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1、,Unit 1 A land of diversity,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,Do the following exercises with the help of the mapOcean on the east coast: Atlantic Ocea
2、nOcean 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:,Lead-in,1.What will come to your mind when you hear USA?2.What do you know about USA?,San Francisco,Los Angeles,Houston,Boston,New Y
3、ork,Washington, D.C,Appalachian,Rocky Mountains,Mexico,Chicago,St. Louis,Canada,Atlantic Ocean,Pacific Ocean,the Mississippi,Superior,Michigan,Erie,Huron,Ontario,Star-Spangled Banner,Star-Spangled Banner (星条旗),The America flag is known as “the stars and strips”. 50 stars Each star represents one sta
4、te 13 stripes the original 13 states.Red courageWhite freedomBlueloyalty and justiceJune 14 Flag Day.,National Flag,The Statue of Liberty,The White House,Capitol Hill,It has an area of 411.ooo square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed
5、economy.,Ocean on the west coast: Pacific OceanCountry to the north of USA: CanadaCountry to the south of USA: MexicoMountain range in the west: Rocky MountainsGreat Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and OntarioLongest river in the USA: Mississippi RiverSome important cities: New York, Washingt
6、on DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans,1. California is the _ largest state in the USA. A.third B. Second C.fourth D. fifth2. California, a state in the western USA, borders _. A. the Pacific Ocean B.the Indian Ocean C. the Atlantic Ocean D.the Arctic Ocean3. _ is Californias larges
7、t and the nations second largest city. A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco,A,A,B,General knowledge quiz about California,4. Californias official nickname is the _ ? A. Sunflower State B. Golden State C. Land of opportunity D. Evergreen State5. _has the largest population in th
8、e USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas6. California entered the Union on September 9, 1850, as the _state. A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first,B,A,D,How each picture is relevant to the history of California?,Native American Indianone of the first people to l
9、ive in California.,Pre-reading,A gold minerthe discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.,A building in Chinatown, San FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.,California
10、 is amazing. The pleasant weather, long beach and graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous.,Native Americans,Some pictures about the history of California!,Gold Rush Period,New phrases,by means of 用.方法in addition to 除之外还by the time in the 1850s 到19世纪六十年代keep up 保持，保存occur to sb. 某人想到be
11、 worth sth./doing sth. 值得做某事team up with sb. 与合作 或一起工作,take in 收容, 吸收，包括a great/good many 许多, 大量of ones own 某人自己的fight against 与作战feel like doing sth. 想要做某事make a life 谋生mark out 标出,live onin prehistoric timesin additiondie from a disease gain ones independencedeclare war onachieve ones dreammake a
12、life,继续存在；继续生存,在史前时期,此外，另外,死于疾病,获得独立,向宣战,实现梦想,习惯于新的生活方式、工作等,Learning about language,Language points,1. California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. 加利福尼亚是美国第三大洲，但是人口最多。,(1) 对人口提问用what, 不用how many或 how much。Whats the population of the city? 这个城市有多少人口？,(2) populatio
13、n 作主语时用单数，但前有分数、小数或百分数时，谓语动词用复数。 The population of China is larger than that of America. 中国人口比美国人口多。 80% of the population are farmers. 百分之80的人口是农民。,(3) 人口的增加或减少用grow (increase) 和 fall (decrease); 人口的多少用large和small修饰。 There has been a rapid increase in population in the city in the last few years. 过
14、去几年这座城市人口增长很快。,2.California is the third largest state in the 序数词可以修饰形容词的最高级 The Yellow River is the second longest river in China. 可以修饰形容词最高级的词：far / by far /much 可以修饰比较的词：no / a little / a bit / any You re standing too near the camera . Can you move _? A. a bit far B. a little farther C. a bit of farther D. a little far,
