课件28张PPT。新课标高二版.选修八A land of diversity Unit 1Using language-Listening
and speaking Train the students’ listening and speaking abilities. Teaching aims:Step1 Pre-listening __ enjoy some beautiful sceneries in California Joshua Tree National ParkCaliforniaCaliforniaCaliforniaCaliforniaCaliforniaListen to the tape and answer the following questions.Step2 Listening1.Where did George’s tour start and in which direction has he been travelling?
2.What surprised George about California?
3.Why did George have the wrong impression of California before he went there?
4.Why are there so many different kinds of music, food and art in California?1. He started in northern California, and
he has been travelling south.2. The fact that not everybody is rich, not everybody lives on the coast, and the desert in California is not like the rest of the climate of California, surprised him .3. He had watched too many American movies.4. Many people from different countries moved to California. They brought their own customs, culture and food. They kept them up and so produced the large variety of food, music, customs, art and cultural activities.
Step3 Listen to the tape again and complete the postcard George wrote.Dear Sam,
I am here in Joshua Tree National Park, in the _____________part of California. Have been traveling around the state of ___________for three weeks now. Very different from what I have seen in _________________. Not everyone is _______and not every lives near the _____________. First traveled southeast through rich farmland then to the central part. southeasternCaliforniaAmerican moviesbeach/coastrich They grow everything here including _____________________and fruit. Cattle too. Then traveled further _________into mountains and _________.Californians are very friendly, and they are from many different ______ and cultures. Every culture has its own ________, __________, food and art. Most interesting.
Wish you were here. Give my love to Paula.
George.
cotton, nuts, vegetablessoutheastdesertracesmusicfestivalsStep4 Listen to the tape again and underline the questions and expressions that Christie uses.Listening textA HOLIDY IN CALIFORNIA
George (G) is on holiday in the united states. He is touring around California. Listen to him phoning home to talk to his friend Christie (C). C: Hello.
G: Hi, Christie. It’s me, George.
C: Gosh, George! Where are you ?
G: In Joshua tree national park.
C: Wow, where’s that?
G: It’s in southeast California.
C: Lucky you! What are you doing down there?G: Well, I started in northern California and I've been travelling south.
C: Cool. so how’s the trip been?
G: Jolly good, there’s so much to see and it’s nothing like what I imagined.
C: Really?
G: Yeah, I expected everyone to live near the beach in big houses, and I though everyone here would be rich. C: (laughing) Just as I thought. You’ve watched too many American movies!
G: I know, and thy can give you the wrong idea!
C: So, tell me, what’s it really like?
G: Well, some people live near the coast; but further east, in the central part, is a huge valley where the grow all sorts of things like cotton vegetables, nuts and fruit, oh lots of things. And lots of cattle. C: Mmm, sounds interesting. What other scenery is there?
G: Well, if you go further southeast, you come to mountains and desert. That land is really spectacular.
C: Sounds fantastical so you’re in the desert at the moment?
G: Yes, that’s right, it’s very hot and very different from the rest of California.
C: I wish I could see it for myself. What are the people like?G: Well, I didn’t realize there were so many different races and cultures here.
C: Such as?
G: Well, there are white and black Americans of course, and lots of Asians. And about a quarter of all Californians are Hispanic.
C: Hispanic?G: People whose ancestors came from Spanish speaking countries in south America.
C: Oh I see.
G: So there’s a huge difference in culture and the way people look. Lots of different art, different types of festival, music, food and any thing else you can think of.
C: Sounds great. And what about…? (fade out)Step 5 Speaking
In pairs hold a telephone conversation about a place you have visited recently. Try to use the expressions above to indicate that you are listening carefully to your partner.
1. Sit back to back with your partner so you can’t see each other.
2. Partner A: Talk about where the place is , what the climate is like, what you thought about the people, and any other interesting things you saw or did.
Partner B: Encourage your partner to talk by asking questions and making comments.
3. Swap roles. Partner B tells Partner A about his/her visit. Preview Reading and writingHomework
