课件57张PPT。A land of
diversityUnit 1Warming upThe United States of Americaeaglenational emblemThe Statue of Liberty 自由女神像( The Statue of Liberty ), 位于美国纽约市曼哈顿岛上，是法国政府作为庆祝美国独立100周年的礼物赠给美国。女神像由铁架和铜皮做成,高46米, 连同底座总高约100米。?一个多世纪以来, 自由女神像已成为美法人民友谊的象征。
The White House Universal Studios The Central ParkCapitol Hill
(国会山庄)ManhattanGolden Gate BridgeThe Grand Canyon Write on the map (Page1) the names of as many of the oceans on the east and west coast, states, important cities, mountains, lakes and rivers in the USA as you can.Task ISan FranciscoLos AngelesHoustonBostonNew YorkWashington, D.CRocky MountainsMexicoChicagoCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe MississippiNew OrleansGulf of MexicoAtlantaDenverKansasSeattleSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioGreat LakesMatch the nicknames for the states in the USA
Virginia
California
Florida
Hawaii
Jew Jersey
Arizona
Alaska
Task IIa) Paradise of Pacific
b) Great Canyon State
c) Golden State
d) Sunshine State
e) Mother of President
f) Land of the Midnight Sun
g) Garden StateCaliforniaThe Gold Rush PosterLos AngelesGrauman's Chinese Theatre HOLLYWOODHollywood Walk of Fame好莱坞星光大道Native California IndiansCalifornia gold miners around 1849Chinatowns in CaliforniaTask I 1. The main idea of each part: Part 1
Part 2
Part 3The introduction to CaliforniaThe history of
settlement of CaliforniaThe future of California
Native AmericansThe SpanishRussiansGold minersLater arrivalsMost recent arrivalsComprehending 2. The main idea of the text:The text mainly introduces ________________
of California. It describes the great historic events
happened in _______ times. It also tells
us _____, ______ and _____ different people
from different corners of the world
____________ to California. It explains to
us ____________why it will be a simple
multicultural community in the 21st century.the short historywhenhowwhythe reasonsvariousimmigratedintroducesdescribestellsusexplains tousWhen did each cultural group first
came to California in large numbers?Spanish
Russians
Africans
Chinese
Italians
Danish In the early 16th century early 1800s1800sLate 1840s / early 1850sIn the late 19th century1911Task II Jewish
Japanese
Koreans
Cambodians
Vietnamese
Pakistanis 1920searly 1900sFrom about 1970sFrom about 1970sIn more recent decadesFrom about 1970sTask III
Why is California such a multicultural community? What problems do you think might arise？
The state of California is a multicultural community because European, African and Asian peoples have been moving into the state for the last 200 years. It is this mix of people with their own customs, culture and food that have given California its multicultural flavour (特色，风味).
Problems that might arise include intercultural rivalry (竞争)or competition, discrimination (歧视) or misunderstanding. It is to the credit of Californians that such problems do not arise very often.
Task IV Translate the following sentences into Chinese orally and try to recite them.
1. Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows.
2. It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA，having attracted people from all over the world.
3. In fact, few achieved their dream of becoming rich. Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship.
4. It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.
Task IV Retelling
Fill in the blanks with the proper words.
