Ask your partner if he or she knows the answers to the following questions. T4^ Change the questions to a more polite form. Student 1: What is the nickname of the State of Maine?

Student 1
— Could you tell me what the nickname of the State of Maine is? (The nickname of the State of Maine is the «Pine-Tree State»)
— Do you know how people call New Hampshire? (People call New Hampshire the «Granite State».)
— Could you tell me why South Carolina is called the «Palmetto State»? (South Carolina is called the «Palmetto State» because the palmetto grows abundantly in South Carolina.)
— Do you know why Virginia was called the «Mother of Statesmen»? (Virginia was called the «Mother of Statesmen» because many statesmen were native Virginians.)

Student 2
— Could you tell me why Virginia has so many nicknames? (Virginia has so many nicknames because it was the oldest British colony, because it is the most northern of the South Atlantic States and because it produced many statesmen and presidents)
— Do you know why Florida was called the «Land of Flowers»? (Florida was called the «Land of Flowers» because Ponce de Leon, who discovered Florida saw the region covered with flowers)
— Could you tell me what state is called the «Green Mountain State»? (Vermont is called the «Green Mountain State»)
— Do you know because of what mountains West Virginia was called the «Mountain State»? (West Virginia was called the «Mountain State» because of the Allegheny Mountains)