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Unit16TheUnitedStatesofAmerica

Unit 16 The United States of America

TeachingAims:

1）LearnabouttheUSA

2）Practisedescribingplaces

TeachingImportantPoints:

1.TrainSs’listeningability

2.ImproveSs’speakingability

TeachingDifficultPoints

1.HowtoimproveSs’listeningability

2.HowtohelpSs’carryoutthetaskofspeaking

TeachingMethods:

1.Listening–and–answeringactivitytohelpSsgothroughwiththelisteningmaterial

2.DiscussiontohelpSslearnabouttheUSA

TeachingAids:

1.themultimedia2.theblackboard

TeachingProcedures:

Step1Lead-in

TheUnitedStatesofAmerica（Warmingup,listeningandspeaking）ThestatueofLiberty

TheWhiteHouseTheGoldRushSteamshipontheMississippi

Step2DecidewhetherthefollowingsentencesareTrueofFalse.

1.NewYorkisthelargeststateintheUs.F

2.MoststatenamescomefromSpanishorEnglish.F

3.Atlantaisknownasthe“BigApple”.F

4.TheConstitutionwaswrittenin1779.F

5.Thereare52starsontheAmericanflag.F

6.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstAmericanPresident.T

7.George.W.BushisthepresidentinU.Snow.T

8.CambridgeuniversityisoneofthefamousuniversityinAmerica.F

9.ThefirstsettlersarrivedinNorthAmericaabout30,000yearsago.T

10.TheMississippiRiveristhelongestriverintheworld.F

Step3FactsandFigures

OfficialName:

TheunitedstatesofAmerica

Capitalcity:

WashingtonDC（population:

572,859）

Countrypopulation:

296,000,000

Majorcities:

NewYork.LosAngeles.Chicago.Houston…

Languages:

English,Spanish

AtlantaisthebusinesscenterofthesoutheasternUnitedStates.Itisamajorcenterfornationalconventionsandtrade

ThelargestriverofNorthAmerica,withitsmajortributariesdraininganareaofapproximately1,200,000squaremiles（3,100,000squarekilometres）,oraboutone-eighthoftheentirecontinent.TheMississippiRiverliesentirelyintheUnitedStates.RisinginLakeItascainMinnesota,itflowsalmostduesouthacrossthecontinentalinterior,collectingthewatersofitsmajortributaries.

Manhattancity,seat（1857）ofRileycountyandpartlyinPottawatomiecounty,northeasternKansas,U.S.ThecitylieswheretheBigBlueandKansasriversmeet,theredammedtoformTuttleCreekLake,onthenorthernedgeoftherollingFlintHills.Thevillagewasfoundedin1855whenthesettlementsofPoleskaandCantonwereconsolidatedasBoston,onlytoberenamedManhattanthenextyear

Bird’sEyeViewOfCapitolHillThecapitalcityoftheUSA.SignificantbuildingsincludetheCapitol,WhiteHouse,andLibraryofCongress.TheWashingtonMonument,LincolnMemorial,JeffersonMemorial,andVietnamVeteransMemorialareamongthemostfamousofthecity\'smorethan300memorialsandstatues.TheSmithsonianInstitutionisinWashington,asarenumerousotherculturalandeducationalinstitutionsandforeignembassies.Theeconomyisbasedonnationalandinternationalpoliticalactivities,scientificresearch,andtourism.

TheUnitedStatesconsistsof48contiguous（接壤的）statesandthenoncontiguousstatesofAlaskaandHawaii.Inaddition,theUnitedStatesincludesanumberofoutlyingareas,suchastheCommonwealthofPuertoRicoandtheVirginIslandsoftheUnitedStates,whicharelocatedontheCaribbeanSea,andtheislandsofAmericanSamoaandGuam,locatedinthePacificOcean.ThenationalcapitalisWashington,D.C.,locatedalongthebanksofthePotomacRiverbetweenthestatesofMarylandandVirginia.

The50U.S.statesvarywidelyinsizeandpopulation.ThelargeststatesinareaareAlaskaat1,593,438sqkm（615,230sqmi）,followedbyTexas,andCalifornia.ThesmalleststateisRhodeIsland,withanareaof3,188sqkm（1,231sqmi）.ThestatewiththelargestpopulationisCalifornia（34,501,130,2001estimate）,followedbyTexas,andNewYork.Only494,423people（2001estimate）liveontheplateausandruggedmountainsofWyoming,theleastpopulousstate.

Step5HistoryofAmericanFlag

Todaytheflagconsistsofthirteenhorizontalstripes,sevenredalternatingwith6white.Thestripesrepresenttheoriginal13colonies,thestarsrepresentthe50statesoftheUnion.Thecolorsoftheflagaresymbolicaswell:

RedsymbolizesHardinessandValor,WhitesymbolizesPurityandInnocenceandBluerepresentsVigilance,PerseveranceandJustice.

USAStarsAndStripesHistoricalFlags

13Stars（1777-1795）15Stars（1795-1818）20Stars（1818-1819）

21Stars（1819-1820）23Stars（1820-182224Stars（1822-1836）

25Stars（1836-1837）26Stars（1837-1845）27Stars（1845-1846）

28Stars（1846-1847）29Stars（1847-1848）30Stars（1848-1851）

31Stars（1851-1858）32Stars（1858-1859）33Stars（1859-1861）

34Stars（1861-1863）35Stars（1863-1865）36Stars（1865-1867）

37Stars（1867-1877）38Stars（1877-1890）43Stars（1890-1891）

44Stars（1891-1896）45Stars（1896-1908）46Stars（1908-1912）

48Stars（1912-1959）49Stars（1959-1960）50Stars（1960-Present）

NYdisc.byFrench（Italian）explorer,1524.ManhattanboughtfromNativeAmericansfor$200（$24）.NYcapitalofUSAforoneyear;WashingtonDCisthecapitaloftheUSAtoday.1920（1820）,NYbecamelargestcityintheUSA.CentralPark:

zoo,museum,boatinglake.

