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Unit 7

WASHINGTON - THE CAPITAL OF
THE USA

1. Read and memorize the following words, word-
combinations and word groups:

to be founded - бути заснованим
to complete - завершувати
to move - переїздити
marble - мармур
sky-scraper - хмарочос
law - закон
to forbid - забороняти
to compare - порівнювати
to select - вибирати
corner-stone - наріжний камінь

2. Read and translate the text:

Washington, the capital of the United State, is situated on the
Potomac River in the District of Columbia. The capital owes a
great deal to the nation’s first President, George Washington. It
was Washington who selected the site for the District and laid the
cornerstone of the Capital Building, where Congress seats. The
city was founded in 1790. The District of Columbia was named in
honor of Christopher Columbus who discovered America. It is a
piece of land ten miles square which does not belong to any state.
By 1800 the north section of Washington was completed and
Congress moved from Philadelphia to the new capital.
Washington is a beautiful city. The houses of marble and
white stone make a great impression on those first visiting it. The
city was planned carefully and differs from some other cities of the
USA with their sky-scrapers. The buildings are not very high
because of the law forbidding to build houses more than 90 feet