高二人教版选修8 unit1 California 课件

15,000 years ago
Native Americans were living in California. 16th century The native people suffered and 1821 thousands were killed or forced… The people of Mexico gained their independence and California became… 1846 the United States declared war on… and after… 1848 Gold was discovered in California. 1850 California elected to become the … state of the USA by the 1920s The film industry was well established in Hollywood,California. since the beginning of 1970s The computer industry attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California. future It is believed that before long the mix of 人们相信，不久以后，多种国籍的混合将会非常大，以至于不会 nationatlities will be so great that there will be no… 有一种的主要种族或文化群体，而是多种族，多文化的混合体。
What is the main idea of the passage? A.the position of California
Self—study (II):
Read the passage carefully and answer some questions. If you are not sure about some of your answers, you can have a discussion with your groups. 1.How did the first settlers arrive in California?
2.Why did over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first of second language?
3.Why could South Americans and Americans arrive first to California to search for gold?
a country where many different races and cultures exist
one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy and film industry in the city Hollywood.
(II)Recite the words and phrases of unit 3—5 of book 7.
D is 1.George Washington was born in in ______ now the state of Virginia. which B. where C. that D. what 宾语从句
Learning aims:
1.Get the general information about the settlement and history of the state of California.
2.Master the skill of skimming in reading. 3.Know the usages of several important words and phrases.
2.Pudong Development Zone is no longer a C rural area ________ it used to be. 定语从句 A 3.Pudong Development Zone is no longer ________ it used to be. A. what B. where
4.What brought large numbers of Chinese to California? 5.When did Africans began to live in California? 6.Why has California attracted so many people?
1.How did the first settlers arrive in California? These settlers crossed Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. 2.Why did over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first of second language? Because once California was ruled by Spanish and there is still a strong Spanish influence. 3.Why could South Americans and Americans arrive first to search for gold? Because they lived near to California.
Test yourself:
1.The customs and languages of immigrants live on in their new home.
A. to continue to exist or live B. to eat a particular type of food to live 2. Exactly when the first people arrived in what now know as California, no one really know.(What kind of clause is it and try to find a similar clause in the third part) 宾语从句 3.It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be great.
Summary:
This period we learned the settlement and history of California and we also reviewed part of the noun clauses.
Homework:
(I)Finish Ex1.2.3 o 表语从句
Learning tips:
When you are asked to find out some information about certain place, person or a period ,you don’t need to read the whole passage sentence by sentence, what you need to do is to skim the passage to find out the sentences that include the informaiton of the place,person or period, which can save much of your reading time.
Self—study(I)
Skim the passage and write down an important event in California history. 15,000 years ago 16th century 1821 1846 1848 1850 by the 1920s since the beginning of 1970s future (translate the future event into Chinese)
be _____. great The mix of nationalities is believed to __ __
Consolidation:
California is the thirdlargest _______ state in the USA but has the largest population __________. At various times, people from different countries in the world have ___________to immigrated California. by means of a It is likely that the first settlers came to California _____________ land bridge at least 15,000 years ago. In the 16th century, Europeans slavery In the arrived and forced thousands of native people into________. 18th century, California was ruled by_______. Spain In 1842, the people of Mexico gained their _______________ independence from Spain . However, in 1846, the USA ________ war on Mexico, so California belonged to America. declared In the early 1800s, Russians began settling in California. In 1848, ________ was discovered in California, which attracted people who gold had the dream of becoming rich. In fact, few__________their achieved dream. Many of them died or returned home, but most remained in California to _______________ make a life for themselves. In 1850, California became the 31st state of the United States.