This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 83 стр.

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enjoy these foods at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and the

Great Southern Food Festival.

3 COMPREHENSION CHECK

Decide whether these statements are TRUE or FALSE

1. Memphis is the chief center of business, industry and transportation in the US.

2. Memphis is famous as the birthplace of two kinds of American music.

3. The president of the United States Andrew Jackson was born in Memphis.

4. Memphis unlike many American cities has never had racial problems.

5. The most popular place to visit in Memphis is Graceland, the home of Elvis

Presley.

6. A large and beautiful hotel the Peabody is known for special birds that live

there.

7. “The Memphis in May International Festival” celebrates the traditions of the

city.

4 VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR EXERCISES

1) Match the beginning of the phrases with their endings to make expressions from

the text

1. go a. music and culture

2. explore b. a country

3. celebrate c. on strike

4. honor d. in an elevator

5. ride e. traditions

6. extend f. trade

7. increase g. for cotton and wood products

8. market h. for kilometers

2) Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form

Many people 1)__________ (visit) Memphis to take part in special events held

each year at this time. This celebration 2) _______ (call) “Memphis in May

International Festival.” Each year, Memphis 3) ______ (honor) a different country

during International Week, which 4) ____(hold) this week. The city 5) ________