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Unit1AlandofdiversityWarmingup&pre-readingTheUSAWhichcountryisnicknamedUncleSam?10ThefullnameoftheUSATheUnitedStatesofAmericaWashingtonThefirstpresidentoftheUSATexasWhichstateisthelargestoneintheUS?ThenativeofUSAAmericanIndianListoutatleasttwowarsabouttheUSAindependentwarcivilwarWhendidtheUSAgetitsindepedence?1776ListatleastthreeneighbouringcountriesMexicoCanadaCubaPutthefollowingholidaysintotherightordera.Valentine’sDayb.ChristmasDayc.Thanks-givingDayd.IndependenceDaye.AprilFool’sDayf.Halloweena(Feb.14)---e(Apr.1)---d(June4)---f(Nov.1)---c(thelastSundayofNov)---b(Dec.25)MatchtheletterswiththecitiesNewYorkWashingtonAtlantaLosAngelesChicagoABCDEChicago,Atlanta,Washington,NewYork,LosAngelesHowmanytimeswasOlympicGamesheldintheUSA?10When&Where?The10thOlympicGames,1932LosAngelesThe23rdOlympicGames,1984LosAngelesThe26thOlympicGames,1996AtlantaThreetimesIfyouwanttolearnsomethingaboutacountry,whatdoyouwanttoknow?Discussion
Ifwewanttolearnsomethingaboutacountry,wewouldliketoknowits
size,population,location,language,history,capital,climate,andeducation,etc.
Moreinformationaboutthe
U.S.A.officialname:TheUnitedStatesofAmericacapitalcity:WashingtonDCpopulation:296,000,000languages:Englishmajorcities:NewYork.LosAngeles.Chicago.Houston…nationalholiday:
IndependenceDay,4Julyfamouspeople:BillGates,MichaelJordan…TheUnitedStatesofAmericaTheStar-SpangledBannereaglenationalemblemNationalFlagTheAmericaflagisknownas“thestarsandstrips”.50stars——Eachstarrepresentsonestate13stripes——theoriginal13states.Red——courageWhite——freedomBlue——loyaltyandjusticeJune14——FlagDay.Star-SpangledBanner
SeattleSanFranciscoLosAngelesDenverHoustonNewOrieansMiamiAtlantaBostonNewYorkPhiladelphigWashington,D.CAppalachianRockyMountainsMexicoChieagoDetroitSt.LouisCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceantheMississippiSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntario
UnitedStatesofAmericaiscomposedofafederaldistrict-WashingtonDCand50states.AllthestatesexceptforHawaiiislandsaresituatedinmainlandAmerica.Ithasapopulationofabout2,900million.Itsareais9,370,000sqkm.TheclimateofUSAismainlytemperateinnaturebutinHawaiiandFlorida,itistropical.ImportantcitiesintheUSAWashingtonNewYorkItisthelargestseaportintheUSA.LosAngelesTheworld-famous
HollywoodVillageis
here.
UniversalCity
Studioisthelargest
studiointheworld.
Disneyland
isalsolocatedhere.ChicagoItiscalled
theSuperMarket
ofAmerica.Itisthemostimportantindustrialandcommercialcity.TheInternationalLaborDay
camefromtheworker’sstrikeinit.BostonItisalmosttheoldestcityintheUSA.Itisalsoacenterofcultureandeducation.SanFranciscoManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemlivethere.WorldTradeCentreEmpireStatebuildingManhattanPlacesofinterestandbeautifulsceneryintheUSAGrandCanyonGoldenBridgeYellowStoneNationalParkStatueofLibertyTheStatueofLibertyThecrownedladyis46metershigh,withatorchinherrighthandholdingaloftandDeclarationofIndependenceinherleft.Hawaii
TheMississippiRiverChinatownMountRushmoreGeorgeWashington(1732—1799)TheodoreRoosevelt(1858—1919)ThomasJefferson(1743—1826)AbrahamLincon(1809—1865)WhiteHouse
TheexecutivemansionofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.TheAmericanPresidentlivesandworksinthebuilding.
WallStreetAmericanfilmstarsHollywoodOscarawardArnoldSchwarzeneggerAngelinaJolieMichelJacksonJuliaRobertsStevenSpielbergTomCruiseMadonnaLeonardoWilhelmDiCaprioFamousAmericanpersons
BillGates:therichestpersonintheworldThomasEdison:thegreatestinventorMarkTwain:thegreathumorouswriterHemingway:thegreatnovelist,short-storywriterMartinLutherKing:themostfamousleaderoftheAmericancivilrightsmovementAmericansportsAmericanfootball:themostpopulargameintheUSAbaseballbasketballMuhammadAliMichaelJordanKobeBryantCarlLewisAmericanUniversityHavardUniversityYaleUniversityMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology
PrincetonUniversityAmericanfoodanddrinkKentuckyFriedChickenAmericancompany
MickeyMouseDonaldDuckAmericanfestivalValentine'sDay(Feb.14th)Eastereggs(March)EasterBunnyAprilFools’Day(April1st)Mother'sDay(the2ndSundayofMay)Halloween(Oct.31st)
Jack-o'-lanternThanks-givingDay(the4thThursdayofNovemberChristmasDay(Dec.25th)AmericanleadersGeorgeWBushPresidentoftheUSARichardBruceCheneyVice-presidentoftheUSACondoleezzaRicetheUnitedStatesSecretaryofStateRobertGatesDefenseMinisteroftheUSAGeorgeWashington1stpresidentThomasJefferson3rdpresidentBenjaminFranklinAbrahamLincoln
16thpresidentFranklinD.Roosevelt
32ndpresidentDwightD.Eisenhower
34thpresidentJohnF.Kennedy35thpresidentRonaldReagan40thp
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