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1、 选修选修 8 8Unit 1 A land of diversityWarmingUpCan you guess it ?Itisaveryyoungcountryintheworld,whichhasonlyahistoryof200300years.ThereisaStatueofLibertyintheeastcoast.Itisabout46metershigh.TheheadofficeoftheUNwassetupthere.TwoWorldWarsdidnttakeplacethere.Nowitisthestrongestcountryoftheworld. A Land o
2、f DiversityTheStarSpangledBanner美国国歌美国国歌Oh,saycanyousee,bythedawnsearlylight,Whatsoproudlywehailedatthetwilightslastgleaming?Whosebroadstripesandbrightstars,throughtheperilousfight,Oertherampartswewatched,weresogallantlystreaming?Andtherocketsredglare,thebombsburstinginair,Gaveproofthroughthenightth
3、atourflagwasstillthere.Osay,doesthatstar-spangledbanneryetwaveOerthelandofthefreeandthehomeofthebrave?TheStatueofLiberty自由女神像自由女神像,位于美国纽约市曼哈顿岛上，位于美国纽约市曼哈顿岛上，是法国政府作为庆祝美国独立是法国政府作为庆祝美国独立100周年的礼物周年的礼物赠给美国。女神像由铁架和铜皮做成赠给美国。女神像由铁架和铜皮做成,高高46米米,连同底座总高约连同底座总高约100米。米。一个多世纪以来一个多世纪以来,自由女神像已成为美法人民友谊的象征。自由女神像已成为美法
4、人民友谊的象征。WallStreetTheWhiteHouse Hollywood Film City Universal Studios The Central ParkCapitol Hill (国会山庄国会山庄)ManhattanGolden Gate BridgeThe Grand CanyonTotalareaabout9.4millionsquarekilometers(thefourthlargest);hasalongcoastlineof22,680kilometerspopulationabout300millionLanguageEnglish&Spanish(somem
5、inoritygroups)ReligionChristianity(56%);Catholic(28%);Judaism(2%)Climatecontinentalclimate(mostpart)subtropicalclimate(thesouth)NicknameUncleSam&MeltingpotHow much do you know about the USA?1.WhichflagisAmericanflag?A.B.C.C 2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYorkB.WashingtonD.CC.LosAngelesBA.B.C.D
6、. 3.WhichstandsfortheUSA?NationalEmblems(国徽国徽)C 4.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.B.C.D.47484950D 5.WhoispresidentofAmericanow?A.B.C.D.Barack Hussein Obama George H.W. . Bush Putin Bill Clinton B A.B.C.D.6.WhichdoesntbelongtotheUSA?StatueofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTowerC 7.WhicharenotAmeri
7、canbrands?ABCDGermanyBFGEFGGermanyFinland8.WhoareAmericans?ABCDEkeanuReevesSteven SpeilbergRonaldinho BritainBrazilACE9.The largest state-Texas11. The 44th president -GeogeW.Bush10.Thefirstpresident- WashingtonGeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstPresident(andismarkedontheUSonedollarbill).BarackHusseinObama i
8、sthe45thPresident.12.Whichcityisknownas“BigApple”?-New York13.WhenwastheConstitutionwritten?A.1789B.1777C.1786A1)Whenyoulookatthetitle,whatsoyouthinkof?2)WhyistheUSAcalledameltingpot?Alandofdifferences.CaliforniaisalandofgreatDifferencesdifferencesinclimate,inlandscapeandattitude.Answer the followin
9、g questions:TherearemanyimmigrantstotheUSAandtherearemanyculturesandnationalities.Soitisaplaceinwhichpeople,ideas,etcofdifferentkindsgraduallygetmixedtogether.Itisaveryyoungcountryintheworld.Ithasonlyahistoryof200-300years.Mostpeopleinthecountryareimmigrates.(移民移民)TheheadofficeoftheUNwassetupthere.T
10、woWorldWarsdidnttakeplacethere.1WashingtonDC2NewYork3California4Mississippi5Florida2.MoststatenamescomefromSpanishorEnglish.1.NewYorkisthelargeststateintheUs.3.Atlantaisknownasthe“BigApple”.4.TheConstitutionwaswrittenin1779.FFFFNewYorkTexasNativeAmericanlanguageIn 17895.Thereare52starsontheAmericanf
11、lag.6.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstAmericanPresident.7.ThefirstsettlersarrivedinNorthAmericaabout30,000yearsago. 8.TheMississippiRiveristhelongestriverintheworld.FFTT50TheNileRiver LookatthemapoftheUSA.Workwithyourgrouptowriteonthemapthenamesofasmanyofthefollowingasyoucan.Compareyouranswerswithothergr