California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. It is the most 1________ (culture) state in the USA. This is not 2________ (surprise) when you know the history of California which has attracted people from nearly every country in the world. No one really knows what time the first 3________ (settle) arrived in what we now know as California. The scientists believe that the native Americans reached Alaska 4________ means of a land bridge. In the 18th century, California was ruled by Spain. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the 5________ (major) were religious men. In 1848, gold was discovered in California and the dream of 6________ (become) rich quickly attracted people from all over the world. In fact, few achieved their dream, but most remained in California to make 7_________ life for themselves. In more recent decades, California became home 8________ people from Asia. It 9________ (believe) that before long the mixture of nationalities will be so great that there will be no major 10________ (race) or cultural group.multiculturalsurprisingbysettlersis believedmajoritybecomingatoracialTask VI Retelling1. multicultural
2. surprising
3. settlers
4. by
5. majority
6. becoming
7. a
8. to
9. is believed
10. racialLanguage points
Task I Word-building
1. 说明；阐明 v. ____________ n. ____________
2. 清晰的；明确的 adj. ____________
差别；区分；卓著 n. ____________
3. 移居；迁入 v. ____________ 移民 n. ____________ 移民者 n. ____________
4. 主要的 adj. ____________大多数 n. ____________
较小的；少数的 adj. ____________ n. ____________
5. 选择；选举某人 v. ____________ n. ____________
6. 人种；民族 n. ____________ adj. ____________
illustrateillustrationdistinctdistinctionimmigrateimmigrationimmigrantmajormajorityminorminorityelectelectionraceracial7. 申请；应用 v. __________
申请人 n. __________ 申请；适用 n. __________
8. 社会 n. __________ 社会的；群居的 adj.________
社会主义者（的） n. & adj. _______ 社会主义 n.__________
9. 指示；表明；暗示 v. ____________ n. ____________
10. 多种多样的 adj. _________ 多样性 n. _________
使...多样性 v. _________
11. 多元文化的 adj. ________ 多种族的adj. ________
多媒体 n. ___________
12. 美籍俄罗斯人 n. ____________ 美籍华人 n. ____________
applyapplicantapplicationsocietysocialsocialistsocialismindicateindicationdiversitydiversediversifymulticulturalmulti-racialmulti-mediaRussian-AmericanChinese-AmericanTask II Translate the following phrases into English and try to recite them.
1. 继续存在；生存 ___________
2. 北极 ____________
3. 用……方法；借助____________
4. 习惯于新的的生活方式 ____________
5. 背靠背 ____________
6. 坚持、沿袭（风俗等） ____________
7. ......的到来 ____________
8. 此外 ____________
live onthe Arcticby means ofmake a lifeback to backkeep upthe arrival ofin addition9. 死于疾病 ____________
10. 对...宣战 ____________
11. 实现发财梦 ____________
12. 副总统 ____________
13.（某人）突然想到 ____________
14. ...... 的混合 ____________
15. 有可能 ____________
16. 大多数；大部分 ____________
die from the diseaseoccur to (sb.) achieve the dream of becoming richvice presidentdeclare war on… a mix/mixture ofIt is likely that…the majorityTask III Key words and phrases
1. The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home. (P1, L3)
这些移民的风俗习惯以及语言在他们的新家都得以延续。
live on… 继续生活或存在
live on sth. 以……为主食
live by… 靠……生存
He ____________ selling shoes.
Most of the Asians ___________ rice.
His father-in-law _____________ despite the car accident.lives bylive onlives onimmigrate vi. (to/into) 移居，迁入
As a child, he______________the
US from Ireland.
immigration n. 移民
immigrant(s) n. 移民者immigrated to 2. Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. (P2, L9)
科学家们认为这些迁居者通过一条史前时期曾经存在的大陆桥穿越北极地区的白令海峡到达美洲。
by means of: by using 依靠、凭借
(1) The prisoner escaped by means of a secret tunnel.
囚犯依靠一条秘密通道逃脱了。
(2) Thoughts can be expressed by means of music.
思想可以凭借音乐的形式来表现。
means n. 方式；手段（单复数同形）
(1) Television is an effective means of
communication.
(2) All possible means have been tried.
a means to an end 达到目的的手段
means of transport 交通方式
by this means 用这种方法
by all means 尽一切办法，一定，当然可以
by no means 一点也不、绝不（放在句首要倒装）
We can succeed ______________ hard work.
You must get there ____________ before dark.
____________ is this the first time you have been late.
by means ofby all means By no means1) We express our thoughts _____ words.
A. by this means B. by all means
C. by no means D. by means of
2) --May I have a look at your book?
-- _____.
A. By this means B. By all means
C. By this way D. By any means
3) Every means _____ been tried, and all means
____ well now.
A. have; go B. has; go
C. have; goes D. has; goesmeansD B B 拓展：关于“方法”的表达：
means 方法、手段、工具, 单复数同形, 多和
介词by 搭配。
way 方法, 普通用语。可用于任何处理事物的
方式。多于介词in搭配。
method 方法, 理论, 指合乎逻辑或系统的方法。
多和介词with 搭配。3. … which today will keeps up their Danish culture. P2L46
keep up ① 维持，保持 ② （使）继续 ③ 使不掉下来，使不下降
It costs a lot of money to keep up a car.
