Read the text and match the titles wirh the paragraphs. there is one extra paragraph. 1.country of immigrants 2.new home for english-speaking people 3.the old and the new hand-in-hand 4.american traditions the new world a) the united states is a young country. it is only a few hundred years old. millions of people from other countries and continets- europe, asia, africa, australia and south america find their new home in the united states. b) the people of the united states are of many different nationalities. these different people brought to the new home their traditions, holidays and festivals. from germany they brought christmas trees. from ireland they brought st.patrick's day celebrate the festivals of the old world. but there are new american festivals and traditions too. c) americans like new ideas. they built the first skyscrapers and they put the first man on the moon. they like to be modern. they enjoy big modern cities, new houses and new cars. at the same time americans love old things. they like to visit historic houses and museums. they remember their country's history and the days of the "wild west". most of them are very proud of their country. , !
a) The United States is a young country. It is only a few hundred years old.
Millions of people from other countries and continets- Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and South America --- find their new home in the United States.
4.American Traditions
b) The people of the United States are of many different nationalities. These different people brought to the new home their traditions, holidays and festivals. From Germany they brought Christmas trees. From Ireland they brought St.Patrick's Day celebrate the festivals of the Old World. But there are new American festivals and traditions too.
3.The Old and the New Hand-in-Hand
c) Americans like new ideas. They built the first skyscrapers and they put the first man on the moon. They like to be modern. They enjoy big modern cities, new houses and new cars. At the same time Americans love old things. They like to visit historic houses and museums. They remember their country's history and the days of the "Wild West". Most of them are very proud of their country.