USA project

USA PROJECT

Nature

Choose an American Natural Beauty (Natural Parks, Rivers, Lakes, Beaches, Deserts or Mountains) and make a short description, following the model of the Niagara Falls.

+ USA NATURE MODEL

Choose two or three of the most important landmarks of your region and make a short description. Then, draw it!

landmarks

+ LANDMARK TEMPLATE

indian history

Let's learn something about the Native Americans. Look for information about the Indian Americans in your region. Then, read the text "Sitting Bull" and write a text about the Indian American paintings by using your creativity and imagination.

+ WRITING

+ SITTING BULL

USA project

First, let's learn about some information about the USA: its weather, important people, and pronunciation.

LET'S LEARN

research

You will work on one of the five regions of the US. Make a research and find out the initials and capitals of the states of your US region. You can use www.factmonster.com. and www.infoplease.com/us/states.

+ REGIONS WORKSHEET

facts

Find out all interesting facts about your regions and state symbols. Then, choose the main landmarks, national parks, mountains, rivers, etc. and compare them.

+ COMPARISON WORKSHEET

+ STATES WORKSHEET

HISTORICAL PERIODS

Choose an American Historical Period and answer the questions. You will also have to choose three important people and important dates in American history.

+ IMPORTANCE & CURIOUS FACTS

+ IMPORTANT PEOPLE & DATES

You will have to look for some information about some of the most famous presidents of the USA.

PRESIDENTS

+ PRESIDENT WORKSHEETS

VOTE FOR ME!

BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES! You're going to present yourselves to the elections. Prepare your campaign and the promises you are going to fulfill.

+ VOTE FOR ME WORKSHEETS

WEIRD LAWS

Look for the information about the weirdest American laws, compare them to your country by using modal verbs (can't, must, should, etc. ) verbs to explain them.

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+ USA SCHOCKING RULES

final task

After learning so much about the UNITED STATES, you are going to make an oral presentation about your region, landmarks, natural beauties, American tribes, historical periods, presidents and weird laws.

ARE YOU READY TO DO AWESOME THINGS?

Let's present the USA. In groups, you will work on one of the five regions of the States.

FACTS ABOUT THE REGION WE HAVE CHOSEN

STEREOTYPES

CITIES

Write down all the stereotypes of each region and state.

Write down the most populated cities

NATIONAL PARKS/ HISTORIC SITES

GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES

Write down all the national parks and historic sites (including landmarks)

Write down the most important lakes, rivers, beaches, mountains, desets, etc.

NATURE

DESERTS

NATIONAL PARKS

YOU CAN ALSO USE THE RELATIVE PRONOUNS TO HELP YOU PRESENT THEM.

FOR THAT USE THE ADJECTIVES FROM PAGE 64

MOUNTAINS

RIVERS, LAKES AND BEACHES

LOOK FOR INFOMATION OF THE IMPORTANT NATURAL PLACES OR ELEMENTS OF YOUR STATES.

YOU CAN USE ALL THE COMPARATIVE FORMS WE HAVE STUDIED TO DESCRIBE AND COMPARE THEM.

Landmarks

Search the landmarks or historical sites of your states.

HISTORY: INDIANS

Review the past tense

Reading: Sitting Bull

Writing

Vídeos

Target

Look for information about the Indian Americans in your region.

Wheel and games: -circle game past -speaking story

Historical periods

05

04

03

01

02

Great Depression and World War II

American revolution

The New Nation

Civil War and reconstruction

Progressive Era to the New Era

1763-1783

1783-1815

1861-1877

1900-1929

1929-1945

You will discover which one you will work on.

Outstanding American Presidents

What did they do?

Who were/ are they?

Why were they important?

- What did they do to be popular? - Was he involved in a war/ problems/ quarrels? Why? - Did he take un/popular measures to make a change??? - Important moments/ actions during their mandate.

- Description - Time they lived - Where were they from? - Political ideas/ party - What happened to them?

- What happened in USA at that time? - Do people love him? Why? - Why were they important?

Who to research?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln
• Theodore Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy
• George H. W. Bush

• George W. Bush
• Barack Obama
• Donald Trump
• John Biden

GIVE ME YOUR VOTE

You're going to present yourselves to the elections. Prepare your campaign and the promises you are going to fulfill.

American shocking rules

WHAT ARE THE MOST DIFFERENT RULES COMPARING TO SPAIN?

WHAT IS PROHIBITED?

What are the most shocking prohibitions?

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WHAT YOU MUST/ HAVE TO DO...?

WHAT MAY YOU DO/ HAPPEN IF...

What do you have to do/ must do in different situations?

THANK YOU!

Let's check what you have learnt!

What's the climate change???

INVENTIONS

SPEAKING

AMERICAN INVENTIONS

READING

aMERICAN INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

WHAT WOULD IT HAPPEN IF...

SILLY INVENTIONS

TIMELINE