Symbols of the USASymbols of the USA

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The American Flag

The American flag is often called "The Stars and Stripes“. It has 13 horizontal stripes,7 red and 6 white and 50 stars in the left top corner

The American Flag

The stripes represent original 13 colonies50 stars represent current 50 states of the Union

The National Anthem

of the USA

It was written in 1814 by Francis Scott KeyThe Anthem is devoted to the National Flag

“America, the Beautiful”It is a very popular song

Some people want it to become the national anthem

The song praises not only the flag but the whole country

O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain,

For people mountain majesties above the fruited plain.

America! America! God shed His grace on thee,

And crown thy good with brotherhoodFrom sea to shining sea

The Bald Eagle

It was chosen as an emblem because of its long life, great strength and impressive looksThe eagle symbolizes independence and freedom

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty is the symbol of American democracy It stands on Liberty Island in New York

The Statue of Liberty

France presented the monument to America as a symbol of friendshipIt embodies the freedom and opportunities of the country

Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam is one of the embodiments of the USAHe was named after Samuel Wilson,who was a businessman and in 1812 supplied the US army

Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam is still sometimes a serious, sometimes a humorous symbol of the government and spirit of the United States of America

Mount Rushmore

It is a monumental granite sculptureIt represents the first 150 years of the history of the USA

Mount Rushmore

It is 18 - meters sculpture of the heads of former US presidents (Washington, Jefferson,Roosevelt, Lincoln)

American Cowboys

American Cowboys are well known all over the world

American Cowboys

Everybody recognizes them because of their hats, boots and bandanas

Literature- G. D. Tomakhin, “Across the countries of the English language”, Moscow, Prosvesheniye, 1998- A.V. Sheremetyeva, “English-speaking countries”, Saratov, Lyciem, 2008- http:// alleng.ru- http://states-of-america.ru›- http:// travel-wiki.ru- http://pedsovet.ru