Unit 16 The United States of America I. Teaching Goals 1.Talk about the USA. 2. Practise describing places. 3. Review Non-finite Verbs (2). 4. Write a comparison essay. II. Teaching Time： Five periods The First Period Teaching Aims: 1. Learn about the USA. 2. Do some listening. 3. Practise describing places to train the students' speaking ability. Teaching Important Points: 1. Train the students' listening ability. 2. Improve the students' speaking ability by practising describ..

SEFC Book 2B Unit 16 The United States of America The third period Reading 晋江市首峰中学 雷海红 PART 1 Understanding of the teaching material STATUS AND FUNCTION 1.Because this is a reading material about the American South related to the topic of The United States of America, it can be regarded as an intensive reading. Besides, this reading material is related to the changes of American history, the development of the city, it applies the skill of comparis..