• Séquence sur la géographie des États-Unis (3ème)
  "Cette séquence destinée à des élèves de 3èmes européenne se compose : d’une recherche sur la géographie physique des États-Unis à l’issue de laquelle les élèves devront savoir placer et nommer les différents États, les principaux fleuves, ..."
  (openenglishweb.org)

• 50 States Mystery Postcards (everydayteaching.com:80)
  "These "postcards" give little tantalizing snippets of information about each unnamed state, challenging students to use the resources listed below to correctly identify the mystery state and pinpoint its capital..."
  Site signalé par Christine Reymond (Infonews)

• A Holiday by the Sea.
  "Look at the video about Galveston. TX. USA...
  Read the letter and do the exercise."
  Activity created by: Renée Maufroid
  

  

• The USA Game - WITH AUDIO : Pronunciation of the States
  "Drag the label of the state to the round dot on that state and you will score a point.
  A teacher will come on the computer and mark your work and talk to you about how you are doing.
  There are three levels on this game..."
  (users.netrover.com)

  

• American States (Renée Maufroid)
  "Please put the words into the right box."

  

• The 50 United States - How to pronounce them (evaeaston.com)

• Interactive quizzes about the 50 States (eleaston.com)

• Hidden States (netrox.net) - to print
  "Find the state hidden in each sentence.
  Example: John saw the Queen Mary land at the dock. M_______ "

• Find the US States and the US States Capitals - interactive (quiz-tree.com)
  
  
  
  
• Do you know about USA Geography ? - site proposé par Renée Maufroid (usa.learningtogether.net)
  
  
  
  

• Quizzes (Ac. Nancy-Metz) :
  Europe - The world -
  Mountains - Cities - Monuments - Disaster -
  Interactive games (geography)

• Carte des USA : retrouver les différents Etats de 3 manières différentes,
  avec "puzzle, clues or labels" - utilisable à différents niveaux.
  On peut entendre la prononciation de chaque Etat. (iknowthat)
  
  
  

• A virtual tour of the USA (16 étapes)
  - "For each destination on the US map there is a quiz for you to do." (erp.oissel.onac)

• Memorize U. S. Capitals and Learn a Memory Device - with Mnemonic Picture Examples (memoryhows)
  
  

• USA Quiz (lizardpoint) - carte interactive (You can CHEAT!)
  
  

• USA VIRTUAL TOUR - an interactive quiz (erp.oissel.onac)

• US Regional Map/Quiz Printouts (Enchanted Learning)
  
  

• USA Label Me! Printouts (Enchanted Learning)
  
  

• Name that State (Primary Games)
  "Click on the name of the state that is shown in pink on the map. This game has 15 questions."
  
  

• Name that state ! (Education World)
  "Students guess the names of U.S. states from mystery clues." (answer key)
  
  

• USA State Map/Quiz Printouts (on the geography of each State) and Answers
  (Enchanted Learning)
  
  

• Postcards from America (postcardsfrom)
  Des activités sont proposées.
  
  

• Les Etats-Unis en QCM (questions en français) - LIEN MODIFIE

  - The Declaration of Independence (file) - The Constitution (file) - The 43 presidents of the United States (file) - Géographie (quelques repères géographiques - some towns - some rivers : matching exercise) - Histoire (rappels historiques - la conquête du continent (matching exercise) - The Vietnam War) - Institutions et Vie Politique (le président et son administration - "records" présidentiels :matching exercise - élections et partis politiques - la Constitution - La Cour Suprême - les Amendements à la Constitution :matching exercise) - Histoire Politique depuis 1945 - La population ( caractéristiques générales - minorités raciales et éthniques : les indiens - les noirs : file - les hispaniques - les asiatiques - les femmes : matching exercise) - Mainstream America ( vie quotidienne - $$$$ : matching exercise - food : matching exercise- cinéma - sport - des équipes célèbres : matching exercise - enseignement) - Les Médias ( journaux et télé - journaux : matching exercise - file) - Economie (activité économique - les grosses entreprises américaines : matching exercise) - Problèmes Sociaux (pauvreté - armes à feu et criminalité - répression : police, justice) - Photos - Jazz - Cinéma - Hip-hop

  (Ac. de Caen)

• ARIZONA : Geography - History - The Grand Canyon (Recherches sur internet)
  (raud.dugal)
  
  
  

• Découvrir la Californie - exercices (activitice)
  
  

The cities :

• AMERICAN CITIES :

  • American cities
    New York - Boston - Chicago - New Orleans - Los Angeles
    - with questions
    (elllo.org)
    
    
  • Voyagez et découvrez les villes américaines. - LIEN MODIFIE
    San Francisco - Miami - New York - Boston - Seattle - Washington - New Orleans (video) - Santa Fe (video)
    - with interactive activities
    (soundguideweb.com)

   

  • Find the US States and the US States Capitals - interactive (quiz-tree.com)
    
    

   

  • What's in a name ? (Education World)
    "Students use clues to identify U.S. cities with unusual names and plot them on a map." (answer key)
    
    

• NEW YORK :

  • See New-York

   

  • Pairwork sur New York
    à utiliser avec "New Step In 3e" - Unit 2 ou indépendamment
    - Travail sur les questions commençant par HOW
    Activité envoyée par Marina Bureaud (Ac. Poitiers)
    
    
    

 

• Construction Starts on Freedom Tower - a lesson plan (Education World)
  "A new tower at the site of the former World Trade Center will be the tallest building in the U.S. when it is completed in 2011."
  
