人教英语选修8Unit1Readingppt课件.pptxVIP

50 stars — Each star represents one state Red — courage Star-Spangled Banner 13 stripes — the original 13 states. Blue — loyalty and justice White — freedom Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles Pacific Ocean Philadelphig Washington, D.C Appalachian Canada Boston Detroit New York Atlanta New Orieans Houston Chieago Denver St. Louis Rocky Mountains the Mississippi California Atlantic Ocean Mexico Miami Huron Ontario Michigan Superior Erie The USA lies in _ h_ _ _e c_a_, bordering both the Atl___a_n_ti_c__ Ocean and the P__a_cif__ic__ Ocean, between C__a_n_ada____ and M__e_xico____. There are _fi_ t_y_ states in the US. Forty-eight of them are in the single region, while _ a_s_k_a_ and _a_ _ are not contiguous with any of the other states. • T__h_e_Whi____te__House______ is the executive mansion (官邸) of the President of the United States. • The statue of liberty is standing on a small island in New York Harbor, symbolizing itnhdeesppei teonfce____________ of the USA. • The language they mainly use is E__n_ l s_h_. • Mountain range in the west is t_h_e_R__o_c_k_ Mountai________n_s____. • The longest river in the USA is t_h_e_Mi___s_si_s_ i _p R__iver_______. Listen to tape of the text quickly and complete its main idea. The text is about the brief hi__s_ o_r_y_ of California, which focuses on the s__e_t_t_l_em____e_n__t___of the state. 15,000 years ago: First settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. These people are now known as Native Americans. Beside each time note down an important event in Californian history. 16th century: Spanish soldiers arrived in South America. California became part of Mexico. The US declared war on Mexico. Gold was discovered in California. California became the 31st state of the US. 1821: 1846: 1848: 1850: Spanish in the______e