大学英语泛读教程unit1

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A country on wheels
• Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Most people feel that they are poor without cars. Though he is poor, he doesn‘t feel really poor when he has a car. Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars. Maybe, he didn‘t know how much the car was going to affect(影响) the United States. The cars made the United States a country on wheels(轮子). And they have helped to make the United States rich and modern.
Tian’anmen Square
The Great Wall
Forbidden City
The Heaven Temple
Budala Palace
Venice
The Liberty Statue
New York, America
Do you like traveling?
Why do you like traveling?
Enjoy beautiful scenery.
To show off their Increase our knowledge
power and wealth.
Make friends Be good to health…
How will you prepare for traveling?
time destination目的地 means of transportation交通方式 things to take What to do…(a tight schedule)
travel cost/budget（费用time,
Prereading Preparation



1. Look at the photograph of the family. What are they planning to? 2. Look at the title of the chapter. Where does the family plan to travel? 3. How long will their trip be? 4. How many miles will they travel( write a specific number)
A Family Sees America Together
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He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.
The Great Wall
Do you know the following places, have you ever been there?
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Immigration
Immigration accounts for a major source of population growth. Almost 20 million people or 7.8% of the total population were immigrants in 1992, and 8.7million of these came to the United States during the 1980s.
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Vocabulary Study
L5 real estate business L6 own L7 dream L10 birthplace L17 experience L 17 keep a journal of L9 Independence Day L14 guest book
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Independence Day
• TFFTT
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Think about it
• Turn to page 8
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Describe a trip that you took alone or with your family. Did you enjoy it? why or why not? (Group work)
1. where did you go? 2. How did you go there? i 3. Who did you go with? 4. How long you stayed there? 5. was it special in some way? What happened?
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Learn addtional words in news
• 1.The media in recent years has carried a handful of stories about deaths during selforganized expeditions, the latest being in July when 19 tourists drowned in floods in Tanzhangxia Valley, Chongqing municipality.
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• Read the passage aloud and pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation
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Fact-finding Exercise
• Read the passage once. Then read the following statements. Check whether they are True or False. If a statement is false, rewrite the statement so that it is true. Then go back to the passage and find the line that supports your answer.
Between 80% and 90% of immigration to the United States now is from Asian and Hispanic (Spanish-speaking people of any race) countries.
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Population Movement
• Be aware of the significance of the Independence Day to the Americans. • On July 4th American declare its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. • Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues,carnivals, concerts, etc. •
Map of America
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50 States
Alabama阿拉巴马州 Alaska阿拉斯加州 Arizona 亚利桑那州 Arkansas阿肯色州 California加利福尼亚州 Colorado科罗拉多州 Connecticut康涅狄格 Delaware特拉华州 Florida佛罗里达州 Georgia佐治亚州 Hawaii夏威夷 Idaho爱达荷州 Illinois伊利诺伊州 Indiana印第安纳州 Iowa艾奥瓦州 Kansas堪萨斯州 Kentucky肯特基州 Louisiana路易斯安那州 Maine缅因州 Maryland马里兰州 Massachusetts马萨诸塞州 Michigan 密歇根州 Minnesota明尼苏达州 Mississippi密西西比州 Missouri密苏里州 Montana蒙大拿州 Nebraska内布拉斯加州 Nevada内华达州 New Hampshire 新罕布什尔州 New Jersey新泽西州 New Mexico新墨西哥州 New York纽约州 North Carolina 北加利福尼亚 North Dakota北达科他州 Ohio俄亥俄州 Oklahoma俄克拉何马州 Oregon 俄勒冈州 Pennsylvania 宾夕法尼亚州 Rhode Island 罗德岛 South Carolina 南加利福尼亚 South Dakota 南达科他州 Tennessee 田纳西州 Texas 德克萨斯州 Utah 犹他州 Vermont 佛蒙特州 Virginia 维吉尼亚州 Washington 华盛顿州 West Virginia 西维吉尼亚州 Wisconsin 威斯康辛州 Wyoming怀俄明州
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• 为了有更大的自由度，能够照顾到自己的 喜好，现在许多人都喜欢“自助”。比如 吃“自助餐”（buffet dinner）、“自助火 锅”（buffet hot pot），去“自助餐厅” （cafeteria）、“自助洗衣店” （laundromat），开展“自助贸易”（DIY trade）等。
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• self-organized expedition就是“自助游”， 也可以用d travel，private tour， independent travel，DIY tour等来表示。现 在很多人都有了自己的车，于是“自驾游” （self-driving travel/tour）也成了自助游的 一个重要的形式。与自助游相对的就是 “跟团旅游”（package tour/group tour/organized tour）。
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Post-reading Questions
• 1. Read for main idea (skim) • 2. Read for some details (scan) • 1) Who were the people in the picture? • The Graham family Work with your partner to complete the chart in Part 2 2) How did they travel? By van 3) What places did they visit? in all 50 states 4)When did they start their trip Last year
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2.Toll-free roads policy results in traffic jams across China
• Heavy traffic on main expressways has ignited criticism about the government's decision to abandon the use of tolls on China's roads during the eight-day "Golden Week" holiday for the MidAutumn Festival and National Day.
Mobility is considered to be one of the characteristics of the American people. It is said that the American people are always on move. One in five Americans moves to a new home every year seeking new job opportunities, a better climatic or some other goals.
Another Look
1)Learn the passage and answer the questions for another look. 2) Follow-up activities About American Culture About the words to Travel
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