Презентация на тему для внеклассной работы по английскому языку

candidates for the sculptures of Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Tasks:

1. To systematize all the available materials on the problem.
2. To learn the new facts about the work and life of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln.
3.To learn some new English words and expressions.
4.To improve my English.

into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in Black

Hills near Keystone, South Dakota, in the United States

South Dakota

U S A

is a large memorial which contains not only the

monument itself but also Grand View Terrace, a museum, some offices and hotels. It covers 5.17 km2

Mount Rushmore features 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the

heads of former United States presidents (in order from left to right) George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln. It is 1 745 m (5 725 feet) above sea level

and his son, Lincoln Borglum

it was renamed after a New York lawer Charles

Rushmore during the expedition of 1885

Six Grandfathers in Black Hills

Gutzon Borglum couldn’t finish his work because of his

death. His son Lincoln did it. In October 1941, the work at Mount Rushmore National Memorial came to an end

(1732 -1799)


Washington represented the American spirit

of independence, he was instrumental in forming
the country’s federal government system. His face was the first one completed by Borglum and his crew in 1934

– 1826)

Jefferson’s drafting of the Declaration of Independence inspired the citizens of the USA. He worked towards expanding both the physical and phylosophical borders of the United States. His portrait was finished in 1936

Oceans, led the country from isolationism (1858 – 1919)


President

Roosevelt was one of the nation’s youngest presidents, he was only 42 when became the President . He led the country from isolationism into the world arena. He led the connection of the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. The image of President Roosevelt on Mount Rushmore even includes his distinctive pince-nes eyeglasses. His portrait was finished in 1939

1865)
Abraham Lincoln was the third President featured

on Mount Rushmore, but his portrait is situated at the end (the first from the right). While Borglum selected younger images of Washington and Jefferson as models for Mount Rushmore, he selected the familiar bearded face of an older Lincoln as representative of the President’s unwavering determination. His portrait was finished in 1937

because they best represented the
FOUNDATION
EXPANSION
PRESERVATION
of the United States of

America

all over the world
come to Mount Rushmore National Memorial

every year because it is

a memorial national in character that appeals to all Americans and guests of the country