Will the fine weather keep up?
The shortage of supplies is keeping the price up.
(4) How do you keep up this large house?
keep away from 远离
Keep sb from doing 阻止某人做……
keep out 把……拒之门外
keep back 隐瞒； 阻止； 阻挡
keep off 不接近，避开
keep up with 追赶上
keep an eye on 保持关注
keep a record of 保持一项记录
keep fit 锻炼，保健
keep in touch with 保持联系
3. It didn’t occur to me that......
我没有想到......
occur vi. 发生；出现；(想法）闪现
过去式 _________ 过去分词 __________
(1) It did not occur to me to check my insurance policy...
我没有想到要核实我的保险单条款。
(2) It occurred to me that I could have the book sent to me...
我想到可以让人把书寄给我。
occurredoccurred拓展：关于“想到”的表达有哪些？尝试翻译：我想到了一个好主意。
突然想到：
A good idea occurs to/ strikes/hits me.
想到：
I come up with a good idea.
拓展：关于“发生”的表达有：
happen
take place
occur
come about
均有表示“发生”的意思， 四者同为不及物动词，不用被动语态。
Practice: translation
1. 你有没有想到，这本旧书或许有很大的价值？
Has it ever occurred to you that this old book might be of great value?
2. 我们用文字表达思想。
We express our thoughts by means of words.
3. 尽管条件十分艰苦，大多数学生顺利完成了任务。（ hardship, majority )
The majority of students accomplished the tasks despite great hardship.
4. 意见众说纷纭。 （diversity）
There is a great/wide/rich diversity of opinions.
5. 他对我们一视同仁。（ distinction）
He is fair to us without distinction.
Language points
Task I Word-building
1. 说明；阐明 v. ____________ n. ____________
2. 清晰的；明确的 adj. ____________
差别；区分；卓著 n. ____________
3. 移居；迁入 v. ____________ 移民 n. ____________ 移民者 n. ____________
4. 主要的 adj. ____________大多数 n. ____________
较小的；少数的 adj. ____________ n. ____________
5. 选择；选举某人 v. ____________ n. ____________
6. 人种；民族 n. ____________ adj. ____________
7. 申请；应用 v. __________
申请人 n. __________ 申请；适用 n. __________
8. 社会 n. __________ 社会的；群居的 adj.________
社会主义者（的） n. & adj. _______ 社会主义 n.__________
9. 指示；表明；暗示 v. ____________ n. ____________
10. 多种多样的 adj. _________ 多样性 n. _________
使...多样性 v. _________
11. 多元文化的 adj. ________ 多种族的adj. ________
多媒体 n. ___________
12. 美籍俄罗斯人 n. ____________ 美籍华人 n. ____________
Task II Translate the following phrases into English and try to recite them.
1. 继续存在；生存 ___________
2. 北极 ____________
3. 用……方法；借助____________
4. 习惯于新的的生活方式 ____________
5. 背靠背 ____________
6. 坚持、沿袭（风俗等） ____________
7. ......的到来 ____________
8. 此外 ____________
9. 死于疾病 ____________
10. 对...宣战 ____________
11. 实现发财梦 ____________
12. 副总统 ____________
13.（某人）突然想到 ____________
14. ...... 的混合 ____________
15. 有可能 ____________
16. 大多数；大部分 ____________
课件33张PPT。B8 Unit 1 Reading 2
阅读（Ⅱ）导学案Wednesday Monday Tuesday Task 1 Read George’s diary quickly
and then do exercise 1 on page 7.Tuesday WednesdayMonday Task 2 Read the diary carefully and answer
the questions in pairs.Choose the best answer according to Reading II On Page 7:
1-5 BCCBDTask 3 Discussion: Why did George leave out
some words when he wrote his diary? Because the text is written in the form of a
_______. Generally speaking, a diary is not normally
a public document, that is, it is written to record
events and feelings for the writer himself/herself.
