Presidents Day
The seventh tour. (седьмой тур)
Look through the texts about Washington and New York and guess what city is described in each text.
The capital of the United States 5f America is . . . . . . . . . . It was named after the first President of the United States -- George Washing - ton. It is situated on the Potomac River in the District of Columbia. The district is a piece of land, which does not belong to any one state but to all the states. The district is named in honor of Christopher Co - lumbus, the discoverer of America.
. . . . . . . . . was founded in 1791 as the capital. Its quite a new city. The population of the city is nearly one million people. . . . . . . . . . is not a very large city, but it is very important as the capital of the USA.
. . . . . . . . . is one of the largest cities in the world . It was founded three hundred years ago in the mouth of the Hudson River.
The centre of . . . . . . . . . is Manhattan Island. In 1626 it was bought from the Indians for twenty-four dollars. Today Manhattan is the centre of business and commercial life of the country. There are many skyscrapers, banks and offices of American businessmen in Manhattan. Broadway be - gins here; the Stock Exchange is located here. Not many people live in Manhattan, although the majority work here. Numerous bridges link Manhattan Island with the other parts of . . . . . . . . . . r;
People from almost all parts of the world live . . . . . . . . . . It is eyen called "Modem Babylon". A lot of immigrants came to the USA from dif - ferent countries at the beginning of the 20th century. They entered the USA through . . . . . . . . . -- the Gateway of America.
. . . . . . . . . is one of the leading manufacturing cities in the
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