comparing usa and uk

1. Aim: Making a comparison
between The USA and The UK.
Activities:
1- Complete two fact files : one for
The UK , and the another for The
USA.
2- In pairs, answer the formative
quiz.
August 1st, 2023

2. FACT FILES
MAIN DIFFERENCE
FACTS/COUNTRIES THE UK THE USA
Capital city
Population
Language
Currency
Famous person
Famous landmark
Other important facts

3. FORMATIVE QUIZ
1. What is the capital of the USA ?
2. How many states are there in the USA ?
3. Who discovered America ?
4. Who was the first president of the USA?
5. Where does the president live and work ?
6. Where can you visit the Statue of Liberty ?
7. Where is Hollywood ?
8. How many stripes are there on the American flag ?
9. What do these stripes stand for ?
10. What is the most popular soft drink in the USA ?
11. Who is the actual president of the USA ?
12. When do the Americans celebrate Thanksgiving ?
13. Where can you see four presidents sculptured in mountains ?
14. What is the American currency ?
15. What is the country north of the USA ?
16. When is their national day ?
17. How many inhabitants are there ?
18. What sports are popular in the USA ?
19. Where did the gold rush happen ?
20. What animal is the symbol of that country ?
21. Who abolished slavery ?
22. Who had a dream of equality between whites and blacks ?
23. Which city is known as the Big Apple ?
24. Who was the first black American president ?
25. Who were the first inhabitants of the USA ?

4. Answers
Key
1. Washington 2 .Fifty 3 Christopher Columbus 4. Thomas Jefferson
5. Washington 6. White House 7. New York 8. France
9. Los Angeles 10. Thirteen 11. Thirteen first colonnies 12. Coca cola
13.Joe biden 14. Mount Rushmore in South Dakota 15. Fourth Thursday of November
16. Dollar 17. Canada 18. Fourth of July 19. About 320 million 20.Baseball - football
21. CAlifornia 22. The Bald Eagle 23. Abraham Lincoln 24. Martin Luther King
25. New York 26. Barack Obama 28. Native Americans ./ Indians