Unit 1 A land of diversity ---Warming-up

What do you know about USA?

Version A: The United States of America What does USA stand for? Version A: The United States of America Version B: Usually stupid and annoying Exploring USA

A. B. C. D. 1. Which flag is America’s National flag? Quiz Exploring USA

2. Which national emblem stands for the USA? Exploring USA

A. B. C. D. 3. What’s the size of the USA? 9,429,091 sq km It is the ______ largest country in the world. 4th Exploring USA

B. A. C. D. 4. What’s the population of the USA? 193,027,571 293,027,571 C. 393,027,571 D. 493,027,571 Why is the US called “a melting pot”? There are people from nearly every nation in the world. Exploring USA

A. 45 B. 52 C. 34 D. 50 5. How many states are there in the USA? Exploring USA

A. New York City B. Washington D.C. C. Atlanta D. Los angles 6. The capital of the USA is ______? A. New York City B. Washington D.C. C. Atlanta White House D. Los angles Exploring USA

B. Texas C. California D. Alaska 7. Which state is the largest one in the US? A. New York B. Texas C. California D. Alaska Exploring USA

8. Where is California? A. B. C. D. E. Exploring USA

9. ____ has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas The governor of California is _________________________. Arnold Schwarzenegger Exploring USA

B. Yangtze River C. Mississippi D. Amazon 10. Which is the longest river in the USA? A. Nile B. Yangtze River C. Mississippi D. Amazon Exploring USA

A. 41st & 42nd B. 43rd &44th C. 44th & 45th D. 45th & 46th 11. The President George W. Bush is the ____ president in the history of the USA? A. 41st & 42nd B. 43rd &44th C. 44th & 45th D. 45th & 46th ( 2001-2008 ) Exploring USA

A. June 4th B. July 4th C. October 1st D. August 14th 12. When is American Independence Day? A. June 4th B. July 4th C. October 1st D. August 14th Exploring USA

A. New York B. Chicago C. Los Angeles 13. Which city is known as the “Big Apple”? A. New York B. Chicago C. Los Angeles Exploring USA

A. Spanish B. English C. Native American’s 14. What language do most state names come from? A. Spanish B. English C. Native American’s Exploring USA

A. F. C. G. Hollywood NBA Michel Jackson Bill Gates B. Uncle Tom E. 15. Which of the following items refers to a person? A. F. C. G. Hollywood NBA Michel Jackson Bill Gates B. Uncle Tom E. Iraq War Gone With The Wind D. Exploring USA

A. Jefferson B. Washington C. Franklin D. Adams 16. Who is the person on the one-dollar note? A. Jefferson B. Washington C. Franklin D. Adams Exploring USA

A. B. C. D. 17. Which doesn’t belong to the USA? Golden Bridge Statue of Liberty White House Eiffel Tower A. B. C. D. Exploring USA

B. C. D. A. 18. Who is not an American? Martin Luther King Albert Einstein Thomas Edison Abraham Lincoln B. C. D. A. Exploring USA

19. In which year did the Civil War break out and come to an end? A. 1861-1864 B. 1861-1865 C. 1862-1865 D. 1861-1866 Exploring USA

20. The 26th Olympic Games was held in _____ in 1996. A. Los Angeles B. New York C. Atlanta D. San Francisco Exploring USA

Rise to challenge 3 2 1 5 7 6 4 8 9 10

The year when USA gained its independence 1 In the year 1783 Exploring USA

The first president of the USA 2 George Washington Exploring USA

Natonal Basketball Association What does NBA stand for? 3 Natonal Basketball Association Exploring USA

The native of USA 4 American Indians

List out at least two wars about the USA 5 Independent war Civil war

When and where was gold found in USA? 6 The year 1848 Exploring USA

List at least three neighbouring countries 7 Mexico Canada Cuba Exploring USA

Put the following holidays into the right order 8 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)---f(Oct.31) ---c(the last Thursday of Nov)---b(Dec.25) Exploring USA

How many times was Olympic Games held in the USA? 10 When & Where? Three times The 10th Olympic Games, 1932 Los Angeles The 23rd Olympic Games, 1984 Los Angeles The 26th Olympic Games, 1996 Atlanta Exploring USA

Appalachian the Mississippi Rocky Mountains Do you know about the main mountains and river of the U.S.A?

Canada Mexico About the USA The Pacific Ocean The Atlantic Ocean the Gulf of Mexico Mexico

A land of diversity

Ocean on the east coast _________________ Warming up Ocean on the east coast _________________ Ocean on the west coast __________________ Country to the north of USA __________________ Country to the south of USA ________________ Mountains range in the west ______________________ Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Canada Mexico Rocky Mountains

Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario Great Lakes : Warming up Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario Longest river in the USA : Mississippi River Some important cities: New York, Washington D. C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans

Brief summary are Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico. The USA 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 south of it are Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.

Match the letters with the cities 9 Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, New York, Los Angeles New York Chicago A E B D C Washington Los Angeles Atlanta Exploring USA

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

Washington It is the capital of the USA.

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

New York It is the largest seaport in the USA.

It is called the Super Market of America. It is the most important industrial and commercial city. Chicago

Atlanta features the new World of Coca-Cola, which features the history of the world-famous soft drink brand. Atlanta

Los Angeles It’s home to Hollywood Village, Universal City Studio and Disneyland.

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