Unit 2 The United States Unit 2 The United States and Canada and Canada

Chapter 3 The United States Chapter 3 The United States

Lesson 3 The People and CultureLesson 3 The People and Culture

What Cultures Are in What Cultures Are in the United States?the United States?

European70%

Af ri can12%

Lati nos13%

Others5%

European

Af ri can

Lati nos

Others

Latinos Latinos 拉丁裔美国人 拉丁裔美国人

food food

PizzaPizza TacosTacos Egg Egg rollsrolls

MusicMusic

JazzJazz SalsaSalsa Rap & Rap & Hip-hopHip-hop

What Languages Do What Languages Do the People Speak?the People Speak?

Powwow (Powwow ( 印第安人庆祝仪印第安人庆祝仪式式 ))

Where Do Most Where Do Most People Live?People Live?

Farm Farm CommunitiesCommunities

Metropolitan Metropolitan areasareas

Boston New York

Philadelphia

New Orleans

Chicago

St. Louis

What Trends Are What Trends Are Affecting the United Affecting the United

states?states? Population is changing.Population is changing. The population of South and The population of South and

southwest is growing fastest.southwest is growing fastest. The economy of USA is changing.The economy of USA is changing.

April Fools' Day April Fools' Day informal holidayinformal holiday April Fools‘ Day or All Fools’ Day, although not a holiday in its own right, is a notable day celebrated in many countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes（恶作剧） and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, enemies, and neighbors, or sending them on fool's errand, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible.

Well-known pranks Well-known pranks

By television stations

In 2008, the BBC reported on a newly discovered colony of flying penguins. An elaborate video segment was even produced, featuring Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame) walking with the penguins in Antarctica, and following their flight to the Amazon rainforest.

British Broadcasting Corporation

flying penguins ！！！

April 1st 2001 in Denmark, reApril 1st 2001 in Denmark, regarding Copenhagen's new sgarding Copenhagen's new s

ubway ubway Apparently, one of her cars accidently had surfaced on the square in front of the town hall. In reality, it was a retired subway car from the subway of Stockholm cut obliquely, with the front end placed onto the tiling and loose tiles scattered around it

The April 1, 1946 The April 1, 1946 Aleutian Island earthquakeAleutian Island earthquake tsunamitsunami that k that killed 165 people in Hawaii and Alaska resulilled 165 people in Hawaii and Alaska resulted in the creation of a tsunami warning syted in the creation of a tsunami warning system (specifically the Pacific Tsunami Warstem (specifically the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre), established in 1949 for Pacifining Centre), established in 1949 for Pacific Ocean countries. The tsunami in questioc Ocean countries. The tsunami in question is known in Hawaii as the "April Fools' Dn is known in Hawaii as the "April Fools' Day Tsunami" due to people drowning becaay Tsunami" due to people drowning because of the assumptions that the warnings use of the assumptions that the warnings were an April Fools' prank. were an April Fools' prank.

The 1946 April Fools' Day The 1946 April Fools' Day ttsunami in Hawaii.sunami in Hawaii.