Unit 1 A Land of Diversity
Teaching Procedures：
Step1 Lead in
1. Ask students to guess my hobby, lead them to say their traveling experience and say we will travel around the USA today.
2.Watch a video about California, at same time, listen the song: Hotel California and answer a question: Which part of the USA is this?
3.Look at a map. Let’s learn the geography of the USA.
The purpose of this step is to arouse the students’ interest in this lesson, at the same time, help the students to review the knowledge about California, and lead them to the topic.
Step2 Skimming
Task1 Question: What is the passage mainly about?
Task2 Multiple choice: What is the structure of the passage?
Task3 Brainstorm: How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?
The purpose is to develop students’ skimming skills and let them get a brief understanding of the content and structure of the passage.
Step3 Careful reading
1. Read the Para2 and answer the questions.
1)What time did the Native Americans live in California?
2)How did the first people travel to California?
3)What happened in the sixteenth century?
2. Read the Para3 and fill in the form:(note down an important events)
16th century
18th century
in 1821
in 1846
Influence
3. Read the Para4-5 and answer the questions
1)How many Russian-Americans living in and around San Francisco?
2)Who went to California to search for gold?
4.Discussion
→as a student,
1)What is your dream? 2) What do you do after you can’t realize your dream?
→as the gold miners,
1)What is their American dream? Did they realize their dream?
2)What do they do after they can’t realize their dream?
5. Read the Para6-10 and fill in the blanks
Stage
People
Time
Event
Later arrivals
Africans
1800s
?
Chinese
1860s
?
Italians
Late 1800s
?
Denmark
1911
?
Jewish
By 1920s
?
Japanese
Early 20th
?
Africans
1942~ 1945
?
Recent arrivals
Indians
Pakistanis
1970s
?
Cambodians
Koreans
Vietnamese
Recent
decades
?
6. Know the future of California and the melting pot
7. Summary
California has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, which _________ (attract) people from all over the world.
Among the first settlers, Native Americans are believed to have crossed the Bering Strait to America ____ means of a land bridge which ______(exist) in prehistoric times. Today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first ___ second language because California was ruled by Spain in the 18th century. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the _______(major) were religious men.
Most of the people attracted from all over the world to California remained to make ____ life for themselves after the Gold Rush, _______ (make) it a multicultural society in 1850. Chinese _________ (immigrant) began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period and it was the rail network from the west to the east coast ____ brought even larger population.
In fact, before long California will become a _______ (mix) of many races and cultures.
The purpose is to enable the students to understand the history of California and help the students learn the huge diversity of races and cultures in California.
Step4 Post-reading
1.If you are a tour guild to introduce something about California, what would you like to say?
2.Please design a poster to introduce a city such as Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Chengdu, and Jinan.
The purpose is to help the students conclude the passage, lead to the diversity of China and develop their skills to describe a city
3.Proverb: when in Rome, do as Romans do. Forgive and forget.
The purpose is to let students help students respect other cultures and observe the traditions and customs establish the students’ open and tolerant attitude toward diversity.
Step5 Exercise（T/F）
1.California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population.
2.The native Americans are treated well after the arrival of Europeans.
3.Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men.
Step5 Homework Critical thinking
1.Why is California such a multicultural community in the 21st century?
2.How do you think the huge diversity of nationalities and cultures in China?
Step6 Assessment
Self-Evaluation
Different aspects
My reflection (Yes or No)
I learned some new words and expressions
I have learned some knowledge about the California
I learned some reading skills
I learned how to work with my partners and express my opinions
I learned how to apply what I have learned into practice
课件32张PPT。Unit 1 A Land of Diversity学科：英语
年级：高二
册：第八册
版本：人民教育出版社
Learning objectives To get basic information about california
To develop your skills to describe a city
To raise your cooperation awareness Unit 1 A Land of DiversityWhich part of the USA is this?USARocky MountainsMexicoCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe MississippiCaliforniaQuestion : What is the passage mainly about? I. Skimming---Task1How to find the general idea？It is mainly about the different histories of people in California.Focus on the first paragraph
and the subtitles of other parts.Task2:The structure of the passage2356711 2 4 567234517ABCI. Skimming—Task 2643RussiansLater ArrivalspeopleThe SpanishMost Recent ArrivalsNative AmericansHow many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Gold Miners
Careful reading Read the passage paragraph by paragraph and answer the questions. 1.Time:
3.What happened in the sixteenth century? Native
Americans 15000 years agowere killed by European
were forced into slavery
died from the disease
survived the terrible timesNative Americans :2. How did the first people travel to California ?They crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times.Native American Indianone of the first people to live in California.Fill in the form:(note down an important events)
16th century 18th century
in 1846 in 1821
Spanish soldiers
arrived
and took their landCalifornia was
ruled
by SpainCalifornia became
part of MexicoMexico gave California
to the United StatesInfluence:today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second languageThe Spanish Gold miners
Who went to California to search for gold?South Americans, people from the United States and adventurers from Europe and Asia. Russians How many Russian-Americans living in and around San Francisco?About 25,000A gold miner—the discovery of gold in California created a Gold Rush and American Dreams
1.What is your dream? 2.What do you do after you can’t realize your dream?As a student,1.What is their American dream? Did they realize their dream?Their dream is to get rich. Only few achieved their dream.2.What do they do after they can’t realize their dream?Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship. As the gold miners,California (the 31st federal state of the USA)A land of diversityMoved from MexicoBuilt the railwayFarmed Established a townDeveloped industryFished and made wineWorked in ship&
aircraft industryWorked in
computer industryImmigratedThe FutureMixturenationalityracecultureMelting PotSummary California has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, which _________ (attract) people from all over the world.
Among the first settlers, Native Americans are believed to have crossed the Bering Strait to America ____ means of a land bridge which ______(exist) in prehistoric times. Today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first ___ second language because California was ruled by Spain in the 18th century. Of the first Spainish to go to California, the _______(major) were religious men. attractedbyexistedormajoritySummary Most of the people attracted from all over the world to California remained to make ____ life for themselves after the Gold Rush, _______ (make) it a multicultural society in 1850. Chinese _________ (immigrant) began to arrive and it was the rail network from the west to the east coast ____ brought even larger population
In fact, before long California will become a _______ (mix) of many races and cultures.
amakingimmigrantsthat mixturePost-reading ThinkingIf you are a tour guild to introduce something
about California, what would you like to say?Location
History
Population
Culture
Deveopment
......The Diversity of ChinaThe Diversity of ChinaThe Diversity of ChinaTask: Please design a poster to introduce a city such as Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Chengdu, and Jinan.
Poster PosterName: Geography:in the middle and west of Shangdong ProvinceHistory: from Qi dynastyPopulation: Han nationality and other minoritiesCuture: famous for its sping and lotusFood: the shandong cuisine
(鲁菜）JinanScenic spots: the Baotu spring, Daming lake and Qianfo mountian…1.be located in/lie in
2.along the east coast of
3.to the east , west, north or south of the province
date back to; last;relics;dynasty
Peking duck; hotpot;dumpings…festival; custom; temple; tower; palace; canal; island; Terra cotta Warriors(兵马俑）…When in Rome, do as the Romans do.What should we do? What should we do?1.California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population.
2.The native Americans are treated well after the arrival of Europeans.
3.Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men.
True or FalseExercises:the third largestsuffered greatlyHomework Critical thinkingWhy is California such a multicultural community in the 21st century?
How do you think the huge diversity of nationalities and cultures in China?测评练习
1. Summary
California has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, which _________ (attract) people from all over the world.
Among the first settlers, Native Americans are believed to have crossed the Bering Strait to America ____ means of a land bridge which ______(exist) in prehistoric times. Today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first ___ second language because California was ruled by Spain in the 18th century. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the _______(major) were religious men.
Most of the people attracted from all over the world to California remained to make ____ life for themselves after the Gold Rush, _______ (make) it a multicultural society in 1850. Chinese _________ (immigrant) began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period and it was the rail network from the west to the east coast ____ brought even larger population.
In fact, before long California will become a _______ (mix) of many races and cultures.
2. Exercise（T/F）
1.California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population.
2.The native Americans are treated well after the arrival of Europeans.
3.Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men.
