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本单元介绍的是亦亚特兰大为代表美国南部的发展。对于美国，学生都知道，但是要他们说出美国的一些具体的东西，他们实际上知道的很少。所以Warning up 作为本单元的第一课时，中心是要向学生介绍一些美国的具体的有特色的及著名的城市、商业、文化等方面的常识，了解如何介绍一个地方。 下面以学生最熟悉的东西导入

Guess the name of the country.

Can you use some adjective words to describe the USA? developed beautiful USA attractive modern 本张幻灯旨在引起学生讨论美国的兴趣，并为下面的内容作铺垫。 fashionable powerful

The United States of America The Star-Spangled Banner national emblem eagle The United States of America 本张幻灯介绍美国代表性的人，国旗、国鸟、国徽、国歌 The Star-Spangled Banner

National emblem 国 徽 的 图 案， 正 中 是 一 只 象 征 独 立、 自 由 精 神 的 白 头 鹰， 前 面 盾 牌 状 的 国 旗， 代 表 了 1777年 加 入 美 国 联 邦 的 十 三 个 州。 白 头 鹰 的 右 爪 持 着 希 望 和 平 的 橄 榄 枝， 左 爪 握 着 决 心 自 卫 的 利 箭。 白 头 鹰 衔 着 一 条 用 拉丁文 写 着“ 合 众 国” 字 样 的 彩 带， 国 徽 顶 端 则 是 透 过 云 雾， 闪 闪 发 光 的 十 三 颗 金 星。

National Bird of the USA 美国国鸟白头鹰 代 表 勇 猛、 力 量 和 胜 利 The Bald Eagle

American flag The Stars & stripes ---courage Red White blue ---freedom ---loyalty and justice

上面介绍了常识，下面进一步深入介绍美国的人文文化，历史地理等

Goal: Talk about the USA Thinking: If you learn something about a country,what do you want to know? size population Location capital history A country Agriculture and industry 一为题的方式让学生明白要了解一个地方，我们要了解什么。 language weather education

location A map of the U.S.A to to lies in America ____ __the South of North America. It is s_______________by the Pacific Ocean ___ the west and the Atlantic Ocean ____ the east. The northern land neighbour is Canada, and the southern is Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico. surrounded to to Mississippi River

Let’s have a Quiz! 以quiz的方式，能极大地调动学生的积极性。

The capital of the USA 1 Washington

The first president of the USA 2 washington

How many states in the USA 3 50

The native of USA 4 American Indian

Independent War Civil War List out at least two wars about the USA 5 Independent War Civil War

When was the constitution written? 6 1787

neighbouring countries List at least three neighbouring countries 7 Mexico Canada Cuba

Match the letters with the cities 8 Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, New York, Los Angeles A B C D E New York Chicago Los Angeles Atlanta Washi-ngton

How many times was Olympic Games held in the USA? 9 When & Where? The 10th Olympic Games, 1932 Los Angeles The 23rd Olympic Games, 1984 Los Angeles The 26th Olympic Games, 1996 Atlanta

Competition The following pictures are from the same country. How many can you call out?

Jesus Mount

Universe Probe

Golden Bridge

White House

Capitol Hill

Manhattan

The largest river Mississippi

Steam ship on the Mississippi

Statue of Liberty It is 305-foot-tall, which is given by France as a gift.

A 1. What are the two major parties in the USA? A.The Republicans and the Democrats B.The Republicans and the Socialists C.The Democrats and the Socialists D.The Conservatives and the Democrats A

A melting pot 2.The nickname of the US government is: A. Uncle Sam B. Superman C. McDonald D. The Bald Eagle A melting pot

Uncle Sam was named after Samuel Wilson Uncle Sam was named after Samuel Wilson. During the war of 1812, Samuel Wilson worked as a butcher and meat packer（ 包装工人）. He provided large amounts of meat for the US Army. The barrels(大桶） were marked “U.S.”。 Supposedly, someone who saw the "U.S." stamp （图章） suggested -- perhaps as a joke -- that the initials （首字母） stood for "Uncle Sam" Wilson. The idea that the meat amounts came from "Uncle Sam" led to the idea that Uncle Sam represented the federal（联邦制的） government.

