高二下学期英语人教选修八Unit1WarmingupandReading课件(1)

Travel TO California Ambassador of California Tourism San Francisco Los Angeles San Francisco Golden gate bridge Chinatown street The Union Square Danish village Fisherman’s wharf Chinatown street Danish village丹麦村 Fisherman’s wharf Golden gate bridge Surrounding shopping streets Painting shows Flea(跳骚) markets The Union Square Downtown of Los Angeles Los Angeles Disneyland Holly land The cable cars Olympic park The Music hall Downtown of Los Angeles Avenue of stars Colorful night life of L.A. The snow white and 7 dwarfs(矮人) Disneyland Fantasy kingdom Fairytale land Universal studio Photo land The Beverly hills(比弗利山庄) Choose the best place of your travel Travel back to No.17 Memories of the travel(Teamwork). Choose the place that impresses you most and then write a short travel diary about it. Among the many places that we have visited, what impresses me most is…….There are some reasons for it. First, it is a place full of….. Which reminds me of ……so I cannot help myself loving it. Second, what makes me most impressive is ……. It not only … but also……. what is more, its fantastic ….. and…. also attract my eyes. In a word, I really have a very deep impression about this place and I am expecting my second trip to it soon. The USA is really a multicultural country that can provide us with various experiences of different cultures. However, there is no absolutely good or bad among cultures; as long as it exists, it is unique and meaningful to its people. We should respect those different culture as well as value our own. Because a nation without culture is like a person without soul. Summary of the travel Stars and Stripes(星条旗) The 50 stars stand for the 50 states of the US The red stands for courage The blue stands for justice The 13 stripes stands for the 13 earliest independent states of the US The white stands for truth the 13 earliest independent states Olive branch 橄榄枝 Arrows(箭) California is called the golden state Gold rush 新旧金山 cowboy culture Italian Church Chinatown Street Jewish museum Danish(丹麦) apartments Golden Gate Bridge The orange towers of the Golden Gate Bridge-probably the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed bridge in the world-are visible from almost every point of elevation in San Francisco. San Francisco It is the most densely settled large city in the state of California and the second-most densely populated large city in the United States Today, San Francisco is a popular international tourist destination, renowned for its chilly summer fog, steep rolling hills, eclectic mix of Victorian and modern architecture and its famous landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, and Chinatown Los Angeles Los Angeles—often known simply as L.A. or informally as the City of Angels—is the largest city in the state of California and the second-largest in the United States. As of the 2005 U.S. Census estimate, the city had a population of 3.8 million HOLLYWOOD Hollywood is a district in Los Angeles, situated west-northwest of Downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word "Hollywood" is often used as a metonymy of American cinema. 好莱坞星光大道 The Academy Awards, affectionately known as the Oscars, are the oldest, best known, most influential, most prestigious, and famous of film awards. The awards (and gold-plated statuettes) have been presented annually (the first awards ceremony was held in May of 1929) by a non-profit professional organization - the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), based in Beverly Hills, California, and founded in 1927. Disneyland is a theme park that is located at 1313 South Harbor Boulevard in Anaheim, California, USA. It opened on July 17, 1955. The park is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. Currently the park has been visited by more than 515 million guests since it opened to the public, including presidents, royalty, and other heads of state. Chinatowns in California The Gold Rush Poster Native California Indians California gold miners around 1849 3 Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? (Using 3 or 4 sentences to explain.) The state of California is a multicultural community because European, African and Asian people have been immigrated to the state for the last 200 years. multi- “多、多方面、多方向” multi-colored 多色的 multi-racial 多民族的 multi-media 多媒体 multiparty 多党制的 Discussion What do you think California is like after your reading the passage? Discuss with you partners and try to give a simple introduction of it.