广东省肇庆市高二英语课件Unit1 A land of diversity

1、Unit1 A land of diversity-lihuayingwelcome2021/8/8 星期日1。 国名释义： 美利坚合众国（The United States of America）简称美国（U.S.A.）。美国因洲名而得名。在英语中，亚美利加 和美利坚为同一词“America”，只是汉译不同，前者指全美洲，后者指美国。 美国的绰号叫“山姆大叔”传说年英美战争期间，美国纽约特罗伊城商人山姆威尔 国鸟：白头海雕 Size （秃鹰）这种秃鹰是北美一种有着黑色的身体和翅膀,白色的头和尾巴。在1782年这种鹰被设计为美国国家的象征 2021/8/8 星期日2National Day：J

2、uly,4thIndependent in .） 非洲裔美国人内战纪念碑纪念人民权领袖马丁路德金The famous speech: I have a dream 2021/8/8 星期日3尼克松访华时赠给毛泽东的瓷塑和平之鸟：年月 2021/8/8 星期日4General Knowledge Quiz about the USA1.How many states are there in the USA? A. 49 B. 50 C. 51 D. 482.The most important and largest river in the USA is _The Ohio River B.

3、 the Colorado RiverC. The Missouri River D. the Mississippi3.California is the _largest state in the USA.third B. second C. fourth D. fifth4.California, a state in the western USA, borders_The Pacific Ocean B. the Indian OceanThe Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean5._is Californias largest and the na

4、tions second largest city.A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco6.Californias official nickname is the _.Sunflower State B. Golden States C. Land of Opportunity D. Evergreen State7._has the largest population in the USA.A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas8. California

5、entered the Union on September 9,1850, as the _state.A. Thirtieth B. Thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-firstBDAABBAD2021/8/8 星期日5洛杉矶风情 2021/8/8 星期日6The Map of USA2021/8/8 星期日72021/8/8 星期日8Warming UpLook at the map of USA with your group. Write on the map the names of as many of the following

6、as you can.Ocean on the east coast: Atlantic OceanOcean on the west coast: Pacific OceanCountry to the north of USA: Canada Country to the south of USA: MexicoMountain range in the west: Rocky MountainsGreat Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and OntarioLongest river in the USA: Mississippi River

7、Some important cities: New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, etc.2021/8/8 星期日9If you have a chance to go to USA, Where would you prefer to visit, California or Washington DC? What are the advantage Discussing2021/8/8 星期日10CaliforniaAdvantages:1.There are many Chi

8、nese- Americans and you will get along well with them.2.Clifornia Institute of Technology and are among the best universities in the USA . (In 2000 the California was ranked first of all the universities in the USA, and in 2001 the California Institute of Technology was ranked fourth, with Stanford

9、University ranked sixth. )3.There are many places of interest.4.It is the center of finance. Disadvantages:1.There are a large number of earthquakes.2.Its often dry and short of fresh water.2021/8/8 星期日11Washington DCAdvantages:1.It is the capital of the USA.2.It is the center of government.3.It is

10、the center of culture. There are some famous universities, including the University of Washington, and many other cultural institutions. There are more than 100 libraries and many museums and theaters.4.The city has a population of 606,900 people, most of whom are government employees.5.It has many

11、interesting places to visit, Such as the White house, the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.6.It is large in area, but has a small population. Disadvantages:1.There are problems of human rights and public security.2.There is crime.2021/8/8 星期日12Pre-readingA Native California Indians: one of the first people to live in California 2021/8/8 星期日13A California gold miner around 1849 the discovery created a gold rush which brought people from all over the to California2021/8/8