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Lesson one: United States of America: An exploration

Starter Write down five words you associate with the United States of America. Have you been to the USA? What do you think it is like there?

Los Angeles © Neil Kremer, Flickr Los Angeles

Texas © Paul Lowry, Flickr Texas

Washington DC © Mark Hooper, Flickr Washington, DC

Washington, DC © Jennifer Ferreira, Author’s Own Washington DC

Oklahoma © Larry Lamsa, Flickr Oklahoma

Dallas © Wikimedia Dallas

Route 66 © Mark Silva, Flickr Route 66

Death Valley, California © Mark Hooper, Flickr Death Valley, California

Disneyland, Florida © Tom Bricker, Flickr Disneyland, Florida

Grand Canyon Grand Canyon © Natasha Smith, Flickr

Las Vegas © Justin Bornw, Flickr Las Vegas

Las Vegas © Werner Kunz, Flickr Las Vegas

Niagra Falls © Daniel Mennerich, Flickr Niagara Falls

Rocky Mountains © Amit Rawat. Flickr Rocky Mountains

San Francisco © Ilirjan Rrumullaku, Flickr San Francisco

Seattle © Don Sullivan, Flickr Seattle

New York © Jennifer Ferreira, Author’s Own New York City

Great Plains Great Plains © Eldan Goldenberg, Flickr

Redwood National Park, California © John (little time), Flickr Redwood National Park, California

Everglades, Florida © Floridadicau58, Flickr Everglades, Florida

Hawaii © Tom Bricker, Flickr Hawaii

Creating a map of the USA In groups you are going to create a map of the USA. You will need: Outline map Task sheet Atlas (or computer with google maps) Pencils

What does the USA sound like? Listen to the audio clips. Try to match the sounds to the images you have just sorted. What other sounds would you expect from the types of places in the images? How are these sounds different to what you hear on a daily basis?

Plenary Go to YouTube website to watch the Drivelapse USA, tour around America videoYouTube website Can you think of any new words to describe the USA?