Book8-unit1个人好课堂教学课件.ppt

* The Statue of Liberty Warming up The United States of America 2. Which flag is American flag? A B c 3. Which city is the capital ofthe USA? A. New York B. Washington D.C. C. Los Angeles 4. Who is the President of America now? A. B. C. D. George W. Bush Bill Clinton Barack Obama George H.W. Bush 5. How many states are there in the USA? A. B. C. D. 45 52 34 50 6. The most important and largest river in the United States of America is____ ? A. the Ohio River B. the Colorado River C. The Missouri River D. the Mississippi River  A. New York B. Chicago C. Los Angeles 7. Which city is known as the “Big Apple”? 8. Which state is the largest one in size in the USA? A. New York B. Texas C. California D. Florida 9. Which state has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas San Francisco Los Angeles Houston Boston New York Washington, D.C Rocky Mountains Mexico Chicago Canada Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean the Mississippi How each picture is relevant to the history of California? Native American Indian—one of the first people to live in California. Pre-reading A gold miner—the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California. A building in Chinatown, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco. 1.California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population. 2.The native Americans are treated well after the arrival of Europeans. 3.Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men. Reading Comprehension II Skimming: the third largest True or False suffered greatly 4. In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California. 5.Duing Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream