USA sts.pdf

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The United States WORKSHEET A

Exercise 1

Fill the gaps by choosing the correct word from the box below. There are fifteen

words but only twelve gaps.

very

England

election

two

longest

voted

rectangle

votes

third

cars

states

bigger

highest

flag

candidate

The United States is the (1) _____________ biggest country in the world after Russia

and Canada. Alaska, the biggest of its (2) _____________, is about thirteen times

bigger than (3) _____________.

The (4) _____________ mountain range in the United States is the Rocky Mountains

(often called the Rockies), which go all the way from Canada to the state of New

Mexico in the south-west of the country. The (5) _____________ mountain in the

United States is not in the Rockies, however; it is Mount McKinley in Alaska.

The (6) _____________ of the United States is called the ‘stars and stripes’ because it

has red and white stripes and, in the top-left corner, a blue (7) _____________ with

white stars which represent the individual states.

There are more (8) _____________ in the United States than in any other country in

the world. More than 90% of households have at least one car and the average number

of cars per household is (9) _____________.

Barack Obama became the president of the United States after winning the

presidential (10) _____________ in November 2008 as the Democratic Party

(11) _____________. More people (12) _____________ for him than for the

Republican Party candidate, John McCain.

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The United States WORKSHEET B

Exercise 2

Can you match the numbers in the first column of the table with the items in the

second column?

The number of stripes (including both red and white) on the flag

of the United States.

(A)

6,194

The number of cars per 1,000 people in the United States.

(B)

The year President Barack Obama was born.

(C)

The number of different colours on the flag of the United States.

(D)

4,401

The height of Mount McKinley in metres.

(E)

The percentage of households in the United States that do not

have a car.

(F)

The percentage of the vote that Barack Obama received in the

presidential election in November 2008.

(G)

750

The height of Mount Elbert, the highest mountain in the Rockies.

(H)

The number of states in the United States (and the number of

white stars on the country’s flag).

(I)

1961

The number of countries in the world that are bigger than the

United States.

(J)

The United States is about _____ times bigger than England.

(K)

The number of people who were president of the United States

before Barack Obama.

(L)

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The United States WORKSHEET C

Exercise 3

Decide whether the following sentences are correct or incorrect. Then bet a minimum

of 10 points up to a maximum of 50 on your choice.

Correct/

Incorrect

Points

bet

Points

lost

Points

won

1 Barack Obama is born in 1961.

2 The Rockies are the longest mountain range

in the United States.

3 There are thirteen strips on the flag of the

United States.

4 In the United States there are not many

households that do not have a car.

5 Barack Obama win the president election in

November 2008.

6 The stars on the flag represent the country’s

50 states.

7 New Mexico is in south-west of the United

States.

8 A lot of people voted for Barack Obama.

9 The United States is about 75 bigger than

England.

10 The high of Mount McKinley is 6,194

metres.

11 In the United States there are about 750 cars

per 1,000 people.

12 Only two countries are bigger than the

United States.

13 Alaska is the bigger state in the United

States.

14 Mount McKinley is not on the Rockies.

15 The average number of cars por household

are two.

Total points lost and won

Final total (subtract total points lost from total points won)

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