Unit 16 The United States of America

How much do you know about the USA 1.Who is the president of America now?_______ 2.Who was the first president of America?________ 3.How many states are there in America________ 4.When did America become an independent country?_______ 5.How large is America?________ 6.What’s the population of America?________ George W. Bush George Washington 50 In million km2 267million

Describe the geographical location of the America America is a large country in North America. To the east, it is the Atlantic ocean. To the west, it is the Pacific. To the North, it is the Canada. To the south, it is the Mexico. It has an area of about 937 million square kilometers, the fourth largest country in land. It has Washington as its capital.Its official language is English.

SEPT11,2001

Look at screen and match the events and the time Atlanta Olympic Games The death of Martin Luther King.Jr The American Civil War The Great Depression The Civil Rights movements In 1968 In 1861 In the 1930s In the 1960s In 1996

Read the text and find the main idea of each paragraph ItemMain idea Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 the suffering of the American South the rebuilding of the American South Atlanta’s rebuilding as an example The civil rights movement and Martin Luther King,Jr 1996 Olympics showing Atlanta,s success the American South full of hope and problems

Choose the best answer 1.The text is mainly about____. A. a typical southern city B. the Great Depression C. the American Civil War D. The arrival of European settlers A

2.It was difficult for the people of Atlanta to rebuild the city not because______. A. it was troubled by the dark past B. Slavers and their owners couldn ’ t live together C. It was burned down in the Civil War D.there was no money for reconstruction B

3.Dr.Martin Luther King,Jr______. A. Once worked as the mayor of Atlanta B. never expected to be cruelly murdered C. Grew up witnessing the injustices of segregation D. didn ’ t believe in a non-violent struggle for equal rights C

4.The 1996 Olympics enabled Atlanta_______. A. to become a modern city B. to show its new image of modernity and success C. to display its successful history and culture D. to become a successful city proud of its cultural diversity B

5.Atlanta is in many ways a typical southern city because________. A. Dr.king, a national hero, came from the city B. Its African-American community grew and black business became more successful C. It experienced the hardships of slavery, the Civil War, the post-war years and the Great Depression D. It was the host city of the 1996 Olympic Games C

Fill in the blanks The America was completely ________because of the American civil War.After the war, the brave and hard-working southerners began to _________their homes and cities from_______. Now a new, different south is coming out of its dark _____. Atlanta, is a good illustration. In the ________of Atlanta, Dr.Martin Luther King,Jr, a great leader of the Civil Rights__________, fighting for the black people ’ s equal rights all his life, is remembered ____all Americans. During the 1996 Olympic Games, the eyes of the world were _____on Atlanta and the city was proud to display its new_____. Although the south still has many problems to _______with, the people there are determined to make a new beginning. destroyed rebuild nothing past history movement by fixed image deal