is more than 250 million people.
Americans are made up from nearly all races and nations. That’s why the USA is called
“the melting pot”. The largest cities are: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia,
Detroit, San- Francisco, Washington and others.

3. The sights of America : Sears Tower.

America is famous for its
skyscrapers. The tallest
building in the world is in
Chicago. Its name is the
Sears Tower

4. The Twin Towers in New York

These towers
were the proud of
America. They
were destroyed by
airplanes. Now you
can find only the
memorial to these
towers.

5. The statue of Liberty in New York.

It was built in New
York Harbor in 1886.
This Statue was a gift
from the people of
France. About 12
million immigrants
passed through New
York when they came
to America. The
Statue of Liberty is
Americas symbol of
Freedom.

6. The Empire State Building

It is the most famous
building in the world.
It’s very tall. Here you
can visit the
Observatory. Visibility
on clear day- 80
miles. The
Observatory is on the
102 nd floor of the
Empire state
Building. it’s the
worlds greatest TV
tower. It is 1, 454 feet
tall.

7. The White House in Washington D.C.

The White House is the
beautiful home of
every President of the
United States. This is
the oldest public
building in Washington
D.C. It has the most
famous address -1600
Pennsylvania Avenue.
Consist of 132 rooms.
Open for tours daily:
9.00 a. m- 3. 45 p.m.

8. National Air and Space Museum

9. National Air and Space Museum

Here you can see the history of
flight, from the first plane flown
by the Wright brothers to the
Apollo space ship.

10. The Guggenheim museum

It has one of the world’s
finest collections of modern
and contemporary art. This
museum was designed by
the famous architect, Frank
Lloyd Wright. Look at its
shape!

11. Nature sights: Niagara Falls

12. Niagara falls.

It is on the
river Niagara.
It is linked 2
Great Lakes:
The Erie and
the Ontario.
The river is
the border
between the
USA and
Canada.

13. Sequoia National Park.

Sequoias are giant
trees and they’re
very old. They’re
huge. The one in
the picture is over
a thousand years
old. You saw a car
drive through an
arch in the tree.
This National Park
in California.

14. Devil’s Tower, Wyoming Do you want to climb to the tower and see for miles?

15. Заключение

The USA is a great country. There are many unusual
and beautiful places and sights to see. The tourists of
the world are fond of changing in the American life. It
has an interesting history and full of hope in the
future. America is an example of progress.

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