课件34张PPT。同学们好，我是王小丫。
下面请仔细收看一段关于
美国的短片，
之后你要抢答8个问题A brief introduction to the USAThe USA lies in the North America,
bordering both the Atlantic Ocean and
the Pacific Ocean, between Canada
and Mexico.There are 23 provinces in China. But in USA, people don’t use the word “province”. Instead, they use the word “state”. There are fifty states in the USA. Washington D.C is its capital. California is the third largest state in the USA.And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy. This is the President of the USA. California’s official nickname is theGolden StateA.B.C.D.1. Which flag is American flag?2. Which city is the capital of the USA?
New York
Washington D.C
Los Angeles
California
3. How many states are there in the USA?
A. 47 B. 48 C. 49 D. 50学科网A.B.C.D.4.Which doesn’t belong to the USA?Statue of
LibertyGolden
BridgeWhite
HouseEiffel
Tower5. Who is the president of America now?A.B.C.D.George W. Bush Bill Clinton Barack Obama John McCain 6.California is also called:
A. Golden State
B. Beach State
C. Silver State
D. China State
7. California is the ____ largest state in the USA. A. third B. second C. fourth D. fifth
8. ____ has the largest population in the
USA.
A. California B. Alaska
C. Washington D. TexasCalifornia Reading1. To further develop some reading skills.
2.Learn about the history and geography of the California.
3.Learn some important words; expressions and sentence patterns in the reading passage.Teaching Aim Divide the passage into three parts according to the main idea of each part.
Part1 ( ) Part2 ( )
Part3 ( ) para1para2-para9para10Fast readingBrief introduction to California.When and why people from different countries moved to California.The future of California.California is the ________ largest state with the largest _________ in the USA.
It’s also the most ____________ state because of its history.thirdpopulationmulticulturalBrief IntroductionRussiansLater Arrivals peopleThe SpanishMost Recent ArrivalsNative AmericansGold Miners
How many kinds of people are mentioned in Part 2? Careful reading In the second part，there are 6 kinds of people from different countries .You shoud read carefully each para to get the detailed information. Read the para 2&3，fill in the blanks. ※Native Americans1. Living in California ______________
2. They crossed the Bering Strait to
America by means of a _____ _____.
3. in the 16th century:
killed by Europeans
forced into slavery
died from the disease
survived the terrible times15000 years ago land bridgeTask 1※The SpanishFill in the form:(note down an important event)
16th century 18th century in 1821 in1846Spanish soldiers
arrived and took
the land.California was
ruled by Spain.California became
part of Mexico.Mexico gave
California to the
USA.Read the para 4&5,then complete the T or F
1. In the early 1800s, Russian hunters
began settling in California.
2. In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California.
3. A lot of adventurers achieved their
dream of becoming rich.
4. California became the thirty-first state of the USA in 1850.
after FewTask 21860s1800slate 1900sby the 1920searly 20th1911Read the para6-9,fill in the forms.
Later Arrivals1942-1945Task 3recent
decades1970sMost Recent ArrivalsThe FutureWhat will California be like in the future?It will become a mixture of many races and cultures.Summary California is the most ______________ state in the USA. The first settlers arrived in California by _________ of a land bridge. In the 18th century, California was_______ by Spain, which had a deep effect on California. In 1848, gold was discovered in California, and the dream of becoming ______ attracted people from all over the world. In the 1860s the building of the ______ ________ brought more Chinese there. In more recent decades, California has become ________ to more people from Asia. Attracted by the climate and the__________, many people still ___________ to California. In the near future, California will become a mixture of many ________and cultures without any major racial or cultural groups. multiculturalrichhomerailmeansruledlifestyleimmigrateracesnetworkimportant words and phrases checklive onby means ofmake a lifekeep upelectmajoritymeans n．手段；方法(单复数相同)
eg.All possible means have been tried, but not a means has worked.
所有可能的方法都尝试过了，但是没有一种方法奏效。精讲点拨拓展：by means of 用……办法；借助
by no means (＝ not at all) 绝不；一点都不
by this means 通过这种方式 练习：Sun Yang succeeded _____________hard working.
孙扬依靠努力而获得成功。by means of Role-play Now，you are a guider.There are foreign friendes who come to TAIAN to visite.You should give a introduction about TAIAN to your friends.
Homework
1.Read the text again after class and try to retell it in your own words.
2.Finish the exercises on Page 4.
