Students:
Tarasova A.D.
Grinkova A.S.Teacher:
Minaeva R.V.
(1 slide) Now we invite you to plunge into the small world of the United States of America.
(2 slide) And in order to find out what we will talk about today, we suggest you watch a short video and put forward your own assumptions.
(3 slide) The United States of America is one of the largest and most influential countries in the modern world. It is located in North America and is the fourth largest country after Russia, Canada and China. The United States of America is a multifaceted and diverse country that has made a significant contribution to world culture and science. It can offer travelers almost everything that the modern world or nature is rich in: from the wonders of the Grand Canyon, the Great Lakes, the mountains and the Pacific coast to the megalopolises of New York, Las Vegas and Miami. Here you can enjoy the views of the sets in Oregon, skiing in the Rocky Mountains, clubbing in San Francisco, watching incomparable performances and gambling in Las Vegas or visiting hiking events in between shopping in Manhattan.
The education system in the USA includes several stages:
- school education. It is divided into elementary school (from 6 to 11 years old), middle school (from 12 to 14 years old) and high school (from 15 to 18 years old). Most children receive secondary education in free public schools, there are also private schools for a fee, about 3% of students remain homeschooled.
- higher education. The system is three-tiered: 4 years of bachelor's degree, 2 years of master's degree and 4 to 6 years of doctoral studies. The educational process at US universities is flexible: students make their own schedule, and instead of long lectures, they have seminars and discussions.
(4 slide (two clicks) And now we will visit 4 different universities. Namely, those that are scattered in different points - southern, northern, western and eastern. Each university looks especially interesting and enticing. Students can study for different specialties that will help them in the future.
(Slide 5) And we will begin our journey with the University of Washington, which is located in the northern United States. This is a public research university in Seattle, Washington.
(Slide 6) One of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the United States, founded in 1861.
(Slide 7 – 1 click) This institute offers a variety of programs: arts, sciences and media, architecture, construction, business administration and planning, dentistry, education, engineering, ecology and environmental protection, information technology, science and progress, law, business and civil law, medicine, medicine, social management.
(Slide 7 – 2 clicks) Prices include tuition and fees that may fund library services, student gyms, student centers, technology resources, and campus health centers.
In-state students – $8,544.
Out-of-state students – $28,106.
(Slide 7 – 3 clicks) According to expert estimates, the number of students in 2024 is more than 42 thousand.
(Slide 8) The university has 500 buildings and more than 20 million square meters of space, including more than 26 university libraries, museums, art galleries, laboratories, lecture halls and conference centers.
(Slide 9) The university has a symbol - a seal. A circle consisting of a shield inserted into a ring. At the top of the coat of arms is a star with ornamental lines. On the strip below is the university motto "LuxSit", which means "Let there be light". Most of the figure is occupied by lines stylized as four columns. Along the perimeter of the shield are two large branches. In the outer frame are the year of foundation and the title plate with the name of the university. The logo is a text signature with a large letter "W" placed above the plate with the name of the university. Traditionally, the main color of the university brand is purple, it is used both in the seal and in the logo.
(Slide 10) Washington University's alumni, faculty, and students include Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, Fulbright Scholars, Rhodes Scholars, Marshall Scholars, and representatives of distinguished institutions. Washington University is home to one of the nation's top medical schools, as well as some of the nation's finest institutions in business, computer science, engineering, law, pharmacy, and statistics.
(Slide 11) The University has an anthem, you can listen to it. The chorus is:
[Verse]
Vict'ry for Washington
For the Purple and the Gold
Vict'ry for Washington
Hear the Husky cry of old to win
The Husky pack is fighting on again
Hear the loyal rooters sing
Vict'ry for Washington
Our Alma Mater will ring
(Slide 12) Traditions play a significant part at the University of Washington.
- teaching undergraduate and graduate students to achieve excellence. The University's schools and colleges have a long tradition of educating undergraduate and graduate students to serve the state, region, and nation;
- research. Students can participate in projects in various fields of science, which allows them to gain valuable experience and develop professional skills while still studying;
- career support. The University helps students find internships and jobs after graduation, establishes connections with employers, and provides resources to develop professional skills;
- extracurricular activities. The university has many clubs, sports teams and other activities where students can develop their interests and create long-term friendships.
