人教英语选修8Unit1 A land of diversity Reading(共27张PPT)

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(共27张PPT)
Unit 1
A land of diversity
Reading
一个多元文化的国土
The United States of America
Competition about the general knowledge of USA
2. What is the national flower of America?
A. Rose B. Peony (牡丹) C. Cherry blossom
1. Which city is the capital of the USA?
New York
Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles
3. The most important and largest river in the USA is________.
A. the Mississippi River B. the Ohio River
C. the Missouri River D. the Colorado River
4. How many stars are in American flag?
A. 13 B. 48 C. 50
Star-Spangled Banner
(星条旗)

50 stars — each star
represents one state
13 stripes— the original
13 states.
National Flag
4.Which is not American brand(商标)?
A
B
C
D
Germany
7. When is American Independence Day?
A. June 4th B. July 4th C. August 14th
5. Which is the largest city in the US?

New York B. Washington D.C.
C. Los Angeles
6. The official nickname(别名) of _________ is “Golden State”
A. Hawaii B. Alaska
C. Florida D. California
Houston
Miami
Rocky Mountains
Mexico
Canada
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific 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.C
the Mississippi
Los Angeles
New York
Some important cities:
New York
San Francisco
Houston
Miami
Washington, D.C
Los Angeles
San Francisco
California is on the west coast, borders the Pacific Ocean.
The pleasant weather, long beach and graceful natural landscape attract many tourists from all over the world.
Pre-reading
1. What’s the topic of this text?
A. the culture of California
B. the history of California
C. the weather of California
2. How many kinds of peoples (民族) are talked in this text? What are they?
While-reading
Para.1
Task 1 Fast reading
Russians
Later Arrivals
peoples
The Spanish
Most Recent Arrivals
Native Americans
2. How many kinds of peoples are talked in this text?
Gold Miners



(the subtitles)
Task 2 Scanning
Beside each cultural group write the period of time in which they first came to California
the early 1800s
late 1840s, early 1850s (during the gold rush period)
the late 19th century
1911
from about the 1970s
Russians
Chinese

Italians
Danes
Koreans
Cambodians
Pakistanis
California read and fill in
Introduction (Para.1):
California is the most ___________ state and the ____ largest state with the _______ population.
multicultural
third
largest
California has attracted people from nearly every country in the world
The Characteristics of California
Task 3 Detailed Reading
1. Time:______________
2. How did they come :
_____________________
3. What happened to them after the arrival of the Europeans?

were killed by European
were forced into slavery
died from the disease

Native Americans
15,000 years ago
by means of a land bridge
Fill in the form (note down an important events)
16th century 18th century in 1821




in 1846
Spain soldiers
Arrived
California was
ruled by Spain
California
became part
of Mexico
Mexico gave
California to
the United States
today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language
The Spanish
Influence:
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
Few
Russian& 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
Chinese
The future
What attract people from different parts of the world to California?
People from different parts of the world are attracted by the climate and lifestyle of California.
How each picture is relevant to the history of California?
Native American Indian— one of the first people to live in California.
Consolidation
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 and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.
Discussion
Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? What problems do you think might arise?

Explain in your own words.
Write two or three sentences.

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.
Homework

Underline the useful words and expressions in the reading text
and learn by yourself.
The end of this lesson.
Thank you !