人教版英语选修八unit1Warming

1、 选修 8英语教学课件系列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 美国国歌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, 位于美国纽约市曼哈顿岛上，是法国政府作为庆祝美国独立100周年的礼物赠给美国。女神像由铁架和铜皮做成, 高46米, 连同底座总高约100米。一个多世纪以来, 自由女神像已成为美法人民友谊的象征。 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 (国徽)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. 解释、说明 illustration n.2. slave n. 奴隶 slavery n. 奴隶

16、制度、奴隶身份3. Spain n. 西班牙 Spanish adj. 西班牙(人)的，西班牙语的 n. 西班牙人，西班牙语4. majority n. 大多数、大半 major adj. minority n. 少数, 少数派, 少数民族5. immigrant n. (从外国移入的)移民 immigration n. 移民 immigrate v. 使移居入境/移来 New Words6. nationality n. 国籍 national adj 国家的, 民族的 nation n. 国家, 民族 native adj.&n. 当地人, 本国人7. prehistoric adj. 史

17、前的 _ n.8. react vi. 做出反应, 回应 _ n. 反应, 反作用 9. mix n. 混合; 结合 v. 混合; 拌和;结合 mixture n. 混合; 混合状态; 混合物 mixwithand 把和混合10. racial adj. 人种的; 种族的 race n. 种族 racialist n. 种族主义者prehistory reaction 11. percentage 百分比, 百分率(单词前面不用具体的 数据) percent 百分之 ( 单词前通常有具体的数据)e.g. a large /high percentage - What _ of students

18、 in your school go to college? - 97 _. 12. applicant n. 申请人 apply vi. 申请 apply for sth. to sb. vt. 运用 be applied to sth application n. 申请, 申请表, 应用, 运用percentagepercent13. socialist n. 社会主义者; 社会党人 adj. 社会主义者的 society n. 社会 social adj. 社会的, 爱交际的, 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 在中间, 在中央15. occur-occurring-occurred- occurred vi. 发生；出现；想起； 想到；存在；被发现 sth occur to sb 被想到; 出现在大脑中 It occurs /occurred to sb that. 某人想到16. indicate v. 指出、标示、表明、暗示 indication n. 指出, 指示, 迹象, 暗示17. apparent adj 显而易见的/显然的/表面上的 apparently adv 显而易见地/表面上地 appear v. 18. slip-slipped-slipped 滑行、

20、滑动、滑19. bakery n. 面包房、面包厂 baker n. 面包师 bake v.20. hire v./n. 租用、雇佣 fire v 解雇21. _ n. 行李 一件行李 22. _ n. 丹麦 _ adj. 丹麦(人)的, 丹麦语的 n. 丹麦人, 丹麦语23. _n. 韩国 _adj. 韩国(人)的； n. 韩国人; 朝鲜语24. _n. 巴基斯坦 _ adj. 巴基斯坦(人)的; 巴基斯坦人25. _ 用办法; 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