高中英语人教新课标选修8unit1 A Land of diversity课件.ppt

If we want to learn something about a country, a state, we would like to know its size, population, location, language, history, capital, climate, agriculture and industry, education and medical care, etc. Golden Bridge Pre-reading A California gold miner around 1849 the discovery created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California A traditional Chinese building in San Francisco’s Chinatown Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco * 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? North America South America Africa Europe Asia Oceania Antarctica Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean Please tell the names of continents and oceans Unit 1 A Land Of Diversity If you want to learn something about a country, a state, etc, what do you want to know ? How much do you know about the USA 1. Which flag is American flag? A. B. C. 2. Which city is the capital of the USA? New York Washington D.C Los Angeles A. B. C. D. 3. Which stands for the USA? √ National Emblems （国徽） 4. How many states are there in the USA? A. B. C. D. 47 48 49 50 5. Who is president of America? A. B. C. D. George W. Bush George H.W. Bush Putin Bill Clinton A. B. C. D. 6.Which doesn’t belong to the USA? Statue of Liberty Golden Bridge White House Eiffel Tower 7.Which are American brands? A B C D E F G Germany Germany Finland Look at the map of the USA with your group. Write on The map the names of as many of the following as you can. Ocean on the east coast Ocean on the west coast Country to the north of USA Country to the south of USA California Mountain range in the west Great Lakes Longest river in the USA Some important cities california washington Washington DC Alaska Virginia Florida Pacific ocean Gulf of