Angličtina

Walt Disney world

– southeast of Orlando– called a destination resort– three theme parks, 14 resorts, a Caribbean beach resort, 2 water parks, a zoo and so on– 1) The Magic Kingdom – a castle where you...

California – the golden state

– has a beautiful Pacific coastline, marvelous beaches, mountains, deserts.– natural wonders – redwood trees, Yosemite National Park, active volcanoes ( up 4300 m )– lowest point in America – Death Valley– the highest...

San Francisco

– Union square – centrum of tourism– China town – they came during the gold rush, the largest town instead of China– Ashberry – hippies centrum– Castro – gays community– winding streets – for...

Hawai

– isn`t in mainland– consist of 132 islands in the Pacific ocean– became a state in 1959– 8 main islands : Hawai ( largest), Oahu (largest population), Kauai, Maui, Malokai, Niihau, Kahoolawe, Linai– the...

From the mountains to the prairies

– from the Great Lakes to the Rocky Mountains– breadbasket of the nation – huge farms produce wheat corn and soy beans– farmers had to struggle ( zápasit ) very hard in the past–...

Florida

– the Sun state– was bought from Spanish in 1819– in 1845 became the 27th state of US– 22nd in size ( velikost ), 7th in population– Tallahasse – capital of Florida– 1896 was...

The Northeast

– the stretch of state from Washington D.C to the northern New England state of Maine, called the Northeast Corridor, is the most densely populated region of the US– the highest concentration of private...

The Great Lakes

– northern part of the MidwestLakes– Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario– the largest is Superior (the largest inland lake too)– Niagara Falls – water from four drains into the fifth ,lake Ontario (2650000 liters...

The South

– many people still associate with plantations and slaves– they think of the Civil War, racism, Ku Klux Klan, conservative politics and segregation (oddělení)– belonged to France and Spain– France sold an area of...

USA-The Northwest

– Pacific Northwest– Oregon, Washington– Cascade mountain – 100 miles, backbone of the Northwest, running from north to south, includes several snowcapped mountains = dormant ( dřímající ) volcanoes– Mount St. Helen – erupted...