高中英语book 8 Unit 1 A land of diversity warming up 人教版选修八课件

1、 Unit 1 A land of diversityWarming up & pre-readingThe USAWhich country is nicknamed Uncle Sam?12345678910The full name of the USA1The United States of AmericaWashingtonThe first president of the USA2The native of USA4American Indian List out at least two wars about the USA5independent warcivil war

2、List at least three neighbouring countries 7MexicoCanadaPut the following holidays into the right order8a. Valentines Day b. Christmas Dayc. Thanks-giving Day d. Independence Daye. April Fools Day f. Halloweena (Feb.14)-e(Apr.1)-d( June 4)-f(Nov.1)-c(the last Sunday of Nov)-b(Dec.25)Match the letter

3、s with the cities9New YorkWashingtonAtlantaLos AngelesChicagoABCDEChicago, Atlanta, Washington, New York, Los AngelesIf you want to learn something about a country, what do you want to know ?Discussion If we want to learn something about a country, we would like to know its size, population, locatio

4、n, language, history, capital, climate, and education, etc. More information about the U.S.AU.S.A.official name: The United States of Americacapital city : Washington DCpopulation: 296,000,000languages: Englishmajor cities: New York. Los Angeles .Chicago. Houstonnational holiday: Independence Day, 4

5、 Julyfamous people:Bill Gates, Michael JordanNational FlagThe America flag is known as “the stars and strips”. 50 stars Each star represents one state 13 stripes the original 13 states.Red courageWhite freedomBlueloyalty and justiceJune 14 Flag Day. Star-Spangled Banner SeattleSan FranciscoLos Angel

6、esDenverHoustonNew OrieansMiamiAtlantaBostonNew YorkPhiladelphigWashington, D.CAppalachianRocky MountainsMexicoChieagoDetroitSt. LouisCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe MississippiSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntario United States of America is composed of a federal district - Washington DC and 50 sta

7、tes. All the states except for Hawaii islands are situated in mainland America. It has a population of about 2,900 million. Its area is 9,370,000 sq km. The climate of USA is mainly temperate in nature but in Hawaii and Florida, it is tropical. Important cities in the USAWashington the capital of th

8、e U.S.ALos AngelesThe world-famous Hollywood Village is here. Universal City Studio is the largest studio in the world. Disneyland is also located here.ChicagoIt is called the Super Market of America. It is the most important industrial and commercial city. The International Labor Day came from the

9、workers strike in it.San FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live there.World Trade CentreEmpire State buildingManhattanPlaces of interest and beautiful scenery in the USAGrand CanyonGolden BridgeYellow Stone National ParkStatue of LibertyThe Statue of Liberty The crown

10、ed lady is 46 meters high, with a torch in her right hand holding aloft and Declaration of Independence in her left.Hawaii The Mississippi RiverChinatownMount RushmoreGeorge Washington（17321799）Theodore Roosevelt （18581919）Thomas Jefferson（17431826）Abraham Lincon（18091865） White House The executive

11、mansion of the President of the United States. The American President lives and works in the building. Wall StreetAmerican film starsHollywoodOscar awardArnold SchwarzeneggerAngelina JolieMichel JacksonJulia RobertsSteven SpielbergTom CruiseMadonnaLeonardo Wilhelm DiCaprioFamous American persons Bil

12、l Gates: the richest person in the worldThomas Edison: the greatest inventorMark Twain: the great humorous writerHemingway: the great novelist, short-story writer Martin Luther King: the most famous leader of the American civil rights movement American sports American football: the most popular game

13、 in the USAbaseballbasketballMuhammad AliMichael JordanKobe BryantCarl LewisAmerican UniversityHavard UniversityYale UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology Princeton UniversityAmerican food and drinkKentucky Fried ChickenAmerican company Mickey MouseDonald DuckAmerican festivalValentines Da

14、y(Feb.14th)Easter eggs(March)Easter BunnyApril Fools Day(April 1st)Mothers Day(the 2nd Sunday of May)Halloween(Oct.31st) Jack-o-lanternThanks-giving Day(the 4th Thursday of NovemberChristmas Day(Dec.25th)American leadersGeorge W Bush President of the USARichard Bruce Cheney Vice-president of the USA

15、Condoleezza Rice the United States Secretary of StateRobert Gates Defense Minister of the USAGeorge Washington1st presidentThomas Jefferson3rd presidentBenjamin FranklinAbraham Lincoln 16th presidentFranklin D. Roosevelt 32nd presidentDwight D. Eisenhower 34th presidentJohn F. Kennedy 35th presidentRonald Reagan 40th president Bill Clinton