Part 2-The United States of America BD aXw Neola ett-Ki 9 1. The Prin Fethesceeratna Thema. 1. WARMUP! Lookat the US map on pages | 118-119 and writea of the Northeastern states. 2, READING Read pages 120-127 and make ‘notes on the states of the Northeast. Then make a card using the model below. LIMITE sremcenesmresoamnaiias | OTHERS nen New England NY eezngin alae avery special role in US history It is where the Pusitans fst settled in ‘the 1600s, where some of the frst colonies were founded and where the American Revolution began. It also ‘made an important cultural contribution withthe creation ofa distinctive American literature inthe frst half of the 19% century. Some ofthe oldest “universities in the US are Harvard (1636) in Massachusetts, Yale (1701) in Connecticut and Brown (1764) in Rhode Island. New England isa beautiful area with hundreds of lakes and rivers, a rocky and winding coast, thousands of islands, and many beautiful small towns. Itis famous for its lobsters, fishing and shipbuilding and produces most of the countrys blueberries and cranbertes. ‘The cranberry industry isthe leading agricultural fooderop in Massachusetts 3. tisTENINe J axcks Listen to the recording and write the list of the words missing in the text below. The Pilgrim Fathers The Europeans who founded the Tat cto a New Engand were the Pilgrim Fathers, Many of them were Puritans who had to leave Europe to escape (1)... persecution, In September 1620, 102 men, women and children (2)... from the port of Plymouth (England) on a (3)... called the ‘Mayflower. The ocean crossing was terrible and many people died. Two months later the Mayflower erew sighted (4). off Cape (Cod, Massachusetts, and in December the travelers settled down ang (5). Plymouth, Colony. A ist if in the now lanl was wery hard twas very eo, they were (6). equipped, and food was scarce. Half the people died during the (7) "The others survived thanks (8)... from local American Indians. They gave the colonists eds and (9) and where to plant corn, pu ‘They showed them how to (11)...fsh and hhant deer ane (12) “The nest yeas, after ther first harvest, the colonists (23) . their Native American friends to a great feast to thank (14)... for their survival. This was the first Thanksgiving, which is stil 4 national (15)... the US. “The Pilgrim Fathers were men of great faith and strong (16)... They regarded strict moral probity and hard (17)..a8 basic values. They exerted a considerable (18) on American life and (19). ,and played an important part in the formation of the American spirit, 20). and education, However the story of the Pilgrim Fathers and the foundation of Plymouth Plantation isa mixture of both history and myth, There is not just one report but different points of view about the settlement of New England and the evolution of Indian/White relations in the ‘New England colonies. g EXPANSION -New England and thePilrim Fathers