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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The United States of America lies in the central part of the North American Continent between the two oceans: the Atlantic Ocean in the East and the Pacific Ocean in the West. Canada in the North and Mexico in the South are the only countries that have borders with the USA. The USA consists of three separate parts. They are the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean, Alaska and the main part. There are fifty States in the USA. They are very different in size, population and economic development. The smallest state is Rhode Island and the biggest is Texas. The total area of the USA is about 9 million square kilometres. The population is about 230 million people. The USA is a big country and the climate conditions are very different in different places. There are many big cities in the United States: New York, Philadelphia, Houston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles are the biggest of them. The USA economically is the most powerful country in the world. The USA is a parliamentary republic. The government has three branches: the Congress, the President and the Supreme Court. There are two political parties in the United States: the Democratic Party, their Symbol is a donkey, and the Republican Party, their symbol is an elephant. The president is elected
for a 4-year term and not more than two times. The Congress has two houses; the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the country.
Words
borders — границы
separate — отдельные
climate conditions — климатические условия
parliamentary republic — парламентская республика
branches — ветви
donkey — осел
term — срок
House of Representatives — палата представителей
Supreme Court — Верховный суд
Questions
1. What is the size of the United States? 2. What is the smallest state in the United States? 3. What is the largest state in US? 4. What are the biggest cities of the Unites States? 5. What are the three branches of the US government? 6. What is the political system of the United States?
1. Coaxial cables were used in long-distance common-carrier communication. - WERE USED -
вс глагол для образования Passive Voice.
2. The important function of postal service is distribution and delivery of newspapers, magazines and other
periodicals to population.- IS - смысловой глагол
3. In order to deal with the intersymbol interference problem we are to develop a mathematical model for the
data transmission system. - ARE TO develop - эквивалент модального глагола для выражения
долженствования.
4. A ground radar system is providing information by which aircraft appraches to landing. - IS PROVIDING -
глагол для образования Continuos tense
5. These methods do not permit inspection of the objects while they are in motion. - ARE in motion -
глагол-связка в составном именном сказуемом;