Unit 2 My Country and English-speaking CountriesLesson 9Lead-inWhat do you know about the U.S.?New wordsof…… 的star星A map of the U.S.This is a map of the U.S. What country is next to the U.S.?I know! It’s Canada.In the U.S., they speak…English!Here’s the capital city of the U.S. It’s Washington, D.C.The flag of the U.S. has stars and stripes.It’s red, white and blue.Language points1. This is a map of the U.S. 这是一张美国地图。 美国的全称是： the United States of America ，简称为： the U.S.A. ，中文意为：美利坚合众国，简称为：美国。 美国的另几种说法： the United States ；America2. What country is next to the U.S.? 紧挨着美国的国家是什么国家？ next to 是介词短语，意为“紧挨着”。 【例句】紧挨着你妹妹的女孩是谁？ Who is the girl next to your sister?3. Here’s the capital city of the U.S. 这是美国的首都。 本句为倒装句，将 here 置于句首，系动词放在句子主语前面，用来强调“这儿有某物”。 其基本结构为： Here ＋谓语动词＋主语。 另外我们学过的 There be 句型也属于这类倒装结构。 【例句】公交车来了。 Here comes the bus.Famous places in the U.S.This is the White House. The president of the U.S. lives in the White House.What is this, Li Ming?It’s the……Statue of Liberty. It’s in New York.Let’s do it!1. Look and write. I know ________ the U.S. They speak ________ in the U.S. Washington D.C. is the capital ____ of the U.S. it’s/ it isEnglishcityThe flag ___ the U.S. has _____ and stripes. It’s ____, white and _____.ofstarsredblue2. Find out more about the U.S.I know the capital city of the U.S. It’s Washington, D.C.I know they speak English in the U.S. I know the president of the U.S. lives in the White House.I know the Statue of Liberty is in New York.
