综合英语第五册Unit1课件.ppt

Displays of fireworks, such as these over the Washington Monument, take place across the United States on Independence Day.;The National Day of the Peoples Republic of China (国庆节) is celebrated every year on October 1. It is a public holiday in the Peoples Republic of China to celebrate their national day. The PRC was founded on October 1, 1949 with a ceremony at Tiananmen Square. The National Day is celebrated throughout China with a variety of government-organised festivities, including fireworks and concerts. Public places, such as Tiananmen Square in Beijing, are decorated in a festive theme. ; Unit 1 The Fourth of July;Can you name the objects in following pictures? Are they important clues of the story?;The Liberty Bell 自由钟（位于费城） in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is one of the most prominent symbols of the American Revolutionary War. It is a familiar symbol of independence within the United States and has been described as an icon of liberty and justice. ;Lincoln Memorial(林肯纪念堂) is an American memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and was dedicated on May 30, 1922. The memorial has been the site of many famous speeches, including Martin Luther Kings “I Have a Dream”. ;Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its greatest constitutional, military, and moral crisis—the American Civil War—preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, strengthening the national government and modernizing the economy. Reared in a poor family on the western frontier, Lincoln was self-educated, and became a country lawyer, a Whig Party leader, Illinois state legislator during the 1830s, and a one-term member of the United States House of Representatives during the 1840s ;; The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the Ame