人教版高二英语选修八Unit 1 A land of diversity Reading课件（共22张PPT）

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Unit
1
United
States
of
America
is
composed
of
a
federal
district
-
Washington
DC
and
___
states.
All
the
states
except
for
______
islands
are
situated
in
mainland
America.
It
has
a
population
of
about____________.
Its
area
is
__________sq
km.
The
climate
of
USA
is
mainly
temperate
in
nature
but
in
Hawaii
and
Florida,
it
is
tropical.
50
Hawaii
2,900
million
9,370,000
Star-Spangled
Banner
The
American
flag
consists
of
13
horizontal
stripes,
with
__
red
stripes
alternating
with
___
white
stripes.
The
upper
left
corner
has
a
rectangular
blue
field,
containing
50
five-pointed
white
stars.
The
stripes
of
the
American
flag
symbolize
the
13
colonies
that
originally
constituted
the
United
States
of
America.
The
stars
represent
the
50
states
of
the
Union.
The
stars
are
arranged
in
a
circle
so
that
no
one
colony
would
be
viewed
above
another.
7
6
The
White
House
The
executive
mansion
of
the
President
of
the
United
States.
The
American
President
lives
and
works
in
the
building.
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.
1.
Which
image
shows
the
capital
of
the
USA?
B.
C.
Washington
D.C.
Los
Angeles
New
York
2.
The
most
important
and
largest
river
in
the
USA
is:
the
Ohio
River
the
Colorado
River
C.the
Missouri
River
D.the
Mississippi
River
3.
“Big
Apple”
refers
to:
A.
Atlanta
B.
New
York
C.
Chicago
D.
Boston
4.
“The
City
of
Angels”
refers
to:
A.
Los
Angeles
B.
New
Orleans
C.
San
Francisco
D.
Seattle
5.The
American
National
Day
is
on:
A.
February
8th
B.
December
20th
C.
May
5th
D.
July
4th
6.
___has
the
largest
population
in
the
USA.
A.
California
B.
Alaska
C.
Washington
D.
Texas
Pre-reading
It
has
an
area
of
411,000
square
kilometers.
And
it
has
the
largest
population
in
US,
with
the
most
developed
economy.
Reading
Skimming
Read
the
title，1st
paragraph
and
subtitles(副标题),
and
work
out
the
main
idea
of
the
text.
California
is
the
most
___________
state,
which
has
attracted
people
from
______
_________
throughout
its
history.
multicultural
all
over
the
world
Reading
Scanning
Native
Americans
Europeans
forced
was
ruled
part
declared
war
Gold
gold/becoming
rich
were
attracted
became
the
31st
Time
Facts
15,000
years
ago
_____________
first
lived
in
California
in
the
16th
century
As_____________
arrived,
they
were
_______into
slavery.
in
the
18th
century
California
___________
by
Spain
In
1821
California
became
_____
of
Mexico
In
1846
The
United
States
_______________
on
Mexico
and
won
California
back.
In
1848
____
was
discovered
in
California.
People
from
all
over
the
world
___________________to
California
in
pursuit
of
_______________________.
In
1850
California
___________________
federal
state
of
America.
Russians
Chinese
Africans
Italians
Jewish
early
1800s
late
1840s
/
early
1850s
1800s
late
19th
century
1920s
at
the
beginning
of
20th
century
around
1970s
1911
in
the
1970s
Japanese
Cambodians
Koreans
Vietnamese
Laotians
Danish
Pakistanis
When
did
they
first
come
to
California?
Critical
Thinking
Why
is
California
such
a
multicultural
community?
What
contributions
have
immigrants
made
to
California?
What
problems
do
you
think
may
arise?
Consolidation
California
is
the
third
largest
1.__________
in
the
USA
but
has
the
largest
2.___________.
As
time
went
by,
it
has
attracted
people
from
all
over
the
world,
and
therefore,
became
the
most
3.___________
state
in
the
USA.
No
one
really
knows
4.___________
when
the
first
people
arrived
in
what
we
now
know
as
California.
Now
there
are
more
5.__________
Americans
living
in
California
than
in
any
other
state.
California
was
6.___________
by
Spain
about
two
centuries
ago
and
Consolidation
there
is
still
a
strong
Spanish
7.__________
in
the
state.
People
from
around
the
world
began
crowding
in
California
when
8.__________
was
discovered
there.
It
was
not
long
before
those
people
realized
their
9._______
of
becoming
rich
couldn't
be
achieved.
At
present,
California
gains
its
popularity
mainly
because
of
its
climate
and
the
10._________.
It
is
believed
that
before
long
the
mix
of
11.
________
will
be
so
great
that
there
will
be
no
major
racial
of
cultural
groups,
but
simply
a
mixture
of
many
races
and
12._________.
Consolidation
state;
2.
population;
3.
multicultural;
4.
exactly;
5.
Native;
6.
ruled;
7.
influence;
8.
gold;
9.
dream;
10.
lifestyle;
11.
nationalities;
12.
cultures;