follow me to the usa

Follow me to the USA A journey across the United States  Which words make you think of the USA? Circle them hamburger  Mickey Mouse  baguette  rugby  American Indians  Big Ben  California  skyscraper  pizza  the White House  spaghetti  Grand Canyon  pancake  red buses  Justin Timberlake  Statue of Liberty  London  cornflakes  chewing gum  the Queen  coke  Washington  muffins  hot dog  Britney Spears  tea  popcorn  croissant  chicken  Paris  peanut butter  Disneyland  cowboys  New York  American football  Compare your words with your partner’s  Make an alphabet fo the USA Try to find a word for each letter A N B O C P D Q E R F S G T H U I V J W K X L Y M Z  Compare your alphabet with your partner’s and complete your list  Look at the pictures of the hot-air balloons Imagine you win a flight across the United States Where would you like to go? What would you like to see? What would you like to do? I would like to fly to I would like to see I would like to meet I would like to eat I would like to ……………………………… ……………………………… American Indians  What you know about American Indians?  Think of words that share one letter with the words below Use a dictionary for help I N D I ARROW N S That’s my way to the USA  Fill in all your associations Once there was a famous American songwriter and singer – Woody Guthrie  Below you find the beginning of his worldwide known song Complete the song writing down your ideas about the USA A map of the USA might help you This land is your land, this land is my land … ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… This Land Is Your Land Words and Music by Woody Guthrie This land is your land This land is my land From California to the New York island; From the red wood forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and Me As I was walking that ribbon of highway, I saw above me that endless skyway: I saw below me that golden valley: This land was made for you and me I've roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts; And all around me a voice was sounding: This land was made for you and me When the sun came shining, and I was strolling, And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling, As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting: This land was made for you and me As I went walking I saw a sign there And on the sign it said "No Trespassing." But on the other side it didn't say nothing, That side was made for you and me In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people, By the relief office I seen my people; As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking Is this land made for you and me? Nobody living can ever stop me, As I go walking that freedom highway; Nobody living can ever make me turn back This land was made for you and me www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxiMrvDbq3s Mannahatta Mannahatta is the name the Indians gave to the place we call Manhattan It is a part of New York There are more Indian words we still use today, words from different Indian tribes  Work in a group of three Read the following collection of words and find out and underline the ones of Indian origin It may help you to think to think about the Indians’ daily life and experiences palace  jaguar  mermaid  tomato  film  mail  sugar  totem  wigwam  melon  ground  cup  squaw  frog  pancake  toast  trace  skunk  dynamite  moccasin  paper  kayak  money  bread  Manitu  oil  cacao  forest  toilet  coyote  milk  salami  bible  nail  potato  ocelot  chocolate  Use the words of Indian origin in a short text If you like to be seious, be serious If you prefe to be funny, be funny The youngest in your group may start with one sentence, then hands it to the person on her / his left side Go on like this Finish whenever you like Underline the Indian words in your text Have a close look at the word “skyscraper” These buildings scrape the sky because they are so high! Nowadays the highest skyscrapers stands on the island of Taiwan, but in 1931 the Empire State Building in New Yok was the highest building in the world It is also called “the cathedral of the skies” It is 443 metres high with its 102 floos, 73 elevators and 6,500 windows Could you imagine being a skyscraper? So enourmously tall, standing upright, day in day out, in snow and heat?  Read the following poem carefully Skyscrapers Do skyscrapers ever grow tired Do they feel lonely sometimes Of holding themselves up high? Because they have grown so tall? Do they ever shiver on frosty nights Do the ever wish they could lie right down With their tops against the sky? And never get up at all? By Rachel Field Give an answer to Rachel Field and tell about yourself as a skyscraper Be brave, you can’t be wrong Souvenirs Fill the rucksack with all the “souvenirs” you brought home from your trip to the USA [...]...Souvenirs Fill the rucksack with all the “souvenirs” you brought home from your trip to the USA ... people; As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking Is this land made for you and me? Nobody living can ever stop me, As I go walking that freedom highway; Nobody living can ever make me turn... a sign there And on the sign it said "No Trespassing." But on the other side it didn't say nothing, That side was made for you and me In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people, By the relief... the pictures of the hot-air balloons Imagine you win a flight across the United States Where would you like to go? What would you like to see? What would you like to do? I would like to fly to