高中英语 Unit 1 A land of diversity reading课件 新人教版选修8
Because it was onc Nhomakorabea ruled by Spain in the 18th century.
No, in the 18th century , it was ruled by the Spain.In 1821, California became part of Mexico.After 1846, Mexico had to give California to the United State .
Rocky Mountains
The Mississippi
Great lakes
Caliornia
The Pacific Ocean
Mexico
The Atlantic Ocean
Pre-reading
California has an area of 411.ooo square kilometers, the third largest state in the Union. But it has the largest population, with the most developed economy.
The Spanish 1.Why is there strong Spanish influence in California? 2. Did California belong to the USA all the time? When did it come back to the USA?
San Francisco
圣地亚哥 San Diego
洛杉矶Los Angeles
What do you know about the people in California ?
California has the largest polulation and it is also the most multicultural (多文化)state in the USA.
Russians How many Russian-Amercians living in and around San Franciso?
25,000
Gold miners 1.When was gold discovered ? 2.Who went to California to search for gold ? 3. When did California become a state of America?
Los Angeles and San Francisco
Chinatown
The building of the railways from the west to the east coast
Chinese , Italians , Danish , Europeans including Jewish Japanese, Africans, people from Asia including Cambodians, Koreans Vietnameses and Laotians, Indians Pakistanis
Next
In 1850
In 1848 , gold was discovered in California
gold mines 金矿
South Americans , people from the United States Adventurers from Europe , Asia, the Pacific Islands
1.What’s the topic of this text?
2.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?
1.What’s the topic of this text? A. the culture of California B. the history of California C. the weather of California D. the history of USA
B
careful reading :
.
Native Americans :
1.How did the Europeas travel to California ? 2.After the arrival of Europeans , the native Americans suffered a lot , why?
They crossed the Bering Strait from Asia to Alaska by means of a bridge which existed in prehistoric times.
Soth America
Asia
The Bering Strait
The native American were killed or forced into slavery . In addition, Many died from the diseases brought by Europeans.
Later arrivals and More recent arrivals 1.In which two cities are Chinatowns ? 2.What brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s? 3. What people are mentioned in these two paragraphs? 4. Where was the film industry established?
Unit 1 A land of diversity
Look at the map of the USA with your parnter , write on the map the names of as many of the following things as you can .
Canada
高中英语 Unit 1 A land of diversity Reading Califo
6.It is believed that before long the mix of
nationalities will be so great that there will be no
major racial or culture groups. T
NATIVE AMERICANS
• 1.Time: 15000 years ago
Spanish as a first or second language
RUSSIANS & GOLD MINERS
Do some T or F questions: 1.In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in
California. 2.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold
Unit 1
一个多元文化的国土
Do you know the following places?
Canada
San Francisco
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Las Vegas
⑧
Los Angeles
⑥
Chicago
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① New York
Washington D.C.
③
Atlanta
Mexico
Houston
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was discovered in California. 3.A lot of adventures achieved their dream of
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Ocean on the east coast A__tl_a_n_t_ic__O_c_e_a_n_____
高中英语 Unit 1 A land of diversity reading课件
San Francisco
圣地亚哥 San Diego
洛杉矶Los Angeles
What do you know about the people in California ?
California has the largest polulation and it is also the most multicultural (多文化)state in the USA.
two paragraphs? 4. Where was the film industry
established?
Los Angeles and San Francisco Chinatown
The building of the railways from the west to the east coast
B
careful reading :
.
Native Americans :
1.How did the Europeas travel to California ?
2.After the arrival of Europeans , the native Americans suffered a lot , why?
Russians
How many Russian-Amercians living in and around San Franciso?
25,000Gold m来自ners1.When was gold discovered ? 2.Who went to California to search
Unit 1 A land of diversity
Look at the map of the USA with your parnter , write on the map the names of as many of the following things as you can .
