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or conclusively. At best, we can say that an American is someone
who meets the legal requirements of citizenship and who
considers himself or herself to be an American. And, any person
born on American soil automatically has the right to American
citizenship. Significantly, the older categories of nationality
brought from the Old World – race, language, religion, and
parents’ ancestry – have become relatively unimportant in
America. They can be used to describe an American, but not to
define one.
By Douglas K. Stevenson,
“American Life and Institutions”
// “This is America Today”, p.95-
97.
Background Notes
Crèvecoueur, (1735-1813), French writer, known
Michel for his works in both French and
Guillaume Jean de: English describing life in the
American colonies around the time
of the American Revolution (1775-
1783). The best known of his works
are “Letters from an American
Farmer” (1782), which he wrote
under the pseudonym of J. Hector
St. John.
fellow countrymen: people belonging to the same
country.
“melting pot”: a country, locality, or situation in
which a blending of races, peoples,
or cultures takes place.
“salad bowl”: a mixture of different ethnic
groups in a country when the
ethnic groups retain their ethnic
identities.
Comprehension check
1. Why is describing the “average American” very difficult?
2. What is the “official” national language in the United
States?
3. What process is characteristic for the so-called “melting
pot”?
4. In which sense is the metaphor “salad bowl” used?
5. What does the metaphor of a “pizza” refer to?
6. Which national “minority” had become the largest one by
the year 2000?
Discussion points
1. What is the difference in the terms the “melting pot”, “salad
bowl” and “pizza”, all used to describe the U.S. society?
2. How can one answer the old and often repeated question –
“What then is the American, this new man?’
Text IV
Pre-reading task
1. What do you know about unusual sports and new sports
activities?
2. Find other words for: strange, unusual.
3.
Make sure that you know the following words and
phrases: 
or conclusively. At best, we can say that an American is someone
who meets the legal requirements of citizenship and who            “salad bowl”:               a mixture of different ethnic
considers himself or herself to be an American. And, any person                                groups in    a country when the
born on American soil automatically has the right to American                                  ethnic groups retain their ethnic
citizenship. Significantly, the older categories of nationality                                identities.
brought from the Old World – race, language, religion, and
parents’ ancestry – have become relatively unimportant in          Comprehension check
America. They can be used to describe an American, but not to
define one.                                                        1. Why is describing the “average American” very difficult?
                                                                   2. What is the “official” national language in the United
                            By Douglas K. Stevenson,                  States?
                            “American Life and Institutions”       3. What process is characteristic for the so-called “melting
                            // “This is America Today”, p.95-         pot”?
97.                                                                4. In which sense is the metaphor “salad bowl” used?
                                                                   5. What does the metaphor of a “pizza” refer to?
                                                                   6. Which national “minority” had become the largest one by
                      Background Notes                                the year 2000?

Crèvecoueur,                (1735-1813), French writer, known      Discussion points
Michel                      for his works in both French and       1. What is the difference in the terms the “melting pot”, “salad
Guillaume Jean de:          English describing life in the            bowl” and “pizza”, all used to describe the U.S. society?
                            American colonies around the time      2. How can one answer the old and often repeated question –
                            of the American Revolution (1775-         “What then is the American, this new man?’
                            1783). The best known of his works
                            are “Letters from an American
                            Farmer” (1782), which he wrote                                    Text IV
                            under the pseudonym of J. Hector
                            St. John.                              Pre-reading task
                                                                   1. What do you know about unusual sports and new sports
fellow countrymen:          people belonging to the same              activities?
                            country.
                                                                   2. Find other words for: strange, unusual.
“melting pot”:              a country, locality, or situation in
                            which a blending of races, peoples,    3. Make sure that you know the following words and
                            or cultures takes place.                  phrases:

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