《unit1 A land of diversity》课件二十（36张PPT）（人教版选修8）.pptVIP

A: The United States of America B: Usually stupid and annoying 5.Duing Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich. 6.It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or culture groups. Homework: 1.Review the new words. 2.Read the text carefully and pick out the difficult sentences. * 2. Which flag is American flag? A. B. C. 3. Which city is the capital of the USA? New York Washington D.C Los Angeles 4. Who is the President of America? A. B. C. D. George W. Bush George H.W. Bush Bill Clinton Obama 5. How many states are there in the USA? A. B. C. D. 45 52 34 50 A. B. C. D. 6.Which doesn’t belong to the USA? Statue of Liberty Golden Gate Bridge White House Eiffel Tower 7. Where is California? A. B. E. C. D. U.S.A. official name: The United States of America capital city : Washington DC population: 296,000,000 languages: English major cities: New York. Los Angeles . Chicago. Houston… national holiday: Independence Day, 4 July famous people: Bill Gates, Michael Jordan… Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Houston New Orieans Miami Atlanta Boston New York Philadelphig Washington, D.C Appalachian Rocky Mountains Mexico Chicago Detroit St. Louis Canada Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean the Mississippi Star-Spangled Banner 50 stars—— Each star represents one state 13 stripes—— the original 13 states. Red----courage White------freedom Blue------loyalty and justice How each picture is relevant to the history of California? Native American Indian—one of the first people to live in California. Native California Indians A gold miner—the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California. California gold miners around 1849 A building in Chinatown, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chin