人教版英語(yǔ)選修八unit1Warming

1、 選修 8英語(yǔ)教學(xué)課件系列Unit 1 A land of diversityWarming UpCan you guess it ?It is a very young country in the world, which has only a history of 200300 years. There is a Statue of Liberty in the east coast. It is about 46 meters high. The head office of the UN was set up there. Two World Wars didnt take plac

2、e there. Now it is the strongest country of the world. A Land of DiversityThe United States of Americaeaglenational emblem The Star Spangled Banner 美國(guó)國(guó)歌Oh, say can you see, by the dawns early light,What so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through

3、 the perilous fight,Oer the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.O say, does that star-spangled banner yet waveOer the land of the free and the home of the brave?The Statue of

4、Liberty 自由女神像, 位于美國(guó)紐約市曼哈頓島上，是法國(guó)政府作為慶祝美國(guó)獨(dú)立100周年的禮物贈(zèng)給美國(guó)。女神像由鐵架和銅皮做成, 高46米, 連同底座總高約100米。一個(gè)多世紀(jì)以來(lái), 自由女神像已成為美法人民友誼的象征。 Wall StreetThe White House Hollywood Film City Universal Studios The Central ParkManhattanGolden Gate BridgeThe Grand CanyonTotal areaabout 9.4 million square kilometers ( the fourth larg

5、est ); has a long coastline of 22,680 kilometerspopulationabout 300 million LanguageEnglish & Spanish ( some minority groups )Religion Christianity ( 56% ); Catholic ( 28% ); Judaism( 2% )Climate continental climate ( most part )subtropical climate ( the south )Nickname Uncle Sam & Melting potBrief

6、IntroductionHow much do you know about the USA?1. Which flag is American flag?A. B. C. C 2. Which city is the capital of the USA? A. New York B. Washington D.C C. Los Angeles B A.B.C.D. 3. Which stands for the USA? National Emblems (國(guó)徽)C 4. How many states are there in the USA?A.B.C.D.47484950D 5. W

7、ho is president of America now?A.B.C.D.Barack Hussein Obama George . Bush Putin Bill Clinton B A.B.C.D.6. Which doesnt belong to the USA?Statue ofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTowerC 7. Which are not American brands?ABCDGermanyB F G EFGGermanyFinland8.Who are Americans?ABCDEkeanuReevesSteven Sp

8、eilbergRonaldinho BritainBrazilA C E largest state-Texas11. The 44th president - Geoge W. Bush10. The first president- WashingtonGeorge Washington was the first President(and is marked on the US one dollar bill).Barack Hussein Obama is the 45th President.12. Which city is known as “Big Apple”?-New Y

9、ork13. When was the Constitution written? A. 1789 B. 1777 C. 1786A1) When you look at the title, what so you think of ?2) Why is the USA called a melting pot?A land of differences. California is a land of great Differences differences in climate, in landscape and attitude.Answer the following questi

10、ons:There are many immigrants to the USA and there are many cultures and nationalities. So it is a place in which people, ideas, etc of different kinds gradually get mixed together.It is a very young country in the world.It has only a history of 200-300 years.Most people in the country are immigrate

11、s.(移民)The head office of the UN was set up there.Two World Wars didnt take place there.1 Washington DC2 New York3 California4 Mississippi5 FloridaFind out the following places on the map True or False2. Most state names come from Spanish or English.1. New York is the largest state in the Us.3. Atlan

12、ta is known as the “Big Apple”.4. The Constitution was written in 1779.FFFF New YorkTexasNative American languageIn 17895. There are 52 stars on the American flag.6. George Washington was the first American President.7. The first settlers arrived in North America about 30,000 years ago. 8. The Missi

13、ssippi River is the longest river in the world.FFTT50The Nile River Look at the map of the USA. Work with your group to write on the map the names of as many of the following as you can. Compare your answers with other groups.San FranciscoLos AngelesHoustonBostonNew YorkRocky MountainsMexicoChicagoC

14、anadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe MississippiSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioOcean on the east coast _Ocean on the west cost _Country to the north of USA _Country to the south of USA _California_Atlantic OceanPacific OceanCanadaMexico Southwestern USAGreat Lakes:Longest river in the USA:Some impor

