Vocabulary. olive branch – оливковая веточка

to represent - представлять

background - фон

anthem - гимн

eagle - орел

olive branch – оливковая веточка

to arrive - прибывать

torch - факел

Answer the questions

1. How do people often call American flag?

2. What are the colors of the American flag?

3. How many stripes does the flag have?

4. What is the national emblem?

5. Where is the statue of Liberty placed?

6. What country did gift to the USA?

IV. Read the article about the Values Americans Live By

Most Americans wouldhave а difficult time telling you, specifically, values which Americans live by. A foreign anthropologist could observe Americans and produce а list of common values, which would fit most Americans. The list of typically American values would stand in sharp contrast to the values of people in many other countries.

Personal Control over the Environment

Americans nо longer believe in the power of Fate. Inthe United States people consider that Man should control Nature, rather than the other way around. More specifically, people believe every single individual should have control over whatever in the environment might potentially affect him or her.

Change

In the American mind change means development, improvement, progress, and growth. Many older, more traditional cultures consider change as а disruptive, destructive force, to be avoided if at all possible.