12、oups.San FranciscoLos AngelesHoustonBostonBostonNew YorkNew YorkWashington, Washington, D.CD.CRocky MountainsMexicoChicagoCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe MississippiSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioOcean on the east coast _Ocean on the west cost _Country to the north of USA _Country to the south
13、 of USA _California_AtlanticOceanPacific OceanCanadaMexico Southwestern USAGreat Lakes:Longest river in the USA:Some important cities:Superior,Michigan,Huron,ErieandOntarioMississippi RiverNewYork,WashingtonDC,LosAngeles,SanFrancisco,Chicago,NewOrleansRockyMountainsMountains range in the west Califo
14、rnia (one of the 50 states of the USA)1.illustratevt.解释、说明解释、说明illustrationn.2.slaven.奴隶奴隶slaveryn.奴隶制度、奴隶身份奴隶制度、奴隶身份3.Spainn.西班牙西班牙Spanishadj.西班牙西班牙(人人)的，西班牙语的的，西班牙语的n.西班牙人，西班牙语西班牙人，西班牙语4.majorityn.大多数、大半大多数、大半majoradj.minorityn.少数少数,少数派少数派,少数民族少数民族5.immigrantn.(从外国移入的从外国移入的)移民移民immigrationn. 移民移民i
15、mmigratev.使移居入境使移居入境/移来移来New Words6.nationalityn.国籍国籍nationaladj国家的国家的,民族的民族的nationn.国家国家,民族民族nativeadj.&n.当地人当地人,本国人本国人7.prehistoricadj.史前的史前的_n.8.reactvi.做出反应做出反应,回应回应_n.反应反应,反作用反作用9.mixn.混合混合;结合结合v.混合混合;拌和拌和;结合结合mixturen.混合混合;混合状态混合状态;混合物混合物mixwithand把把和和混合混合10.racialadj.人种的人种的;种族的种族的racen.种族种族ra
16、cialistn.种族主义者种族主义者prehistory reaction 11.percentage百分比百分比,百分率百分率(单词前面不用具体的单词前面不用具体的数据数据)percent百分之百分之(单词前通常有具体的数据单词前通常有具体的数据)e.g.alarge/highpercentage-What_ofstudentsinyourschoolgotocollege?-97_. 12.applicantn.申请人申请人applyvi.申请申请applyforsth.tosb.vt.运用运用beappliedtosthapplication n.申请申请,申请表申请表,应用应用,运用
17、运用percentagepercent13.socialistn.社会主义者社会主义者;社会党人社会党人adj.社会主义者的社会主义者的societyn.社会社会socialadj.社会的社会的,爱交际的爱交际的,社交的社交的14.centraladj.中心的中心的;中央的中央的;主要的主要的centren.中心中心;中央中央inthecenterof在中间在中间,在中央在中央15.occur-occurring-occurred-occurredvi.发生；出现；想起；发生；出现；想起；想到；存在；被发现想到；存在；被发现sthoccurtosb被想到被想到;出现在大脑中出现在大脑中Itoc
18、curs/occurredtosbthat.某人想到某人想到16.indicatev.指出、标示、表明、暗示指出、标示、表明、暗示indicationn.指出指出,指示指示,迹象迹象,暗示暗示17.apparentadj显而易见的显而易见的/显然的显然的/表面上的表面上的apparentlyadv显而易见地显而易见地/表面上地表面上地appearv.18.slip-slipped-slipped滑行、滑动、滑滑行、滑动、滑19.bakeryn.面包房、面包厂面包房、面包厂bakern.面包师面包师bakev.20.hirev./n. 租用、雇佣租用、雇佣firev解雇解雇21._n.行李行李一
19、件行李一件行李22._n.丹麦丹麦_adj.丹麦丹麦(人人)的的,丹麦语的丹麦语的n.丹麦人丹麦人,丹麦语丹麦语23._n.韩国韩国_adj.韩国韩国(人人)的；的；n.韩国人韩国人;朝鲜语朝鲜语24._n.巴基斯坦巴基斯坦_adj.巴基斯坦巴基斯坦(人人)的的;巴基斯坦人巴基斯坦人25._用用办法办法;借助借助 luggage/baggageapieceofluggage/baggageanarticleofluggage/baggageDenmark Danish Korea Korean Pakistan Pakistani by means of26._习惯于新的生活方式、习惯于新的生
20、活方式、工作等，工作等，_谋生谋生27._与与合作或一起工作合作或一起工作28._v./n.租用、雇佣租用、雇佣_v解雇解雇29._包括、吸收包括、吸收makealifemake/earnalivingby team up withhirefiretake in1.Itwasa_fromherfacethatshewasreallyupset.Fill in the blanks. pparent2.Takecareofourl_whileIfindacab.3.Anincreasep_ofthepopulationowntheirownhomes.4.Theseanimalsi_toNort
21、hAfricainwinter.5.Ithinktheirfailureisduetoam_ofbadluckandpoormanagement.6.Hisangryr_tothedecisionwasbeyondmyimagination.7.Thequickestm_oftravelisbyplane.8.Ihavefinishedthismagazine.CanIs_withyou?uggageercentagemmigrateixtureeactioneanswapUseful expressionsHowlong/wide/high/tallis?Itsmetres/feetlong
22、/wide/high/tall.Thereisinthenorth/south/east/west.Itlookslike1.ReviewwhatyoualreadyknowaboutthegeographyoftheUSA.FindmoreinformationaboutCalifornia.2. Whatdoesyourhometownlooklike?Describeit.Homework Sample descriptionMyHometown Myhometownisntverylarge.Itislocatednexttoariverandtherearethreemainpart
23、s.Ontheeastsideoftheriver,therearemanyapartmentbuildingsandtwomiddleschools.Mostpeopleinmytownlivehere.Thewestsideofmytownisdividedintotwoparts.Inthenorth,therearetwofactories,apowerplant,andatrainstation.Thereisasmallparkbetweenthenorthandthesouth,andthereisasmalllakeinthepark.Inthesouth,thereisashoppingcenterandmanyimportantbuildings,e.g.ahospital,apolicestation,andagovernmentbuilding.Thereisalsoasmalluniversity.
