We won’t stay long in Nevada for now. We’ll return later when we go to Las Vegas. Now it’s time to go to a third state: ARIZONA.
18 (D-113) First gold, then silver, and now copper! Arizona, The Copper State. It became the 48th state in 1912….(Alaska, 49th and Hawaii, the 50th and last state). The name “Arizona” is perhaps Basque in origin: aritz ona, "good oak". The capital of Arizona is Phoenix. UIAD* is in Grenoble, France, far from Phoenix, Arizona, but……What do you know about Grenoble and Phoenix?? --Arizona is also called The Grand Canyon State. That’s what we are going to see!
Here is a short, easy text about Arizona:
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona (Sorry, but the link doesn't work. Click this link, then click Main Page and then type "Arizona" in the search box.)
Jane
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copper = pennies are made of copper; 1, 2, and 5 euro centimes are also made of copper.
oak = "chêne"
*UIAD = Université Inter-Ages en Dauphiné
Grenoble is the French sister city. The Grenoble-Phoenix committee receive French and Americans who are interested in the USA.
ReplyDeleteAbout Laughlin, I prefer walking along the Colorado River ; I don't like gambling !
A "bellwether state" : a state whose election results give an idea of the final result.That's what I understand.Is that right ?
Elisabeth