高中英语book 8 Unit 1 A land of diversity warming up课件 人教版选修八.pptVIP

National Flag United States of America is composed of a federal district - Washington DC and 50 states. All the states except for Hawaii islands are situated in mainland America. It has a population of about 2,900 million. Its area is 9,370,000 sq km. The climate of USA is mainly temperate in nature but in Hawaii and Florida, it is tropical. Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live there. Golden Bridge Hawaii Yellow Stone National Park Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty The crowned lady is 46 meters high, with a torch in her right hand holding aloft and Declaration of Independence in her left. The Mississippi River Chinatown Mount Rushmore George Washington（1732—1799） Theodore Roosevelt （1858—1919） Thomas Jefferson（1743—1826） Abraham Lincon（1809—1865） The executive mansion of the President of the United States. The American President lives and works in the building. Wall Street American film stars Hollywood Oscar award Arnold Schwarzenegger Angelina Jolie Michel Jackson Julia Roberts Steven Spielberg Tom Cruise Madonna Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio Famous American persons Bill Gates: the richest person in the world Thomas Edison: the greatest inventor Mark Twain: the great humorous writer Hemingway: the great novelist, short-story writer Martin Luther King: the most famous leader of the American civil rights movement American sports American football: the most popular game in the USA baseball basketball * Unit 1 A land of diversity Warming up pre-reading The USA Which country is nicknamed Uncle Sam? a. Valentine’s Day b. Christmas Day c. Thanks-giving Day d. Independence Day e. April Fool’s Day f. Halloween a (Feb.14)---e(Apr.1)---d( June 4)---f(Nov.1)---c(the last Sunday of Nov)---b(Dec.25) New York Washington Atlanta Los Angeles Chicago A B C D E Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, New York, Los Angeles Three times If you want to learn something about a country, what do you wa