人教英语选修8Unit1 A land of diversity Reading（共17张PPT）

(共17张PPT)
How each picture is relevant to the history of California?
Native American Indian—one of the first people to live in California.
Pre-reading 导
Native California Indians
A gold miner—the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.
California gold miners around 1849
A building in Chinatown, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.
Reading
Divide the passage into three parts and try to give 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
Task1 Fast reading
思
The passage focuses on the ______.
A. population of California
B. customs and languages of California
C. people of California
D. history of California
2. No specific group is mentioned in ____.
A. NATIVE AMERICANS
B. GOLD MINERS
C. THE FUTURE
D. LATER ARRIVALS
思
Task2 Reading Comprehension
1.California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population.

2.The native Americans are treated well after the arrival of Europeans.

3.Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men.
the third largest
suffered greatly
议、 展、 评
Task1 True or False
4. In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California.

5.During Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich.

6.It is believed that soon there will be only a mixture of many races and cultures.
few
First settlers crossed the Bering Strait
from Asia. These people are now
known as Native American
Spanish soldiers arrived in
South America
Became part of Mexico
The US declared war on Mexico
Gold was discovered in California
California became the 31st state of the
US.
Task2 Comprehending: EX1
15,000
years
ago
16th
century
1821
1846
1848
1850
Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? Have a discussion with your group members.
Think?
The state of California is a multicultural community because European, African and Asian people have been immigrating to the state for the last 200 years. Before their arrival, Native American people had lived there for thousands of years. People from all over the world are still coming to settle in California because of its good climate and the lifestyle it offers.
Summary
California is _______________state in the USA and it also has the distinction of being the most _____________state in the USA. The first settlers crossed _______________from ____and arrived in California. The _______________suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the _____century. In the 18th century, __________was ruled by _____ until _________the people of Mexico gained their independence from Spain. California then became part of________. But after the American-Mexican war in 1846, California was given back to the USA.
the third largest
multicultural
the Bering Strait
Asia
native Americans
16th
California
Spain
1821
Mexico
检
In 1848, in California gold was__________, which _________people from all over the world to arrive there to achieve their dreams of______________. In 1850, California became the _____state of the USA as a ____________society. Attracted by the__________________, more and more people from different parts of the world having been _________________California, including Asians, Africans, Americans and Europeans. In the near future, California will become ____________many races and cultures _______ any major racial or cultural groups.
discovered
attracted
becoming rich
31st
multicultural
climate and lifestyle
immigrating to
a mixture of
without
Homework
1. Prepare for the Role Playing
2. Review the new words .