高二选修八Unit1Reading公开课.ppt

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1、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

2、.50Hawaii2,900 million9,370,000Star-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 colo

3、nies 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.76The White House The executive mansion of the President of the United States.The American President liv

4、es 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?A.B.C.Washington D.C.Los AngelesNew York2.The most important and largest river in

5、the USA is:A.the Ohio River B.the Colorado River C.the Missouri RiverD.the Mississippi River3.“Big Apple”refers to:A.Atlanta B.New York C.Chicago D.Boston4.“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

6、20th C.May 5th D.July 4th6._has the largest population in the USA.A.California B.Alaska C.Washington D.TexasPre-readingIt has an area of 411,000 square kilometers.And it has the largest population in US,with the most developed economy.ReadingSkimmingRead the title，1st paragraph and subtitles(副标题),an

7、d work out the main idea of the text.California is the most _ state,which has attracted people from _ _ throughout its history.multiculturalall overthe worldReadingScanningTime Facts15,000 years ago _ first lived in Californiain the 16th centuryAs_ arrived,they were _into slavery.in the 18th century

8、 California _ by SpainIn 1821 California became _ of MexicoIn 1846The 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 1850California _ federal state of America.Native AmericansEuropeansforced was

9、 ruled part declared war Goldgold/becoming richwere attractedbecame the 31st Russians Chinese Africans Italians Jewishearly 1800slate 1840s/early 1850s1800slate 19th century1920sat the beginning of 20th century around 1970s1911in the 1970s Japanese Cambodians Koreans Vietnamese Laotians Danish Pakis

10、tanisWhen 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

11、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 abou

12、t two centuries ago andConsolidationthere 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 couldnt 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._.