高二英语Unit16 warming reading 人教版 课件.ppt

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,The United States of America,Unit16,Warming up,speaking,Thinking,:,If you have a chance to learn something about a country,what do you want to know?,A country,Location,size,population,capital,language,education,weather,history,Agriculture and industry,Total area,about 9.4 million square kilometers(the fourth largest);has a long coastline of 22,680 kilometers,population,about 300 million,Language,English&Spanish(some minority groups),Religion,Christianity(56%);Catholic(28%);Judaism(2%),Climate,continental climate(most part),subtropical climate(the south),Nickname,Uncle Sam&Melting pot,brief introduction,Look at the map&talk about the location.,America lies in,the,South,of North America,.It is surrounded by,the Pacific Ocean,to the,west,and,the Atlantic Ocean,to the east.,The,northern,land,neighbour,is,Canada,and the,southern,is,Mexico,and,the Gulf of Mexico.,Mississippi River,location,national flag,The star spangled Banner,50 stars,Each star represents one state,13 stripes,the original 13 states.,Red,courage,White,freedom,Blue,loyalty and justice,eagle,national symbol,Decide whether the following sentences are true or false.,1,New York is the largest state in the US.,2 Most state names come from Spanish or English.,3 Atlanta is known as the“Big Apple”.,4 The Constitution was written in 1779,.,5,There are 52 stars on the American flag.,6 George Washington was the first American President.,7 The first settlers arrived in North American about 30,000 years ago.,8 The Mississippi River is the longest river in the world.,.,1,.,Texas is the largest state in the US,Texas,Most state names come from Native American languages,eg,:Alabama,Alaska,Kentucky,Mississippi,Tennessee,Texas.,Florida comes from the Spanish language.,Georgia,which named after King George II of England,comes from English.,New York and New Jersey were named after English places.,.,2,3.,The“Big Apple”refers to New York.Most big cities have nicknames;some famous examples are:,Los Angeles=The city of Angels;,Chicago=The Windy City;,New Orleans=The Big Easy.,.,4.,The US Constitution-(the“basic law”of the United States)was written in 1789.,George Washington was the first President(and is marked on the US one dollar bill).,George w.Bush is the 43,rd,and 44,th,President.,The“first settlers”were not Europeans,but rather native Americans who came to North America from Asia,.,The Mississippi River is the longest river in the US(3760km).,The Yangtze River in China is the worlds third-longest river(5530km).,The longest river in the world is the Nile River(6690km).,Watch this short film,which cities are mentioned in it?,Washington D.C.,White House,The Pentagon,It is the U.S.Department of,Defence,.,White House,Capitol Hill,美国国会,Washington Monument,Lincoin,Memorial,Jefferson,Memorial,New York,the Broadway theatre&park,It is a center of theatres.,It is the largest seaport in the USA.,famous cities,Fifth Avenue,It is a street of an fashion and shopping center.,Manhattan,Wall Street,There are many sky scrapers of large banks and offices of big companies.,Statue of Liberty,自由女神像,Los Angeles,The world-famous,Hollywood Village,is here which dominates the film-making industry of the nation.,Universal City Studio,is the largest studio in the world.,Disneyland,is also located here.,Chicago,It is called the Super Market of America。It is the most important industrial and commercial city.,The International Labor Day came from the workers strike in Chicago.,Boston,It is almost the oldest city in the USA.It is also a center of culture and education.,What you know about the US:,Its a large country;,Its powerful;,There are many big cities in the US;,The US is the largest economy in the world.,Summarizing:,Speaking,Look at the following Map of,Hei,Long,jiang,province and describe your own hometown using useful expressions,What does it look like?,It looks like,How long/high/wide/tall is the?,Itsmeters long/wide/high/tall.,There isin the north.,Where does it lie?,It lies in the east/west/north/west of,Sample dialogue,A:Could you tell me where your hometown?,B:My hometown is,Daqing,Heilongjiang province,.,A:Could you describe it?,B:Yes,my hometown is very large.It is located next to Harbin.,A:Is your hometown beautiful?,B:Yes,I think that my hometown is pretty.,There are many famous sights,such as,A:?,B:.,A:Could you take me to visit your hometown?,B:Of course,Im glad to act as your guide.,Name of Sights,TVTower,(,塔全高,260,米,),TimesSquare,Iron-ManMemorialHall,(,全馆占地,54,，,000,平方米保存和展示铁人的生前遗物,200,多件。是铁人精神、大庆精神的传播基地和爱国主义教育的生动课堂。,),OilfieldScience&TechnologyMuseum,Lianhuan,LakeTourArea,(,Duerbote,),由,18,个湖泡组成,栖息着,220,多种水禽,Lindian,HotSpringSanatorium,(,Lindian,),Homework,Finish the Ex.of Unit 16 on,book,.,Surf the Internet to get more information about the USA,such as the history of the USA.,