高二下学期英语人教选修8Unit1WarmingupandReading课件(1)

1. Which flag is American flag? A. B. C. 2. Which city is the capital of the USA? • New York • Washington D.C • Los Angeles 3. When is American Independence Day? A. June 4th B. July 4th C. October 1st D. August 14th 4. Which city is known as the “Big Apple”? A. New York B. Chicago C. Los Angeles In which year did it get its independence? A. B. C. D. 5. Which stands for the USA? √ National Emblem （国徽） A. B. C. D. 6.Which doesn’t belong to the USA? Statue of Liberty Golden Bridge White House Eiffel Tower Star-Spangled Banner 50 stars — Each star represents one state 13 stripes — the original 13 states. Blue — loyalty and justice Red — courage White — freedom The White House The Statue of Liberty • ________________ is the executive mansion (官邸) of the President of the United States. • The statue of liberty is standing on a small island in New York Harbor, symbolizing the spirit of ____________ of the USA. The White House independence • The language they mainly use is _______. • Mountain range in the west is ______________________. • The longest river in the USA is ______________________.the Mississippi River the Rocky Mountains English • Some important cities: New York, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, Houston, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta, Seattle, Denver, Kansas, Detroit, Boston, … Who can name some important cities of the USA? Look at the map of the USA. Work with your group to write on the map the names of as many of the following as you can. Compare your answers with other groups. • ocean on the east coast • ocean on the west coast • country to the north of USA • country to the south of USA • California • mountain range in the west • Great Lakes • longest river in the USA • some important cities Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Houston New Orleans Miami Atlanta Boston New York Philadelphia Washington, D.C Ap pa la ch ia n Rocky M ountains Mexico Chicago Detroit Kansas Canada Atlantic OceanPacific Ocean the M ississippi California Honolulu Anchorage Russia Superior Michigan Erie Huron Ontario The USA lies in _________________, bordering both the ________ Ocean and the _______ Ocean, between ________ and _______. There are _____ states in the US. Forty-eight of them are in the single region, while _______ and _______ are not contiguous(相邻的) with any of the other states. the North America Atlantic Pacific Canada Mexico fifty Alaska Hawaii If you have a chance to go to the USA, where would you prefer to visit, California or Washington DC or other cities? Why? Let’s appreciate some pictures about California. California coast Hoover tower California sunset Hotel California California Andres Canyon Lake Tahoe Death Valley It has an area of 411,000 square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy. California is amazing. The pleasant weather, long beach and graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous. Fast reading What’s the topic of this text? A. the culture of California B. the history of California C. the climate of California D. the population of California Russians Later Arrivals people The Spanish Most Recent Arrivals Native Americans How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Gold Miners Native Americans Native Americans 16th century 18th century in 1821 in 1846 Influence: today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language Spanish soldiers arrived and took their land California was ruled by Spain California became part of Mexico Mexico gave California to the United States Russians & Gold Miners after Few Stage People Time Event Africans Moved from Mexico Chinese Build the railway Japanese Farm Danish Established a town Jewish film industry Italians Fished and made wine Africans 1942-1945 Worked in ship& aircraft industries 1860s 1800s Late 1900s By the 1920s Early 1900s 1911 Stage People Time Event Recent arrivals Indians, Pakistanis Worked in Computer industry Cambodians Koreans Vietnamese Laotians Immigrated Future Different parts Future Immigrate Recent decades 1970s 15,000 years ago 16th century: 1821 1846 1848 1850 First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. These people are now known as Native Americans. Spanish soldiers arrived in South America Became part of Mexico Gold was discovered in California California became the 31st state of the US. Look at the pictures below. Each illustrates something about California. Discuss in groups what each picture means to you. Native Americans — one of the first people to live in California. Native California Indians Gold Rush Period Gold miners — the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California. California gold miners around 1849 A building in Chinatown, San Francisco — Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco. Chinatowns in California Why is California such a multicultural community? What problems do you think might arise? Explain in your own words. Write three or four sentences. Compare your answers with others in your class. The state of California is a multicultural community because European, African and Asian people have been moving into the state for the last 200 years. It is this mix of peoples with their own customs, culture and food that have given California its multicultural flavor. Problems that might arise include intercultural rivalry or competition, discrimination or misunderstanding. It is to the credit of Californians that such problems do not arise very often. Prepare for the word formations and collect suffixes of the nouns, verbs and adjectives.