Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol.

1. Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

2. Regions of the USA

3. * Region 1 (Northeast) o New England o Mid-Atlantic * Region 2 (Midwest) o East North Central o West North Central * Region 3 (South) o South Atlantic o East South Central o West South Central * Region 4 (West) o Mountain states o Pacific states

4. The Northeast • the New England states -Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut • the Mid-Atlantic States - New York, New Jersey , Pennsylvania, Dellaware, Maryland

5. land unsuitable for farming, rocky fertile soil was carried away with glaciers broad valleys rolling hills, a few low mountain ranges- part of the Appalachian Mountains. New England - geography

6. Mid Atlantic region - geogrphy • The Coastal Plain (low land stretching along the Atlantic Ocean) • rich soil suitable for growing crops • several mountain ranges : the Allegheny Mountains, the Pocono Mountains, the Adirondacks and the Catskills

7. Waterways • the St. Lawrence Seaway - connects many inland ports on the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean • St Lawrence river – forms border between Ontario and New York state The Eisenhower Locks in Massena, NY.

8. Climate • a varied climate, - four seasons each year. • winters are cold, the summers can be hot. • beautiful autumn colours attract tourists Marlborough – New Hampshire

9. People and culture • New Englanders are known for their hard work, thrift and ingenuity. • the Amish live in Pennsylvania - have an agricultural economy - make most of the things that they need - do not use electricity or telephones in their homes, or use cars or tractors. They travel by horse and buggy

10. The Amish

11. Industry New York and Pennsylvania - centers of heavy industry, iron, glass and steel. New York - financial capital. Other industries - e.g. drug manufacturing , communications New England - lobsters, fishing , shipbuilding Maine has lots of forests, logging is a major industry Vermont - maple syrup dairy cows large granite quarries

12. Places of interest, cities • famous colleges : Harvard, Yale, Brown, and Princeton. • beautiful scenery • Broadway, in Manhattan, New York, is one of the world's most famous theatre districts. • Philadelphia's Historical Park preserves the birthplace of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and Constitution • beautiful coastal villages and beaches such as Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Video Northeast of US

13. Nassau hall – the oldest building of the Princeton University Yale University's Sterling Memorial Library Built in 1770, University Hall is the oldest building on Brown's campus

14. Liberty Bell Independence National Historical Park preserves several sites associated with the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Independence Hall

15. Martha's vineyard pictures

16. Cape Cod, Massachutes – pupular summer resort

17. Links: www.wikipedia.com Video tour New England Norhteast places of interest video

18. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tato výuková prezentace byla pořízena z finančních prostředků hrazených Evropským sociálním fondem a rozpočtem České republiky Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.