Английский язык. Методические указания. Иванова С.Г. - 9 стр.

   - Exactly. You should know that the President is limited to two terms only.
   - Does it mean that the term of office of the President is not more than eight
      years?
   - Sure. The U.S. President is assisted in Administration by a Cabinet.
   - How many persons does the Cabinet consist vof? It consists of 10-
12 members. They are appointed by the President and serve during his office.

     Dialogue 2.

     Mike :Hello! Is that you, Andrew?
     Andrew: Hello! Me and no other! How are you get ting on, Mike?
     Mike: Everything is all right. How are you?
     Andrew: Thank you. Well, more or less good.
     Mike: What are you doing now?
     Andrew: I'm watching a football match on television. Why do you ask?
     Mike: You see, I'm writing a report about the USA. I know for sure that you
are very good at Geography. Can you help me?
     Andrew: OK. It's a piece of cake.
     Mike: Can you tell me what countries border on the USA?
     Andrew: As far as I know, the USA borders on Canada in the north and on
Mexico in the south. And it has a sea-border with Russia.
     Mike: What is the USA rich in?
     Andrew: I'm not sure, but as far as I remember it is rich in coal, iron and oil.
Come to my place right now. I have a very good book about the USA. I think you'll
find all answers to your questions there.
     Mike: OK. It sounds good to me. Thank you.


      2 Unit 2 The history of the USA

      2.1 Read and translate the text.

                              The history of the USA.

     Over 20,000 years ago Indians came from Asia across the Bering Strait.
Icelandic Viking Leif Ericson sailed to America in 1000.
     The history of the USA began a little more than 500 years ago. In 1492
Christopher Columbus discovered America to the whole world. He thought that it
was India. Columbus died believing that Cuba was part of Asia.
     English, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and French explorers sailed there for gold
and riches. But they didn't stay in America.
     The first English colony Jamestown appeared in 1607 in Virginia. On the 6th of
September in 1620 a group of people left England for America. They sailed from the
English city of Plymouth, on board the ship Mayflower. There were 74 men and 28
women on the Mayflower. They set up a colony. They wanted to start a new life and
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