The USA
- 1 Welcome to America
- 2 Living the dream
- 3 A melting pot or a salad bowl?
- 4 The Heartland
- 5 The sound of America
- 6 You can really be someone
- 7 If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich?
- 8 Over easy and hash browns on the side
- 9 Super-sized or super hungry?
- 10 On the move
The Heartland
The Heartland
Part 1: City of Five Flags
Paula lives in a small city called Dubuque. It has a population of about 60,000 and lies next to
a well-known river. Listen to Paula talking about how her hometown got its nickname.
Now do Part 1: Getting the gist.
back to topPart 2: Iowa
Iowa is a farming state that produces large quantities of corn and soyabeans. But it is also known for
many other things. Listen to Paula talking about people, activities and events in her home state.
Now do Part 2: Getting the gist and Word building.
back to topPart 3: Dubuque
Dubuque is quite an old city and it still has many picturesque old buildings in the city centre. In the late 1800s it was the centre of a wagon building industry that once employed a third of the city’s population. The wagons were of very high quality and were exported as far as South Africa.
Now do Part 3: Checking details and Your turn to talk.
back to topPart 3: Your turn to talk
Work in groups of four. You are each going to hold a minitalk. Each person chooses one of the following to tell the others about. Find information online.
- The Fenelon Place Elevator
- Wagon making in Dubuque
- The Mississippi River
- Iowa and the presidential elections
- Schools in Dubuque
- Julien Dubuque and the Meskwaki tribe