The most popular American foods:

• Apple Pie

• Brownies

• Buffalo meat (steaks and burgers)

• Buffalo Wings

• Cheeseburger

• Chicago-style pizza

• Chicken pot pie

• Chocolate chip cookies

• Clam Chowder

• Crabcake

• Cream cheese

• Doughnuts

• Fried chicken

• Grilled pizza

• Hamburgers

• Hot dogs

• Macaroni and cheese

• Pancake

  • Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

• Pecan pie

• Potato Chips

• Pumpkin pie

• Shrimp & Grits

• Spam

• Thanksgiving Dinner (Roast Turkey, Cranberry sauce, etc.)

Vocabulary notes

Cuisine-кухня, кулинария

Recognisable-признаваемый

Superimpose-накладывать

Consume-потреблять

Quintessentiallу- наиболее типично

corn-кукуруза

beans-фасоль, бобы

derive-извлекать

salmon-лосось

substitutе-заменять

homogenized-гомогенизировать

beverages-напитки

Common Abbreviations

A.B. Artium Baccalaureus [Bachelor of Arts]

abbr. abbreviation(s), abbreviated

Acad. Academy

A.D. anno Domini [in the year of the Lord]

alt. altitude

A.M. ante meridiem [before noon]; Artium Magister [Master of Arts]

AM amplitude modulation

Assn. Association

at. no. atomic number

at. wt. atomic weight

Aug. August

Ave. Avenue

AWOL absent without leave

b. born, born in

B.A. Bachelor of Arts

B.C. Before Christ

b.p. boiling point

B.S. Bachelor of Science

Btu British thermal unit(s)

C Celsius (centigrade)

c. circa [about]

cal calorie(s)

Capt. Captain

cent. century, centuries

cm centimeter(s)

co. county

Col. Colonel; Colossians

Comdr. Commander

Corp. Corporation

Cpl. Corporal

cu cubic

d. died, died in

D.C. District of Columbia

Dec. December

dept. department

dist. district

div. division

Dr. doctor

E east, eastern

ed. edited, edition, editor(s)

est. established; estimated

et al. et alii [and others]

F Fahrenheit

Feb. February

fl. floruit [flourished]

fl oz fluid ounce(s)

FM frequency modulation

ft foot, feet

gal. gallon(s)

Gen. General, Genesis

GMT Greenwich mean time

GNP gross national product

GOP Grand Old Party (Republican Party)

Gov. governor

grad. graduated, graduated at

H hour(s)

Hon. the Honorable

hr hour(s)

i.e. id est [that is]

in. inch(es)

inc. incorporated

Inst. Institute, Institution

IRA Irish Republican Army

IRS Internal Revenue Service

Jan. January

Jr. Junior

K Kelvin

kg kilogram(s)

km kilometer(s)

£ libra [pound], librae [pounds]

lat. latitude

lb libra [pound], librae [pounds]

Lib. Library

long. longitude

Lt. Lieutenant

Ltd. Limited

m meter(s)

M minute(s)

M.D. Medicinae Doctor [Doctor of Medicine]

mg milligram(s)

mi mile(s)

min minute(s)

mm millimeter(s)

mph miles per hour

Mr. Mister (always abbreviated)

Mrs. Mistress (always abbreviated)

Msgr Monsignor

mt. Mount, Mountain

mts. mountains

Mus. Museum

N north; Newton(s)

NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NE northeast

no. number

Nov. November

OAS Organization of American States

Oct. October

Op. Opus [work]

oz ounce(s)

pl. plural

pop. population

pseud. pseudonym

pt. part(s)

pt pint(s)

pub. published; publisher

qt quart(s)

Rev. Revelation; the Reverend

rev. revised

R.N. registered nurse

rpm revolution(s) per minute

RR railroad

S south

S second(s)

SEATO Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

SEC Securities and Exchange Commission

sec second(s); secant

Sept. September

Ser. Series

Sgt. Sergeant

sq square

Sr. Senior

St. Saint; Street

UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund

uninc. unincorporated

Univ. University

U.S. United States

USA United States Army

USAF United States Air Force

USCG United States Coast Guard

USMC United States Marine Corps

USN United States Navy

VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars

VISTA Volunteers in Service to America

vol. volume(s)

vs. versus

W west; watt(s)

WHO World Health Organization

wt. weight

yd yard(s)

YMCA Young Men's Christian Association

YWCA Young Women's Christian Association

TESTS

1. How many states are there in the United States?

1. 48 2. 50 3. 51 4. 52

2. What is the capital city of the USA?

1. New York 2. Los Angeles 3. Philadelphia 4. Washington, D.C.

3. What is the largest state?

1. Alaska 2. California 3. Hawaii 4. Rhode Island

4. What is the smallest state?

1. Texas 2. Alaska 3. Rhode Island 4. Ohio

5. What is the longest river?

1. Mississippi 2. Hudson 3. Colorado 4. Potomac River

6. What is the residence and office of the President of the USA?

1. The Capitol 2. The White House 3. Lincoln Memorial 4. Pentagon

7. Where does Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives) meet ?

1. in the Capitol 2. the White house 3. Lincoln Memorial 4. Pentagon

8. The first capital of the USA was…

1. Washington D.C. 2. New York 3. Philadelphia 4. Olympia

9. What is the name of the river that runs through Washington, D.C.?

1. Colorado 2. Mississippi 3. Potomac River 4. Hudson

10. The Grand Canyon is in…

1. Nevada 2. Arizona 3. California 4. Colorado

11. The Golden Gate Bridge is in…

1. California 2. Oregon 3. Florida 4. Texas

12. The Disneyland Resort is in…

1. Los Angeles 2. San Francisco 3. Anaheim 4. Sacramento

13. Mount Rushmore in South Dacota is…

1. the highest mountain

2. the lowest mountain

3. a mountain with the faces of four presidents

4. a mountain with the face of the first president

14. Who was the first President of the USA ?

1. G. Washington 2. Thomas Jefferson 3. Benjamin Franklin 4. A. Lincoln

15. The Fourth of July is …

1. Memorial Day 2. St. Patrick’s Day 3. Independence Day 4. President’s Day

16. What was the main reason of Civil War (1861-1865) ?

1. slavery 2. independence from Britain 3. religion 4. new Constitution

17. The stock market crashed and began the Great Depression in…

1. 1776, July 4. 2. 1863 3. 1929, October 29 4. 1945, August 6

18. Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation, granting freedom to slaves in Confederate-held territory?

1. President Jefferson

2. President Truman

3. President Lincoln

4. President Washington

19. What is called “the Star Spangled Banner”?

1. the American Flag 2. the Coat of Arms 3. a political party 4. a famous monument

20. John Steinbeck was …

1. a musician 2. a scientist 3. a president 4. a writer

21. Who wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” ?

1. Jack London

2. Benjamin Franklin

3. Harriet Beecher Stowe

4. Theodore Dreiser

22. SAMUEL CLEMENS was the real name of…

1. Theodore Dreiser 2. Mark Twain 3. Jack London 4. Ernest Hemingway

23. Babe Ruth was …

1. a baseball player 2. a basketball player 3. a football player 4. a soccer player

24. What is the official language of the USA?

1. English

2. there’s no current official language

3. English and Spanish

4. French

25. The biggest city in the USA is…

1. Chicago 2. New York 3. Los Angeles 4. Washington D.C.