人教英语选修8 Unit1 A land of diversity Reading （共23张PPT）

(共24张PPT)
Unit 1　A land of diversity
Reading CALIFORNIA
What do you know about the USA?
Let's have a quiz about the general knowledge of the USA
A.
B.
C.
D.
1. Which flag is American flag?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2. Which stands for the USA?

3. Which city is the capital of the USA?
A. New York. B. Washington D.C.
C. Los Angeles. D. California.
4. How many states are there in the USA?
A. 47. B. 48.
C. 49. D. 50.

5. ____ is the nick name of the USA.
A. Uncle Tom B. Uncle Jack
C. Uncle Sam D. Uncle Jim
6. Which state is the largest one in the US?
A. New York. B. Alaska.
C. California. D. Florida.
7. _______ has the largest population in the
USA.
A. California B. Alaska
C. Washington D. Texas
8. The most important and longest river in the United States of America is ___.
A. the Ohio River
B. the Colorado River
C. the Missouri River
D. the Mississippi River
9. Who is the president of America now?
A.
B.
C.
D.
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
Willard Mitt Romney
10. Which is NOT an American brand?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Germany
Fast reading
1.What’s the topic of this text?
A. the culture of California
B. the history of California
C. the climate of California
D. the population of California
Russians
Later Arrivals
people
The Spanish
Most Recent Arrivals
Native Americans
2.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?
Gold Miners



3.Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text.
(1)Native Americans ________.
A．built a land bridge in order to get to California
B．may have lived in California for more than 15,000 years
C．all became slaves of Europeans
D．only live in California
B
(2)．Which of the following is NOT one of the things that the native people suffered in the 16th century when the Europeans arrived? ( )
A. Being killed by Europeans.
B. Being forced to be slaves.
C. Being infected by diseases brought by Europeans.
D. Their land being taken.
D

(3)．In 1848，people went to California to _____.
A．escape the war between America and Mexico
B．realise their dream to be rich
C．make a living by themselves
D．build towns of their own
B

(4)．What did Chinese people come to California to do in the 1860s?
A．To expand their culture.　
B．To build railways.
C．To do business.
D．To look for coal.
( )
B
(5)．What’s about the future of California?( )
A．More people will be attracted to California for the climate and lifestyle.
B．More and more people will come to California only for gold.
C．The major racial culture will go on.
D．Its climate and lifestyle will change a lot.
A
1．Divide the passage into three parts and then match the main idea of each part.
Part 1(Para.1)　　 A. The history of settlement in California.
Part 2(Para.2～9) B. The future of California.
Part 3(Para.10) C. Brief introduction to California.
2. Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.
ruled
settling
discovery
rich
Time Important event
15,000 years ago Native Americans were living there.
In the 18th century It was 1.________ by Spain.
In the early 1800s Russian hunters began 2.________ there.
The 3.________ of gold in 1848 The dream of becoming 4.________ attracted people from all over the world.
brought
decades
home
computer
Attracted
diversity
Time Important event
In the 1860s The building of the rail network 5.________ more Chinese to there.
In more recent 6.________ California has become 7.________ to more people from Asia.
Since its beginning in the 1970s The 8.__________ industry has attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California.
In the future 9.________ by the climate and the lifestyle，people still immigrate to California.
Conclusion：Its 10.__________ lies in its history
Imagine you are
a Californian and
introduce California to
the tourists from China.

Role play
Homework
Read the text carefully several times and underline some good expressions and sentences.
Exx1,2 P4 (Learning about Language)
Exx1,2, 3P 48