As California is the most populous state in the US and one of the richest in many areas , any pupil studying English should know about it .
At least some key elements about its geography , history and industry .
The aim of the following work is to introduce the state...
1. First look at the map and try to locate the different elements
1. Four neighbour states to be put in the right place : NEVADA , OREGON , ARIZONA
2. One ocean : which one ? ATLANTIC OCEAN OR PACIFIC OCEAN OR INDIAN OCEAN ?
3. One range of mountains : ROCKY MOUNTAINS...and ITS HIGHEST POINT which culminates at 4222 metres whose name is to be found !
4. VALLEYS and DESERTS to be located correctly !
5. Three MAIN CITIES to be put along the coast but... in the right order :LOS ANGELES , SAN DIEGO and SAN FRANCISCO .
- Silicon Valley famous for Apple computers
- State nickname = The Golden State
- A land of contrasts and superlatives !
- Growing prosperity and population
- Hollywood , the land of stars
- 26 M inhabitants
- Gold Rush
- Alcatraz
3. Now you are becoming quite aware of the various facets of California ! So , the last exercise shouldn’t be too tricky for you and if you had difficulties in building the short essay of the previous exercise , it could be a good corrigé ! Remember all the elements you have learnt and try to fill in the blanks in the following text .
As a help , here are the words you need :
CALIFORNIA is one of the most important.................. of the U.S.A. and it is situated in the ....................of the country. The state is nicknamed THE GOLDEN STATE because of the ...................................................period . San Francisco and Los Angeles are the ...................towns and Hollywood is famous for its................................. Its total population amounts to 26 M. ......................... Oregon , Nevada , Arizona and Mexico in the South are ...................................states. It has a long coastline bordering the .................................................. That ‘s why the climate is .................................... Geographically speaking , it is a land of contrasts : in the North , the eye discovers the ...................... mountains - the highest .....................is Mount Whitney reaching .......................metres - whereas in the south , a huge ........................... is stretching out . Between the two , ........................ can be seen . Alcatraz is a well - known ......................... reserved to tough gangsters and murderers.
Finally , let us not forget The Silicon Valley , the place where APPLE started making .............................. a few years ago .
