高中英语选修8Unit1AlandofdiversityReading教学内容课件.ppt（纯ppt,可能不含音视频素材）

1、Unit 1 A land of diversityWarming up&readingStudy aims:1.Learn some useful words&phrases2.Learn something about America and California3.Understand the reason why California is a multicultural state.Study important points:1.Understand the meaning of some important words&phrases.2.Learn about the hist

2、ory of California.Study difficult points:Understand how and when many different groups of people came to California in the history.A guessing game:How much do you know about America?1.Which flag is American flag?A.B.C.2.Which city is the capital of the USA?New York Washington D.C A.Los Angeles A.B.C

3、.D.3.Which stands for the USA?National Emblems（国徽）（国徽）4.How many states are there in the USA?A.B.C.D.474849505.Who is the former president of America?A.B.C.D.George George W.BushW.Bush George George H.W.BushH.W.Bush PutinPutin Bill Bill ClintonClinton A.B.C.D.6.Which doesnt belong to the USA?Statue

4、ofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTower7.Which state has the largest population in the USA?A.Texas B.Florida C.Alaska D.CaliforniaCaliforniaMississippiPacific OceanAtlantic OceanC A N A D AMEXICO1.Whats the topic of this text?A.the culture of California B.the history of California C.the weather o

5、f California D.the history of USA2.California is the _ largest state in the USA.thirdRussiansLater Arrivals peopleThe SpanishMost Recent ArrivalsNative Americans3.How many groups of people are mentioned in this text?Gold MinersNative Americans 1.Time:15000 years ago 2.How did they come:crossed the B

6、ering Strait 3.What happened in the 16th century?thousands were _ or forced into _ many died from _ some _ the terrible timesNative Americanssurvivedslaverykilledthe diseasesThe SpainshFill in the form:(note down an important events)16th century 18th century in 1821 in 1846Spainish soldiers arrived

7、and took their landThe Spanish settled In the US California became part of MexicoMexico gave California to the USInfluence:today over _ of Californians speak Spainish as a first or second language40%Russians&Gold MinersDo some True or False questions:1.In the early 1800s,Russian hunters began settli

8、ng in California.2.In 1848,before the American-Mexican war,gold was discovered in California.3.A lot of adventures achieved their dream of becoming rich.4.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of American in 1850.afterafter FewStagePeopleTimeEventLater arrivalsChinesebuilt th

9、e railwayItaliansfished and made wineDenmark1911Jewishattracted by the film industryJapanesefarmedAfricans moved to California from MexicoAfricans1942-1945worked in_ industrieslate 19th century 1860searly 20th centuryby the 1920s1800sestablished a township&aircraftStagePeopleTimeEventRecent arrivals

10、Indians,PakistanisWorked in Computer industryCambodiansKoreansVietnameseLaotiansImmigratedFuturePeople from different parts of the worldFutureImmigrate to CaliforniaRecent decades1970s Look at the pictures below.Each illustrates something about California.Discuss in groups what each picture means to

11、 you.A native American Indian was standing beside a camp.It seemed that he or she felt very happy.Maybe he or she had a good harvest.DiscussionvHe was a gold miner.He was panning gold.He looked not only thin and weak,but also thirsty and tired.It was difficult for them to achieve the dream of becomi

12、ng rich.A building in ChinatownA building in Chinatown,San FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.Chinatowns in California Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community?Explain in your own words.Write three or four

13、sentences.Discussion The state of California is a multicultural community because European,African and Asian people have been immigrating to the state for the past 200 years.Before their arrival,native American people had lived there for thousands of years.People from all over the world are still coming to settle in California because of its good climate and the lifestyle it offers.Homework 1.Make a summary of the text and try to retell it.2.Underline the useful words and expressions in the reading text and learn them by yourself.