课件54张PPT。Unit 1 A land of diversityWarming upCan you guess it ?It is a very young country in the world,
which has only a history of 200~300 years.
There is a Statue of Liberty in the east
coast. It is about 46 meters high. The head
office of the UN was set up there. Two
World Wars didn’t take place there.
Now it is the strongest country of the world. A Land of DiversityThe United States of Americaeaglenational emblem The Star Spangled Banner 美国国歌
Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?The Statue of Liberty 自由女神像, 位于美国纽约市曼哈顿岛上,
是法国政府作为庆祝美国独立100周年的礼物
赠给美国。女神像由铁架和铜皮做成, 高46米,
连同底座总高约100米。?一个多世纪以来,
自由女神像已成为美法人民友谊的象征。 Wall StreetThe White House Hollywood Film City Universal Studios The Central ParkCapitol Hill
(国会山庄)ManhattanGolden Gate BridgeThe Grand CanyonBrief IntroductionHow much do you know
about the USA?1. Which flag is American flag?
A. B. C. C 2. Which city is the capital of the
USA?
A. New York
B. Washington D.C
C. Los Angeles B A.B.C.D. 3. Which stands for the USA? National
Emblems
(国徽)C 4. How many states are there in the USA?A.B.C.D.47484950D 5. Who is president of America now?A.B.C.D.Barack Hussein Obama George H.W. Bush Putin Bill Clinton B A.B.C.D.6. Which doesn’t belong to the USA?Statue of
LibertyGolden
BridgeWhite
HouseEiffel
TowerC 7. Which are not American brands?ABCDGermanyB F G EFGGermanyFinland8.Who are Americans?ABCDEkeanu
ReevesSteven
SpeilbergRonaldinho BritainBrazilA C E9.The largest state---Texas11. The 44th president --- Geoge W. Bush10. The first president--- WashingtonGeorge Washington
was the first President
(and is marked on the
US one dollar bill).Barack Hussein
Obama is
the 45th President.12. Which city is known as “Big Apple”?---New York13. When was the Constitution written?
A. 1789 B. 1777 C. 1786A1) When you look at the title, what so you think of?
2) Why is the USA called a melting pot?A land of differences. California is a land of great
Differences — differences in climate, in landscape
and attitude.Answer the following questions:There are many immigrants to the USA and there
are many cultures and nationalities. So it is a
place in which people, ideas, etc of different kinds
gradually get mixed together.
It is a very young country in the world.
It has only a history of 200-300 years.
Most people in the country are immigrates.(移民)
The head office of the UN was set up there.
Two World Wars didn’t take place there.
1 Washington DC
2 New York
3 California
4 Mississippi
5 FloridaFind out the following places on the map True or False2. Most state names come from Spanish
or English.1. New York is the largest state in the Us.3. Atlanta is known as the “Big Apple”.4. The Constitution was written in 1779.FFFF New YorkTexasNative American languageIn 17895. There are 52 stars on the American flag.6. George Washington was the first
American President.7. The first settlers arrived in North America
about 30,000 years ago. 8. The Mississippi River is the longest river
in the world.FFTT50The Nile River 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.San FranciscoLos AngelesHoustonBostonNew YorkWashington, D.CRocky MountainsMexicoChicagoCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe MississippiSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioOcean on the east coast _________________
Ocean on the west cost __________________
Country to the north of USA __________________
Country to the south of USA ________________
California
__________________Atlantic OceanPacific OceanCanadaMexico Southwestern USAGreat Lakes:Longest river in the USA:Some important cities:Superior, Michigan, Huron,
Erie and OntarioMississippi RiverNew York, Washington D C,
Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Chicago, New OrleansRocky MountainsMountains range in the west California (one of the 50 states of the USA)1. illustrate vt. 解释、说明 illustration n.
2. slave n. 奴隶 slavery n. 奴隶制度、奴隶身份
3. Spain n. 西班牙
Spanish adj. 西班牙(人)的, 西班牙语的 n.
