This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 36 стр.

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4 VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR EXERCISES
1) Match the beginning of the phrases with their endings to make expressions from
the text
1. connect a. in search of a waterway
2. stretch b. to the rise of the industry
3. travel c. on metal tracks
4. run d. all the way across the continent
5. ride e. with traffic problems
6. lead f. the economy on the move
7. struggle g. people throughout the country
8. keep h. on the newest form of transportation
2) Fill in the gaps with the correct tense forms
In 1876, the United States 1) _____ (celebrate) its 100th birthday. By now,
there 2) ____ (be) new ways to move people and goods between farms, towns and
cities. The flow of business 3) _____ (change). Within those first one hundred years,
transportation links 4) ____ (help) form a new national economy. Workers 5) ______
(finish) the first coast-to-coast railroad in 1869. Railroads 6) _____ (help) many
industries, including agriculture. Farmers 7) ____ (have) a new way to send wheat
and grain to ports. From there, ships 8) ______ (can/carry) the goods around the
world. Trains 9) ____ (have) special container cars with ice to keep meat, milk and
other goods cold for long distances on their way to market. People 10) ______
(can/get) fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the year. Locally grown crops 11)
____ (can/be) sold nationally. Farmers often 12) _____ (hire) immigrant workers
from Asia and Mexico to plant, harvest and pack these foods. By the early 1900s,
American cities 13) ____ (grow). So, too, 14) ____ (have) public transportation. The
electric streetcar 15) ______ (become) a common form of transportation. These
trolleys 16) _____ (run) on metal tracks built into streets. Soon, however, people 17)
______(begin) to drive their own cars. By 1930, more than half the families in
America 18) ______ (own) an automobile. For many, a car 19) ______ (become) a
need, not simply an expensive toy. To deal with the changes, lawmakers 20) _____
(have) to pass new traffic laws and rebuild roads.
5 FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES
1. Look into further details of the history of transportation in the USA at
americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/exhibition.
2. Explore the history of transportation in our country. Prepare a presentation about it.

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