高二英语下学期unit-16-warming-up

Canada
Mexico
Atlanta is the business center of the southeastern United States. It is a major center for national conventions and trade
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Manhattan
city, seat (1857) of Riley county and partly in Pottawatomie county, northeastern Kansas, U.S. The city lies where the Big Blue and Kansas rivers meet, there dammed to form Tuttle Creek Lake, on the northern edge of the rolling Flint Hills. The village was founded in 1855 when the settlements of Poleska and Canton were consolidated as Boston, only to be renamed Manhattan the next year
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The statue of Liberty
The White House
Steam she Gold Rush
Decide whether the following sentences are True of False.
20 Stars (1818-1819) 24 Stars (1822-1836) 27 Stars (1845-1846) 30 Stars (1848-1851) 33 Stars (1859-1861) 36 Stars (1865-1867) 43 Stars (1890-1891) 46 Stars (1908-1912)
5. There are 52 stars on the American flag.
6. George Washington was the first American President.
7. The first settlers arrived in North America about 30,000 years ago. T
Italian
$24
1820
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Listening Listen to part 1 again and answer the following questions
1. Why do you think early settlers chose New York as a place for a new city? New York is located on the coast, at a place where several rivers flow into the ocean. This makes New York a good place to build a city because ships can reach it and the rivers connect the city with the inland. 2.What are Native Americans angry about? Native American are angry about the unfair treatment they receive in the past. Or the unfair business deal (buying Manhattan for $24)
13 Stars (1777-1795)
USA
Stars And Stripes Historical Flags
15 Stars (1795-1818) 23 Stars (1820-1822) 26 Stars (1837-1845) 29 Stars (1847-1848) 32 Stars (1858-1859) 35 Stars (1863-1865) 38 Stars (1877-1890) 45 Stars (1896-1908)
1. New York is the largest state in the Us.
F
2. Most state names come from Spanish or English. F 3. Atlanta is known as the “Big Apple”. 4. The Constitution was written in 1779. F F F T
The largest river of North America, with its major tributaries draining an area
of approximately 1,200,000 square miles (3,100,000 square kilometres), or about one-eighth of the entire continent. The Mississippi River lies entirely in the United States. Rising in Lake Itasca in Minnesota, it flows almost due south across the continental interior, collecting the waters of its major tributaries .
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History of American Flag
Today the flag consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, seven red alternating with 6 white. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies, the stars represent the 50 states of the Union. The colors of the flag are symbolic as well: Red symbolizes Hardiness and Valor, White symbolizes Purity and Innocence and Blue represents Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice.
Listening Listen to part 1 and correct the errors in the notes
NY disc. by French explorer,1524. Manhattan bought from Native Americans for $200. NY capital of USA for one year; Washington DC is the capital of the USA today. 1920, NY became largest city in the USA. Central Park: zoo, museum, boating lake.
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The capital city of the USA. Significant buildings include the Capitol, White House, and
Library of Congress. The Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial are among the most famous of the city's more than 300 memorials and statues. The Smithsonian Institution is in Washington, as are numerous other cultural and educational institutions and foreign embassies. The economy is based on national and international political activities, scientific research, and tourism.
21 Stars (1819-1820) 25 Stars (1836-1837) 28 Stars (1846-1847) 31 Stars (1851-1858) 34 Stars (1861-1863) 37 Stars (1867-1877) 44 Stars (1891-1896)
48 Stars (1912-1959) 49 Stars (1959-1960) 50 Stars (1960 - Present) By JING Wenqin & HE Bang
The United States consists of 48 contiguous(接壤的) states and the noncontiguous states of Alaska and
Hawaii. In addition, the United States includes a number of outlying areas, such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands of the United States, which are located on the Caribbean Sea, and the islands of American Samoa and Guam, located in the Pacific Ocean. The national capital is Washington, D.C., located along the banks of the Potomac River between the states of Maryland and Virginia. The 50 U.S. states vary widely in size and population. The largest states in area are Alaska at 1,593,438 sq km (615,230 sq mi), followed by Texas, and California. The smallest state is Rhode Island, with an area of 3,188 sq km (1,231 sq mi). The state with the largest population is California (34,501,130, 2001 estimate), followed by Texas, and New York. Only 494,423 people (2001 estimate) live on the plateaus and rugged mountains of Wyoming, the least populous state.