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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)
The United States of America is located on the continent of North America. There are 50 states 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...onsheppardsoftware.com
Facts about the U.S.A.
Capital:
Washington, D.C.
Independence Day:
July 4, 1776
Motto:
In God We Trust
National Bird:
Bald Eagle
National Flower:
Rose
National Anthem:
The Star-Spangled Banner
Area (50 states and District of Columbia only):
9,631,418 sq km *Note: Area of China: 9,596,960 sq km Area of HK: 1,092 sq km
Comparative Size:
About one-half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about one-half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; about two and one-half times the size of Western Europe.
Largest State:
Alaska
Smallest State:
Rhode Island
Largest Cities:
New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, San Diego, Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix, San Antonio
Border Countries and Oceans:
Canada, Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean *Note: World's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India); Mt. McKinley is highest point in North America and Death Valley the lowest point on the continent.
Population:
295,734,134 (July 2005 est.)
Languages:
English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census)
Religions:
Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.)
the flag of the USA
The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first states in the Union in 1776
Names :
- The Stars and Stripes;
- Red, White and Blue;
- Old Glory;
- The Star Spangled Banner
The national Anthem :
The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States 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
Washington, D.C.'
Washington, D.C. is neither a state nor territory, but has a government that resembles both.
Capital City:
Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States of America
Motto:
Justitia Omnibus (Justice for all)
Origin of District's Name:
Named after George Washington and Christopher Columbus
Location:
Between Virginia and Maryland on the Potomac River
The president of the USA is Barack Obama .He was elected in 2008 and in 2012.
The president is elected every four years
Barack OBAMA
The White House
SOME FAMOUS PEOPLE Scientists :
Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison
Born: February 11, 1847
Died: October 18, 1931
The phonograph and the motion-picture projector were only a few of Thomas Alva Edison's more than 1,000 inventions.
One of the most famous inventors in the history of technology, Edison also created the first industrial research laboratory, in Menlo Park, New Jersey, in 1876.
Writers
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
Born: July 21, 1899
Died: July 2, 1961
There are some books--considered classics--that just about everyone reads in school. Sometimes a book is so good it becomes a classic almost as soon as it's written. One such book is The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. When Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899, his father, Dr. Clarence Hemingway, must have known he had a special son because he stepped out onto the porch of their home in Oak Park, Illinois, and blew his cornet.
Ernest Hemingway grew up to become one of America's most respected writers, known for his sense of adventure as well as his unique writing style--spare dialogue and short, simple sentences.
After high school, Hemingway worked as a reporter for the Kansas City Star before signing up to fight in World War I. Unable to take up regular military duty because of a bad eye, he worked as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross in Italy. After he was badly injured, he stayed in a Milan hospital where he fell in love with his nurse, and wrote A Farewell to Arms (1929). Do you know the titles for any of Hemingway's other books?
Hemingway lived in Europe for many years. He traveled to Spain often and became a passionate fan of bull-fighting. He also wrote about bull-fighting. In 1953 The Old Man and the Sea, the story of a fisherman in a battle with a giant fish, won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction and in 1954 Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Artists:
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Born: Dec. 18, 1946
A lifelong cinema buff, Steven Spielberg began directing his first short movies while still a child. He studied film at California State University and won notice for his 1969 short feature “Amblin.” He graduated to big-budget blockbusters with the release of “Star Wars,” which he co-created with George Lucas. His 1977 “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” was another huge success, employing state-of-the-art special effects. In the 1980s, he released “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and several successful sequels. In the 1990s, he released the global blockbuster “Jurassic Park.” That same year he released “Schindler’s List,” a docudrama set in the Holocaust.
He received seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for this film.
Musicians :
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Born: March 14, 1933
As a child, Quincy Jones studied the trumpet and began playing and arranging music professionally as a teenager when he formed a band with singer and pianist Ray Charles.
At the age of 16, Jones attended the Berklee College of Music on a scholarship. He later became vice president of Mercury Records, one of the first black Americans to hold a senior executive position at an American record company. As an arranger and producer, Jones has worked with hundreds of popular performers and has composed the music for more than 30 motion pictures. He founded his own record company, Qwest Records. He produced the motion picture “The Color Purple,” directed by Steven Spielberg. He began publishing the rap magazine Vibe and a year later formed Qwest Broadcasting, a minority-owned broadcast company. Jones has won Emmy and Academy Awards for his musical scoring.
Athletes
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Born: Feb. 17, 1963
Occupation:
Basketball Player
What made him famous?
Five-time NBA Most Valuable Player
Did you Know?
He was born in Brooklyn in 1963.
The Jordan family moved to North Carolina when Michael Jordan was very small and he grew up in Wilmington.
Jordan played for Laney High School and went on to play for Dean Smith at UNC where Jordan was twice College Player of the Year.
After being picked by the Chicago Bulls in the 1984 NBA Draft, Jordan was named NBA Rookie of the Year in his first season.
He broke many of the league records in scoring and steals, and in the meantime, added two Olympic Gold Medals from the 1984 and 1992 Games.
He retired briefly in 1993 to try his hand at semi-professional baseball, but returned towards the end of the 1994/95 season and eventually led the Bulls to three more of their six league championships.
In 2001, he became an active player again. He retired a final time after the 2002-03 season.
