USA

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

The United States of America

After this lesson 

- you have more knowlegde about the USA. 

- you have developed your research skills on the Internet.

What do you know about the USA? Write down as many things as you can come up with.

opdracht

Je gaat zo een korte video zien over de VS. 

Welke dingen wist jij nog niet over de VS?

Noem minimaal drie dingen uit het filmpje die je nog niet wist over de VS.

Who is the current president of the USA?

1. Joe Biden
2. Donald Trump
3. Barack Obama
4. George W. Bush

Work in pairs:
Find out as many facts as possible about President Biden and write a short biography.
use the Internet

If you were to meet the president and could ask him a question, what would you ask?

How many states do the USA have?

Which three states are the largest states? Put them in the correct order of size.

Find a picture of a one dollar bill.

Whose image is on this bill?
Who was he? Find information about this man.

New York

You're about to watch a video about New York. Answer the following questions

- In which century was the first subway built?

- What is said about skyscrapers?

- What is the aim of this video? 

In which century was the first subway built?

1. 17th century
2. 18th century
3. 19th century
4. 20th century

What is said about skyscrapers?

1. Only the tallest buildings can be called a sky scraper.
2. Only buildings with 40 storeys (=verdiepingen) or more can be called a skyscraper.
3. The Rockefeller building is the tallest skyscraper in NY.

Wat is het doel van deze video?

1. Om zoveel mogelijk informatie over NY te geven.
2. Om informatie te geven over aantallen van bv. bomen en standbeelden in NY.
3. Om reisgidsen te verkopen met al deze informatie.

Noem 1 ding wat jij geleerd hebt over NY vandaag.