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The beauty of the USA includes the freedom and equality of life. What is the most important characteristic of your country?

Student i1- Daniel

My name is Daniel. I am fourteen years old. I like to play baseball and basketball in my free time.

Student i2- Angela

Hello，my name is Angela，I’m a junior high school student，I’m 14 years old now，I like reading、eating、sleeping and playing video games，my birthday is on February 26，I have a sister and a brother，my brother is only two year-old，my sister is a junior high school student too，I think I am a lucky girl.

Student i3- Miffy

Hello ,everyone.My name is Miffy.I am fourteen years old.I am a student in Da-Dun junior high school.My hobby is playing basketball.I usually do this with my friend in my free time.I think I am an easygoing person.I like to make friends and help people.I always get along with others well.My friends always say that I am a hard-working girl.

And I think they are right.Making my friends happy makes myself happy ,too.

Student i4- David

Hello everyone , my name is David , I am studying in Da Dun junior high . My favorite subject is English . For me , English is very interesting and fun . I am very happy to join this activity and hope I can make more friends and improve my English , too .  

Mentor i5- Cliff

U.S.A.

USA Flag:

Francis Hopkinson's design for a US flag, featuring six-pointed stars arranged in rows.

The Betsy Ross flag is an early design of the flag of the United States, popularly attributed to Betsy Ross, using the common motifs of alternating red-and-white striped field with five-pointed stars in a blue canton. The flag was designed during the American Revolution and features 13 stars to represent the original 13 colonies. The distinctive feature of the Ross flag is the arrangement of the stars in a circle.

The US flag:

The United States of America flag consists of thirteen red and white wide stripe structure, the upper left corner there is a small canton contains 50 white five-pointed star in blue rectangle. 50 small stars represent the 50 U.S. states, and 13 between the lines is a symbol of the founding of the United States when the first 13 colonies. Red symbolizes courage, white symbolizes truth, and blue is a symbol of justice.

Famous USA stars:

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. One of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King".

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter,dancer, businessman and philanthropist. Often referred to as the "King of Pop", or by his initials MJ,[3]Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades.

Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. Usually known by his first name only, Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, "Nice & Slow". The album has been certified 6-times platinum by the RIAA. His follow-up album, 8701, produced the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". The album has been certified 4-times platinum by the RIAA.

World famous US attractions

Hollywood:

Hollywood is the famous movie theater in the U.S.A. It was established by Harvey Hendrick Shen & Wilcox. He was became rich as a real-estate businessman. The first movie made in Hollywood was "In Old California".

Statue of liberty:

The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in the middle of New York Harbor, in Manhattan, New York City. The statue, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886, was a gift to the United States from the people of France.The statue is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.

Mount Rushmore:

The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota, in the United States.Mount Rushmore features sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln .