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1、Unit1Alandofdiversity一个多元文化的国土WarmingupandReading国名释义：美利坚合众国（TheUnitedStatesofAmerica）简称美国（U.S.A.）。美国因洲名而得名。 美国的绰号叫“山姆大叔”。传说始于1812年英美战争期间的美国纽约特罗伊城商人山姆·威尔国鸟：白头海雕（秃鹰）这种秃鹰是北美一种有着黑色的身体和翅膀,白色的头和尾巴。在1782年这种鹰被设计为美国国家的象征NationalDay：July,4thIndependentin1776.）非
2、洲裔美国人内战纪念碑纪念人民权领袖马丁·路德·金Thefamousspeech:IHaveADreamHowmuchdoyouknowaboutCalifornia???Hello,everyone!IamJerryBrown（杰里·布朗），thegovernorofCalifornia.Let’shaveatestbeforewestarttolearnUnit1.Areyouready?TestABCD1.WhoisthepresidentofUnitedStatesofAmericannow?
3、It’saveryeasyquestion,Ifyouchoosethewronganswer,youmustbeanalien!!2.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.B.C.D.47484950A.B.C.D.3.WhichstandsfortheUSA?NationalEmblems（国徽）A.B.C.D.4.Whichdoesn’tbelongtotheUSA?StatueofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTower5.W
4、hichareAmericanbrands?ABCDEFGGermanyGermanyFinland6.WhoareAmericans?ABCDEkeanuReevesDavidBeckhamStevenSpeilbergRonaldinhoBritainBrazil8.___hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA. A.CaliforniaB.Alaska C.WashingtonD.Texas7.WhereistheWhiteHouse?A.CaliforniaB.Ala
5、ska C.WashingtonD.Texas9.California’sofficialnicknameisthe_______,it’sthe________largeststateintheUSA.A.SunflowerState,SecondB.GoldenState,thirdC.SunflowerState,firstD.GoldenState,first10._____isCalifornia’slargestandthenation’ssecondlargestcity.A.Sacr
6、amentoB.LosAngelesC.SanDiegoD.SanFrancisco芝加哥大学钢铁森林芝加哥海滨宾馆WarmingupLookatthemapoftheUSAwithyourgroup.Writeonthemapthenamesofasmanyofthefollowingasyoucan.Oceanontheeastcoast_________________Oceanonthewestcost__________________CountrytothenorthofUSA_____
7、_____________CountrytothesouthofUSA________________Mountainsrangeinthewest____________________AtlanticOceanPacificOceanCanadaMexicoRockyMountains(落基山脉)GreatLakes:LongestriverintheUSA:Someimportantcities:Superior,Michigan,Huron,ErieandOntarioMississippi
8、RiverNewYork,WashingtonDC,LosAngeles,SanFrancisco,Chicago,NewOrleansSanFranciscoLosAngelesHoustonBostonNewYorkWashington,D.CRockyMountainsMexicoChicagoCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceantheMississippiSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioCaliforn
