高二人教课标选修8 Unit 1 Warming up Speaking.ppt

* Unit 1 A land of the diversity Brainstorm What will come to your mind when you hear USA? What do you know about USA? The America flag is known as “the stars and strips”. 50 stars—— Each star represents one state 13 stripes—— the original 13 states. Red—— courage White —— freedom Blue——loyalty and justice June 14 —— Flag Day. the Star-Spangled Banner (星条旗) National Flag What do you know about the USA? U.S.A. Official Name: The united states of America Capital city : Washington DC population: 296,000,000 Languages: English Major cities: New York. Los Angeles . Chicago. Houston… National holiday: Independence Day, 4 July Present President: George W. Bush Famous people: Bill gate, Michael Jordan… Canada Mexico New York ② ③ ⑥ ⑦ ① ⑧ ⑤ ④ Washington D.C. Do you know the following places? Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Atlanta Miami Las Vegas The Great Lakes Houston ⑥ ⑦ World Trade Centre Empire State building Manhattan Statue of Liberty White House Capitol Hill The Mississippi River is the largest river in North America. Rising in Minnesota, it flows south, across the continental interior and finally into the Mexico Gulf. Do the following exercises with the help of the map Do the following exercises with the help of the map Ocean on the east coast: Atlantic Ocean Ocean on the west coast: Country to the north of USA: Country to the south of USA: Mountain range in the west: Great Lakes: Longest river in the USA: Some important cities: Ocean on the west coast: Pacific Ocean Country to the north of USA: Canada Country to the south of USA: Mexico Mountain range in the west: Rocky Mountains Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and  Ontario Longest river in the USA: Mississippi River Some important cities: New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans Discussion What makes USA such a powerful countries? Diversity is what make