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3.2. Look through the text and find English equivalents for the following Russian phrases.

Западное полушарие; достичь какой-то земли; обычаи и традиции; изначально употребляться во множественном числе; географические особенности; на противоположных сторонах; международные договоры; наложить вето; проводить законы в жизнь; пересматривать законы; богатые природные ресурсы; основные торговые партнеры; в возрасте пяти лет и старше; количество штатов в настоящее время; складывать особенным образом.

3.3. Complete the sentences according to the text.

1. The United States is situated in … 2. The USA has the area of … 3. The country stretches from … 4. The country also has a sea-boarder with …. . 5. America was discovered by Christopher Columbus in … 6. The capital of the USA is situated in … 7. Because of the United States' large size and wide range of geographic features, nearly every type of .… . 8. The federal government is composed of three branches: legislative, executive and …. . 9. About 215 million, or 82% of the population aged five years and older, speak only …. . 10. The people of the state are a mixture of …

3.4. Choose the right answer.

1. The country borders on … in the north and on Mexico in the south.

a) Russia b) Canada

c) Columbia d) Alaska

2. Christopher Columbus was born in … .

a) Spain b) France

c) Italy d) Russia

3. The highest mountains are the Rocky … , the Cordillera and the Sierra Nevada.

a) Hills b) Mountains

c) Mounds c) Plains

4. The Grand Canyon is formed by the … .

a) Colorado River b) Mississippi

c) Missouri d) Rio Grande

5. The largest state is … .

a) California b) Alaska

c) Texas d) New Jersey

6. The United States is a ….

a) constitutional monarchy

b) constitutional government

c) constitutional republic

7. The Congress is made up of the Senate and … .

a) the House of Lords

b) the House of Representatives

c) the House of Commons

8. The commander-in-chief of the military is … .

a) the President b) the Prime Minister

c) the Cabinet d) the Queen

9. The first 10 amendments are called the Bill of … .

a) Rights b) Lefts

c) Privileges d) Taxes

10. The national language in the USA is … .

a) British b) English

c) Spanish d) Russian

3.5. Make sentences using the given words.

1) the people, of, a mixture, different, are, nationalities, of the United States, many.

2) derive, of America, the recipes, dishes, of, immigrants, various, characteristic, from.

3) a park, a square, it, open, in Washington, or, is, area, to find, any, a monument, without, difficult.

4) in size, the United States, Washington, than, is, the largest, smaller, cities, of.

3.6. Are these sentences true or false?

1. The United States is situated almost entirely in the western hemisphere. 2. The total area of the USA is about eight and a half million square kilometers. 3. The people of the United States are only from America. 4. The Great Lakes on the border with Canada are the largest and deepest in the USA. 5. The United States is a monarchy. 6. The leading export commodity of the USA is mine equipment. 7. The US national flag – Stars and Stripes – is red, white and blue.