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