III Regional Competition on the United States of America

 III Regional Competition 
on the United States of America 
for students of high schools 
from the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. 

Stage I 

Preliminary Test consisting of 45 multiple-choice questions 

Deadline: February 26, 2019 at 10.30 

Stage II 

Advanced test consisting of 50 multiple-choice questions 

Deadline: March 19, 2019 at 11.30.

Stage III 

Final Test. Type of test: preparation and presentation by the participant of a 5-6 minute multimedia presentation followed by a 5-minute conversation with the members of the competition commission. 

The following will be evaluated: the manner and form of the presentation, argumentation, linguistic and phonetic correctness 

Deadline: the third week of April 2019. 

Submissions: February 8, 2019

Sources:

1. Broomhead, Peter; Life in Modern USA, Longman

2. Crowther, J. (ed.); Oxford Guide to British and American Culture, OUP

3. High, P.B; An Outline of American Literature, OUP

4. Dictionary of the United States, WSziP

5. Gower, R; Past into Present, An Anthology of British and American Literature, Longman

6. O’Callaghan, J; An Illustrated History of the United States, Longman

7. Falk, R; Spotlight on the USA, Longman

8. Newsweek, CNN i inne czasopisma, audycje radiowe, telewizyjne przedstawiające bieżące wydarzenia

 polityczne z udziałem Stanów Zjednoczonych na arenie międzynarodowej.

9 . Przykładowe oficjalne i informacyjne strony internetowe:

 http://www.usatoday.com/

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

 http://www.usa.gov/

 http://wikitravel.org/en/United_States

 http://www.senate.gov/

 http://www.britannica.com/nations/United-States

 http://www.nationalcenter.org/HistoricalDocuments.html

 http://www.teacheroz.com/states.htm

 http://www.whitehouse.gov/

 http://www.house.gov/