Step6Listening

Listentopart1againandanswerthefollowingquestions

1.WhydoyouthinkearlysettlerschoseNewYorkasaplaceforanewcity?

NewYorkislocatedonthecoast,ataplacewhereseveralriversflowintotheocean.ThismakesNewYorkagoodplacetobuildacitybecauseshipscanreachitandtheriversconnectthecitywiththeinland.

2.WhatareNativeAmericansangryabout?

NativeAmericanareangryabouttheunfairtreatmenttheyreceiveinthepast.Ortheunfairbusinessdeal（buyingManhattanfor$24）

Listentopart2andchoosethebestanswers.

Listentopart1andpart2againandtrytofinishthefollowingtableaccordingtowhatyouhear.

YearWhathappenedintheyear

1524AnIndianexplorerdiscoveredtheseislands.

1626ManhattanwasboughtfromlocalIndians.

1789-90NewYorkbecamethecapitaloftheUSA.

1820NewYorkbecamethebiggestcityintheUSA.

1858CentralParkwascreated.

1892Theageofmassarrivalsbegan.

Step7Speaking

Therearefourtopics:

1.whatdoesyourhometownlooklike?

2.Describeacityinyourprovince,whatdoesitlooklike?

3.Describedifferentpartsofyourprovince?

4.Whatdoesthelandscapelooklike?

Arethereanyhill,mountains,rivers,lakes,forests…?

A:

Couldyoutellmewhereyourhometown?

B:

Myhometownliesinxunwucountry,Jiangxiprovince.

A:

Couldyoudescribeit?

B:

Yes,myhometownisn’tverylarge.itislocatednexttoariver,thereisamiddleschoolinthenorthofmyhometown.

A:

Howwideistheliver?

B:

It’sabout20metres.

A:

Isyourhometownbeautiful?

B:

Yes,Ithinkthatmyhometownispretty.Therearelotsoftreesandthebuildingshavedifferentcolours.Inthemorning,myhometownisveryquietandpeaceful,itlookslikeaparadise.

A:

Verybeautiful!

couldyoutakemetovisityourhometown?

B:

Ofcourse,I’mgladtoactasyourguide.

Usefulexpressions

Whatdoesitlooklike?

Itlookslike…Howlong/high/wide/tallisthe…?

It’s…meterslong/wide/high/tall.Thereis…inthenorth.Wheredoesitlie?

Itliesintheeast/west/north/westof…

Reading

TeachingAims:

1.Learnandmasterthephrases

2.TrainSs’readingability

3.HelpSslearnabouttheAmericanSouth

TeachingImportantPoints:

1.ImproveSs’readingability

2.Mastertheusefulphrasesappearinginthereadingpassagecorrectly

TeachingDifficultPoints:

1.HowtohelpSsunderstandthereadingmaterialbetter

2.HowtomakeSsfinishtheconcernedexercisesafterreading

TeachingMethods:

1.Fast-readingtohelpSsgetthegeneralideaofthetext

2.Careful-readingtogetsomedetailedinformationaboutthepassage

3.DiscussiontohelpSsfinishtheconcernedexercises

4.Individual,pairorgroupwork

TeachingAids:

1.themultimedia2.theblackboard

TeachingProcedures:

Step1Fillintheblankswithnewwords:

1.ClintonistheformerpresidentoftheUSA.

2.Hetriedtosavehissonfromdrowning,butinvain

3.Thecitywasdestroyedandtherewasnomoneyforreconstruction.

4.Somepeoplearegreedyformoneyandsomeforpower.

5.Thefailurecausedhisdepression.

6.Parentsoftenmakesacrificesfortheirchildren.

7.Wegotupbeforedacrifices.It’sstilldarkoutside.

Step2Lead-in

HowmuchdoyouknowabouttheUSA?

Checkyourknowledgewiththisquiz.

（F）1.Thereare51statesintheUSA.

（F）2.TheWhiteHouseislocatedinNewYork.

（F）3.Atlantaisknownasthe“BigApple”.

（F）4.ThetwomajorpartiesaretheDemocratsandtheSocialists.

（T）5.ThesymboloftheRepublicanPartyisanelephant.

（T）6.TheStatueofLibertyisasymbolofAmericandemocracy.

Step3Pre-reading

Matchtheeventsbelowwiththetime:

1.TheAmericanCivilWar1930s

2.TheGreatDepression1960s

3.TheCivilRightsMovements30,000yearsago

4.TheArrivalofNativeAmericans1600

5.TheArrivalofEuropeansettlers1861

Step4Listenandanswer:

WhichpartoftheUSAismoredeveloped,theSouthortheNorth?

TheNorth.

Step5Fast—reading

1.WhatwasAtlantalikeaftertheCivilWar?

Andwhatisitlikenow?

AtlantawasburntdownintheCivilWar.thecitywasdestroyedandtherewasno

moneyforreconstruction.ModernAtlantaisacentreforbusinessandculturewhere,asisthecaseinmanycitiesintheSouth,faithandhopehavereplacedfearanddoubt.

2.WhatdidAtlantasufferfromintheCivilWar?

Atlantawasburntdownanddestroyed.

3WhatisModernAtlantalike?

ModernAtlantaisaboomingbusinesscente