公选课PPT-1.ppt

American Society and Culture Appreciation of Classic American films Time: 2nd Week — 12th Week , Monday Place: Teaching Building D, Room 305 Grading: Attendance and participation (40%) Quizzes (10%) Final Exam/ Paper (50%) * Miss more than three classes, your right to take the final exam/ paper and the credit (points) of this optional course will be forfeited. Course Description 《美国社会文化及经典美影赏析》是一门系统阐述美国基本概况的课程。它旨在向学生介绍美国的社会和文化等背景知识，拓宽其知识面，帮助学生了解美国的社会与文化概貌，如地理、历史、政治、经济、社会生活和文化传统等方面的基本知识，使其从文化和社会的角度更加深刻地理解和掌握所学语言知识和技能；并通过对美国具有代表性的多部电影所做的赏析，使我们看到时代的动荡变迁是如何影响美国电影的内容与风格，而美国电影又怎样从各个侧面折射出美国社会的风貌、思潮和心理的，是怎样反映并传播着不断变化的美国价值观念和理想的。 Chapter One Geography I. Location and Size the Star- spangled Banner 美国共有50个州，除夏威夷和阿拉斯加两州外，本土48州依地理位置可分为6个区域，东西5个时区，各区的气候、温度也都不尽相同。 ? 美国地理分区表及时区表 Alaska and Hawaii are the two newest states in America. Alaska borders on northwestern Canada, and Hawaii lies in the central Pacific. 　　 The U.S has a land area of 9.3 million square kilometres. It is the fourth largest country in the world in size after Russia, Canada and China. The U.S is a federal republic with many states. For a long time there were 48 states, then in 1959 Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states. Of all states of America, Alaska is the largest in area and Rhode Island the smallest. But on the mainland Texas is the largest state of the country. Texas alone is larger than France and Alaska is twice as big as Texas.　 II. Mountains The Rockies, the backbone of the North American Continent, is also known as the Continental Divide. The two main mountain ranges in America are the Appalachian mountains and the Rocky mountains. The Appalachians run slightly from the northeast to southwest and the Rocky mountains run slightly from the northwest to southeast.　　 III. Rivers and Lakes The Mississippi River is the largest river in America, over 6000 kilometers. And it is one of the world’s great continental rivers. The Mississippi has been