Country Studies ( The United States)

The first Industrial Revolution was in America.

Manufacture means to make something using large machinery.

Samuel Slater built a textile mill in 1793 in Rhode Island.

Benjamin Franklin's invention helped to provide greater heat with a reduced use of fuel.

Benjamin Franklin made some experiments and observations on electricity.

Robert Fulton's invention was a steam engine.

Samuel Morse was fascinated by computer technologies.

Bell's experiments with the telephone weren't successful.

Alexander Bell was the owner of his own Telephone Company.

In the USA, the school begins in August or September and finishes in May or June.

Not all the kids living in the USA have the right to a free public education.

It's not expensive for international students to pursue higher education in the USA.

All school buses are yellow because it's the easiest colour to see in the fog.

Homeschooling is popular among American students.

Mobile phones are the main challenge for children at schools.

Most public schools in America don't require uniforms.

SAT is a Standard Assessment Test.

The word "pencil" means "paintbrush" and it comes from the French language.

The pig bladders were used for keeping food.

Van Gogh was the first who created the first painting by number.

The painting "The Starry Night" was painted in the psych ward.

The eye was considered a political gesture.

Michelangelo had worked for 5 years on the David Statue.

There are 6 versions of the famous painting "Scream".

Mona Lisa wasn't famous until it was stolen.

Van Gogh sold all his paintings when he was alive.

The Easter Heads have bodies buried in the ground.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial features the heads of three presidents.

Banksy is unknown around the world.

Leonardo Da Vinci was ambidextrous.

Clode Monet used to be a butcher.

The Thinker was originally much smaller, around 70 cm.