B 3. “Big Apple” refers to: A. Atlanta B. New York C. Chicago D. Boston B

A 4. “The City of Angels” refers to: A. Los Angeles B. New Orleans C. San Francisco D. Seattle A

D 5.The American National Day is on: A. February 8th B. December 20th C. May 5th D. July 4th D

C 6. Who is the youngest billionaire in the history of America? A. George Bush B. J.K Rowling C. Bill Gates D. John F. Kennedy C

7. Independence was won from what country ? Germany B. France C. England 8. Where was the first capital of the United States ? Philadelphia (费城) Washington D.C. New York City

9. Which state is best known for wine ? New York B. California C. Florida 10. Which music form organized in the United States ? Jazz B.Rock and Roll C.Folk songs

了解了基本概况后，回归课本，检查学生的预习情况，同时了解学生自我获取信息的能力。为下面的深入介绍做铺垫。

1. New York is the largest state in the Us. Decide whether the following sentences are True of False. 1. New York is the largest state in the Us. F Taxes 2. Most state names come from Spanish or English. Native American F 3. Atlanta is known as the “Big Apple”. New York F 4. The Constitution was written in 1779. 1787 F

5. There are 52 stars on the American flag. 50 6. George Washington was the first American President. T 7. The first settlers arrived in North America about 30,000 years ago. T 8. The Mississippi River is the longest river in the world. The Nile F

美国大学综合排名前10名： 1.Harvard University(马萨诸塞州)哈佛大学 Education: 美国大学综合排名前10名： 1.Harvard University(马萨诸塞州)哈佛大学 2.Princeton University(新泽西州)普林斯顿大学 3.Yale University(康涅狄格州)耶鲁大学 4.Massachusetts Inst. of Technology麻省理工学院 5.California Institute of Technology加州理工学院 6.Duke University(北卡罗来纳州)杜克大学 7.Stanford University(加利福尼亚州)美国斯坦福大学 8.University of Pennsylvania宾夕法尼亚大学 9.Dartmouth College(新罕布什尔州)达特茅斯学院 10.Washington University in St.Louis圣路易华盛顿大学 以下介绍美国的文化教育、人口，宗教等

brief introduction Size about 9.4 million square kilometers ( the fourth largest ); has a long coastline of 22,680 kilometers population about 300 million Language English & Spanish ( some minority groups ) Religion Christianity (56%); Catholic(28%); Judaism(2%) Climate continental climate ( most part ) subtropical climate ( the south ) Nickname Uncle Sam & Melting pot

The United States consists of 48 contiguous(接壤的) states and the noncontiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii. The national capital is Washington D.C., located along the banks of the Potomac River between the states of Maryland and Virginia. The 50 U.S. states are vary widely in size and population. The largest state in area is Alaska at 1,593,438 sq km, followed by Texas, and California. The smallest state is Rhode Island, with an area of 3,188 sq km The state with the largest population is California (34,501,130), followed by Texas, and New York. Only 494,423 people live in Wyoming(怀俄明 ), the least populous state. 至此，美国的基本概况加以总结。

下面介绍学生非常感兴趣的美国5大城市，及它们的特色。

Detroit Boston New York Chicago Los Angeles Washington 首先提问学生他们最感兴趣美国城市有哪些？然后给出5大城市并同学生一起来了解它们。 Washington

the Broadway theatre & park New York It is the largest seaport in the USA. It is a center of theatres. the Broadway theatre & park

Fifth Avenue Manhattan It is a street of an fashion and shopping center.

There are many sky scrapers of large banks and offices of big companies. Wall Street

It is called the Super Market of America。It is the most important industrial and commercial city. The International Labor Day came from the worker’s strike in Chicago. Chicago

Sears Tower西 尔 斯 大 厦

Lincoln Park 林 肯 公 园

Los Angeles The world-famous Hollywood Village is here which dominates the film-making industry of the nation. The weather is good , never very cold here and its beautiful suburbs of green hills are most suitable for film-making. Universal City Studio is the largest studio in the world. Disneyland is also located here.

Disneyland

好 莱 坞 Hollywood

Boston It is almost the oldest city in the USA. It is also a center of culture and education.

Harvard University 哈 佛 大 学

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 麻 省 理 工 学 院

Detroit It is a famous automotive town. It is the home of Ford, General Motors and Chrysler(克莱斯勒) .

Greenfield Village 汽 车 大 王 亨 利· 福 特 的 村 庄

Detroit Zoological Park底 特 律 自 然 动 物 园

Washington The Pentagon White House It is the U.S. Department of Defence. White House

Washington Monument Jefferson Memorial Lincoin Memorial

至此，我和学生一起对美国的主要的东西有了较全面的了解，并教会了学生怎样介绍一个地方，应从它的地理位置，人口文化，历史名城，产业特色，文化教育等方面来逐一介绍，为他们下节课的说和听做好准备。

Homework Try to learn more about America. Preview the context of listening part. Preview speaking part and try to talk about your hometown.

Thank you! Good bye!