选修八 unit1 课件（warming up （人教版 ）[下学期]

课件15张PPT。Unit 1A Land of Diversityperiod 1 & 2 warming up & readingIf you want to learn something about a country, a state, etc, what do you want to know ?We would like to know its size, population, location, language, history, capital, climate, agriculture and industry, education and medical care, etc.DiscussionGeneral knowledge quiz about the USA
How many states are there in the USA ?
A. 49 B. 50 C. 51 D. 48
The most important and largest river in the United States of America is______ ?
A. the Ohio River
B. the Colorado River
C. The Missouri River D. the Mississippi RiverBD3. California is the ________ largest state in the USA.
A. third B. Second C. fourth D. fifth
4. California, a state in the western USA, borders ________.
A. the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian Ocean
C. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean
5. _____ is California’s largest and the nation’s second largest city.
A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San FranciscoAAB6. California’s official nickname is the _______ ? A. Sunflower State B. Golden State C. Land of opportunity D. Evergreen State
7. ___has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas
8. California entered the Union on September 9, 1850, as the ______state. A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first BADDo the following exercises with the help of the map of Warming Up
Ocean on the east coast: Atlantic Ocean
Ocean on the west coast:
Country to the north of USA:
Country to the south of USA:
Mountain range in the west:
Great Lakes:
Longest river in the USA:
Some important cities:Ocean on the west coast: Pacific Ocean
Country to the north of USA: Canada
Country to the south of USA: Mexico
Mountain range in the west: Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario
Longest river in the USA: Mississippi River
Some important cities: New York, Washington DC,
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New OrleansUnit 1A Land of DiversityReadingWork with a partner and know more about 5 pictures on page 1-3 through the text and say something about the pictures.
Discuss how each picture is relevant to the history of California.First readingPictures on page1:
A native American Indian------ one of the first people to live in California.
A gold miner------the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.
A building in Chinatown, San Francisco------many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.Picture on page 2:A Spanish monk------The first people to settle in California after the American Indians were Spanish monks from South and Central America who went to teach the Christian religion to Native Americans.
Picture on page 3:
African American------ originally brought to America as slaves, their descendents now live in California as American citizens. Read it again and finish part 2 & 3 of comprehending.Second readingPart 2Part 3:
Russians _________ Jewish ______
Danish _____ Chinese _____________
Japanese _______________
Pakistanis _______________
Africans __________
Cambodians ___________
Italians ____________ Koreans _______________________early 1800s1920s1911late1840s /early1800searly 1900sfrom about the 1970s1800sfrom about the 1970slate 1800sfrom about the 1970sPlease make a summary according the following tips: Native Americans
the Spanish
Russians
Gold miners
later arrivals
most recent arrivals
the future