U1P1Warmingup.ppt

选修8,Alandofdiversity,Unit1,Objective,通过一幅地图对美国的整个地理位置有个全面的认识，弄清加利福尼亚州在美国所处的位置，美国西部山脉、五大湖、最长河流及主要城市等。,Asweknow,theworldismadeupofsevencontinentsandfouroceans.,Canyounamethesevencontinentsandthefouroceans?,NorthAmerica,SouthAmerica,Africa,Europe,Asia,Oceania,Antarctica,PacificOcean,PacificOcean,AtlanticOcean,IndianOcean,ArcticOcean,WhatwillcometoyourmindwhenyouheartheUSA?WhatdoyouknowabouttheUSA?,Brainstorming,LetshaveagroupcompetitiontoseehowmuchyouveknownabouttheUSA.,A.,B.,C.,D.,1.WhichflagisAmericanflag?,NationalFlag,TheAmericanflagisknownas“theStarsandStripes”.50starseachrepresentingonestate13stripestheoriginal13statesRedcourageWhitefreedomBlueloyaltyandjustice,A.,B.,C.,D.,2.WhichstandsfortheUSA?,NationalEmblem（国徽）,3.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYork.B.WashingtonD.C.C.LosAngeles.D.California.4.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.47.B.48.C.49.D.50.,DuringtheWarof1812,SamuelWilsonwasabusinessmanfromTroy,NYthatsuppliedtheU.S.Armywithbeefinbarrels.ThebarrelswerelabeledU.S.Whenaskedwhattheinitialsstoodfor,oneofWilsonsworkerssaiditstoodforUncleSamWilson.,5._isthenicknameoftheUSA.A.UncleTomB.UncleJackC.UncleSamD.UncleJim,6.WhichstateisthelargestoneintheUS?A.NewYork.B.Texas.C.California.D.Florida.7._hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.A.CaliforniaB.AlaskaC.WashingtonD.Texas,8.ThemostimportantandlongestriverintheUnitedStatesofAmericais_.A.theOhioRiverB.theColoradoRiverC.theMissouriRiverD.theMississippiRiver,1580km2320km4125km6020km,TheMississippiRiver,TheMississippiRiveristhelongestriverinNorthAmerica.RisinginMinnesota,itflowssouth,acrossthecontinentalinteriorandfinallyintotheGulfofMexico.,A.,B.,C.,D.,9.WhichdoesntbelongtotheUSA?,StatueofLiberty,GoldenGateBridge,WhiteHouse,EiffelTower,10.WhenisAmericanIndependenceDay?A.June4th.B.July4th.C.October1st.D.August14th.11._isthefirstpresidentoftheUSA.A.ThomasJeffersonB.JohnAdamsC.GeorgeWashingtonD.AbrahamLincoln,12.WhoisthepresidentofAmericanow?,A.,B.,C.,D.,GeorgeW.Bush,BillClinton,BarackObama,JohnMcCain,13.WhichisNOTanAmericanbrand?,A.,B.,C.,D.,Germany,14.WhoisAmerican?,B.,D.,DavidBeckham,Ronaldinho,British,Brazilian,A.,C.,SophieMarceau,French,ThomasHanks,A.ValentinesDayB.ChristmasDayC.Thanks-givingDayD.IndependenceDayE.AprilFoolsDayF.Halloween,A.(Feb.14)-E.(Apr.1)-D.(Jul.4)-F.(Nov.1)-C.(thelastSundayofNov)-B.(Dec.25),15.Putthefollowingholidaysintothecorrectorder.,Ifwewanttolearnsomethingaboutacountryorastate,thefollowingarenecessary:size,population,location,language,history,capital,climate,agriculture,industry,educationandsoon.,TheAtlanticOcean,AbouttheUSA,ThePacificOcean,Canada,Mexico,Hawaii,Alaska,LookatthemapoftheUSAwithyourgroup.Writeonthemapthenamesofasmanyofthefollowingasyoucan.Compareyouranswerswithothergroups.,oceanontheeastcoastoceanonthewestcoastcountrytothenorthofUSAcountrytothesouthofUSACaliforniamountainrangeinthewestGreatLakeslongestriverintheUSAsomeimportantcities,Oceanontheeastcoast:AtlanticOceanOceanonthewestcoast:PacificOceanCountrytothenorthofUSA:CanadaCountrytothesouthofUSA:MexicoMountainrangeinthewest:RockyMountainsGreatLakes:Superior,Michigan,Huron,ErieandOntario,Answer:,LongestriverintheUSA:MississippiRiverSomeimportantcities:NewYork,WashingtonD.C.,LosAngeles,SanFrancisco,Chicago,NewOrleans,Seattle,SanFrancisco,LosAngeles,Denver,Houston,NewOrleans,Miami,Atlanta,Boston,NewYork,Philadelphia,Washington,D.C,Appalachian,RockyMountains,Mexico,Chicago,Detroit,St.Louis,Canada,AtlanticOcean,PacificOcean,theMississippi,TheUSAliesinthesouthofNorthAmerica.ItissurroundedbythePacificOceantothewestandtheAtlanticOceantotheeast.ThenorthernlandneighborisCanada,andsouthofitareMexicoandtheGulfofMexico.,Briefsummary,DoyouknowaboutthemaincitiesoftheU.S.A.?,WashingtonD.C.,ItisthecapitaloftheUSA.,Boston,ItisalmosttheoldestcityintheUSA.Itisalsoacenterofcultureandeducation.,NewYork,ItisthelargestseaportintheUSA.,Chicago,ItiscalledtheSuperMarketofAmerica.Itisthemostimportantindustrialandcommercialcity.,AtlantafeaturesthenewWorldofCoca-Cola,whichfeaturesthehistoryoftheworld-famoussoftdrinkbrand.,Atlanta,LosAngeles,ItshometoHollywoodVillage,UniversalCityStudioandDisneyland.,SanFrancisco,ManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemlivethere.,LetsappreciatesomepicturesoftheUSA.Canyounamethesefamousscenicspots?,Disneyland,GoldenGateBridge,Chinatown,BigBearLake,UniversalStudioHollywood,PalmSprings(棕榈泉),IfyouhaveachancetovisitCalifornia,wherewouldyouliketogo?Why?,Doyouknowwhichstatethesescenicspotswevejustseenbelongto?,California.,California(oneofthe50statesoftheUSA),HowmuchdoyouknowaboutCalifornia?Letshaveaquiz.,1.Californiaisalsocalled_.A.GoldenStateB.BeachStateC.SilverStateD.ChinaState,2.Californiaisthe_largeststate.A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth,3.California,astateinthewesternUSA,borders_.A.thePacificOceanB.theIndianOceanC.theAtlanticOceanD.theArcticOcean,4._isCaliforniaslargestandthenationssecondlargestcity.A.SacramentoB.LosAngelesC.SanDiegoD.SanFrancisco,California(theGoldenState),LyingonthePacificOcean,CaliforniaisonthewestcoastoftheUnitedStates.Ithasanareaof411squarekilometers,anditisoneofthelargestUSstatesofthepopulation,withthemostdevelopedeconomy.Meanwhile,itspleasantweather,longbeach,andgracefulnaturallandscapemakethetourismprosperous.,LifeofNativeCalifornianIndians,Lookatthepicturesbelow.