西班牙人, 西班牙语
4. majority n. 大多数、大半 major adj.
minority n. 少数, 少数派, 少数民族
5. immigrant n. (从外国移入的)移民
immigration n. 移民
immigrate v. 使移居入境/移来 New Words6. nationality n. 国籍 national adj 国家的, 民族的
nation n. 国家, 民族 native adj.&n. 当地人, 本国人
7. prehistoric adj. 史前的 ____________ n.
8. react vi. 做出反应, 回应 __________ n. 反应, 反作用
9. mix n. 混合; 结合
v. 混合; 拌和;结合
mixture n. 混合; 混合状态; 混合物
mix…with/and … 把…和…混合
10. racial adj. 人种的; 种族的
race n. 种族 racialist n. 种族主义者prehistory reaction 11. percentage 百分比, 百分率(单词前面不用具体的
数据)
percent 百分之…( 单词前通常有具体的数据)
e.g. a large /high percentage
-- What ____________ of students in your school
go to college?
-- 97 _________.
12. applicant n. 申请人
apply vi. 申请 apply for sth. to sb.
vt. 运用 be applied to sth
application n. 申请, 申请表, 应用, 运用percentagepercent13. socialist n. 社会主义者; 社会党人
adj. 社会主义者的
society n. 社会
social adj. 社会的, 爱交际的, 社交的
14. central adj. 中心的; 中央的; 主要的
centre n. 中心; 中央
in the center of 在中间, 在中央
15. occur-occurring-occurred- occurred
vi. 发生;出现; 想起; 想到; 存在; 被发现
sth occur to sb 被想到; 出现在大脑中
It occurs /occurred to sb that.. 某人想到…16. indicate v. 指出、标示、表明、暗示
indication n. 指出, 指示, 迹象, 暗示
17. apparent adj 显而易见的/显然的/表面上的
apparently adv 显而易见地/表面上地
appear v.
18. slip-slipped-slipped 滑行、滑动、滑
19. bakery n. 面包房、面包厂
baker n. 面包师 bake v.
20. hire v./n. 租用、雇佣
fire v 解雇21. ___________________ n. 行李 一件行李
22. __________ n. 丹麦 _________ adj. 丹麦(人)的,
丹麦语的 n. 丹麦人, 丹麦语
23. _________n. 韩国 ___________adj. 韩国(人)的;
n. 韩国人; 朝鲜语
24. __________n. 巴基斯坦 ___________ adj.
巴基斯坦(人)的; 巴基斯坦人
25. _____________ 用……办法; 借助 luggage / baggagea piece of luggage/baggage
an article of luggage/baggageDenmark Danish Korea Korean Pakistan Pakistani by means of26. ______________ 习惯于新的生活方式、
工作等,_____________________ 谋生
27. ______________与..合作或一起工作
28. _________ v./n. 租用、雇佣 ________ v 解雇
29. __________ 包括、吸收 make a life make/earn a living by team up withhirefiretake in1. It was a_________ from her face that she was really
upset.Fill in the blanks. pparent2. Take care of our l________ while I find a cab.
3. An increase p___________ of the population own
their own homes.
4. These animals i__________ to North Africa in winter.
5. I think their failure is due to a m_______ of bad luck
and poor management.
6. His angry r________ to the decision was beyond my
imagination.
7. The quickest m______ of travel is by plane.
8. I have finished this magazine. Can I s_____ with
you?uggageercentagemmigrateixtureeactioneanswap1. Review what you already know about the
geography of the USA. Find more
information about California.
2. What does your hometown look like?
Describe it.
Homework Useful expressionsHow long /wide/high/tall is ….?
It’s …metres/feet long/wide/high/tall.
There is …in the north/south/east/west.
It looks like….Sample descriptionMy Hometown My hometown isn’t very large. It is located
next to a river and there are three main parts.
On the east side of the river, there are many
apartment buildings and two middle schools.
Most people in my town live here. The west side
of my town is divided into two parts. In the north, there are two factories, a power
plant, and a train station. There is a small park
between the north and the south, and there is a
small lake in the park. In the south, there is a
shopping center and many important buildings,
e.g. a hospital, a police station, and a government
building. There is also a small university.