高中英语book-8-Unit-1-A-land-of-diversity-warming-up课件

Unit1AlandofdiversityWarmingup&pre-readingTheUSAWhichcountryisnicknamedUncleSam?a.Valentine’sDayb.ChristmasDayc.Thanks-givingDayd.IndependenceDaye.AprilFool’sDayf.Halloweena(Feb.14)---e(Apr.1)---d(June4)---f(Nov.1)---c(thelastSundayofNov)---b(Dec.25)NewYorkWashingtonAtlantaLosAngelesChicagoABCDEChicago,Atlanta,Washington,NewYork,LosAngelesThreetimesIfyouwanttolearnsomethingaboutacountry,whatdoyouwanttoknow?Ifwewanttolearnsomethingaboutacountry,wewouldliketoknowitssize,population,location,language,history,capital,climate,andeducation,etc.MoreinformationabouttheU.S.AU.S.A.officialname:TheUnitedStatesofAmericacapitalcity:WashingtonDCpopulation:296,000,000languages:Englishmajorcities:NewYork.LosAngeles.Chicago.Houston…nationalholiday:IndependenceDay,4Julyfamouspeople:BillGates,MichaelJordan…NationalFlagTheAmericaflagisknownas“thestarsandstrips”.50stars——Eachstarrepresentsonestate13stripes——theoriginal13states.Red——courageWhite——freedomBlue——loyaltyandjusticeJune14——FlagDay.Star-SpangledBannerSeattleSanFranciscoLosAngelesDenverHoustonNewOrieansMiamiAtlantaBostonNewYorkPhiladelphigWashington,D.CMexicoChieagoDetroitSt.LouisCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceanSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioUnitedStatesofAmericaiscomposedofafederaldistrict-WashingtonDCand50states.AllthestatesexceptforHawaiiislandsaresituatedinmainlandAmerica.Ithasapopulationofabout2,900million.Itsareais9,370,000sqkm.TheclimateofUSAismainlytemperateinnaturebutinHawaiiandFlorida,itistropical.ImportantcitiesintheUSAthecapitaloftheU.S.AItisthelargestseaportintheUSA.Theworld-famousHollywoodVillageishere.UniversalCityStudioisthelargeststudiointheworld.Disneylandisalsolocatedhere.ItiscalledtheSuperMarketofAmerica.Itisthemostimportantindustrialandcommercialcity.TheInternationalLaborDaycamefromtheworker’sstrikeinit.ItisalmosttheoldestcityintheUSA.Itisalsoacenterofcultureandeducation.ManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemlivethere.WorldTradeCentreEmpireStatebuildingPlacesofinterestandbeautifulsceneryintheUSAGrandCanyonGoldenBridgeYellowStoneNationalParkStatueofLibertyTheStatueofLibertyThecrownedladyis46metershigh,withatorchinherrighthandholdingaloftandDeclarationofIndependenceinherleft.HawaiiTheMississippiRiverChinatownMountRushmoreGeorgeWashington（1732—1799）TheodoreRoosevelt（1858—1919）ThomasJefferson（1743—1826）AbrahamLincon（1809—1865）TheexecutivemansionofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.TheAmericanPresidentlivesandworksinthebuilding.WallStreetAmericanfilmstarsHollywoodOscarawardArnoldSchwarzeneggerAngelinaJolieMichelJacksonJuliaRobertsStevenSpielbergTomCruiseMadonnaLeonardoWilhelmDiCaprioFamousAmericanpersonsBillGates:therichestpersonintheworldThomasEdison:thegreatestinventorMarkTwain:thegreathumorouswriterHemingway:thegreatnovelist,short-storywriterMartinLutherKing:themostfamousleaderoftheAmericancivilrightsmovementAmericansportsAmericanfootball:themostpopulargameintheUSAbaseballbasketballMuhammadAliMichaelJordanKobeBryantCarlLewisAmericanUniversityHavardUniversityYaleUniversityMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyPrincetonUniversityAmericanfoodanddrinkKentuckyFriedChickenAmericancompanyMickeyMouseDonaldDuckAmericanfestivalValentine'sDay(Feb.14th)Eastereggs(March)EasterBunnyAprilFools’Day(April1st)Mother'sDay(the2ndSundayofMay)Halloween(Oct.31st)Jack-o'-lanternThanks-givingDay(the4thThursdayofNovemberChristmasDay(Dec.25th)AmericanleadersGeorgeWBushPresidentoftheUSARichardBruceCheneyVice-presidentoftheUSACondoleezzaRicetheUnitedStatesSecretaryofStateRobertGatesDefenseMinisteroftheUSAGeorgeWashington1stpresidentThomasJefferson3rdpresidentBenjaminFranklinAbrahamLincoln16thpresidentFranklinD.Roosevelt32ndpresidentDwightD.Eisenhower34thpresidentJohnF.Kennedy35thpresidentRonaldReagan40thpresidentBillClinton42ndpresidentAmericanmilitarythePentagonCIAFBIAircraftcarrierF22fighterF35fighterspaceshuttleNationalMissileDefenseSystem(NMD)美国国家导弹防御系统MakeasentencebeginningwithAmerica.e.g.Americaisadevelopedcountry.……