Mayor of Gotham City: a serious game
designed by Dr. John WISDOM
Week one
The aim of the game is to answer a series of questions, carry
out a series of tasks, react to a series of situations, to become
elected mayor of the world's most dangerous city, Gotham
City. You will need to know a lot about this town so read the
information by clicking on the link.
But first you must become an American citizen. Do you have the knowledge for this? Well,
go to the site msnbc and the questionnaire Do you have what it takes to become a citizen?
If you can manage to answer 12 questions correctly, you can begin.
Now answer the following questions. You can go to web sites to find the information.
1. Where exactly is the Statue of Liberty?
2. Who lives in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500?
3. What do Americans commemorate on the 4th of July?
4. Where is the following poem written?
"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
5. How many states are there in the Union?
6. Where does the president deliver the state of the Union address (speech)?
7. Which animals symbolize the two rival political parties?
8. Who is this man?
9. On which bill ($ note) can his effigy be found?
10. How many presidents have preceded Obama?
Grammar exercises: do the following interactive exercises.
Word order for adjectives
Adjectives often confused
The article THE
Look at the picture and name the four people. What was their rank in US society? Where can
the statues be seen? (state, mountain) Which movies have they been shown in?
The answers will be given to you next week.
And to finish, some music to get you into the athmosphere.
Next week we shall talk about political parties, one of which you must join.