41 (D-90) Utah

During this sixth day of our trip, we will cross over into our fourth state, Utah.
We will be travelling for 4 days in the state of Utah. What comes to mind when you think of Utah?

--Salt Lake City. (Olympic Games 2002.)

--Religion: The Mormons

--National Parks: 5

--Phileas Fogg...?????

--The Beehive State!!!! ???? (Not gold, silver or copper, but bees! Why?)

You can read about all of these, and more, in the days to come.

41 (D-90) Today's information: Utah was the 45th state admitted into the Union, on January 4, 1896. The name Utah comes from the Ute language, meaning "people of the mountains." (The Ute Indian tribe is a group of Native Americans now living primarily in Utah and Colorado.) The capital of Utah is Salt Lake City. Utah's population is 2,736,424, with most living around Salt Lake City. Utah is the fastest growing state in the country in terms of population growth. Utah has the youngest population of any U.S. state. Utah's birthrate is the highest in the United States. "If giving birth were an Olympic event, Utah women would win the team gold medal... Utah's fertility rate is 52 percent above the U.S. average." http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700251966,00.html?pg=1
If I were from Utah, I would be called a Utahan or a Utahn.
More on Utah later.

Jane
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VOCABULARY:
beehive : Go to http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

GRAMMAR:
Conditional sentences:
--"If giving birth WERE an Olympic event, Utah women WOULD WIN the gold medal."
--"If I WERE from Utah, I WOULD BE CALLED a Utahan or a Utahn.
--If we HAD more time, we WOULD GO to see The Rainbow Bridge.

These are examples of a Second Conditional: IF + past tense, then WOULD.
And we can say "If I WERE" or "If I WAS". "If giving birth WERE"...

--If you WON a plane ticket to the United States, where WOULD you choose to go? New York? Washington, DC? Los Angeles? Chicago? San Francisco? Alaska? Hawaii? ....NEW ORLEANS??