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Unit1 A Land of Diversity
How much do you know about America?
General knowledge quiz about the USA
1. Which flag is American flag?
A.
B.
C.
2. Which city is the capital of the USA? A.New York B.Washington D.C C.Los Angeles
Atlantic Ocean
Houston
Please tell the names of the five lakes
Superior Huron Ontario
Erie Michigan
Brief summary
From the pictures above we can conclude
America lies in the South of North America. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The northern land neighbor is Canada, and the southern is Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.
Native American Indians
Gold miner (pot)
Traditional Chinese building
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Pre-reading How each picture is
relevant to the history of California?
Native American Indian—one of the first people to live in California.
It has an area of 411.ooo square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy. Its official nickname is the Golden State, referring to the gold rush.
Reeves
Steven Speilberg
C A
Britain
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ronaldinho
D Brazil
E
Canada
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pacific Ocean
Mexico
Boston New York Chicago Washington, D.C
Most Recent Arrivals
Native Americans
Chinatowns in California
Fast reading
1.What’s the topic of this text? A. the culture of California B. the history of California C. the weather of California D. the history of USA
Pre -reading
Look at the pictures on this page and in the reading passage. Each illustrates something about California. Discuss in groups what each picture means to you.
A gold miner— the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.
A building in Chinatown, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.
A. June 4th
B. July 4th
C. October 1st D. August 14th
6. Which is the longest river in the USA?
A. Nile B. Yangtze River C. Mississippi D. Amazon
7.Which doesn’t belong to the USA?
2.Which state in the USA has the largest population?
California (over 30 million people)
3.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?
3.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?
3. Which stands for the USA?
A.
National Emblems
B.
(国徽)
√C.
D.
4. How many states are there in the USA?
A. 47 B. 48 C. 49 D. 50
5. When is the American Independence Day?
Statue of
Liberty
A.
White
House
B.
Eiffel
Tower
C.
Golden
Bridge
D.
8.Which are American brands?
A
B Germany C
D
E
FinlandF
Germany G
9.Who are Americans?
David
keanu Beckham B
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