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1、新课标人教版课件系列,高中英语选修(模块）8-1.5,Unit 1 A land of diversity,The first period of class,Pre-task:As we know the world is made up of seven continents and four oceans.Who can tell the names of continents and oceans?,North America,South America,Africa,Europe,Asia,Oceania,Antarctica,Pacific Ocean,Pacific Ocean,

2、Atlantic Ocean,Indian Ocean,Arctic Ocean,Please tell the names of continents and oceans,Canada,The Pacific Ocean,Hawaii,Alaska,Mexico,Five Lakes,The Atlantic Ocean,the location and neighbors of the USA,Superior,Michigan,Erie,Huron,Ontario,Please tell the names of the five lakes,Brief summaryFrom the

3、 pictures above we can conclude,America lies in the South of North America.It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.The northern land neighbor is Canada,and the southern is Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.,More information about the U.S.A,National Flag,Natio

4、nal Emblem,Statue of Liberty,Do you know about the main cities of the U.S.A?,Washington,the capital of the U.S.A,White House,New York,It is the largest seaport in the USA.,Los Angeles,The world-famous Hollywood Village is here which dominates the film-making industry of the nation.The weather is goo

5、d,never very cold here and its beautiful suburbs of green hills are most suitable for film-making.Universal City Studio is the largest studio in the world.Disneyland is also located here.,Chicago,It is called the Super Market of America.It is the most important industrial and commercial city.The Int

6、ernational Labor Day came from the workers strike in Chicago.,Boston,It is almost the oldest city in the USA.It is also a center of culture and education.,San Francisco,Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live there,Lets appreciate some beautiful scenery of the U.S.A,Grand Canyo

7、n,Golden Bridge,Yellow Stone National Park,Scenery in Hawaii,Chinatown,Task 1:,If you have a chance to visit the U.S.A,where would you like to go and why?,Task 2 How much do you know about California?,California is also called:A.Golden StateB.Beach StateC.Silver StateD.China State,California is the

8、_ largest state.A.firstB.secondC.third D.fourth,Task 3:Look at the pictures below.Each illustrates something about California.Discuss in groups what each picture means to you.,A native American Indian was standing beside a camp.It seemed that he or shefelt very happy.Maybe he or she had a good harve

9、st.,He was a gold miner.He was panning gold.He looked not only thin and weak,but also thirsty and tired.It was difficult for them to achieve the dream of becoming rich.,A building in Chinatown,Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.By 1990,the nat

10、ions being immigrated from different parts of the world had made California into the most racially and ethnically diverse state in the country.,Other reference pictures about gold rush in California,Task 4:Discussion1.Do you think Gold Rush benefits California?,2.If you have a chance to immigrate to the U.S.A,California is your favorite place to settle down?Why?,Homework:Get preparations for the reading:California,