The language is________ .The writer often leaves
out some words so it reads somewhat like notes.diaryinformalI teamed up with a couple from my hotel (Peter
and Terri) and hired a car. We spent all day
driving around the city. There’s a great drive
marked out to show the way to go. It’s a 79 km
round-trip that takes in all the famous tourist
spots. We stopped many times to admire the view
and take photographs. I now have a really good
idea of what the city’s like.Rewrite the diary entry for Tuesday inserting
all the missing words.Task 3 Translate the following according to Reading II On Page 7:
1. go straight to the hotel to drop my luggage ___________________
2. get a spectacular view of the city ___________________
3. 滑下山去 _______________________
4. 在19世纪末 _________________________________直接到旅店放下行李观看城市的壮观景色slip down the hillin the late 19th century5. 一个有很多商店、海鲜馆和面包坊的旅游区
____________________________________________________________
6. team up with a couple ________________________
7. admire the view of the city from different angles ____________________________
8. …被装修得看上去像旧楼似得 __________________________________
9. apply for the right to live in USA ________________________
10. grasp the opportunity of doing sth. ___________________________be decorated to look like old buildings申请美国居留权抓住做某事的机会从不同角度欣赏这个城市的景色a tourist area with lots of shops, sea food restaurants and bakeries与一对夫妇结成一对be/go on holiday
go straight to
drop one’s luggage
go exploring
a cable car
get a spectacular view of
a better form of transport
it’s the place to do sth
feel like doing
have good idea of在度假
直接去…
放下行李
去探索
缆车
观看美景
一种更好的交通方式
这是做某事的地方
想要做某事
对…有很好的了解
印象, 感想
Phrases 补充：a number of
all sorts of
take ferry
be famous for
make sure that….
team up with
mark out大量的
各种各样的
乘轮渡
因为…而出名
确信, 确保….
与…合作/一起工作
划线标出…界限
1) 显然 2)显而易见
1. apparentlyTask 4 Learn important words, phrases and sentence patterns. 2. slip 1) v. 滑, 滑倒, 失足
2) n. [c] 小错误
1)I was unlucky ______ on a banana skin
and fall over. 我真倒霉，踩在香蕉皮上滑倒了。
2) The ice is too thin ________on.
冰太薄,不能在上面溜冰。 to slip to skate=obviously/clearlyskate 表示“(在冰面上)滑行”、“溜(冰)”
一般指滑冰运动;
skid 表示“(人、车等行进时因路面滑而向一侧)
打滑, 滑倒”;
slide 表示“(在冰、滑梯、跑道等上)滑行, 滑动;
滑落”;
slip 表示“失脚, 滑跤”, 常指由于不小心、路滑等
而滑倒。
根据句意, 此处指“车轮的打滑”。3. team up with
1)与……合作或一起工作
2)与……结成一队 让我们联起手来吧!
Let’s _______ !
与这样的优秀工人合作真是件愉快事。
It’s a pleasure to _____________
such an excellent worker.team up4. hire
1) v. 雇用(人), 租用(某物)---(短期租/雇)
2) hire out 出租
hire oneself out (as) 受雇(当…)
1)We don't want _____________inexperienced worker. 我们不想聘用没有经验的工人。
2) I'd like ____________ a car for just one day.
我想租一部车，一天即可。
to hire/employ to rent / hire 同义词辨析： hire, rent, 和employ
1）The company __________ fifty people last year.
2）He will ______ this land (out) to me at $ 1000 a year.
他将把这块土地以每年1000美元的价格租给我。
3) It was he who _______ a truck to help him in moving to his new home. employedrenthired 同义词辨析： hire, rent, employ 和 let
1.hire作“雇用”时与employ同义，但用法稍有不同。hire是指普通的雇用，以工作量计酬雇用人员的雇用, 短期地租/雇。如hire a servant、hire a domestic helper、hire a temporary teacher、hire some substitute staff等。
2. employ是较正式的用语，一般指大公司聘用职员，多指商店或公司长期雇员的雇用。
如 employ a teacher、employ a clerk、employ a manager等。
3.rent 一般指房屋、地产(尤其建筑物类)等的租借出租或租用。在英国一般指租用车、船。
4. let尤指出租房屋或地产等。 He has a room to let.
5. mark out 划线分出, (标记)选出
Three of his paintings ______________
for exhibition.
他的3幅画已被选中，准备送去展览。
___________ the field carefully.
仔细地标出界限.
Mark out have been marked out My house is full; I can't take in any more guests. 我的房子已客满，不能再容纳更多的客人了。
The salesman finds it easy to take in old ladies. 这个推销员发现老太太们容易上当受骗。6. take in
1) 包括
2) 吸收
3) 领会（明白）
4)使……上当受骗
翻译下列短语: take off
(1)拿走 ________ (2)收回(话等) ________
(3)别急___________
(4)接纳；雇佣；呈现(面貌、颜色)________
(5)误以为是________ (6)长得像________
(7)拿起；从事；占去(时间/空间)；接着做___________
(8)吸收，吸引,包容，理解，欺骗________
9) 接管；接收__________ take away take back
take it easy
take on
take for take after
take up
take in?脱下,起飞,拿走take overtake on…as把……当作……看待7. a number of ; a great many a.“许多, 大量”,
修饰可数名词many
many a/an
a great/good many
a good/large number of1) A good many people _______ watching on
the beach now.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
2) ______ the students in per school go to
college in their teens.
A. A good many B. A great many of
C. A great deal of D. A lot of A good/great manyC B b.修饰不可数名词much
a good/great deal of
a large amount of
amounts ofc.修饰可数与不可数名词a lot of
lots of
a quantity of
quantities of
plenty of
a supply of
supplies of大量的He has left __ ______ _____ ______
books with me.
2）___ ______ _____ ___ money is spent on
tobacco every year.
a good/large number ofA good/great deal of /
A large amount of1. Teamed up with a couple from my hotel and
hired a car.
A. bought B. rent C. stole D. borrowedB Task 5 Choose the Synonyms (同义词)
2. More and more people were able to grasp
the opportunity.
A. hold B. miss C. lose D. have3. Apparently he’d been shocked when he
saw a terrible accident.
A. distinctly B. thankfully
C. obviously D. relevantlyA C 4. It is a 79km round-trip that takes in all the
famous tourist spots.
A. cheats B. includes
C. understand D. absorbs5. Chinese people applied for right to live in
USA.
A. approved of B. asked for
C. devoted to D. put onB B Unit 1 活学活用
I. 根据括号中的解释，从课文中找出恰当的短语完成下列句子：
1．The thief had wanted to escape__________ (by using) a secret tunnel，but was caught.
2．His parents were able to____________(earn one's living) by fishing.
3．Nobody likes to ____________(cooperate with) lazy persons.
4．Only ______________(in this way) can you learn English well. by means of
make a life
team up with
by this means 5．The UK __________(include or cover sth.) England，Wales，Scotland and Northern Ireland.
6．He ____________(draw lines around) the basketball court with paint.
7．The enemy ________(continued sth.) their bombardment(轰炸)day and night.takes inmarked outkept up
II.用take off，take up，take on...as，take over，take in，take for，take back填空
(1)The boss was asked to______ Bob______ an office boy.勤杂工
(2)The battle hero we ________an ordinary soldier at first gave us an inspiring speech.
(3)The plane ________and headed north.
(4)Did they______ _much after listening to my lecture? take on as
took for
took off
take in把……当作……看待(5)Cars ________a great deal of valuable space on the roads.
(6)May I ________what I promised you? Very sorry，I can't buy you a bicycle on time.take uptake back
III. 根据括号中的汉语提示完成句子:
(1)His father___________________________
(靠教书为生)in the past.
(2)His grandfather _______________________
(靠买卖二手房谋生)and left him a lot of money.
(3)Thanks to the good policy，we are ____________________________(过着幸福的生活)now. made a life /earned his living
by teaching
made a life by buying and selling second-hand houses
living/leading a happy lifeIV. 用hire；rent；employ；let填空
(1)We'd better ________a car for the weekend.
(2)He makes a life by ________out his house to tourists.
(3)She ___________________for six months now.
(4)There is a sign outside a house and the rooms are to ______. rent/hire
renting
hasn't been employed
let
