Unit 1
A Land of Diversity
50 stars — Each star represents one state
Red — courage
Blue—
loyalty
and
justice
White —
freedom
13 stripes — the original 13 states.
Star-Spangled Banner
The Statue of Liberty
自由女神像, 位于美国纽约市曼哈顿岛上，
是法国政府作为庆祝美国独立100周年的礼物
赠给美国。女神像由铁架和铜皮做成, 高46米,
连同底座总高约100米。 一个多世纪以来,
自由女神像已成为美法人民友谊的象征。
Wall Street
The White House
Hollywood Film City
Universal Studios
The Central Park
Capitol Hill
(国会山庄)
Manhattan
Golden Gate Bridge
The Grand Canyon
Total area
about 9.4 million square kilometers
(the fourth largest)
Population
about 300 million
Language
English & Spanish (some minority groups)
Religion
Christianity (56%); Catholic(28%);
Judaism(2%)
continental climate ( most part )
subtropical climate ( the south )
Climate
Nickname
Uncle Sam & Melting pot
Hotel California
Hoover tower
Reading I
California
California sunset
California coast
Canada
Boston
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Washington,
D.C
Los Angeles
Atlantic
Ocean
Pacific
Ocean
Mexico
Houston
Miami
Warming Up
California is
amazing. The
pleasant weather,
long beach and
graceful natural
landscape make the
tourism prosperous.
Read the text quickly and complete its main idea.
history of
The text is about the brief _______
California, which focuses on the
_____________________.
settlers of the state
Read the text carefully and put the events in order:
a. Part of Mexico
b. Native Americans
c. Gold was discovered
d. Spanish soldiers
e. became the 31st state
f. Declared war on Mexico
Choices:
A. a-d-f-b-e-c
B. b-d-a-e-c-f
C. b-d-a-f-c-e
D. b-d-f-a-e-c
Listening:
A tour round California
3 Listen again and complete the postcard
George wrote.
Dear Christie,
I am here in Joshua Tree National Park, in the
Southeastern California Have been traveling
_____________________.
around the state of California for three weeks
now. Very different from what I have seen in
_______________.
not
American
movies Not everyone is ____and
rich
beach/coast First
everyone lives near the ___________.
traveled southeast through rich farmland then
to the central part.
They grow everything here including
cotton, vegetables, nuts
_____________________and
fruit. Cattle too.
southeast
Then traveled further _________into
mountains
desert Californians are very friendly, and
and ______.
they are from many different ______
races and
festivals
cultures. Every culture has its own ________,
music food and art. Most interesting.
_______,
Wish you were here. Give my love to Paula.
Yours,
George.
Reading II :
George’s Diary
Reading Task：
Skim the text, pick out the scenic sights
mentioned and match them to the following
pictures.
6. Cable car (Mon)
2. Fisherman’s Wharf (Mon)
(渔人码头)
4. Blue & white road signs (Tue)
3. Chinatown (Tue)
(in San Francisco)
1. Angel Island
（天使岛）
(Wed)
5. Golden Gate Bridge (Wed)
Writing style and techniques
The postcard (p6/3) & the diary (p8) written
by George are both personal writing. So the
language used is quite informal by means of
omitting, that is, some unimportant words are
left out.
Take the diary entry for Tuesday as an example,
try to insert all the missing words.