The Fifty States I. Из нижеперечисленных слов найдите слова подходящие по смыслу выделенным словам. - nation emblem union climate origin its identity flat land - population 1. The United States is a country of fifty states. 2. The United States grew, and more states joined the group. 3. The United States has forests, deserts, mountains, and land which is level and not high. 4. The United States also has every type of weather. 5. The state with the highest number of people is California. 6. More than half the states have names from American Indian beginnings. 7. The flag is the symbol of the state. 8. The name gives the state a name to say what it is. II. Найдите правильный ответ. 1. The United States a. was always fifty states b. has fifty states today c. is not a nation of fifty states 2. The United States has a. about 250 million people b. people from Europe and India only c. the highest population in the world 3. Each state has a. an American Indian name b. no personality c. its own name and flag III. Найдите неверное слово в каждом предложении и замените его на верное. 1. There is a state flag, mountain, tree, and bird. 2. Hawaii is 500 times bigger than Rhode Island. 3. More than half the states have people from American Indian origin. 4. The state with the lowest population is Hawaii. 5. Each state has a flag with colors that have a special meaning for the nation. 6. People often name states after where they come from.

I. Заполнение пропусков:

• 1. The United States is a country of fifty states. (Подходит слово nation)
• 2. The United States grew, and more states joined the group. (Подходит слово union)
• 3. The United States has forests, deserts, mountains, and land which is level and not high. (Подходит слово flat land)
• 4. The United States also has every type of weather. (Подходит слово climate)
• 5. The state with the highest number of people is California. (Подходит слово population)
• 6. More than half the states have names from American Indian beginnings. (Подходит слово origin)
• 7. The flag is the symbol of the state. (Подходит слово emblem)
• 8. The name gives the state a name to say what it is. (Подходит слово its identity)

II. Правильные ответы:

• 1. The United States b. has fifty states today. (В настоящее время в США 50 штатов.)
• 2. The United States has a. about 250 million people. (В тексте указано, что в США проживает около 250 миллионов человек.)
• 3. Each state has c. its own name and flag. (Каждый штат имеет свое уникальное название и флаг.)

III. Исправление неверных слов:

• 1. There is a state flag, mountain, tree, and bird. (Неверное слово: mountain. Верное: symbol. Предложение: There is a state flag, symbol, tree, and bird.)
• 2. Hawaii is 500 times bigger than Rhode Island. (Неверное слово: Hawaii. Верное: Alaska. Предложение: Alaska is 500 times bigger than Rhode Island.)
• 3. More than half the states have people from American Indian origin. (Неверное слово: people. Верное: names. Предложение: More than half the states have names from American Indian origin.)
• 4. The state with the lowest population is Hawaii. (Неверное слово: Hawaii. Верное: Alaska. Предложение: The state with the lowest population is Alaska.)
• 5. Each state has a flag with colors that have a special meaning for the nation. (Неверное слово: nation. Верное: state. Предложение: Each state has a flag with colors that have a special meaning for the state.)
• 6. People often name states after where they come from. (Неверное слово: states. Верное: cities. Предложение: People often name cities after where they come from.)