高中英语《Unit 1 A land of diversity reading California》优质课教案、教学设计
人教版高中英语选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity 教学设计Unit 1 A land of diversityReading CaliforniaI.教学内容分析单元话题和结构本单元主要围绕具有多元文化的美国这一主题展开，重点介绍了加利福尼亚的多元文化特征，使学生对加州移民有深入了解并认识到“美国是民族的熔炉”。
通过本单元学习，培养学生跨文化交际意识，进一步拓宽视野，为终身学习奠定良好基础。
II.Teaching Goals:1.To review what Ss have already known about California?2.To develop Ss’ some basic reading skills.3.To arouse Ss’ interest in learning about the history of people in California.4.To help Ss learn the huge diversity of races and cultures in America, especiallyin California.教学重点和难点1.教学重点(1)本单元教学目的和要求中的生词和短语；(2)了解加利福尼亚移民的特点以及加州的人文、历史等。
2.教学难点(1)了解美国文化的多元化特征，培养学生跨文化交际的意识，提高他们自身的素质；(2)学会使用“方向和位置”来介绍一个地方或描述一个事件，以及鼓励别人说话的方法；(3)学写有关介绍国家或城市等的说明文。
III.Teaching Procedures:Purpose: To get Ss to know how to skim for the gist.To get Ss to know the brief history focusing on the settlement of the state of California.To let Ss learn how to organize an expository writing.1.L ead-inPurpose: To arouse students’ interest in the text and encourage Ss to imagine the content of the text.Ask Ss to listen to the brife introduction about USA and finish the quiz.2.FastreadingPurpose: To get a brief understanding of the text.(1)Ask Ss to look through the text quickly. Then ask them to divide the passage into three parts according to the main idea of each part.Part 1（）Brief introduction to California.California is the largest state with the largest in the USA.It’s also the most state because of its history.Part 2（）When and why people from different countries moved to California.Part 3（）The future of California.(2)Ask Ss to read the text again and work in pairs and finish the three tasks.Task 1 Read the para 2&3，fill in the blanks.※Native Americans1.Living in California2.They crossed the Bering Strait to America by means o f a .3.in the 16th century: Native American skilled by Europeansforced into slavery died from the diseasesurvived the terrible times16th century18th centuryIn 1821In 1846Task 2 Read the para 4&5,then complete the T or F1.In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California.2.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California.3.A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich.4.California became the thirty-first state of the USA in 1850.Task 3 Read the para6-9,fill in the ter ArrivalsPart 3 The future: It will become a mixture of many races and cultures.※Summary （知识建构）California is the most state in the USA. The first settlers arrived in California by of a land bridge. In the 18th century, California wasby Spain, which had a deep effect on California. In 1848, gold was discovered in California, and the dream of becoming attracted people from all over the world. In the 1860s the building of the brought more Chinese there. In more recent decades, California has become to more people from Asia. Attracted by the climate and the , many people still to California. In the near future, California will become a mixture of many and cultures without any major racial or cultural groups.※巩固训练Check the new words and phrases in the reading.继续存在用...办法；通过习惯新的生活方式、工作等坚持；维持选择；选举；决定做某事大多数；大半※精讲点拨means n．手段；方法(单复数相同)eg.All possible means have been tried, but not a means has worked.所有可能的方法都尝试过了，但是没有一种方法奏效。
高中英语 Unit 1 A land of diversity Section Ⅰ Warm(4)
Fog is caused by Boston's closeness to water.Rain is frequent in spring and summer，while snow falls regularly in winter，making Boston one of the nation's wettest cities.Atlantic Ocean breezes keep Boston's climate relatively mild，compared to other cities in the northeastern US.
From the end of Puritan control，Boston was a religious city.Boston was also the focus of the New England Anti-Slavery Society，founded in 1832.Boston's African American population in the mid1800s was a lot， mainly because Massachusetts had said that slavery was illegal in 1783.By the time of the Civil War ， Boston was a stop on the Underground Railroad，which helped escaping slaves.
