T 3.1 Listen and check. 3 Work with a partner. Write the questions. 1 How far/Ed walk? How far did Ed walk? 2 When/journey begin? 3 Where/journey end? 4 Which countries/go through? 5 How long/journey take? 6 Why/do it? Now look at the map and read the text again. Answer the questions.

Bank of America, New York.

This is probably one of the greenest buildings in the world. The 54-storey building was built to use natural daylight for as long as possible. It also has solar panels, rainwater collectors, and materials for the construction of the building itself are made from recycled waste from New York.

Объяснение:

Bank of America, Нью-Йорк.

Это, вероятно, одно из самых "зеленых" зданий в мире. 54-этажное здание было построено таким образом, чтобы использовать естественный дневной свет как можно дольше. Так же здесь установлены панели солнечных батарей, сборники дождевой воды, а материалы для конструкции самого здания сделаны из переработанных отходов Нью-Йорка

The USA is situated in the central part of North America and it is washed by the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico (Present Simple)

There are two main political parties in the USA: the Democratic (symbolized by a “donkey”) and the Republican (its symbol is an “elephant”) (Present Simple)

The flag of the USA is called “Stars and Stripes” (Present Simple)

Such industries as machine-building, ship-building are highly developed in the country (Present Simple)

Везде Present Simple, т.к. ведётся повествование.