  
  
  
  
• New York WTC redesign - again : a lesson with listening (breakingnewsenglish.com)
  - You can see Freedom Tower on USATODAY site
• Big Apple Quiz: What Do You Know About New York? - interactive (Encarta)
  
  
• A fabriquer! (papertoys)
  "Print, color, cut, fold and glue to create your own three-dimensional Statue of Liberty." (Surfing the Net with Kids)
  
  

• WASHINGTON, D.C. :

  • See Washington, DC

   

  • 6 pages de Compréhension Orale sur Washington, D.C.
    - dans la rubrique : Various Topics - Travelling
    (soundguideweb.com)

    

• MIAMI :
  
  
  • Présentation de Miami en 4 pages (AUDIO) à la rubrique Various Topics - Travelling
    (soundguideweb.com)

    

• NEW ORLEANS :

  • New Orleans (Sound Guide)
    - présentation de la Nouvelle-Orléans en 4 pages (Sujets divers - villes américaines).
    - avec une video

    

• LOS ANGELES :
  
  
  • See California
  • We love Los Angeles! - a worksheet - Upper intermediate
    - with Teacher's Notes and a Glossary (Inside Out)
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
• SAN FRANCISCO :
  
  
  • See California
  • Les 5 visites incontournables à San Francisco
    "Une vidéo sur San Francisco. Regardez-la plusieurs fois si nécessaire et faites les activités de CO et de travail sur le vocabulaire."
    (Rodolphe Maurel - Ac. Toulouse)

   

  • San Francisco (Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair)
    - a song by Scott McKenzie or Bob Dylan
    
    

   

  • Présentation de San Francisco - 5 pages de compréhension orale
    à la rubrique : Various Topics - travelling
    (soundguideweb.com)

    

The rivers :

• North American Rivers: "Label the major rivers of North America." (Enchanted Learning)
  
  

Bridges :

• Famous American Bridges - interactive (manythings)

Webquests :

• see Webquests

• California Webquest (Pauline Giroud - Strasbourg) - LIEN MODIFIE

  

• State Facts - a webquest :
  "You are going to create a Fact Card about one of the fifty United States." (cybercomm)
  
  

• Tour the USA: A WebQuest - (Education World)
  "You and your classmates will work in teams to explore six regions of the United States:
  New England, the Mid Atlantic states, the South, Southwest, Midwest, and West.
  Each team will investigate one region's landmarks, monuments, and other areas of interest, and then create a brochure describing and illustrating an interesting and informative tour of that region." ( + Teacher Page )
  
  
• Alcatraz - "Take a virtual trip to the most famous prison in the world." (amalnet.k12.il)
  
  
• Yellowstone National Park (amalnet.k12.il)
  
  
  
  
  

• Animals and Fish of Yellowstone (montana.edu)
  
  

• Yosemite Park (amalnet.k12.il)

• Let's go to New-York City! quête conçue pour des élèves de 6ème (3ème trimestre)
  (Ac. Nancy-Metz)
  
  

• The White House and Washington, DC - webquest (pour 3ème)
  (Ac. Nancy-Metz)
  
  

• Lesson Plan on "Florida- The Sunshine State" - Skills trained:
  listening/viewing (video)
  - reading (handout) - speaking (presentation of group work) - writing (letter to a friend)
  - handling the computer and the internet (doing research work)
  (en.eun.org)
  
  

• Los Angeles Webquest with Teacher's Notes (onestopenglish.com)

• New-York Webquest with Teacher's Notes (onestopenglish.com)

• Boston Webquest with Teacher's Notes (onestopenglish.com)

Games :

• USA - Map test - interactive - Drag the State Names onto the map
  (pibmug.com)

  

• "Native American languages are richly descriptive.
  Can you find the locations described by these Native American place names?
  Play the game and find out!"
  (memory.loc.gov)

  

• United States Geography Games (gamequarium.com)

• STATES GAME (sheppardsoftware.com)
  "Place the state by dragging and dropping."
  L'emplacement de l'Etat apparaît en rouge si l'on se trompe.

  

• States Web Games - (sheppardsoftware.com)
  "Learn the locations, capitals, abbreviations and over 500 important facts about our 50 states."

• Interactive games (geography) - (Ac. Nancy-Metz)

Poems :

• "Why I love her" narrated by John Wayne - Listen and do the exercises
  Activities created by: Renée Maufroid