There are several colleges affiliated to the colleges.
(13 slide) The College of Arts & Sciences.
Subjects: arts, humanities and social sciences, mathematics and natural sciences.
Students: 50,000
Founded (year): 1882
(14 slide) The College of Built Environments
Subjects: architectural environment, art, history of the built environment, design.
Students: 700
Founded (year): 2009
(15 slide) Foster School of Business
Subjects: arts, accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, information systems, marketing and operations and supply chain management.
Students: 2 500
Founded (year): 1917
(16 slide) School of Dentistry
Subjects: biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, etc.
Students: 315
Founded (year): 1945
(17 slide) College of Education
Subjects: foreign language, basics of philosophy, elements of higher mathematics, etc.
Students: 473
Founded (year): 1914
(18 slide) College of Engineering
Subjects: english, mathematics, social sciences and social studies, world languages, etc.
Students: 8 125
Founded (year): 1901
(19 slide) College of the Environment
Subjects: environment, preparatory journal, science communication with the public, best practice pedagogy, etc.
Students: 7,500
Founded (year): 1969
(20 slide) The Graduate School
Subjects: public accounting and auditing, foreign languages, economics, leadership, landscape design, etc.
Students: 200 000
Founded (year): 1921
(21 slide) The Information School
Subjects: Informatics, Master of Library and Information Science, museology, etc.
Students: 1 200
Founded (year): 1911
(22 slide) School of Medicine
Subjects: anatomy and comparative anatomy, mathematical analysis, embryology, psychology, etc.
Students: 3 500
Founded (year): 1946
Famous people once attended the University of Washington, such as: William Henry Gates III, Bruce Lee.
(23 slide) William Henry Gates III (10.28.1955)
(23 slide – 1 click) He founded his own software development company in New Mexico, later known as Microsoft.
(23 slide – 2 click) Gates dropped out of college in his sophomore year to co-found Microsoft.
(24 slide) Bruce Lee (27.11.1940 – 20.07.1973)
(24 slide – 1 click) Known for his notable roles in martial arts films, he was a master of Chinese kung fu,
(24 slide – 2 click) Bruce Lee studied at this university in the department of drama and philosophy.
(25 slide) Bruce Lee starred in such films as: "The Big Boss", "Game of Death", "The Big Death", "Fist of Fury", etc. You can watch a fragment from the film "Dragon Island" with the participation of this actor.
(26 slide) We are heading to the next part of the United States of America.
(26 slide – 1 click) This university is located in the state of Texas in the city of Austin.
(27 slide) And this university is the University of Texas at Austin. It is a public state university in Austin and the flagship of the University of Texas system. It is considered the largest in the state of Texas, with an enrollment of 39,057 students in 2025.
(28 slide) The university was founded in 1883 and is considered the largest in the state.
(29 slide) On September 6, 1881, Austin was chosen as the site of the university and Galveston as the site of the medical school.
Ground was broken on the west wing of the original main building in November 1882. Less than a year later, on September 15, 1883, the university at Austin was officially opened.
(30 slide – 1 click) The university offers such areas as: engineering, pedagogy, art, humanities, natural sciences, etc.
(30 slide – 2 click) Tuition for Tech residents is $11,658, and for distance learners it is $44,557.
(30 slide – 3 click) As of 2024, there are more than 39 thousand students at this university.
(31 slide) The symbol of the University of Texas is the silhouette of the head of a longhorn bull. The logo was created in 1961 and has not changed since then.
(32 slide) The University has an anthem, you san listen to it. The chorus is:
(33 slide) The universities have established traditions:
- the "night of champions" is held. This is how students who win national and international tournaments are honored. The ceremony includes a light show on the old tower of the university;
- football derby. This is the longest running rivalry between the two universities, usually held on Thanksgiving Day. Before the game, UT Austin hosts a "Hex Rally";
(34 slide) The Cockrell School of Engineering
Subjects: aerospace engineering, architectural engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, etc.
