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1、Tour U.S.A. Course Introduction Selective course Contents: the U.S.A.s brief history, geography, customs and culture, festivals, education, etc.Brainstorming Say something you know about the United States, such as some representative things or people in America.President ObamaThe White Housethe offi
2、cial residence of the president of the U.S.The statue was a gift from France for the first centennial of the U.S. independence from Britain.the Statue of LibertyThe UN headquarters Mc Donalds 1920:; 1920: over 50% urban over 50% urbanBrief HistoryThe 1920s and the Great DepressionThe 1920s and the G
3、reat Depression Assembly line (Assembly line (流水线流水线), the city, and the car), the city, and the car became dominant features of everyday life. After the collapse of the economycollapse of the economy in 1929, optimism of the 1920s turned to despair. The Depression brought physical and physical and
4、psychological hardshippsychological hardship to all classes of America. Brief HistoryWorld War IIWorld War II The war ended the DepressionThe war ended the Depression due to the production of tanks and aircraft. The prosperityprosperity benefited all levels of wage earners (雇佣劳动者). Brief HistoryBaby
5、 boomers and counterculture Baby boomers and counterculture movement ( the 1950s and 1960s)movement ( the 1950s and 1960s) Economic prosperityEconomic prosperity after the war Various desiresVarious desires to be satisfied Social changesSocial changes: racial and sexual discrimination, poverty, valu
6、es and lifestyles. Divorce, view of sex, homosexualityBrief HistoryThe Vietnam War (1961-1973)The Vietnam War (1961-1973) Over 58,000 American lives were lost in the war, until US withdrew in 1973. Americans disagreed violently about the war. The baby boomers helped to end the war through their prot
7、estsprotests.Brief HistoryCulture WarsCulture Wars Traditional values have been weakened. Over 30 percent of all births were given by unmarried womenunmarried women. Ideas about sex rolessex roles changed. Gay movementGay movement rooted in big cities. Famous Sites in the U.S.A. President Hill Linco
8、ln Memorial Hall Empire State Building Central Park Times Square Broadway Theater District Yellow Stone National Park DisneylandPresident HillThe four presidents are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.Lincoln Memorial HallEmpire State BuildingCentral Park Ti
9、mes SquareThe square is home to New York Citys famous Broadway theater district.Broadway Theater DistrictThe billboard of the Winter Garden Theater on the Avenue of the Americas in New York City advertises the Broadway show Cats.Yellow Stone National Parkthe first national park in the world (establi
10、shed in 1872)DisneylandQs for Ss 1. How do you know about the different names of the U.S.A.? 2. Whats its national flag? 3. How do you know the meaning of its national flag? 4. Whats its national bird? 5. Whats its national anthem (国歌)? 6. There are many things that are famous in America. Could you
11、name some of them?1. The United States of America; US; U.S. USA; U.S.A 2. The Stars and Stripes. 3. The stripes symbolize the 13 colonies that originally constituted the United States of America. The stars represent the 50 states of the Union. White signifies purity and innocence; Red, hardiness and valor; and Blue, vigilance, perseverance and justice. 4.Bald eagle. 5.The Star-Spangled Banner. 6.Famous things in the U.S.A.:1) The Statue of Liberty2) The White House3) President Hill4) Lincoln Memorial Hall5) Empire State Building6) Times Square 7) Disneyland8) Central Park
