Unit 16 The United States of
America
How much do you know about the USAHow much do you know about the USA
1.1. Who is the president of America now?Who is the president of America now?______________
2.2. Who was the first president of America?Who was the first president of America?________________
3.3. How many states are there in How many states are there in America________America________
4.4. When did America become an independent When did America become an independent country?_______country?_______
5.5. How large is America?________How large is America?________
6.6. What’s the population of America?What’s the population of America?________________
George W. Bush
George Washington
50
In 1776
937.2 million km2
267million
Describe
the geographical location of the America
America is a large country in North America. To the east, it is the Atlantic ocean. To the west, it is the Pacific. To the North, it is the Canada. To the south, it is the Mexico. It has an area of about 937 million square kilometers, the fourth largest country in land. It has Washington as its capital.Its official language is English.
WHITE HOUSEWHITE HOUSE
Capitol HillCapitol Hill
SEPT11,2001SEPT11,2001
Look at screen and match the events and the time
Atlanta Olympic Games
The death of Martin Luther King.Jr
The American Civil War
The Great Depression
The Civil Rights movements
In 1968
In 1861
In the 1930s
In the 1960s
In 1996
Read the text and find the main idea of each paragraph
Item Main idea
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
the suffering of the American South
the rebuilding of the American South
Atlanta’s rebuilding as an example
The civil rights movement and Martin Luther King,Jr
1996 Olympics showing Atlanta,s success
the American South full of hope and problems
Choose the best answer
1.The text is mainly about____.
A. a typical southern city
B. the Great Depression
C. the American Civil War
D. The arrival of European settlers
A
2.It was difficult for the people of Atlanta to rebuild the city not because______.
A. it was troubled by the dark pastB. Slavers and their owners couldn’t live togetherC. It was burned down in the Civil WarD.there was no money for reconstruction
B
3.Dr.Martin Luther King,Jr______.
A. Once worked as the mayor of Atlanta
B. never expected to be cruelly murdered
C. Grew up witnessing the injustices of segregation
D. didn’t believe in a non-violent struggle for equal rights
C
4.The 1996 Olympics enabled Atlanta_______.
A. to become a modern city
B. to show its new image of modernity and success
C. to display its successful history and culture
D. to become a successful city proud of its cultural diversity
B
5.Atlanta is in many ways a typical southern city because________.
A. Dr.king, a national hero, came from the city
B. Its African-American community grew and black business became more successful
C. It experienced the hardships of slavery, the Civil War, the post-war years and the Great Depression
D. It was the host city of the 1996 Olympic Games
C
Fill in the blanks
The America was completely ________because of the American civil War.After the war, the brave and hard-working southerners began to _________their homes and cities from_______. Now a new, different south is coming out of its dark _____. Atlanta, is a good illustration. In the ________of Atlanta, Dr.Martin Luther King,Jr, a great leader of the Civil Rights__________, fighting for the black people’s equal rights all his life, is remembered ____all Americans. During the 1996 Olympic Games, the eyes of the world were _____on Atlanta and the city was proud to display its new_____. Although the south still has many problems to _______with, the people there are determined to make a new beginning.
destroyed
rebuildnothing
pasthistory
movementby
fixedimage
deal