人教版英语选修8 unit1 A land of diversity reading——California课件(共22张ppt)

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课件22张PPT。人教版选修八
Unit1 A land of diversity
California
1.Which is not American brand(商标)?ABCDGermanyWarming up: Competition about the general knowledge of USAA.B.C.D.2. Which stands for the USA?√ National
Emblems
(国徽)3.Who is not American?ACDTom CruiseDavid
BeckhamSteven
Spielberg Arnold SchwarzeneggerB 4. The official nickname(别名) of _________ is “Golden State”
A. Hawaii B. Alaska
C. Florida D. California5. What is the national flower of America?
A. Rose B. Peony (牡丹) C. Cherry blossom___ is the nick name of the USA.
A. Uncle Tom B. Uncle Jack
C. Uncle Sam D. Uncle Jim 6.7. __ has the largest population in the USA.
A. California B. Alaska
C. Washington D. TexasHoustonMiamiRocky MountainsMexicoCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Ocean______________is on the west coast.
______________is on the east coast.
___________is to the north of the USA.
___________is to the south of the USA.Washington, D.Cthe MississippiLos AngelesNew York Some important cities:
New York
San Francisco
Houston
Miami
Washington, D.C
Los Angeles
San FranciscoWrite the names on the map and fill in the blanks.Pacific OceanAtlantic OceanCanadaMexico1. To summarize and remember the main idea of the passage.
2. To learn the huge diversity of races and cultures in California.
3. To learn more about California.
4. To learn some useful words, expressions and patterns in the passage.Objectives1. What’s the topic of this text?
A. the culture of California
B. the history of California
C. the weather of California2. How many kinds of peoples (民族) are talked in this text? What are they?While-readingTask 1 Fast readingRussiansLater Arrivals peoplesThe SpanishMost Recent ArrivalsNative Americans2. How many kinds of peoples are talked in this text? What are they?Gold Miners
Task 2 Scanning
Beside each cultural group write the period of time in which they first came to California the early 1800slate 1840s, early 1850s (during the gold rush period)the late 19th century1911from about the 1970s CaliforniaIntroduction (Para.1):California is the most ___________ state and the ____ largest state with the _______ population.multiculturalthirdlargestCalifornia has attracted people from all over the world.The Characteristics of CaliforniaTask 3 Detailed Reading1. Time:______________
2. How did they come :
_____________________
3. What happened to them after the arrival of the Europeans?





Native Americans15,000 years agoby means of a land bridgewere killed by European were forced into slaverydied from the disease Fill in the form (note down an important events)
16th century 18th century in 1821
in 1846 Spain soldiers
ArrivedCalifornia was
ruled by SpainCalifornia
became part
of MexicoMexico gave
California to
the USA today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second languageThe SpanishInfluence: 2. Do some T or F questions:
1.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California.
2.A lot of adventures achieved their dream of becoming rich.
3.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of American in 1850.
after FewRussian& Gold- Miners 1.Translate the first sentence.
In the early 1800s, Russian hunters, who had originally gone to Alaska, began settling in California. 在19世纪初期,一批最初到阿拉斯加的俄罗斯猎人开始在加利福尼亚定居下来。Later arrivals & most recent arrivals 1. Which event brought even large members of Chinese immigrants to California?
The building of the rail network from the west to the east coast

2. Later arrivals include immigrants such as________ _________, ______,________, __________ and _________.Italians Danes Jewish Africans Japanese ChineseThe future1.What will California be like in the future?It will become a mixture of many races and cultures.Translate this sentence: 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. 人们认为,要不了多久,多种国籍的混合将会非常之大,以致不可能存在一种主要的种族或文化群体,而是多种族、多文化的混合体。 Discussion I: Explain in your own words why California in the 21st century is such a multicultural community? What problems do you think might arise?
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 peoples with their own customs, culture and food that have given California its multicultural flavor. Problems that might arise include
intercultural competition, racial
discrimination or misunderstanding.
It is to the credit of Californians that such problems do not arise very often. Discussion II: Using these words and phrases to organize some sentences that can be used to describe the history of California.
majority, hardship, live on, boom, racial, percentage, elect, by means of …, make a life, keep up.

Homework 1. Underline the useful words and expressions in the reading text and learn by yourself. 2. English Weekly Part1 & Part2