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1、Unit1Alandofdiversity1.TogetagoodunderstandingoftheUnitedStates2.TolearnaboutthebasicinformationaboutCaliforniaDoyouknowthisperson?Whichcountry’spresidentishe?-newpresidentoftheUSA.I’mDonaldTrumpWhatdoyouknowaboutmycountry?Let'shaveaquiztoseehowmuchyou’veknownabouttheUSA.QuizaboutAmerica1.Th

2、efullnameoftheUSAis___________________________.2.Americaismadeupof____states,witheachrepresentedbya______onthenationalflag.3.IsNewYorktheCapitalofAmerica?No,itisn’t.ItisWashington,D.C.4.WhichparkistheUnitedStates’firstandmostfamousnationalpark?the UnitedStates ofAmerica50starYellowstoneNatio

3、nalPark(1872)5.WhichcityisHollywoodin?LosAngeles6.WhatarethetwomajorpartiesintheUnitedStates?DemocraticPartyandRepublicanParty7.__________________wasthefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStates.8.__________________madethefamousspeechIHaveaDream.GeorgeWashingtonMartinLutherKingLakeSuperiorLakeHuronLake

4、ErieLakeOntarioLakeMichiganGreatLakesSeattleSanFranciscoLosAngelesDenverHoustonNewOrleansMiamiAtlantaBostonNewYorkPhiladelphiaWashington,D.CChicagoDetroitSt.LouisSomeimportantcitiesthelargestcitythecapitalRed—courageWhite—freedomBlue—loyaltyandjusticeNationalflag——theStarsandStripes50stars—e

5、achrepresentingonestate13stripes—theoriginal13statesTouristattractionsWhiteHousetheofficialresidenceandofficeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesNiagaraFallsNiagaraFallsisoneofthemostspectacularnaturalwondersontheNorthAmericancontinent.NiagaraFallsisactuallythreedifferentfalls,theAmericanFalls,Br

6、idalVeilFallsandHorseshoeFalls.GoldenGateBridgeItisaninternationallyrecognizedsymbolofSanFranciscoandCalifornia.YellowstoneNationalParkItwastheworld’sfirstnationalpark,setasidein1872topreservethevastnumberofgeysers,hotsprings,andotherthermalareas,aswellastoprotecttheincrediblewildlifeandrugg

7、edbeautyofthearea.TheUSisadiversecountrywithamulticulturalsociety.Somepeopleevencallita“meltingpot”.Diversityoflanguage:English,Spanish,Chinese,German,etc.Diversityoflandscape:wideprairies,majesticmountains,warmbeaches,ordesertDiversityofclimate:Th