高中英语 Unit1 A land of diversity reading学案 新人教版选修8
高中英语 Unit1 A land of diversityreading学案新人教版选修8A land of diversity reading学案新人教版选修8【学习目标】1、使用适当的阅读方法与技能, 把握课文内容并获取信息，处理信息。
2、更多地了解美国的多元文化特征，并逐步培养跨文化交际意识。
【学习重点，难点】更多地了解美国的多元文化特征，并逐步培养跨文化交际意识。
【课型】新授课【回顾预习】1、Read the new words for three times and go through the text、2、Prepare the class report: What do you know about the USA?【新知识学习】Step1、Class Report:Step2、 Self-learning（自主学习)Warming up: Competition about the general knowledge of USA1、Which city is the capital of the USA?A、 New YorkB、 Washington,D、C、C、 Los Angeles2、 What is the national flower of America?A、 RoseB、 Peony (牡丹)C、 Cherry blossom3、 The most important and largest river in the USA is________、A、 the Mississippi RiverB、 the Ohio RiverC、 the Missouri RiverD、 the Colorado River4、 How many stars are in American flag?A、13B、48C、505、 Which is the largest city in the US?A、 New YorkB、 WashingtonD、C、C、 Los Angeles6、 When is American Independence Day?A、 June4thB、 July4thC、 August14th7、 The official nickname(别名)of _________ is “Golden State”A、 HawaiiB、 AlaskaC、 FloridaD、 CaliforniaPre-reading Look at the pictures in the reading passage、 Each illustrates something about California、 Discuss in groups what each picture means to you: ; ; Skimming:1、What’s the topic of this text?A、 the culture of CaliforniaB、 the history of CaliforniaC、 the weather of California2、 How many kinds of peoples (民族)are talked in this text? What are they?Scanning:Beside each cultural group write the period of time in which they first came to California RussiansChineseItaliansDanes Koreans Cambodians PakistanisDetailed reading:Introduction (Para、1)：The Characteristics of CaliforniaCalifornia is the most___________ state and the ____ largest state with the_______ population、Native Americans1、Time:______________2、 How did they come : _____________________3、 What happened to them after the arrival of the Europeans? The Spanish16th century18th century in1821in1846 Influence: Russian& Gold- Miners1、Translate the first sentence、 In the early1800s, Russian hunters, who had originally gone to Alaska, began settling in California、2、 Do some T or F questions:1、In1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California、 ( )2、A lot of adventures achieved their dream of becoming rich、 ( )3、California become the thirty-first state of the United states of American in1850、 ( )Later arrivals & most recent arrivals1、Which event brought even large members of Chinese immigrants to California?2、 Later arrivals include immigrants such as________ _________, ______,________, __________ and _________、The futureWhat attract people from different parts of the world to California? Step3、Discussion and presentation 小组讨论自主学习中的问题，并进行展示和点评,点评过程中要注意补充和质疑。
英语：unit 1《A land of diversity》教案——reading(新人教选修8)
Unit 1 The Land of Diversity---ReadingTeaching goals教学目标1. Target language 目标语言a.重点词汇和短语strait, means, slavery, Spain, majority, Catholic, Mexico, immigration, percentage, Denmark, Danish, aircraft, Korea, Korean, Pakistan, Pakistani, mix, mixture, nationality, racial, the Bering, by means of, the Pacific Islands, make a lifeb.重点句子However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California …Of the first Spanish to go to …, the majority were …men who…This is why …as a first or second langua ge.Many died or returned home, but … to make a life for…Although Chinese immigrants, it was the building of… that brought…It is believed that before long… so … that …, but…2. Ability goals能力目标Enable the students to talk about the history of California.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Enable the students learn how to talk about the history of California.Teaching important points 教学重点Enable the students learn how to talk about the important events in Californian history. Teaching difficult points教学难点Enable the students to explain the reasons why California is such a multicultural community in the 21st century.Teaching methods教学方法Skimming, scanning and discussion;Teaching aids教具准备A recorder, a computer and a projector and some pictures.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step I warming-up （10 mins）1．Show students a map of America and ask them to find the location of California. 2．Introduce some history and geography knowledge about the USA.United States of America is composed of a federal district - Washington DC and 50 states. All the states except for Hawaii islands are situated in mainland America. It has a population of about 2,900 million. Its area is 9,370,000 sq km. The climate of USA is mainly temperate in nature but in Hawaii and Florida, it is tropica l…3. Show students some pictures about the USA4. Ask students to have a competition about the general knowledge of USA.e.g △ Which state is the largest one in the US?A. New YorkB. TexasC. Los Angeles△ How many stars are there on the American flag?A. 52B. 50C. 13△Which city is known as the “Big Apple”?A. New YorkB. ChicagoC. Los Angeles△ In which year was the constitution written?A. 1779B. 1789C. 1799△ What language do most state names come from?A. SpanishB. EnglishC. Native American’s△ When is American Independence Day?A. June 4thB. July 4thC.D. August 14thStep ⅱReading (20 mins)5. Ask students to read the passage and choose the correct answer.①. Which of the following doesn’t belong to the character of California?A. It has the largest population of America.B. It’s the most multi-cultural cityC. It was once ruled by Spain in the 17th century.D. It’s the thir d largest state in the USA.②From the third part, we can learn that______A. the majority of Native Americans were religious.B. California got rid of the Spanish government in 1846.C. The United States got the control of California through negotiation.③What happened after the American-Mexican war?1) gold was discovered in California.2) adventures from Europe and Africa went there to dig gold.3) most of adventures died or returned home.4) California became the 31st state of America in 1850.A. 1) 2)B. 1) 3)C. 2) 3)D. 1) 4)④ 4.What’s the author mainly discuss in part5?A. The different immigrants and their own life in California.B. The reason why immigrants came to California.C. The place of origin of immigrants and the time of their arrival.D. What the immigrants did to American’s society.6. Ask students to read the passage again and fill in the blanks.In the 18th century, California was governed by Spanish __1__(invade). Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th century when they fought_2__ the native people and took their land. Two centuries later, Most lands of __3__(south) part of America was occupied by Spanish, the Northwest coast _4___(include). The _5_(major) of the first Spanish were __6_(religion), they taught Catholic religion to the natives. In 1821, California _7__(belong) to Mexico. __8__, in 1846 the United States won the war of Mexico, they had to return California to the United States but Spanish culture still makes great influence _9__ the United States. This is the reason why over 40% of _10_(California) regard Spanish as a first or second language.Step ⅲOral Practice (10 mins)7. Ask students to have a role-play.A: a reporter of a magazineB: an American studentA is interviewingB in the hall about California.Questions:When did people first arrive there?what’s the population of California?what’s the climate and landscape like there?A: Excuse me, I’m XX of a foreign magazine. May I ask you some questions? ……B: ……Step ⅲHomework8. Ask students to go over the new words.。
高中英语 Unit 1 A land of diversity Reading课件 新
Seeing how fast you can do it ! How many states are there in the USA?
