Culture
FAMOUS FIRSTs
1. What was life like in the 19th century? Match the words to the pictures. Look and say what was or wasn’t then.
Ex.: There were no planes and airports 1) plane a) 2) smartphone 3) well 4) film camera 5) ship e) 6) fireplace 7) lamp 8) automobile 9) wagon 10) talking machine
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2. Read about the events and people in the the American history. Put them in chronological order. Listen and check your answers.
1776 / 1492 / 1870th / 1932 / 1620 / 1969 Christopher Columbus discovered America. The 13 colonies became independent states and George Washington became the head of the USA. Pilgrims arrived in America. Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon. Amelia Earhart flew a plane across the Atlantic Ocean. Alexander Bell invented the telephone and Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb. 3. Who were they? Check out the meaning of the words below. Match them with the names of people from ex.2. Write sentences about the American famous firsts.
explorer (European) / president / immigrant / astronaut / woman-pilot / inventor Ex.: The first 13 states formed the USA in 1776 and G. Washington became the first American President.
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