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

1、Unit 1 A land of diversity,Warming up & pre-reading,The USA,Which country is nicknamed Uncle Sam?,The United States of America,Washington,Texas,American Indian,independent war civil war,1776,Mexico Canada Cuba,a. Valentines Day b. Christmas Day c. Thanks-giving Day d. Independence Day e. April Fools

2、 Day f. Halloween,a (Feb.14)-e(Apr.1)-d( June 4)-f(Nov.1)-c(the last Sunday of Nov)-b(Dec.25),New York,Washington,Atlanta,Los Angeles,Chicago,A,B,C,D,E,Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, New York, Los Angeles,The 10th Olympic Games, 1932 Los Angeles The 23rd Olympic Games, 1984 Los Angeles The 26th Olymp

3、ic Games, 1996 Atlanta,Three times,If 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, location, language, history, capital, climate, and education, etc.,More information abou

4、t the U.S.A,U.S.A.,official name: The United States of America,capital city : Washington DC,population: 296,000,000,languages: English,major cities: New York. Los Angeles . Chicago. Houston,national holiday: Independence Day, 4 July,famous people: Bill Gates, Michael Jordan,The United States of Amer

5、ica,The Star-Spangled Banner,eagle,national emblem,National Flag,The America flag is known as “the stars and strips”. 50 stars Each star represents one state 13 stripes the original 13 states. Red courage White freedom Blueloyalty and justice June 14 Flag Day.,Star-Spangled Banner,Seattle,San Franci

6、sco,Los Angeles,Denver,Houston,New Orieans,Miami,Atlanta,Boston,New York,Philadelphig,Washington, D.C,Appalachian,Rocky Mountains,Mexico,Chieago,Detroit,St. Louis,Canada,Atlantic Ocean,Pacific Ocean,the Mississippi,Superior,Michigan,Erie,Huron,Ontario,United States of America is composed of a federa

7、l district - Washington DC and 50 states. 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 i

8、n the USA,Washington,the capital of the U.S.A,New York,It is the largest seaport in the USA.,Los Angeles,The world-famous Hollywood Village is here. Universal City Studio is the largest studio in the world. Disneyland is also located here.,Chicago,It is called the Super Market of America. It is the

9、most important industrial and commercial city. The International Labor Day came from the workers strike in it.,Boston,It is almost the oldest city in the USA. It is also a center of culture and education.,San Francisco,Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live there.,World Trade

10、Centre,Manhattan,Places of interest and beautiful scenery in the USA,Grand Canyon,Golden Bridge,Yellow Stone National Park,Statue of Liberty,The Statue of Liberty,The crowned lady is 46 meters high, with a torch in her right hand holding aloft and Declaration of Independence in her left.,Hawaii,The

11、Mississippi River,Chinatown,Mount Rushmore,White House,The executive mansion of the President of the United States. The American President lives and works in the building.,Wall Street,American film stars,Hollywood,Oscar award,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Angelina Jolie,Michel Jackson,Julia Roberts,Steven S

12、pielberg,Tom Cruise,Madonna,Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio,Famous American persons,Bill Gates: the richest person in the world,Thomas Edison: the greatest inventor,Mark Twain: the great humorous writer,Hemingway: the great novelist, short-story writer,Martin Luther King: the most famous leader of the Ame

13、rican civil rights movement,American sports,American football: the most popular game in the USA,baseball,basketball,Muhammad Ali,Michael Jordan,Kobe Bryant,Carl Lewis,American University,Havard University,Yale University,Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Princeton University,American food and dr

14、ink,Kentucky Fried Chicken,American company,Mickey Mouse,Donald Duck,American festival,Valentines Day(Feb.14th),Easter eggs(March),Easter Bunny,April Fools Day(April 1st),Mothers Day(the 2nd Sunday of May),Halloween(Oct.31st),Jack-o-lantern,Thanks-giving Day(the 4th Thursday of November,Christmas Da

15、y(Dec.25th),American leaders,George W Bush President of the USA,Richard Bruce Cheney Vice-president of the USA,Condoleezza Rice the United States Secretary of State,Robert Gates Defense Minister of the USA,George Washington 1st president,Thomas Jefferson 3rd president,Benjamin Franklin,Abraham Lincoln 16th president,Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd president,Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th president,John F. Kennedy 35th president,Ronald Reagan 40th president,Bill Clinton 42nd pr