Students: 8 000
Founded (year): 1890
(35 slide) College of Education
Subjects: educational psychology, English language, art and reading, etc.
Students: 4 450
Founded (year): 1891
(36 slide) College of Fine Arts
Subjects: fine arts, art history, humanities, design theory and history of graphic design, etc.
Students: 2 000
Founded (year): 1937
(37 slide) College of Pharmacy
Subjects: general biology, microbiology, genetics, organic chemistry, physics, etc.
Students: 560
Founded (year): 1893
(38 slide) Graduate School
Subjects: art, science, business, education, psychology, engineering and medicine, etc.
Students: 12 000
Founded (year): 1910
(39 slide) The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Subjects: advertising, asian studies, business administration, engineering, information research, journalism, etc.
Students: 1 500
Founded (year): 1970
(40 slide) School of Architecture
Subjects: architecture, engineering, interior design, history, etc.
Students: 225
Founded (year): 1948
You can now meet many graduates of this university.
(41 slide) Bruce Lee (27.11.1940 – 20.07.1973)
(41 slide – 1 click) Actor, graduated from the university in 1993.
(41 slide – 2 click) He landed his first leading role in the comedy dazed and confused.
(42 slide) Alan Bean (15.03.1932 – 26.05.2018)
(42 slide – 1 click) This is the last man to walk on the moon.
(42 slide – 2 click) He and his crew spent 58 days and 11 hours at the station (a record for that time), and Bean went into outer space with his partner.
(43 slide) You can watch the video from space right now.
(44 slide) Let's move on. And the next university is in the west of the country – California.
(45 slide) Stanford is a fairly expensive administrative district in the United States. Stanford University is located in Stanford, California.
(46 slide) It was founded by the former Governor of California in 1891. It is a leading university in the field of high technology and IT.
(47 slide – 1 click) Some of the directions are: engineering, information technology and computer science, natural and exact sciences, law, political science and international.
(47 slide – 2 click) The cost of tuition at this university is currently $80,000.
(47 slide – 3 click) There are more than 18 thousand students in total. It is worth noting that 46% of students are girls.
(48 slide) Stanford University's symbol is a block "S" with a tree. The tree represents El Palo Alto, which appears on the official seal of the university and the city of Palo Alto, the closest city to Stanford.
The symbol was updated in 2014. It is preferred to use it in two colors: cardinal red and Palo Alto green.
(49 slide) Come Join The Band is the official fight song of Stanford University. The lyrics were written in 1907 by screenwriter and playwright Aurania Ruverall, then a Stanford student.
(50 slide) The many traditions of the university include:
- full moon on the quad. Students gather on the main quad, and seniors exchange kisses with freshmen.
- primal scream. Occurs during Primal Week (the week before exams). Every midnight for seven days, students open their residence hall windows and scream to relieve stress.
- midnight breakfast. During Primal Week, faculty host midnight breakfasts for students at several locations on campus.
Several colleges are affiliated with the university:
(51 slide) Graduate School of Business
Subjects: graphic design, greek language, health information technology, health science, history, etc.
Students: 800
Founded (year): 1925
(52 slide) Law School
Subjects: civil procedure, constitutional law, contracts, criminal law, etc.
Students: 1 800
Founded (year): 1817
(53 slide) Stanford Do err School of Sustainability
Subjects: civil and environmental engineering, earth systems science, energy and engineering, geological sciences, etc.
Students: 500
Founded (year): 2022
People who have made a difference in our lives studied at this university.
(54 slide) Sergey Brin (20.08.1973)
(54 slide – 1 click) He is one of the founders of the Google search engine.
(54 slide – 2 click) Still speaks Russian, considering the years he has lived to be an integral and important part of his life.
(55 slide) Peter Thiel (11.10.1967)
(55 slide – 1 click) He is one of the founders of the PayPal payment system.
(55 slide – 2 click) Is a critic of the modern US education system, considering the university an overrated relic of the past.
(55 slide – 3 click) In 2004, he became the world's first outside investor in Facebook, investing $500,000 in it, receiving in return 10.2% of the company's shares.
