(共25张PPT)
BOOK8 Unit 1
A land of diversity
diversity = variety 多样性、变化
a diversity of vegetables
The United States of America
Warming up
How much do you
know about the USA ?
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3
7
1
2
6
4
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Mexico
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi
Washington DC
5. California
Los Angeles
Superior
Michigan
Huron
Erie
Ontario
New York
Boston
San Francisco
Mexico Gulf
Houston
Miami
Ocean on the east coast 东海岸的海洋_________________
Ocean on the west cost __________________
Country to the north of USA __________________
Country to the south of USA ________________
Mountains range in the west 西部山脉范围______________________
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Canada
Mexico
Rocky Mountains落基山脉
Great Lakes 五大湖:
Longest river in the USA :
Some important cities:
Superior苏必利尔湖, Michigan密歇根湖,
Huron休伦湖, Erie 伊利湖 , Ontario安大略湖
Mississippi River
New York, Washington D C,
Los Angeles,San Francisco,
Chicago, Houston
Look at the pictures on P2-3. Each illustrate something about California. Discuss in groups what each picture means to you.
Pre -reading
illustrate vt. 说明、阐明
How each picture is relevant to the history of California?
Native American
—one of the first people to live in California.
Pre-reading
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A gold miner—the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.
A building in Chinatown, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California ,many of whom live in Chinatown in San Francisco.
Chinatowns in California
California
the major cities of California
San Francisco
San Diego
Los Angeles
Task1: Divide the passage into three parts according to the main idea of each part.
Part1 ( ) Brief introduction to California.
Part2 ( ) The history about people from different countries moved to California.
Part3 ( ) The future of California.
para1
para2-para9
para10
Fast Reading:
Russians
俄罗斯人
Later Arrivals
后来的移民
people
The Spanish
西班牙人
Most Recent Arrivals
最近期的移民
Native Americans
美洲土著人
Gold Miners金矿工
Task2: How many kinds of people(民族) are mentioned in Part 2?
(the subtitles)
Russians:___________
Italians:_____________________
Africans:___________
Chinese:______________________
In the early 1800s
in the late 19th century
late 1840s / early 1850s
Since the 1800s
Review the period of each cultural group,
in which they first came to California in
large numbers.
Spanish:______________________
in the early 16th century
Japanese:__________________________
Pakistanis:____________________
Danish:________
Koreans:____________________
Cambodians:____________________
beginning of the 20th century
1911
from about the 1970s
from about the 1970s
from about the 1970s
Jewish:________
1920s
Task1 Choose the best answer.
Which is the right order of the
immigrants reaching California between
the 18th and the 19th century?
a. the Spanish b. the Danish
c. the Italian d. the Russian
e. the Chinese
A. a-d-e-c-b B. e-d-b-c-a
C. a-b-c-d-e D. d-e-a-c-b
2. Indians and Pakistanis are attracted to
California mostly by ______.
A. the well-developed fishing industry
B. the promising computer industry
C. the rich natural resources
D. the famous film industry
15,000 years ago _____________________
16th century _____________________
1821 _____________________
1846 _____________________
1848 _____________________
1850 _____________________
First settlers known as Native Americans came.
Spanish soldiers arrived.
California became part of Mexico.
The US declared war on Mexico
Gold was discovered in California.
California became the thirty-first federal state.
Task2 Beside each time note down an important event in California History
Task 1 Read the text again and finish 4 multiple-choice questions
1. This passage is most likely to be taken from ______.
a newpaper
B. a geography book
C. a novel
D. a travel brochure
B
post Reading:
4. What does this passage mainly talk about?
People living in California have different nationalities.
California is the most attractive state of the US.
The area of the California is larger than any other city of the US.
California is a state consisting of various people from almost all over the world.
D
Task2 discussion
Why is California such a multicultural community? What should we do to adapt(适应) ourselves to such a multicultural community?
Homework
1. Review the new words .
2. Find out all the noun clauses in the text.