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1、Tour U.S.A.,Course Introduction,Selective courseContents:the U.S.A.s brief history,geography,customs and culture,festivals,education,etc.,Brainstorming,Say something you know about the United States,such as some representative things or people in America.,President Obama,The White House,the official
2、 residence of the president of the U.S.,The statue was a gift from France for the first centennial of the U.S.independence from Britain.,the Statue of Liberty,The UN headquarters,Mc Donalds&KFC,Full name:the United States of America,President:Barack Obama,Capital:Washington D.C.,Population:about 0.3
3、 billion people(up to 2012),Basic Information,National anthem:the Star-spangled Banner 星条旗永不落,Stars and Strips50 stars:50 states13 strips(7 red and 6 white):13 original statesWhite signifies purity and innocence,red,hardiness and valor(英勇),and blue,vigilance(警觉),perseverance and justice.,National Fl
4、ag of the U.S.A,American flag in 1777,Todays national flag,National bird:bald eagle,National emblem,Olive branch:13 leaves and 13 fruits,13 arrows:military affairs and national strength,Constellations(星座)and vastness of the universe,13 states,Freedom and peace,Geography,It is situated in the souther
5、n part of North America(except Alaska and Hawaii).2.It is next to Canada and Mexico.3.It is surrounded by Pacific Ocean and North Atlantic Ocean.4.It covers an area of 9,372,614 k and is the fourth largest country in the world.(Russia,Canada,China),Location and size:,USA is composed of 48 contiguous
6、 states and two noncontiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii.,States,Brief History,Before the Declaration of IndependenceColumbus discovered the American continent in 1492.Before then,the American Indians lived on this continent.Europeans came to the new continent after 1492,and the continent became co
7、lonies of the United Kingdom.,Declaration of IndependenceIn 1776，Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson.Property as one of human beings inalienable(不可剥夺的)rights was written in this document.,Brief History,Adopting the Constitution(宪法)American constitution,written in 1787 is the
8、basis of the American national government.It divides the government into three branches:legislative branch(立法机构),executive branch(行政机构),and judicial branch(司法机构).This is the so-called separation of powers(三权分立).,Brief History,Brief History,The Civil War(1861-1865)Eleven Southern slave states declare
9、d their secession(脱离；分离)from the U.S.and formed the Confederate States of America(美利坚联盟国)and they fought against the U.S.federal government.About 620,000 soldiers died in the war.Slavery was ended in 1865 and the federal government was strengthened.,Brief History,The Gilded Age(1865-1900)Industry an
10、d commerceBy 1900,industry surpassed agriculture.Material comfort for the middle and upper classHardship and hopelessness for millions of laborers1850:85%rural;1920:over 50%urban,Brief History,The 1920s and the Great DepressionAssembly line(流水线),the city,and the car became dominant features of every
11、day life.After the collapse of the economy in 1929,optimism of the 1920s turned to despair.The Depression brought physical and psychological hardship to all classes of America.,Brief History,World War IIThe war ended the Depression due to the production of tanks and aircraft.The prosperity benefited
12、 all levels of wage earners(雇佣劳动者).,Brief History,Baby boomers and counterculture movement(the 1950s and 1960s)Economic prosperity after the warVarious desires to be satisfiedSocial changes:racial and sexual discrimination,poverty,values and lifestyles.Divorce,view of sex,homosexuality,Brief History
13、,The Vietnam War(1961-1973)Over 58,000 American lives were lost in the war,until US withdrew in 1973.Americans disagreed violently about the war.The baby boomers helped to end the war through their protests.,Brief History,Culture Wars Traditional values have been weakened.Over 30 percent of all birt
14、hs were given by unmarried women.Ideas about sex roles changed.Gay movement rooted in big cities.,Famous Sites in the U.S.A.,President Hill Lincoln Memorial Hall Empire State Building Central Park Times Square Broadway Theater District Yellow Stone National Park Disneyland,President Hill,The four pr
15、esidents are George Washington,Thomas Jefferson,Theodore Roosevelt,and Abraham Lincoln.,Lincoln Memorial Hall,Empire State Building,Central Park,Times Square,The square is home to New York Citys famous Broadway theater district.,Broadway Theater District,The billboard of the Winter Garden Theater on
16、 the Avenue of the Americas in New York City advertises the Broadway show Cats.,Yellow Stone National Parkthe first national park in the world(established in 1872),Disneyland,Qs for Ss,1.How do you know about the different names of the U.S.A.?2.Whats its national flag?3.How do you know the meaning o
17、f its national flag?4.Whats its national bird?5.Whats its national anthem(国歌)?6.There are many things that are famous in America.Could you name some of them?,The United States of America;US;U.S.USA;U.S.AThe Stars and Stripes.The stripes symbolize the 13 colonies that originally constituted the Unite
18、d States of America.The stars represent the 50 states of the Union.White signifies purity and innocence;Red,hardiness and valor;and Blue,vigilance,perseverance and justice.,Bald eagle.The Star-Spangled Banner.Famous things in the U.S.A.:1)The Statue of Liberty 2)The White House 3)President Hill 4)Lincoln Memorial Hall 5)Empire State Building 6)Times Square 7)Disneyland 8)Central Park,