A. 49 B. 48 C. 52 D. 50
Who is president of America?
A.
B.
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Meeting you all! 高二英语 模块8 Unit 1 A land of diversity
Entertaining you all! A song
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George H.W. Bush
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Which doesn’t belong to the USA?
Statue of
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Which are American brands?
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South Korea
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高二英语人教版新课标选修八第一单元课文课件Unit1 A land of diversity 37张
Africans 1942-1945
worked in ship& aircraft industries
Chinatowns in California
Most Recent Arrivals
People
Time
Indians
1970s
Pakistanis
Cambodians
Koreans
recent
The passage focuses on the ______. A. population of California B. customs and languages of California C. people of California D. history of California
was discovered in California.
3.There are about 25,000 Russian-Americans living in San Francisco. and around San Francisco
4.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of America in 1850.
Part1 ( para1 ) Brief introduction to California.
Part2 ( para2-para9 ) The history about people from different countries moved to California. Part3 (para10) The future of California.
5. Afelwot of adventurers achieved their
高中英语 Unit1 A land of diversity reading2理解学案 新人教版选修8
高中英语 Unit1 A land of diversityreading2理解学案新人教版选修8A land of diversity reading2理解学案新人教版选修8【学习目标】分析文脉，理解课文，使用适当的阅读方法与技能，把握课文内容并获取信息，处理信息。
【学习重点，难点】提高阅读文章的技巧和如何从文章中获取有效的信息的能力。
【课型】新授课【回顾预习】1 丈夫死后她继续生活了很多年。
2 我们用语言来表达感情。
3 大部分的学生来自农村。
4 许多年轻人都去大城市谋生。
5 经理要求工人们继续干活。
【新知识学习】Task1、Class Report、 Task2、 Self-learning（自主学习）SkimmingDo Ex1 on page7、 Write the day he saw these things under the photos:Picture1 (Angel Island)Picture2 Monday ( )Picture3 (China town)Picture4 (blue and white road signs)Picture5 Wednesday ( )Picture6 (a cable car)Detailed readingPart1、Monday1、Fill in the blanks with words in the passage、______ straight to hotel to _____ luggage, then went________、 Rode on ________Visited ___________________2、Answer the questions:1)、 Why did Andrew Hallidie invent the Cable car system?2)、Where did George eat lunch on his First day in San Francisco? Part2 Tuesday1、Fill in the blanks with words in the passage、_________________ a couple from hotel and _______ a car、Spend all day ________________、 In evening, went to__________2、Answer the questions:1)、 Why did George and the couple stop many times on the trip?2)、 What can they see in the Chinatown? Part3Wednesday1、Fill in the blanks with words in the passage、Took ferry to ____________and had a good viewof_______________2、Answer the questions:1)、 In which year the civil authorities reformed the immigration system?2)、 What is Angel Island famous for? Step3、Discussion and presentation 小组讨论自主学习中的问题，并进行展示和点评,点评过程中要注意补充和质疑。
英语：Unit1《A land of diversity》reading 课件(新人教版选修8)
He was a gold miner. He was panning gold (淘金). He looked not only thin and weak, but also thirsty and tired. It was difficult for them to achieve the dream of becoming rich.
The Future What will California be like in the future? It will become a mixture of many races and cultures.
Beside each cultural group review the period in which they first came to California in large numbers.
Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco. By 1990, the nations being immigrated from different parts of the world had made California into the most racially and ethnically diverse state in the country.