This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 5 стр.

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1 KEY WORDS

Match the vocabulary items with their definitions

1. surround a. a statue or structure established to remind people of a

person or event

2. launch b. a person whose job it is to work as a member of the

crew ship

3. repair c. be all around (someone or something)

4. supervise d. try to persuade someone to do something

5. observation e. observe and direct the execution of (a task or activity)

6. memorial f. fix or mend (a thing suffering from damage or a fault)

7. suspect g. stand as a candidate in an election

8. sailor h. send (a missile, satellite, or spacecraft) on its course or

into orbit

9. appeal i. believe or feel that someone is guilty of an illegal,

dishonest, or unpleasant act, without certain proof

10. run for j. the ability to notice things, especially significant details

2 FIND THE INFORMATION

Read the text as quickly as possible and answer the questions

1. Why do Americans honor George Washington?

2. Where is the obelisk situated?

3. What do the fifty flags surrounding the monument represent?

4. What improvements have been recently made?

5. What is the job of National Park officials like?

6. Why did Washington reject the idea of the statue?

7. When was the first stone of the monument placed?

8. When did the Washington National Monument Society start raising money for

a memorial?