重庆市丰都中学高二英语下册《UNIT 16 WARMING UP .ppt

1、人教修订版高中二年级(下)Unit 16Warming up&Speaking湖北 陈江华Look at the following Look at the following pictures to find out pictures to find out the countries they the countries they are from.are from.The following pictures are from the same country.How many can you call out?Steam ship on the MississippiSteam shi

2、p on the MississippiMore about the More about the United StatesUnited States1.America has two neighbours:_ 2.to the north and _ to the south.CanadaMexico 2.The United States consists of _ states with a total area of 9.4 million square kilometers which makes it the _ largest country in the world.50fo

3、urth 3.To the west is _ Ocean,and to the east is _ Ocean.PacificAtlantic4.In 1607,Britain planted its first colony(殖民地),which called _ now.5.Britain successfully planted _ colonies by great power and driving out the natives.Virginia136.The first university in USA is _ University.HavardCanadaMexicoLo

4、cation of the United StatesLocation of the United States(New York/Atlanta /Washington D C/(New York/Atlanta /Washington D C/Mississippi River/San Francisco)Mississippi River/San Francisco)Can you use some adjective words to describe the USA?modernattractivefashionablebeautifuldevelopedpowerful50a.Va

5、lentines Day b.Christmas Dayc.Thanksgiving Day d.Independence Daye.April Fools Day f.Halloweena(Feb.14)-e(Apr.1)-f(Nov.1)-c(the last Sunday of Nov)-b(Dec.25)ABCDENew YorkWashi-ngtonAtlantaLos AngelesChicagoChicago,Atlanta,Washington,Chicago,Atlanta,Washington,New York,Los AngelesNew York,Los Angeles

6、The 10th Olympic Games,1932 Los Angeles The 23rd Olympic Games,1984 Los AngelesThe 26th Olympic Games,1996 AtlantaDecide whether the following sentences are True or False.1.New York is the largest state in the US.2.Most state names come from Spanish or English.3.Atlanta is known as the“Big Apple”.FF

7、F4.The Constitution was written in 1779.5.There are 52 stars on the American flag.6.George Washington was the first American President.FFT7.The first settlers arrived in North America about 30,000 years ago.8.The Mississippi River is the longest river in the world.FTThe largest riverMississippiAmeri

8、can FlagAmerican National AnthemLook at the following Map of Huanggang and work in pairs to describe your own hometown using useful expressions on P43.SpeakingTopics:What does your hometown look like?Describe a place in your city?What does it look like?Describe different parts of your city.What does the landscape look like?Are there any hills,mountains,rivers,lakes or forests?Useful expressions How long/wide/high/tall is?Itsmetres/feet long/wide/tall.There is in the north.It looks likeMap of Huanggang1.Search information about The Civil War.2.Preview Pre-reading and Reading parts.