2. 1. Social aspects
I Common American
schoolboy
My name is Irina. I am a student
of the Krasnoyarsk state
Teacher training university, faculty
Psychology and
Pedagogy of children. I'm the
opposite very sociable person
and I can get you to
communicate with someone
without knowing it in advance. My
favorite type of music is rap and
club music.
My favorite sports are volleyball
and basketball. I
was involved in volleyball and
basketball for one
year.
I do not play a musical instrument
but I've always
wanted to learn to play the guitar.
In my spare time I like to listen to
music, relax in
nature and hanging out with
friends.
We do not have
common
interests, we are
more likely the
opposite
personality. The
only thing that
unites us is the fact
that in his spare
time, he loves to
listen to music and
to spend a lot of
time with friends.
My name's Jade
and I'm in 9th
grade at Lassiter
High School. To be
honest I'm a pretty
boring person and
I'm awkward in
conversations like
this so this is really
hard for me. I like
to listen to
alternative music
or indie music and
I like to play cello
and guitar. I also
like to sketch. in
my free time
listening to music
and playing guitar.
Also i don't have
many friends but i
have a couple
close ones.
3. 2. Climate
Differences
in Russia
Things in
common
Differences in the
USA
The lowest winter
temperature is 35
degrees of
Cesium. In winter
it gets really
freezing,
that's why we
wear fur
coats, mittens, fur
hat. The average
summer
temperature is
25-30 degrees of
Cesium. Summer
is
very hot, that’s
why we go to T-
shirts, shorts,
dresses and
sunglasses.
In America as
well as in
Russia in the
winter and
fall there is
high rainfall
and
temperature
tends to
change
frequently,
and the
summers are
hot.
Summer is hot and
humid. In the north-west
rains are frequent
throughout the year, as
the winter snow falls more
than anywhere else in the
world. In the winter of
intense snowfall in the
north-east coast of the
United States. The
temperature can rise
rapidly and is also rapidly
fall depending on what
kind of air masses
"captured" high-altitude
course - from the cold
Arctic in the north to the
warm tropical Gulf of
Mexico.
4. 3. Maps
Differences in Russia Things in
common
Differences in the
USA
When I look at my country, I
think it looks pretty
cool and that it has an
interesting shape unlike any
other country. The extreme
northern point of Cape Fligely
Russia is on the island of the
archipelago of Rudolf Franz
Josef Land. Easternmost
point is Ratmanoff Island in
the Bering Strait. The extreme
southern point of Russia is
located on the border of
Dagestan and Azerbaijan to
the south-west of Mount
Bazardyuzyu. Extreme
western point lies in the
Kaliningrad region on the
Baltic Spit Gdansk Bay of the
Baltic Sea. Thus, the extent of
the territory of Russia from
west to east - close to 10 000
km, from north to south - more
than 4,000 km.
The border
with Russia
passes
through the
Bering Strait.
The main territory of the
United States is located on
the North American
continent and extends from
the Atlantic Ocean in the
east to the Pacific Ocean in
the west. In the south of the
U.S. border with Mexico, to
the north - Canada.
Furthermore, in the U.S. are
still two state. In the far
north-west of the continent
is Alaska, also bordering
Canada. In the Pacific, is
the state of Hawaii. The
United States also owns a
number of islands in the
Caribbean Sea and the
Pacific Ocean.
5. 4. Government
Differences in Russia Things in
common
Differences in the USA
Russia is a country with a
federal system. The system of
bodies of state power of
subjects of the federation is
governed by the general
principles established by the
federation. In each region there
is a legislative (representative)
body (parliament, the
legislative assembly) and the
executive authority (the
government). In many, there is
also the Principal officer
(president, governor) who are
empowered by the legislative
authority of the subject of the
Federation by the President of
Russia, and may hold office
indefinitely.
Countries with
federalism device and
the separation of
powers into three
parts: the legislative,
executive and judicial.
According to the U.S. Constitution certain powers for
the implementation of the government passed the
U.S. federal government. State powers are not
defined for the transfer to the federal government by
the Constitution, made U.S. states.
In the U.S. Constitution, the principle of separation of
powers, by which the federal government has
legislative, executive and judicial authorities, acting
independently of each other.
6. 5. Food
Differences in
Russia
Things in
common
Differences in
the USA
Russian people
prefer to eat home-
mate food. We like
to eat plov, baked
potatoes, borsch,
meat dumplings,
salo.
Russian and
American people
like to eat salad,
pizza. Someone's
people keep on diet
and count calories.
American people do
not to eat mead
potatoes and soups.
They prefer to eat
bartecues,
hamburger and
often fast food.
Americans like
macaroni, cheese,
lasagna and Italia
food.
7. 6. History
Differences in
Russia
Things in
common
Differences in
the USA
Significant events in
the history of Russia: 1
. Formation of the Old
Russian state; 2 .
Serfdom cancellation;
3 . Fight against
mongolo- tatar
conquerors; 4 . Ivan
the Terrible era; 5 . Era
of palace revolutions.
Russia and America
participated in World
War II, in cold war.
Significant events in
the history of USA: 1.
Colonial period (1607
— 1775); 2. War for
independence (1775 —
1787); 3. Formation of
the American state
(1783 — 1865); 4. Civil
war (1861 — 1865); 5.
World War II (1939 —
1945); The USA during
cold war (1945 —
1989).
8. 7. Economy
Differences in Russia Things in
common
Differences in the
USA
The Russian economy is the
sixth among the countries of the
world in terms of GDP at PPP.
Currency - the Russian ruble.
The ruble is
convertible on current and
capital transactions.
Russian banks are in the two-
tier system, the upper
level of which is presented by
the Central Bank of
the Russian Federation, and the
bottom - commercial
banks. The economic divide is
not currently available. The
law reaffirms the only
administrative division into
federal districts. Soviet Russia
was divided into
non-ferrous metals and forestry
- in Eastern Siberia.
Russia and
America have little
to do because
Russia
economically
weak country
more than
America. but it
seems to me that
she aspires to be
like America to
become more
developed.
The U.S. economy is the
largest economy in the
world, as well as PPP, in
nominal terms, of not less
than a quarter of global
GDP last 50 let.
Advantages: the largest
economy in the world.
Many natural resources,
including energy and raw
materials. High-tech
production. Development
research. Well developed
service sector, competitive
industry. Good system of
higher education,
particularly in the field of
high technologies. and
much more.
