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1、A land of diversity 一个多元文化的国土,Book 4 Unit 1,Topics of this unit: History and geography of the USA Nationality and people Customs and culture,America lies in the South of North America. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The northern land neighbour i
2、s Canada, and the southern is Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.,Mississippi River,Warming up,The United States of America is composed of a federal(联邦的) district - Washington DC and 50 states. All the states, except for Hawaii islands and Alaska, are situated in mainland America. It has a population of
3、about 290 million. Its area is 9,370,000 sq km. The climate of USA is mainly temperate(温和的) in nature but in Hawaii and Florida, it is tropical.,The American flag consists of 13 horizontal stripes, with 7 red stripes alternating with 6 white stripes. The upper left corner has a rectangular blue fiel
4、d, 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.,The
5、national flag: The Star-Spangled Banner 星条旗,The national emblem,The national anthem: the star-spangled banner 星条旗永不落,The White House,The executive mansion of the President of the United States. The American President lives and works in the building.,The Pentagon 五角大楼,As a symbol of the US military,
6、the Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located at 48 N. Rotary Road, Arlington, Virginia 22211 (Map). Its mailing address is Washington, DC 20301.,Statue of Liberty,The crowned lady is 46 meters high, with a torch in her right hand holding aloft and Declaration
7、of Independence in her left.,New York,New Yorka beacon(灯塔) for the best, brightest and bravest people from all over the U.S. and all around the world. New Yorka real melting pot, Empire State. Its hard being a New Yorker. The largest city in the United States with the nickname the Big Apple, and con
8、sists of five districts: Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Richmond. New York is known especially for its Broadway theater district, the Wall Street financial district, and the elegant residential areas of Fifth Avenue etc.,New York,If I can make it there, Id make it anywhere. New Yorkers
9、value their privacy Stop someone on the street and ask directions its as though you had walked into his private office. Privacy is for New Yorkers what saving face is for Asians.,The Empire State Building,Central Park,Brooklyn Bridge,The headquarters of the United Nations,1. Which flag is American f
10、lag? A. B. C.,2. Which city is the capital of the USA? New York Washington D.C Los Angeles,(the stars and stripes),Competition about the general knowledge of USA.,3. Which state is the largest one in the US? A. New York B. Texas C. Los Angeles,4. How many stars are there on the American flag? A. 52
11、B. 50 C. 13,5.Which city is known as the “Big Apple”? A. New York B. Chicago C. Los Angeles,6. In which year was the constitution (宪法) written? A. 1779 B. 1789 C. 1799,7. Which is the longest river in the US? A. Nile B. Yangtze River C. Mississippi,8. What language do most state names come from? A.
12、Spanish B. English C. Native Americans,9. Who is the person on the one-dollar note? A. Jefferson B. Washington C. Franklin,10. When is American Independence Day? A. June 4th B. July 4th C. August 14th,11.Obama is the _ president in the USA. A. 41st & 42nd B. 43rd &44th C. 44th,12. California is the
13、_ largest state in the USA. A. third B. second C. fourth D. fifth,13. California, a state in the western USA, borders _ the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian Ocean C. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean,14. _ is Californias largest and the nations second largest city. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San D
14、iego D. San Francisco,15. Californias official nickname is the _ Sunflower State B. Golden State C. Land of Opportunity D. Evergreen State,16. _ has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas,17. California entered the Union on September 9, 1850, as the _ state
15、. A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first,Pre-reading,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 land
16、scape(风景) make the tourism prosperous(繁荣的).,Reading,Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold? When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California? What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California? What is the main idea of the pass
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