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Year 1 : 2012-2013
Troisième Européenne
Découvrez les articles et vidéos de la 3ème européenne de La Guicharde!
Ce modeste blog a pour but de présenter les thèmes étudiés,des articles,photos et vidéos réalisés par les élèves de la section "euro" dans le cadre des 2 heures hebdomadaires en section européenne anglais.
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Mrs Morel (English teacher)
European nations came to the Americas to increase their wealth and broaden their influence over world affairs. The Spanish were among the first Europeans to explore the New World and the first to settle in what is now the United States. By 1650, however, England had established a dominant presence on the Atlantic coast. The first colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. Many of the people who settled in the New World came to escape religious persecution. The Pilgrims, founders of Plymouth, Massachusetts, arrived in 1620. In both Virginia and Massachusetts, the colonists flourished with some assistance from Native Americans. New World grains such as corn kept the colonists from starving while, in Virginia, tobacco provided a valuable cash crop. By the early 1700s enslaved Africans made up a growing percentage of the colonial population. By 1770, more than 2 million people lived and worked in Great Britain's 13 North American colonies.
POEMS AND SONGS When Columbus was a little boy, He lived beside the sea. He watched the ships sail in and out And wished that he could be ______ A sailor, a sailor, to sail across the sea, A sailor, a sailor, to skip before the breeze.
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FOR COLUMBUS DAY
Long ago most people thought The world was flat.....we know it's not. Columbus said, "The world is round!" That's how America was found.
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COLUMBUS (sung to tune of "Eensy-Weensey Spider")Columbus was a sailor who thought the world was round. He asked for ships but many turned him down. He went to ask the King and Queen of Spain, And he told them of the gold and spices they would gain!
He had to wait six years for the king and queen to say, "We'll give you ships so you can sail away." It was the year of 1492 When Columbus sailed from Spain with his tough and able crew.
They sailed upon the ships out of sight of any land. Things didn't go exactly as they'd planned. They begged Columbus to turn and head for home. But Columbus urged them onward across the sea and foam.
On October the 12th of 1492 A sailor sighted land and yelled to the crew!Columbus went ashore and claimed the land for Spain,He was thankful that his voyage had not been made in vain.
The
United States of America is located on the continent of North America.
There are 50states in the U.S. Forty-eight of the states form the
contiguous United States. The U.S. borders on Canada to the north, and
Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. On the east coast, the U.S.
is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west coast it is bordered
by the Pacific Ocean.
To the northwest of Canada is the state of Alaska. The state of
Hawaii is located in the Pacific Ocean, southwest of California.
In addition to the 50 states, the U.S. has several territories and
possessions, located in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
Play games to learn the names of the states & the capitals, etc...on sheppardsoftware.com
NATIONAL SYMBOLS
The Flag:
4 different names : - The Stars and Stripes; - Red, Whiteand Blue; - Old Glory; - The Star Spangled Banner
The U.S. flag has
undergone many changes since the first official flag of 1777. On June
14, 1777 , the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act, which
said that the flag would be made up of thirteen alternating red and
white stripes and thirteen white stars on a blue field. Stars have been
added to the flag as new states join the union. Currently, the flag
contains 50 stars.
Ever wonder why the flag is red, white,
and blue? While the flag's colours did not have a specific meaning at the
time, the colours were significant for the Great Seal of 1782.
White: Signifies purity and innocence Red: Signifies valor and bravery Blue: Signifies Vigilance, perseverance, and justice
Why stars and stripes? Stars are
considered a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to which man has
aspired from time immemorial; the stripe is symbolic of the rays of
light emanating from the sun.
Facts About the U.S. Flag
How many stars and stripes are on the flag?
There are 50 stars representing the 50 states and there are 13 stripes representing the 13 original states.
Flag: thirteen equal horizontal stripes of
red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle
in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small white five-pointed stars
arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom)
alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50
states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies;
Proper Display of Flag:
* Display of the American flag is usually from sunrise to sunset.
* The flag should be displayed daily on or
near the main building of every public place and during school days in
or near every schoolhouse.
* Flags are flown at half-staff to show
grief for lives lost. When the flag is flown at half-staff, it should be
pulled to the top for a moment, and then lowered to the half-staff
position. The flag should then be raised to the top before it is lowered
for the day.
* When two or more flags are flown from the same pole, the American flag must be on top.
* When displayed with another flag against a wall, the U.S. flag should be on its own right (left to a person facing the wall).
Anthem : The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. Listen to it !:
The pledge of Allegiance :
The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is an expression of loyalty to the federal flag and the republic of the United States of America:
"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
Schoolkids all across the United States recite the Pledge of Allegiance at school, usually in the morning. But they don't have to
LIBERTY BELL
Cast in London, England in
1752, the Liberty Bell rang when the Continental Congress signed the
Declaration of Independence and has become the symbol of freedom in the
United States. The bell weighs about 2000 pounds and is made mostly of
copper (70%) and tin (25%).
The Great Seal
On July 4, 1776, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams,
and Thomas Jefferson were given the task of creating a seal for the
United States of America. The delegates of the Constitutional Convention
believed an emblem and national coat of arms would be evidence of an
independent nation and a free people with high aspirations and grand
hopes for the future.
The Great Seal was finalized and approved six years later on June 20,
1782. The seal reflects the beliefs and values that the Founding Fathers
wanted to pass on to their descendents.
Obverse side of the Great Seal
The American bald eagle is prominently featured supporting a shield
composed of 13 red and white stripes (pales) representing the Thirteen
Original States with a blue bar (chief) uniting the shield and
representing Congress. The motto of the United States, E Pluribus Unum
(meaning out of many, one), refers to this union. The olive branch and
13 arrows grasped by the eagle allude to peace and war, powers solely
vested in the Congress, and the constellation of stars symbolizes the
new Nation taking its place among the sovereign powers. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
Reverse side of the Great Seal
The pyramid signifies strength and duration: The eye over it and the
motto, Annuit Coeptis (meaning He, [God] has favored our undertakings),
allude to the many interventions of Providence in favor of the American
cause. The Roman numerals below are the date of the Declaration of
Independence. The words under it, Novus Ordo Seclorum (meaning a new
order of the ages), signify the beginning of the new American era in
1776.
