The USA occupies the central part of the North American continent. It borders on Canada in the north and Mexico in the south. It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, by the Pacific Ocean in the west and by the Gulf of Mexico in the south.
The present territory of the USA consists of three separate parts. The USA proper and Alaska are situated in North America. The Hawaii are situated in the central part of the Pacific Ocean.
The area of the country is about 9,400,000 km2. Its population is about 256 million people.
No general statement can be made about the landscape of the USA. It is a country of mountains and prairies, valleys and deserts. About one half of the territory in the west is occupied by the Cordilleras. In the east there are the Appalachian Mountains. Between these great mountain chains central and large valleys lie.
The Rocky Mountains extend from Alaska through Canada and the USA to Mexico. Together with the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California they have snow-capped peaks and clear mountain lakes.
The Great Lakes are situated in the north-east of the country. They are Lake Ontario, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan. The largest rivers of the USA are the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Columbia, the Colorado, and the Yukon. American rivers have very expressive names: the Snake River, the Milk River, the Green River, the Sweetwater River, the White River.
The USA has rich deposits of coal, oil, iron, zinc, copper, silver, phosphate rock, natural gas, uranium and nonferrous metals. The country has one fourth of the world’s coal deposits.
Перевод:
США занимают центральную часть Северо-Американского континента. Они граничат с Канадой на севере и Мексикой на юге. Они омываются Атлантическим океаном на востоке, Тихим океаном на западе и Мексиканским заливом на юге.
Нынешняя территория США состоит из трех отдельных частей. Материковая часть США и Аляска находятся в Северной Америке. Гавайи расположены в центральной части Тихого океана.
Площадь страны составляет около 9400000 км2. Её население составляет около 256 миллионов человек.
Относительно ландшафта США нельзя дать общего определения. Это страна гор и прерий, долин и пустынь. Около половины территории на западе занимают Кордильеры. На востоке - Аппалачи. Между этими большими горными цепями лежат большие центральные долины.
Скалистые Горы простираются от Аляски через Канаду и США в Мексику. Как и в Сьерра-Неваде, в Калифорнии есть горы с заснеженными вершинами и чистыми горными озерами.
Великие озера, расположены на северо-востоке страны. Это озеро Онтарио, Гурон, Эри, озеро Верхнее, озеро Мичиган. Крупнейшими реками США являются Миссисипи, Миссури, Колумбия, Колорадо, и Юкон. Американские реки имеют очень выразительные названия: Змеиная река, Молочная река, Зеленая река, Сладкая река и Белая река.
США обладают богатыми запасами угля, нефти, железа, цинка, меди, серебра, фосфоритов, природного газа, урана и цветных металлов. Страна владеет одной четвертой частью месторождений угля в мире.
I really enjoy going to the cinema; it is one of the favorite pastimes even though I don’t really go that often. Fortunately, the cinema isn’t too far away from where I live and I can get there by bus within ten minutes. I am very lucky to live in a big town because it means that I have a choice of cinemas and a wider choice of films. Watching films is always very relaxing and entertaining. The convenience of the cinema is that you can choose what time you want to go because there are usually a number of showings. You know, it is popular to go out somewhere first and then go on to a late-night film. The cinema is particularly popular among students because they don’t have to pay full price for some films and is therefore a reasonably cheap form of entertainment. There are a variety of films available today. I especially like comedies or love stories. Detective stories with a lot of action and suspense grab my attention also. I particularly enjoy films where you become so involved with the story that you forget you are sitting in a cinema. The last film I went to see was an American comedy (Thriller called «Who’s Watching the Baby-sitter? »). I really enjoyed it because it was funny, it had a lot of action in it and the end was so unexpected. Nowadays cinemas are so comfortable that it is almost like being at home so it is a luxury to go to the cinema.
In the food shop. - Hello! - Good morning! What would you like? - You know I'm going to arrange (организовать) a birthday party for my daughter. - Oh that's great! What does she prefer (предпочитать) to eat most? - She and her friends really like fish! Do you have 2 kg of trout? (форель) - Yes, and i also have some fresh pork (свинина). - I take it too. I think a kg is enough. I'd like to buy some white bread, french buns (сдобные булочки), cucumbers, tomatoes, spring onion (зелёный лук) and 3 kg of potatoes. - Okay. That costs 130 pounds. Here you are. - Thank you! - Have a nice party! Bye! - Good bye!