Презентация на тему Washington D.C. – is the capital of the USA

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2. Washington D.C. – is the capital of
3. The city was founded in 1790 when
4. Washington is not a very big city,
5. The main sightseeing of Washington is the
6. Now the white House has 6 floors,
7. Another famous building of Washington is the
8. The Washington Monument, the tallest stone structure
9. Outside the city the Arlington National Cemetery
10. There a lot of universities in Washington
11. National Museum of Natural History was founded
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Washington D.C. – is the capital of the USA. It is situated in the east of the country, on the bank of the river Potomac. A hundred square miles were taken from states of Maryland and

The city was founded in 1790 when the first US president George

Washington is not a very big city, about 500 thousand people live

The main sightseeing of Washington is the White House. The White House

Now the white House has 6 floors, 132 rooms, 35 bath-rooms, 412

Another famous building of Washington is the Capitol. The Capitol is the

The Washington Monument, the tallest stone structure in the USA, is in

Outside the city the Arlington National Cemetery is situated. John Kennedy was

There a lot of universities in Washington . They are Harvard University,

National Museum of Natural History was founded in 1910. It has the

The National Gallery of Art exhibits thousands of the world’s finest canvases.

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Слайд 2 Washington D.C. – is the capital of the

Washington D.C. – is the capital of the USA. It is

USA. It is situated in the east of the

country, on the bank of the river Potomac. A hundred square miles were taken from states of Maryland and Virginia. It was called the District of Columbia. The city is divided into four sections: NW, NE, SW, and SE. Numbered streets run north and south: First Street, Second Street … Lettered streets such as A-street, B-street run east and west. Bear in mind that every section has an independent street system. If you’re looking for Third Street, you need to know what section of the city it is in.

Слайд 3 The city was founded in 1790 when the

The city was founded in 1790 when the first US president

first US president George Washington chose the place for

the city. The city was named after the first president.

Слайд 4 Washington is not a very big city, about

Washington is not a very big city, about 500 thousand people

500 thousand people live there. There are a lot

of parks, gardens, museums in the city. There is no industry, skyscrapers in the city.

Слайд 5 The main sightseeing of Washington is the White

The main sightseeing of Washington is the White House. The White

House. The White House is the official residence of

American President. The building was designed in 1772 byJames Hoban and 8 years later and 2.5 million dollars the house was ready. In 1780 the second US president became the first host of the residence. At the beginning of its history the White House was called the Presidents’ House, the President palace and the President Castle. Only in 1901 it got this well-known name- the White House.

Слайд 6 Now the white House has 6 floors, 132

Now the white House has 6 floors, 132 rooms, 35 bath-rooms,

rooms, 35 bath-rooms, 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fire-places,

8 stairs, 3 lifts, a tennis court, a swimming –pool, a cinema.

Слайд 7 Another famous building of Washington is the Capitol.

Another famous building of Washington is the Capitol. The Capitol is

The Capitol is the place where the Us Congress

meets and makes laws. The building began in 1793 and finished in 1830.

Слайд 8 The Washington Monument, the tallest stone structure in

The Washington Monument, the tallest stone structure in the USA, is

the USA, is in the Potomac River. It was

opened to the public in 1888. It is 555 feet tall, is called the “Pencil” because of its shape. It is three blocks south of the White House. There is an elevator, which will carry you to 500-foot level observation windows.