Question 48: The Americans as They are Seen by Other Countries
Plan:
- 2 Stereotypes
-Historical background
Immigrants came with the aim of becoming free, independent and happy.
They wanted to obey no one, neither government nor church.
They looked for individual freedom, equality and prosperity for everyone regardless of
background and birth.
But
first they had to settle in the unexplored land, develop it by
conquering
respected the ability to win, to be energetic.
valued what a person can do by himself
prized the ability to invent and experiment, overcoming difficult obstacles,
sense of optimism that every problem has a solution.
Americans are sociable and hospitable people.
Americans love children, animals, mother, work, the flag, excitement, jazz, noise, nature, shows, fast motion sports, shapely women and muscular men, beefsteak, ice-cream, money.
Be tough and self-reliant
Be confident
Be rich
"From rags to riches"
Question 49: us Mass Media and Film Industry
Plan:
-Federal Communication Act.
-"Newspaper of record."
-A typical daily paper
-The most important news is printed in the right-hand column of the front page of a newspaper.
-Headlines
-Advertisements
-Quality and sensational editions.
With a very few exceptions, all the newspapers in the U.S. are privately owned, either by large chains such as Gannett or McClatchy, which own dozens or even hundreds of newspapers; by small chains that own a handful of papers; or in a situation that is increasingly rare, by individuals or families.
the New York Times,
the Washington Post
the Wall Street Journal
the Village Voice
L.A. Weekly
The New York Daily News
The Los Angeles Times
Time
Newsweek
US News and World Report
The major sources of newspaper news are wire services
the Associated Press (AP),
United Press International (UPI),
Reuters
Today the major commercial radio and TV networks are
the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS),
the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC),
the American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
USA TODAY
is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company.
The paper has the widest circulation 2.25 million copies
Peculiarities
CNN
Live broadcasting
The CNN effect
Question 50: us Places of Interest
Plan:
Grand Canyon
a steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado river in the state of Arizona.
446 km long, width 6.4 - 29 km, depth - 1.83 km
Native Americans built settlements within the canyon, caves.
The Mount Rushmore National Monument
near Keystone, South Dakota, initiated by Calvin Coolidge
18 m sculptures- G.Washington, Th. Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln
Covers 5.17 km2 , 1,745 m above sea level.
Empire State Building
a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in , name is derived from the nickname for the state of New York, The Empire State.
After the destruction of the World Trade Center it’s the tallest building in New York
And the 15th tallest in the world.
Manhatan
is one of five boroughs in NY. Located on Manhattan Island
Manhattan, The Bronkx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island
Major commercial, financial, and cultural center.
Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ
Brooklyn Bridge
-The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the US.
-connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn
Golden Gate Bridge
- a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean.
-connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to
Marin County.
Lincoln Memorial
-form of a Greek Doric temple. Temple of Zeus in Olympia
-sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions of two well-known speeches by Lincoln.
-the site of many famous speeches
-36 massive columns, each 10 m high, surrounding the cella which rises above the porticos.
-Lincoln seated on a throne.
Washington Memorial
-an obelisk
-The monument, made of marble, granite, and sandstone
Capitol Building
Statue of Liberty