Useful Expressions
Are you sure…? I am sure./ Sure./ Definitely. Are you certain…? I am unsure whether…/ I’m not sure Is it certain that…? I can’t say for certain. /.It’s uncertain
Buffalo Nickel
Uncle Sam
Barbie
American Gothic
American landmark &natural wonders
American natural wonders
American landmark &natural wonders
American landmark &natural wonders
Unit 4 Symbols of America
Jack Kerouac
On the Road is a novel by
American writer Jack Kerouac, based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across America. It is considered a defining work of the postwar Beat and Countercultu re generations, with its protagonists living life against a backdrop of jazz, poetry and drug use.
Died
Genres
Occupations Instruments
Dixieland, jazz, swing, tra ditional pop
Musician Trumpet, cornet, vocals
Years active Associated acts
c. 1914–1971 Joe "King" Oliver
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong was an
American jazz trumpeter, singer, and an influential figure in jazz music.
Louis Armstrong
Background information Born August 4, 1901 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. July 6, 1971 (aged 69) Corona, Queens, Newhe City is
essentially an autobiographical novel. The Town and the City was written before Kerouac had developed his own style, and it is heavily influenced by Thomas Wolfe.
Is it possible that…? Maybe./ Possibly. Is it probable that…? It’s possible/ probable. Is it likely that …? Must have done Is there any possibility that…? Is there any probability that…? Is there any chance/ likelihood…?
Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was well known for his unique style of drip painting.