课件21张PPT。
高中英语人教版选修八 Unit 1A land of diversity Using Language Listening & Speaking ＆ WritingLearning aims
1. To learn about more information about
California by listening.
2. To learn some questions and expressions
to encourage someone else to talk.
3. To learn how to hold a telephone conversation
about a place you have visited.
4. To learn how to write an email or a postcard
to your friend to introduce a place.CaliforniaLet’s enjoy a song.
After listening, fill in the blanks on your paper.Listening & Speaking Listen to the text. A Holiday in CaliforniaGeorge (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).Listen and fill in the blanks.C: Hello.
G: Hi, Christie. It’s me, George.
C: Gosh, George! ________ are you?
G: In Joshua Tree National Park.
C: Wow, where’s that?
G: It’s in __________ California.
C: Lucky you! What are you doing down
there?
G: Well, I _______ in northern California
and I’ve been travelling _______.WheresoutheaststartedsouthC: Cool. So how’s the ______ been?
G: Jolly good. There’s so much to see and
it’s nothing like ______ I imagined.
C: Really?
G: Yeah. I expected everyone to live ____
the beach in big houses, and I thought
everyone here would be _____.
C: (laughing) Just as I thought. You’ve
watched too many American _______!
G: I know, and they can give you the
______ idea!tripwhatnearrichmovieswrongC: So, tell me, what’s it really like?
G: Well, some people live near the ______;
but further east, in the central part, is a
____ valley where they grow all sorts of
things like cotton, __________, nuts and
fruit, oh lots of things. And lots of cattle.
C: Mmm, sounds __________. What other
scenery is there?
G: Well, if you go ________ southeast, you
come to mountains and desert. That
_____ is really spectacular.coasthugevegetablesinterestingfurther land C: Sounds fantastic! So you’re in the
desert at the _________?
G: Yes, that’s right. It’s very hot and very
different from the _____ of California.
C: I wish I could see it for _______. What
are the people like?
G: Well, I didn’t realize there were so
many different _____ and cultures here.
C: Such as?
G: Well, there are ______ and _______
Americans of course, and lots of Asians.
And about a _______ of all Californians
are Hispanic.momentrestmyselfracesquarterwhiteblackC: Hispanic?
G: People whose _________ came from
Spanish speaking countries in South
America.
C: Oh I see.
G: So there’s a huge difference in _______
and the way people ______. Lots of
different art, different types of _______,
music, food and anything else you can
_____ of.
C: Sounds great. And what about …? ancestors lookculturefestivalthink1. Where did George’s tour start and in which
direction has he been traveling?
2. What surprised George about California?
Listen again and answer the following questions.He started in northern California, and he has been
traveling south.The facts 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. Why did George have the wrong idea about California before he went there?
4. Why are there so many different kinds of music, food and art in California?
He had watched too many American movies.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.Listen again and complete the postcard George wrote.Dear Christie,
I'm here in Joshua Tree National Park, in ___________ ______. Have been travelling around the state of California for three weeks now.Very different from what I have seen in _____ _____. Not everyone is ____ and not everyone lives near the__________. First travelled southeast through rich farmland then to the central part. They grow everything here including _______,
__________,_______, and fruit.Cattle too. Then travelled 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.
Yours,
GeorgeAmerican moviessoutheastern Californiamusicrichbeach/coastcottonvegetablesnutssoutheastdesertracesfestivalRead the questions and expressions below. There are different ways for a speaker to encourage someone else to talk. Christie uses some of them to find out more about George's tour. Listen to the tape again and underline the questions and expressions that Christie uses. Questions
Where are you? Where's that?
What are you doing down there? Really?
So how's the trip been? And what about……？ What's it really like? What do you think? What happened then? Indeed? Such as? What other scenery is there? Hispanic? Is that so? Expressions
Cool. Good. Yes, that's right. Lucky you!
Mmm, sounds interesting.
That surprises/doesn't surprise me.
Wow!Sounds fantastic!
Give an example.
Oh I see. Sounds great! Ah ha!
Gosh , George!
Just as I thought. Read the questions and expressions below. There are different ways for a speaker to encourage someone else to talk. Christie uses some of them to find out more about George's tour. Listen to the tape again and underline the questions and expressions that Christie uses. Questions
Where are you? Where's that?
What are you doing down there? Really?
So how's the trip been? And what about……？ What's it really like? What do you think? What happened then? Indeed? Such as? What other scenery is there? Hispanic? Is that so? Expressions
Cool. Good. Yes, that's right. Lucky you!
Mmm, sounds interesting.
That surprises/doesn't surprise me.
Wow! Sounds fantastic!
Give an example.
Oh I see. Sounds great! Ah ha!
Gosh , George!
Just as I thought. 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. ★ Stand back to back with your partner. ★ 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. ★ Swap roles: Partner B tells Partner A about his/her visit.Imagine you are on holiday on the Great Wall. Write an
email or a postcard to a friend to introduce it.
内容要点：
1. 历史: 有两千多年的历史。
2. 特点: 世界上最长的城墙,长6000多千米；
建筑材料主要为石头,砖头,修建工作都是人
工进行;主要用于防御外来入侵者,沿墙每
隔几百米就有烽火台。（watchtower）
3.现状：世界著名旅游景点之一,每年吸引许多外国游
客到长城观光旅游。Writing第一步：搜索词汇
(1) 有……的历史 __________________
(2) 建造; 修建工作________________
(3) 人工 __________________
(4) 防御 ___________________
(5) 外来入侵者 ____________________
(6) 每隔几百米 ____________________
(7) 旅游景点;名胜 __________________
第二步：巧用语法和句型
1. 长城是世界上最长的城墙,长6000多千米。( 定语从句 )
2. 沿墙每隔几百米就有烽火台。(There be ) (every few……)
3. 世界著名旅游景点之一,每年吸引许多外国游客到长城观光旅游。（such …… that……）constructionhas a history of …yearsby handdefend …against三步作文法foreign invadersevery few hundred metersplaces of interest第三步：连接过渡成篇Dear …，
I am here in China. I’d like to take this opportunity to give you a brief introduction to the Great Wall.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 下笔成文
Dear …，
I am here in China. I’d like to take this opportunity to
give you a brief introduction to the Great Wall. The Great Wall, which is more than 6,000 kilometers long, is the
longest wall in the world. It has a history of more than 2,000 years. It is made of stone and bricks and almost all the construction was done by hand without any machine. As
the wall was built to defend the country against foreign invaders, there were watchtowers every few hundred
meters along the wall. Now, the Great Wall is one of the most famous places of interest in China and it attracts many visitors every year. It’s so wonderful that people often say
one who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero/ a true man.
