人教版高中英语选修八 unit 1 a land of diversity reading名师公开课市级获奖课件（52张）.pptxVIP

Unit 1;Lead-in;San Francisco;Superior;Star-Spangled Banner ; Star-Spangled Banner (星条旗) ;The White House ;Capitol Hill;The Statue of Liberty ;Do the following exercises with the help of the map Ocean on the east coast: Atlantic Ocean Ocean on the west coast: Country to the north of USA: Country to the south of USA: Mountain range in the west: Great Lakes: Longest river in the USA: Some important cities:;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;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.; It has an area of 411.ooo square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy. ; California is amazing. The pleasant weather, long beach and graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous.;Native Americans;Gold Rush Period;1. California is the ________ largest state in the USA. A. third B. Second C. fourth D. fifth 2. California, a state in the western USA, borders ________. A. the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian Ocean C. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean 3. _____ is California’s largest and the nation’s second largest city. A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco;New phrases;take in 收容, 吸收，包括 a great/good many 许多, 大量 of one’s own 某人自己的 fight against