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 1. THE AMERICAN DREAM

a. Read the quotes and fill in the missing words from the ones in
the box. There are two extra words that you won’t need.

legacy incredible calling achieve passion heir opportunity

achievement navigate life

’To me, the American Dream is

being able to follow your own
personal _____________. To be
able to do what you want to do ’The road to success is not easy to
is _________________ __________________ but with hard
freedom.’ Maya Lin work, drive and
___________________, it’s possible to
achieve the American dream.’
Tommy Hilfiger

’The American dream reminds us that

every man is _____________to the
________________ of worthiness.’
Martin Luther King

’The American Dream is the dream of a

land in which life should be better, richer
and fuller for everyone, with
___________________ for each
according to ability or
____________________.’
James Truslow Adams

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b. Watch the video and answer the questions:

What Do Europeans Think About American Life? | NYT Opinion - YouTube

Food and drink

How much bigger is a large McDonald’s drink in the US than in Europe?

________________________________________________________

What is the obesity rate among adults in the USA compared to Europe?

________________________________________________________

What is ADA? (answer in full sentence)

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Why are some of the additives, including ADA banned in Europe?

___________________________________________________________________

Family

How many days of paid days of maternity leave are guaranteed by the US law?

_______________________________________________

What is the opinion of Europeans about the American maternity leave? (Answer in a

full sentence)

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

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Education

What is the annual fee at the M.I.T?

_________________________________________________________________

Why do they find the American fees disgusting? (Answer in full sentence).

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Healthcare

Why did the woman whose leg stuck in between the rails asked not to call the

ambulance?

___________________________________________________________________

Why did 1 million adults become bankrupt in 2015?

___________________________________________________________________

Pastimes

Why is the displayed AR-15 toy rifle shocking? (Answer in full sentence.)

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

What is the ratio of gunshot deaths per 100,000 people in Europe and in the USA?

___________________________________________________________________

Why is 2008 an important date concerning handguns? (Answer in full sentence.)

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

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The American Dream

What adjectives are used to describe Americans? (Write 4.)

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

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2. Don McLean: American Pie
Listen to this famous song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX_TFkut1PM
How did you like it?
_________________________________________________________
Draw your reaction here:

Write a comment about it in 20-25 words:

__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

Look at its lyrics and find examples for the following grammatical
constructions. Write a sentence from the song which includes the
given construction.
Conditional sentence:
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

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Causative:
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Past Continuous:
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
A question in past simple:
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Present Perfect:
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Passive Voice:
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Past Perfect:
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

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3. Interesting or weird facts about American history…
a. Find the answers on the Internet.

Who designed the American flag?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Which president owned a saloon?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
What is the official language of the United States?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Which president was a sheriff and hanged someone before becoming president?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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What do the seven rays on the crown of the Statue of Liberty represent?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
In which state was the largest number of American presidents born?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Against what was a trial hold in Salem on September 25th 1820 and why?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
What is the official animal of California and why is it strange?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Who was the first female who flew across the Atlantic Ocean?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Which was the last state that joined the United States of America?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

b. Words and Phrases from the American History

Write one or two sentences to explain the connection of these

words and phrases with the history of the US.

1. WASP:
_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
2. gold:
_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
3. Native American:
__________________________________________________________

4. immigration:
_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
5. colony:
_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

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 6. slavery:
_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
7. Puritans:
_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

8. Bill of Rights:
______________________________________________________________

c. History on the Big Screen

An enormous number of films grab essential segments of American

History. Match these movie titles with the description of the events.
There is one extra event – write it on the line below and add the title
of a film which this historical element appears in.

1. Cold Mountain - ... a) the US entering World War II

2. The Last of the Mohicans - ...
3. 1492: Conquest of Paradise -
...
4. Pearl Harbour - ...
b) the working of the Las Vegas
gaming mafia
c) the assassination of a
president
d) the discovery of the Americas

5. The Legend of 1900 - ... e) the era of alcohol prohibition

6. Casino - ... f) the French and Indian War

7. Forrest Gump - ...
8. The Untouchables - ...
9. JFK - ...
g) the Declaration of
Independence
h) the American space
programme
i) the American Civil War

10. Apollo 13 - ... j) immigration to America

k) the war against Vietnam

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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The leftover:
...................................................... – a film:
...........................................................................

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4. American presidents
a. You are going to read an article about some presidents of the
United States. Some words are missing from the text.
Use the words in brackets to form one word for each of the gaps.
You might find words that you do not have to change. There is an
example (0) at the beginning.

Did you know that Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, was a peanut
____farmer___ (farm) before he was President? Or that one of George Washington's
_________________ (favour) foods was ice cream? These are just two of the
______________ (interest) facts about past U.S. Presidents National Geographic Kids
has collected. Many Presidents had ___________ (usual) careers before entering the
White House. Andrew Johnson, the 17th President, was a tailor. Ronald Reagan, the
40th President, was a movie _________________ (act). Harry Truman bought and sold
men's clothing and accessories, particularly hats.

Once in the White House, each President made his mark in ___________ (vary) ways.
In fact, before Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President, came to office, the White
House wasn't even called the White House! People called the __________ (build) the
President's Palace, President's House, and the Executive Mansion. Roosevelt
____________________ (official) named it the White House in 1901.

Theodore Roosevelt wasn't the only President to invent a new _______________

(express). Martin Van Buren, the _________ (eight) President, probably created the
word "OK." He was from Kinderhook, New York. During his campaign, Old Kinderhook
(O.K.) clubs formed to give him _____________ (support). Later, "OK" or "okay," came
to mean "all right."
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b. Presidential Fame

In this task you find descriptions of a few American presidents.

Who do you think they are?
An American president, who ...

1) ... was originally an actor: __________________________________

2) …. was shot during a theatre performance: _________________
3) ... dated the most iconic American actress: ________________________
4) ... was in office when the airplanes hit the twin towers of WTC: __________
5) ... had to resign due to a political scandal: _______________________
6) ... (whose) name had been given to a square in Budapest (up till 2011): ______
7) ... came from a famous American car manufacturer family: _______________
8) ... had become the first Supreme Commander of NATO before his presidential
term: _____________________
9) ...(whose) first name was a variant of that of a Greek mythological hero: _______
10) ... was good at playing the saxophone: ____________________

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5. HAMBURGERS

a. Read the article about the best hamburgers in the

USA (see link below). And find the phrases in the
text, matching the definitions. Write your answers
into the chart, using capital letters.

The Best Burgers in America: A Definitive Guide

(nationalgeographic.com)

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DEFINITIONS:
without wasting more time

not very attractive, not impressive

to gradually decrease the size/number

of sg

valuable possessions, a large amount

to change, to twist sg slightly

poor or low rank (usually socially, in

status)

a person who knows a lot about food,

drinks and etc and can judge the quality
of the subject
unwilling to give information

b. Listen to the very interesting history of modern hamburger from

its early beginnings. Decide if the below statements are True (T) or
False (F) based on the documentary. Write your answers to the given
space.
https://youtu.be/LcoJI1OHfwU

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 1. Hamburger is thought to be a quintessentially American invention and it is a
relatively recent innovation.
2. In Roman Times hamburgers were made of minced sheep, pork and cow
meat.
3. Some variations of hamburger like ’kebobs’ were brought back to Europe by
travellers.
4. The Hamburger Sausage made by the Georgians is quite similar in taste to
modern day’s hamburger.
5. Later, ketchup was invented in the USA and finally all the elements of
hamburger were in one place.
6. Hamburger contains the name of the German city, Hamburg in its name
because its port was famous for shipping high-quality beef to all over the
world.
7. By the 1890s flat meatballs were served between two slices of bread to ease
the hunger of factory workers all across the USA.
8. In the beginning of the 1900s average hamburgers sold on streets were not
hygienically appropriate.
9. In Britain posh hamburgers are booming because they are thought to be made
of horsemeat along with brioche bun and homemade sauces.
10. Some countries like France and Russia are catching up in the consumption of
hamburgers.
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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7. Individual work
If you work in a group, everybody has to do this task individually.

Native Americans - their past and present

The first Thanksgiving was celebrated together with those Native Americans who
helped the first settlers to survive the harsh winter and taught them what kind of crops
they can produce. Unfortunately, during the latest centuries Native Americans were
treated in an unfair way by white people.

Listen to the song ‘Indian reservation’.

Link: https://youtu.be/ti08finN4CE
You have two tasks to do.
a. Draw or stick a photo of a male Native American (it doesn’t matter
which tribe he belongs to) and list at least ten of his weapons, clothes
and accessories. Do your work on a separate sheet of paper.
b. Make an interview with your imaginary Native American person
about his tribe’s past and present life. Ask him at least 10 questions.
Write your questions and their answers, as well. Do your work on a
separate sheet of paper.

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8. Project work

Whether you work in a group or individually, you have to do this task in

one copy.
An American History and Social Studies Quiz

• Create a 15-question multiple choice quiz.

• Each question should have a different topic like technology,
companies, entertainment, politics, wars and conflicts, people, and
so on.
• Each question should be meaningful and shouldn’t contain useless
or unrelated information. Make them as interesting as you can.
• The number of the alternative answers should be 3.
• Pay attention to grammar and spelling!
• Be smart, creative, use the Internet, but do not copy! Give all the
sources you used.
• Illustrate your quiz richly.
• Attach your quiz to the worksheet and solve it before sending it to
us.

20 Points

15 Content

3 Creativity

2 Outlook

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