ESL Topics Word Bank

UNITED STATES
Question:
Which 5 words below are the names of states or countries? colony n. Congress n. country music n. cowboy n. Mexico n. Mid West n. Mississippi n.

N P

Native American adj., n. New England n. Pacific Northwest n. Pacific Ocean n. president n.

D E F A
Abraham Lincoln . African American n. . Alaska n. America n. American adj., n. American Revolution n. anthem n. Asian American n. Atlantic Ocean n.

Democrat n. Disneyland n. eagle n. flag n. football n.

republic n. Republican adj., n. Rockies n.

George Washington governor n. Grand Canyon n. Great Lakes n. green card n. Gulf of Mexico n.

Senate n. slave n. slavery n. (the) South n. stars and stripes n. state adj., n. Statue of Liberty n.

Hawaii n. Hispanic adj., n. Hollywood n.

B C

baseball n. basketball n. Canada n. capital n. Capitol Building n. Civil War n.

immigrant n. immigrate v. immigration n. Independence Day n.

Thanksgiving n. tornado n. two-party system n.

Martin Luther King Jr. melting pot n.

V W

vice president n. Washington, D.C. n. White House n.

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WORD BANK: United States Answer Key

Aims Supplementary vocabulary building Level Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate

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Time Approximately 25 30 minutes (including extension activity)

ANSWER KEY: Question: Which 5 words below are the names states or countries? Alaska; America; Canada; Hawaii; Mexico

NOTES & EXTENSION ACTIVITY: For notes and extension activity suggestions, see the Notes document in the Word Bank topic list.

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