Unit16Unit16Thinking:Ifyouhaveachancetolearnsomethingaboutacountry,whatdoyouwanttoknow?AcountryLocationsizepopulationcapitallanguageeducationweatherhistoryAgricultureandindustryTotalareaabout9.4millionsquarekilometers(thefourthlargest);hasalongcoastlineof22,680kilometerspopulationabout300millionLanguageEnglish&Spanish(someminoritygroups)ReligionChristianity(56%);Catholic(28%);Judaism(2%)Climatecontinentalclimate(mostpart)subtropicalclimate(thesouth)NicknameUncleSam&MeltingpotLookatthemap&talkaboutthelocation.AmericaliesintheSouthofNorthAmerica.ItissurroundedbythePacificOceantothewestandtheAtlanticOceantotheeast.ThenorthernlandneighbourisCanada,andthesouthernisMexicoandtheGulfofMexico.MississippiRiver50stars——Eachstarrepresentsonestate13stripes——theoriginal13states.Red——courageWhite——freedomBlue——loyaltyandjusticeDecidewhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalse.1NewYorkisthelargeststateintheUS.2MoststatenamescomefromSpanishorEnglish.3Atlantaisknownasthe“BigApple”.4TheConstitutionwaswrittenin1779.5Thereare52starsontheAmericanflag.6GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstAmericanPresident.7ThefirstsettlersarrivedinNorthAmericanabout30,000yearsago.8TheMississippiRiveristhelongestriverintheworld..1.TexasisthelargeststateintheUSTexasMoststatenamescomefromNativeAmericanlanguages,eg:Alabama,Alaska,Kentucky,Mississippi,Tennessee,Texas.FloridacomesfromtheSpanishlanguage.Georgia,whichnamedafterKingGeorgeIIofEngland,comesfromEnglish.NewYorkandNewJerseywerenamedafterEnglishplaces..23.The“BigApple”referstoNewYork.Mostbigcitieshavenicknames;somefamousexamplesare:LosAngeles=ThecityofAngels;Chicago=TheWindyCity;NewOrleans=TheBigEasy..4.TheUSConstitution----(the“basiclaw”oftheUnitedStates)waswrittenin1789.6.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstPresident(andismarkedontheUSonedollarbill).Georgew.Bushisthe43rdand44thPresident.7.The“firstsettlers”werenotEuropeans,butrathernativeAmericanswhocametoNorthAmericafromAsia.8.TheMississippiRiveristhelongestriverintheUS(3760km).TheYangtzeRiverinChinaistheworld’sthird-longestriver(5530km).ThelongestriverintheworldistheNileRiver(6690km).Watchthisshortfilm,whichcitiesarementionedinit?ItistheU.S.DepartmentofDefence.WhiteHouseCapitolHill美国国会WashingtonMonumentLincoinMemorialJeffersonMemorialItisacenteroftheatres.ItisthelargestseaportintheUSA.Itisastreetofanfashionandshoppingcenter.Therearemanyskyscrapersoflargebanksandofficesofbigcompanies.StatueofLiberty自由女神像Theworld-famousHollywoodVillageisherewhichdominatesthefilm-makingindustryofthenation.UniversalCityStudioisthelargeststudiointheworld.Disneylandisalsolocatedhere.ItiscalledtheSuperMarketofAmerica。Itisthemostimportantindustrialandcommercialcity.TheInternationalLaborDaycamefromtheworker’sstrikeinChicago.ItisalmosttheoldestcityintheUSA.Itisalsoacenterofcultureandeducation.WhatyouknowabouttheUS:It’salargecountry;It’spowerful;TherearemanybigcitiesintheUS;TheUSisthelargesteconomyintheworld.Summarizing:SpeakingSpeakingLookatthefollowingMapofHeiLongjiangprovinceanddescribeyourownhometownusingusefulexpressions•Whatdoesitlooklike?•Itlookslike…•Howlong/high/wide/tallisthe…?•It’s…meterslong/wide/high/tall.•Thereis…inthenorth.•Wheredoesitlie?•Itliesintheeast/west/north/westof…SampledialogueA:Couldyoutellmewhereyourhometown?B:MyhometownisDaqing,Heilongjiangprovince.A:Couldyoudescribeit?B:Yes,myhometownisverylarge.ItislocatednexttoHarbin.A:Isyourhometownbeautiful?B:Yes,Ithinkthatmyhometownispretty.Therearemanyfamoussights,suchas…A:…?B:….A:Couldyoutakemetovisityourhometown?B:Ofcourse,I’mgladtoactasyourguide.NameofSights•TVTower(塔全高260米)•TimesSquare•Iron-ManMemorialHall(全馆占地54，000平方米保存和展示铁人的生前遗物200多件。是铁人精神、大庆精神的传播基地和爱国主义教育的生动课堂。)•OilfieldScience&TechnologyMuseum•LianhuanLakeTourArea(Duerbote)由18个湖泡组成,栖息着220多种水禽•LindianHotSpringSanatorium(Lindian)1.FinishtheEx.ofUnit16onbook.2.SurftheInternettogetmoreinformationabouttheUSA,suchasthehistoryoftheUSA.
