新课标人教版课件系列 《高中英语》 选修(模块）8-1.5

Unit 1 A land of diversity The first period of class

Who can tell the names of continents and oceans? Pre-task: As we know the world is made up of seven continents and four oceans. Who can tell the names of continents and oceans?

Please tell the names of continents and oceans Europe North America Arctic Ocean Asia Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean South America Africa Antarctica Oceania

the location and neighbors of the USA Canada Five Lakes The Atlantic Ocean The Pacific Ocean Mexico Alaska Hawaii the location and neighbors of the USA

Superior Huron Ontario Erie Michigan Please tell the names of the five lakes Superior Huron Ontario Erie Michigan

Brief summary From the pictures above we can conclude 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 neighbor is Canada, and the southern is Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.

More information about the U.S.A National Flag

National Emblem

Statue of Liberty

Do you know about the main cities of the U.S.A? Washington the capital of the U.S.A

White House

New York It is the largest seaport in the USA.

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.

It is called the Super Market of America It is called the Super Market of America. It is the most important industrial and commercial city. The International Labor Day came from the worker’s strike in Chicago. Chicago

Boston It is almost the oldest city in the USA. It is also a center of culture and education.

Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live there San Francisco

Let’s appreciate some beautiful scenery of the U.S.A Grand Canyon

Golden Bridge

Yellow Stone National Park

Scenery in Hawaii

Chinatown

Task 1: If you have a chance to visit the U.S.A, where would you like to go and why ?

Task 2 How much do you know about California? California is also called: A. Golden State B. Beach State C. Silver State D. China State

California is the ________ largest state. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth

Maybe he or she had a good harvest. Task 3: Look at the pictures below. Each illustrates something about California. Discuss in groups what each picture means to you. A native American Indian was standing beside a camp .It seemed that he or she felt very happy. Maybe he or she had a good harvest.

He was a gold miner. He was panning gold He was a gold miner. He was panning gold. He looked not only thin and weak, but also thirsty and tired. It was difficult for them to achieve the dream of becoming rich.

A building in Chinatown Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco. By 1990,the nations being immigrated from different parts of the world had made California into the most racially and ethnically diverse state in the country.

Other reference pictures about gold rush in California

Task 4 : Discussion 1.Do you think Gold Rush benefits California? 2.If you have a chance to immigrate to the U.S.A, California is your favorite place to settle down? Why?

Homework: Get preparations for the reading: California