Задание 1 Dialogue of cultures (2) ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 5 класс

DIALOGUE OF CULTURES (2)

1. Do the quiz with your friend and then discuss difficult questions with the class.

   A glimpse of the USA

   1. How many states are there in the United States of America?
   a) 51
   b) 50
   c) 49

   2. Look at the American flag. What is it called?
   a) Union Jack
   b) Stars and Stripes
   c) Tricolor

   3. Look at the American flag once again. Why are there 13 stripes?
   a) This is a lucky number for Americans
   b) 13 stripes show 13 states that signed the Declaration of Independence
   c) 13 stripes symbolise 13 famous American Presidents

   4. What is the capital of the USA?
   a) New York
   b) Los Angeles
   c) Washington, D.C.

   5. The territory of America as compared with the territory of Russia is smaller.
   a) larger
   b) smaller
   c) the same

   6. Which of these cities is known as ‘the Paris of the West’? Newspapers in this city are published in 30 languages.
   a) Los Angeles
   b) San Francisco
   c) New York

   7. What was the better bargain — buying Manhattan from the American Indians or Alaska from the Russian tzar?
   a) Manhattan
   b) Alaska
   c) Equally cheap

   8. Which is the biggest state in the USA?
   a) Texas
   b) California
   c) Alaska

   9. Which is the biggest city in the USA?
   a) Washington, D.C.
   b) Chicago
   c) New York

   10. What do Americans celebrate on July 4?
   a) Flag Day
   b) The discovery of America
   c) Independence Day

   11. Where is the White House located?
   a) New York
   b) Washington, D.C.
   c) Los Angeles