《Unit1 A land of diversity》课件一（16张PPT）（人教版选修8）.pptVIP

。 国名释义： 美利坚合众国（The United States of America）简称美国（U.S.A.）。美国因洲名而得名。在英语中，亚美利加 和美利坚为同一词“America”，只是汉译不同，前者指全美洲，后者指美国。??? 美国的绰号叫“山姆大叔”传说１８１２年英美战争期间，美国纽约特罗伊城商人山姆·威尔 National Day：July,4thIndependent in １７７６.） 非洲裔美国人内战纪念碑纪念人民权领袖 马丁·路德·金 The famous speech: I have a dream 尼克松访华时赠给毛泽东的瓷塑《和平之鸟》：１９７２年２月 General Knowledge Quiz about the USA 1.How many states are there in the USA? A. 49 B. 50 C. 51 D. 48 2.The most important and largest river in the USA is ____ The Ohio River B. the Colorado River C. The Missouri River D. the Mississippi 3.California is the ______largest state in the USA. third B. second C. fourth D. fifth 4.California, a state in the western USA, borders_____ The Pacific Ocean B. the Indian Ocean The Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean 5._______is California’s largest and the nation’s second largest city. A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco 6.California’s official nickname is the ________. Sunflower State B. Golden States C. Land of Opportunity D. Evergreen State 7._______has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas 8. California entered the Union on September 9,1850, as the ___state. A. Thirtieth B. Thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first 洛杉矶风情 The Map of USA Warming Up Look at the map of USA with your group. Write on the map the names of as many of the following as you can. Ocean on the east coast: Atlantic Ocean Ocean on the west coast: Pacific Ocean Country to the north of USA: Canada Country to the south of USA: Mexico Mountain range in the west: Rocky Mountains Great Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario Longest river in the USA: Mississippi River Some important cities: New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, etc. If you have a chance to go to USA, Where would you prefer to visit, California or Washington DC? What are the advantage Discu