(56 slide) Bruce McCandless (08.06.1937 – 21.12.2017)
(56 slide – 1 click) NASA astronaut, the first person to work in outer space in free flight without a safety net.
(56 slide – 2 click) The most famous photo of an astronaut going into outer space using a spacecraft is of Bruce McCandless.
(57 slide) Bruce McCandless's Space Flight You Can See Now.
(58 slide) And the last university we will talk about is located in the eastern United States - the state of Montana.
(59 slide) The University of Montana in the United States is a state institution of higher education that uniquely combines classical American education and modern methodological approaches. The first student intake was in 1883, and already at that time more than 700 people were enrolled in the course, which was considered a colossal success. A state institution of higher education that uniquely combines classical American education and modern methodological approaches.
(60 slide) The University of Montana was founded in 1893. The idea of creating a university in Montana was proposed in 1881, but it was not until 1893 that the state legislature passed a bill to establish an educational institution.
(61 slide – 1 click) The main areas are: business and management, humanities, natural sciences, journalism and social sciences, engineering, art and design.
(61 slide – 2 click) Tuition is $8,552, out-of-state students are charged $33,671.
(61 slide – 3 click) Currently, there are over 17,000 students enrolled.
(62 slide) The university's symbol is the "Letter M" erected on Mount Sentinel. Around 1908, members of the Forestry Club blazed a zig-zagging trail up the mountain, with students hauling rocks to shape the symbol. Made of whitewashed rocks and measuring only 25 feet (7.6 m) by 25 feet, the original "M" was poorly constructed and was eventually replaced by the traditional "M" in 1912.
A larger wooden version of the "M" was built in 1913, and the upkeep of the structure was officially assigned to the freshmen of each year. When the larger wooden "M" was destroyed in a snowstorm in 1915, an even larger version was built of whitewashed granite. The annual tradition ended in 1968, when a 125-by-100-foot (38 by 30 m) concrete "M" structure was built.
The logo's symbol is the "M" block, which is a tribute to the "M" of Democracy on Mount Baldy, built by students in 1916. The arch of the "M" supports represents the embrace of all the staff and communities served by the university. The flame at the heart of the "M" symbolizes the flame of knowledge, the lamp of learning, the academic fire that fuels the integration of learning, discovery, and interaction.
(63 slide) You can listen to the university anthem.
(64 slide) The University of Montana traditions are:
- lighting of the "M". This occurs during the university's annual Homecoming celebration each fall. Special beacons illuminate the giant letter, welcoming former students back to the university.
- memorial Row. On the north side of campus, 29 evergreen trees stand in two columns to form Memorial Row. The trees were planted in 1919 after the end of the Great War to honor UM students, alumni, and faculty who died in the war.
(65 slide) J.K.Simmons (09.01.1955)
(65 slide – 1 click) He is an actor and an Oscar winner.
(65 slide – 2 click) He graduated from the university in 1978 with a degree in music.
(65 slide – 3 click) He starred in the films: Love & Order, Oz, Spiderman, Wnisplash, etc.
(66 slide) James Welch (19.11.1940)
(66 slide – 1 click) He is a famous American poet and writer, the author of his first novel, Winter in the Blood.
(66 slide – 2 click) He is a famous American poet and writer, the author of his first novel, Winter in the Blood.
(67 slide) And finally, we want a small crossword. If you have access to the Internet, you can follow the link or point the camera at the QR code.To do this, you need to answer the questions and fill in the cells.
(68 slide) If you don't have one, you can complete the crossword puzzle on this slide.
- In what part of the United States is the University of Washington located? (North)
- Which university was founded by the former governor of California? (Stanford)
- Who are we talking about: "he and his team spent 58 days and 11 hours on the station, and he went into outer space with his partner" (Alan Bean)
- Which university has a tradition of lighting the letter "M"? (Montana)
- Which university is located in the southern part of America? (Texas)
(69 slide) You can see the correctness of the solution here.
(70 slide) This is where our journey ends. We have visited 4 universities with you, which are located in 4 different parts of the world USA. They are all different, interesting universities, thanks to which you can still study and achieve the highest success in them. We are very pleased if you have reached this point. We have done a lot of work and are sure that this trip will be remembered by you!
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