高二英语Unit16 warming up speaking 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,*,Welcome,Warming up&Speaking,Unit 16,The United States of America,The Star-Spangled Banner,eagle,national emblem,Capitol Hill,.,The American flag,Statue of Liberty,.,George W.Bush,Test your American knowledge,What form of government is the United States?,The United States is a Republic(,共和政体）。,The United States is a Dictatorship(,独裁政权）。,The United States is a Monarchy.(,君主制）。,2.,Who was the first President?,Abraham Lincoln,George Washington,Bill Clinton,Test your American knowledge,3.,Who makes the law?,The president makes the law.,The supreme Court(,联邦最高法院）,makes the law.,The congress（,国会）,makes the law.,4.Who presides(,主持),the senate(,参议院）？,The president,The vice president,The speaker(,众议院议长）,Test your American knowledge,5.,Independence was won from what country?,Germany,France,England,6.Where was the first capital of the United States?,Philadelphia(,费城),Washington D.C.,New York City,Test your American knowledge,7.,Which state is best known for wine?,New York,California,Florida,8.Which music form organized in the United States?,Jazz,Rock and Roll,Folk songs,Test your American knowledge,9.,Whats the capital of New York city?,Albany（,奥尔伯尼）New York,Buffalo（,巴福罗）,10.,How many strips(,条，带),are there on the United States flag?,12,50,13,Decide whether the following sentences are,True,of,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.,Texas,Native American Languages,New York,1789,5.,There are 52 stars on the American flag.,6.,George Washington was the first American President.,7.,The first settlers arrived in North America about 30,000 years ago.,8.,The Mississippi River is the longest river in the world.,50,The“first settlers”is native American who came to North America from Asia.,US,The longest river in the world is the Nile River.,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,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,1,Washington,2 California,3 New Mexico,4 Texas,5,Louisana,.,6,Mississippi,7 Alabama,8 Georgia,9 Florida,.,10,Kentucky,11 Virginia,12 New York,.,America lies in,the,South,of North America,.It is surrounded by,the Pacific,Oecan,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,Uncle Sam was named after Samuel Wilson.During the war of 1812,Samuel Wilson worked as a butcher and meat packer（,包装工人）.,He provided large amounts of meat for the US Army.The barrels(,大桶）,were marked,“,U.S.”。,Supposedly,someone who saw the U.S.stamp（,图章）,suggested-perhaps as a joke-that the initials（,首字母）,stood for Uncle Sam Wilson.The idea that the meat amounts came from Uncle Sam led to the idea that Uncle Sam represented the federal（,联邦制的）,government.,America is a big,melting pot,.The melting pot here means that people with different cultural and racial backgrounds immigrate（,迁移）,to the,States,live together,get mixed and build up this wonderful culture that we call,American culturetoday.,There was a saying that“without Washington,there might have been another Washington.But without Lincoln,American history might have been re-written.If the United States had been divided into two countries,there would have been little chance for it to become what it is now.,Grand Canyon,Yellowstone National Park,Yosemite National Park,Niagara Falls,landscape,Miami,It is best known for its tourism industry.Miami Beach is warm and beautiful even in the winter.,Hawaii,Would you like to know something about important cities in America?,Take,notes!,New York,the Broadway theatre&park,It is a center of theatres.,It is the largest seaport in the USA.,Statue of Liberty,It is 305-foot-tall,which is given by France as a gift.,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.,Los Angeles,The world-famous,Hollywood Village,is here which dominates the film-making industry of the nation.The weather is good,never very cold here and its beautiful suburbs of green hills are most suitable for film-making.,Universal City Studio,is the largest studio in the world.,Disneyland,is also located here.,Boston,It is almost the oldest city in the USA.It is also a center of culture and education.,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.,Detroit,It is a famous automotive town.It is the home of Ford,General Motors and Chrysler.,Washington,Capitol Hill,The Pentagon,It is the U.S.Department of,Defence,.,Washington Monument,Lincoin,Memorial,Jefferson,Memorial,If you have a chance to have a tour to the USA,which city would you like to go and why?,Take,notes!,New York,Washington,Boston,Detroit,Los Angeles,Chicago,Listening,Part 1,1.The islands on the east coast of the USA were first,discovered by _.,A.an Italian explorer B.a French explorer,C.a Spanish businessman,2.The island of Manhattan was brought at a price of _.,A.34 dollars B.44 dollars C.24 dollars3.New York was once the capital of the USA _.,A.From 1789 to 1790 B from1879 to 1890,C.From 1689 to 1690,4.By 1820,the population of New York had grown to about _.,A.225,000 B 25,000 C.125,000,A,C,A,C,Part 2,1.Over a period of 62 years,_ million new people,passed through Ellis Island into the USA.,A.25 B.15 C.50,2.At that time people who wanted to enter the USA,had to go through _.,A.history and literature tests B.mental and physical tests,C.chemistry and physics tests.,3.People can take the subway in New York _.,A.at night B.in the daytime C.all day,4.Some people dont like New York because _,A.the weather is very unpleasant,B.the people are unfriendly,C.the transportation is not convenient,B,B,C,A,Thank you!,