Imagine that you are passing an exam in the American embassy before going to the USA to work. Answer the questions of the official.

1. What are the greatest attractions of the USA?

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2. What is Los Angeles famous for?

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3. What do you know about amusing parks and where are they situated?

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4. What place is considered to be a retrieve for honeymoon?

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5. What do you know about Hollywood and Beverly Hills?

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Topic 5

The Capitol and the White House

1. Learn new words.

2. Listen to the text, read, translate and retell it.

The Capitol has a long history in American art, beginning in 1856 with Italian-American artist Constantino Brumidi and his murals in the hallways of the first floor of the Senate side of the Capitol. The murals, known as the Brumidi Corridors, reflect great moments and people in American history.

The White House is the official home and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. The house is built of white-painted sandstone in the late Georgian style. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. As the office of the U.S. President, the term “White House” is used as a metonym for a U.S. president’s administration. The property is owned by the National Park Service and is part of “President’s Park”. James Hoban – original architect of the White House. Today the small group of buildings housing the presidency is known as the White House Complex. It includes the central Executive Residence flanked by the East Wing and West Wing. Few people realize the size of the White House, since much of it is below ground or otherwise minimized by landscaping. The White House includes: 6 stories and 5 100 m² of floor space, 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms, 412 doors, 147 windows, 8 fireplaces, 8 staircases, 3 elevators, 5 full-time chefs, 5, 000 visitors a day, a tennis court, bowling alley, movie theater, jogging track, swimming pool, and putting green.