走進(jìn)美國(guó)概況介紹第1頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)CourseIntroductionSelectivecourseContents:theU.S.A.’sbriefhistory,geography,customsandculture,festivals,education,etc.第2頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)BrainstormingSaysomethingyouknowabouttheUnitedStates,suchassomerepresentativethingsorpeopleinAmerica.第3頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)P(yáng)residentObamaTheWhiteHousetheofficialresidenceofthepresidentoftheU.S.第4頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)ThestatuewasagiftfromFranceforthefirstcentennialoftheU.S.independencefromBritain.theStatueofLiberty第5頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)TheUNheadquarters

第6頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)McDonald’s&KFC第7頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)第8頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)Fullname:theUnitedStatesofAmericaPresident:BarackObamaCapital:WashingtonD.C.Population:about0.3billionpeople(upto2012)BasicInformationNationalanthem:theStar-spangledBanner

《星條旗永不落》第9頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)StarsandStrips50stars:50states13strips(7redand6white):13originalstatesWhitesignifiespurityandinnocence,red,hardinessandvalor(英勇),andblue,vigilance(警覺(jué)),perseveranceandjustice.

NationalFlagoftheU.S.AAmericanflagin1777Today’snationalflag第10頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)Nationalbird:baldeagleNationalemblemOlivebranch:13leavesand13fruits13arrows:militaryaffairsandnationalstrengthConstellations(星座)andvastnessoftheuniverse13statesFreedomandpeace第11頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)Geography第12頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)ItissituatedinthesouthernpartofNorthAmerica(exceptAlaskaandHawaii).2.ItisnexttoCanadaandMexico.3.ItissurroundedbyPacificOceanandNorthAtlanticOcean.4.Itcoversanareaof9,372,614k㎡

andisthefourthlargestcountryintheworld.(Russia,Canada,China)★L(fēng)ocationandsize:第13頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)USAiscomposedof48contiguousstatesandtwononcontiguousstatesofAlaskaandHawaii.★States第14頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)BriefHistoryBeforetheDeclarationofIndependenceColumbusdiscoveredtheAmericancontinentin1492.Beforethen,theAmericanIndianslivedonthiscontinent.Europeanscametothenewcontinentafter1492,andthecontinentbecamecoloniesoftheUnitedKingdom.

第15頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)DeclarationofIndependenceIn1776，DeclarationofIndependencewasdraftedbyThomasJefferson.Propertyasoneofhumanbeings’inalienable(不可剝奪的)rightswaswritteninthisdocument.

BriefHistory第16頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)AdoptingtheConstitution(憲法)Americanconstitution,writtenin1787isthebasisoftheAmericannationalgovernment.Itdividesthegovernmentintothreebranches:legislativebranch(立法機(jī)構(gòu)),executivebranch(行政機(jī)構(gòu)),andjudicialbranch(司法機(jī)構(gòu)).Thisistheso-calledseparationofpowers(三權(quán)分立).

BriefHistory第17頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)BriefHistoryTheCivilWar(1861-1865)ElevenSouthernslavestatesdeclaredtheirsecession(脫離；分離)fromtheU.S.andformedtheConfederateStatesofAmerica

(美利堅(jiān)聯(lián)盟國(guó))andtheyfoughtagainsttheU.S.federalgovernment.About620,000soldiersdiedinthewar.Slaverywasendedin1865andthefederalgovernmentwasstrengthened.

第18頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)BriefHistoryTheGildedAge(1865-1900)IndustryandcommerceBy1900,industrysurpassedagriculture.MaterialcomfortforthemiddleandupperclassHardshipandhopelessnessformillionsoflaborers1850:85%rural;1920:over50%urban第19頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)BriefHistoryThe1920sandtheGreatDepressionAssemblyline(流水線(xiàn)),thecity,andthecarbecamedominantfeaturesofeverydaylife.Afterthecollapseoftheeconomyin1929,optimismofthe1920sturnedtodespair.TheDepressionbroughtphysicalandpsychologicalhardshiptoallclassesofAmerica.第20頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)BriefHistoryWorldWarIIThewarendedtheDepressionduetotheproductionoftanksandaircraft.Theprosperitybenefitedalllevelsofwageearners(雇傭勞動(dòng)者).

第21頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)BriefHistory

Babyboomersandcounterculturemovement(the1950sand1960s)EconomicprosperityafterthewarVariousdesirestobesatisfiedSocialchanges:racialandsexualdiscrimination,poverty,valuesandlifestyles.Divorce,viewofsex,homosexuality第22頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)BriefHistoryTheVietnamWar(1961-1973)Over58,000Americanliveswerelostinthewar,untilUSwithdrewin1973.Americansdisagreedviolentlyaboutthewar.Thebabyboomershelpedtoendthewarthroughtheirprotests.第23頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)BriefHistoryCultureWars

Traditionalvalueshavebeenweakened.Over30percentofallbirthsweregivenbyunmarriedwomen.Ideasaboutsexroleschanged.Gaymovementrootedinbigcities.

第24頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)FamousSitesintheU.S.A.PresidentHillLincolnMemorialHallEmpireStateBuildingCentralParkTimesSquareBroadwayTheaterDistrictYellowStoneNationalParkDisneyland第25頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)P(yáng)residentHillThefourpresidentsareGeorgeWashington,ThomasJefferson,TheodoreRoosevelt,andAbrahamLincoln.第26頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)LincolnMemorialHall第27頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)EmpireStateBuilding第28頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)CentralPark第29頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)TimesSquareThesquareishometoNewYorkCity’sfamousBroadwaytheaterdistrict.第30頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)BroadwayTheaterDistrictThebillboardoftheWinterGardenTheaterontheAvenueoftheAmericasinNewYorkCityadvertisestheBroadwayshowCats.第31頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)YellowStoneNationalParkthefirstnationalparkintheworld(establishedin1872)第32頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)Disneyland第33頁(yè)/共37頁(yè)QsforSs1.HowdoyouknowaboutthedifferentnamesoftheU.S.A.?2.What’sitsnationalflag?3.Howdoyouknowthemeaningofitsnationalflag?4.What’sitsnationalbird?5.What’sitsnationalanthem(國(guó)歌)?6.TherearemanythingsthatarefamousinAmerica.Couldyounamesomeofthem?