15、tant cities:Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and OntarioMississippi RiverNew York, Washington D C, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New OrleansRocky MountainsMountains range in the west California (one of the 50 states of the USA)1. illustrate vt. 解釋、說(shuō)明 illustration n.2. slave n. 奴隸 slavery n. 奴隸

16、制度、奴隸身份3. Spain n. 西班牙 Spanish adj. 西班牙(人)的，西班牙語(yǔ)的 n. 西班牙人，西班牙語(yǔ)4. majority n. 大多數(shù)、大半 major adj. minority n. 少數(shù), 少數(shù)派, 少數(shù)民族5. immigrant n. (從外國(guó)移入的)移民 immigration n. 移民 immigrate v. 使移居入境/移來(lái) New Words6. nationality n. 國(guó)籍 national adj 國(guó)家的, 民族的 nation n. 國(guó)家, 民族 native adj.&n. 當(dāng)?shù)厝? 本國(guó)人7. prehistoric adj. 史

17、前的 _ n.8. react vi. 做出反應(yīng), 回應(yīng) _ n. 反應(yīng), 反作用 9. mix n. 混合; 結(jié)合 v. 混合; 拌和;結(jié)合 mixture n. 混合; 混合狀態(tài); 混合物 mixwithand 把和混合10. racial adj. 人種的; 種族的 race n. 種族 racialist n. 種族主義者prehistory reaction 11. percentage 百分比, 百分率(單詞前面不用具體的 數(shù)據(jù)) percent 百分之 ( 單詞前通常有具體的數(shù)據(jù))e.g. a large /high percentage - What _ of students

18、 in your school go to college? - 97 _. 12. applicant n. 申請(qǐng)人 apply vi. 申請(qǐng) apply for sth. to sb. vt. 運(yùn)用 be applied to sth application n. 申請(qǐng), 申請(qǐng)表, 應(yīng)用, 運(yùn)用percentagepercent13. socialist n. 社會(huì)主義者; 社會(huì)黨人 adj. 社會(huì)主義者的 society n. 社會(huì) social adj. 社會(huì)的, 愛交際的, 社交的14. central adj. 中心的; 中央的; 主要的 centre n. 中心; 中央 in t

19、he center of 在中間, 在中央15. occur-occurring-occurred- occurred vi. 發(fā)生；出現(xiàn)；想起； 想到；存在；被發(fā)現(xiàn) sth occur to sb 被想到; 出現(xiàn)在大腦中 It occurs /occurred to sb that. 某人想到16. indicate v. 指出、標(biāo)示、表明、暗示 indication n. 指出, 指示, 跡象, 暗示17. apparent adj 顯而易見的/顯然的/表面上的 apparently adv 顯而易見地/表面上地 appear v. 18. slip-slipped-slipped 滑行、

20、滑動(dòng)、滑19. bakery n. 面包房、面包廠 baker n. 面包師 bake v.20. hire v./n. 租用、雇傭 fire v 解雇21. _ n. 行李 一件行李 22. _ n. 丹麥 _ adj. 丹麥(人)的, 丹麥語(yǔ)的 n. 丹麥人, 丹麥語(yǔ)23. _n. 韓國(guó) _adj. 韓國(guó)(人)的； n. 韓國(guó)人; 朝鮮語(yǔ)24. _n. 巴基斯坦 _ adj. 巴基斯坦(人)的; 巴基斯坦人25. _ 用辦法; 借助 luggage / baggagea piece of luggage/baggagean article of luggage/baggageDenmark

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22、d a cab.3. An increase p_ of the population own their own homes.4. These animals i_ to North Africa in winter.5. I think their failure is due to a m_ of bad luck and poor management.6. His angry r_ to the decision was beyond my imagination.7. The quickest m_ of travel is by plane.8. I have finished this magazine. Can I s_ with you?uggageercentagemmigrateixtureeactioneanswapUseful expressionsHow long /wide/high/tall is ?Its metres/feet long/wide/high/tall.There is in the north/south/east/west.It looks like1. Review what you already know abou