人教版选修八课件Unit 1 A land of diversity Warming up

Unit1AlandofdiversityThefirstperiodofclass Pre-task:Asweknowtheworldismadeupofsevencontinentsandfouroceans.Whocantellthenamesofcontinentsandoceans? NorthAmericaSouthAmericaAfricaEuropeAsiaOceaniaAntarcticaPacificOceanPacificOceanAtlanticOceanIndianOceanArcticOceanPleasetellthenamesofcontinentsandoceans CanadaThePacificOceanHawaiiAlaskaMexicoFiveLakesTheAtlanticOceanthelocationandneighborsoftheUSA SuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioPleasetellthenamesofthefivelakes BriefsummaryFromthepicturesabovewecanconcludeAmericaliesintheSouthofNorthAmerica.ItissurroundedbythePacificOceantothewestandtheAtlanticOceantotheeast.ThenorthernlandneighborisCanada,andthesouthernisMexicoandtheGulfofMexico. MoreinformationabouttheU.S.ANationalFlag NationalEmblem StatueofLiberty DoyouknowaboutthemaincitiesoftheU.S.A?WashingtonthecapitaloftheU.S.A WhiteHouse NewYorkItisthelargestseaportintheUSA. LosAngelesTheworld-famousHollywoodVillageisherewhichdominatesthefilm-makingindustryofthenation.Theweatherisgood,neververycoldhereanditsbeautifulsuburbsofgreenhillsaremostsuitableforfilm-making.UniversalCityStudioisthelargeststudiointheworld.Disneylandisalsolocatedhere. ChicagoItiscalledtheSuperMarketofAmerica.Itisthemostimportantindustrialandcommercialcity.TheInternationalLaborDaycamefromtheworker’sstrikeinChicago. BostonItisalmosttheoldestcityintheUSA.Itisalsoacenterofcultureandeducation. SanFranciscoManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemlivethere Let’sappreciatesomebeautifulsceneryoftheU.S.AGrandCanyon GoldenBridge YellowStoneNationalPark SceneryinHawaii Chinatown Task1:IfyouhaveachancetovisittheU.S.A,wherewouldyouliketogoandwhy? Task2HowmuchdoyouknowaboutCalifornia?Californiaisalsocalled:A.GoldenStateB.BeachStateC.SilverStateD.ChinaState Californiaisthe________largeststate.A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth Task3:Lookatthepicturesbelow.EachillustratessomethingaboutCalifornia.Discussingroupswhateachpicturemeanstoyou.AnativeAmericanIndianwasstandingbesideacamp.Itseemedthatheorshefeltveryhappy.Maybeheorshehadagoodharvest. Hewasagoldminer.Hewaspanninggold.Helookednotonlythinandweak,butalsothirstyandtired.Itwasdifficultforthemtoachievethedreamofbecomingrich. AbuildinginChinatownManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemliveinChinatowninSanFrancisco.By1990,thenationsbeingimmigratedfromdifferentpartsoftheworldhadmadeCaliforniaintothemostraciallyandethnicallydiversestateinthecountry. OtherreferencepicturesaboutgoldrushinCalifornia Task4:Discussion1.DoyouthinkGoldRushbenefitsCalifornia?2.IfyouhaveachancetoimmigratetotheU.S.A,Californiaisyourfavoriteplacetosettledown?Why? Homework:Getpreparationsforthereading:California