人教英语选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity reading课件 （共24张PPT）

(共24张PPT)
Book 8
How much do you know about the USA ？
Lead-in
Statue of Liberty
Disneyland
Hollywood
The White House






The United States of America

Which flag is American flag?
A. B. C.
Which city is the capital of the USA?
New York
Washington D.C.
Los Angeles
Star-Spangled Banner (星条旗)
The America flag is known as “the stars and strips”.
50 stars—

13 stripes—
Red—
White —
Blue—
June 4 —
National Flag
each star
represents one state
the original
13 states
courage
freedom
loyalty and justice
Independence Day
A.
B.
C.
D.
Which stands for the USA?
National
Emblem
（国徽）
The U.K
Canada
The USA
The People’s Republic of China
How many states are there in the USA?
A.
B.
C.
D.
45
52
34
50
●Which state is the largest one in the USA?
A. New York B. Texas
C. California D. Florida
● ____ has the largest population in the USA.
A. California B. Alaska
C. Washington D. Texas
It has an area of 411.ooo square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy.
Warming Up
Look at the map of the USA. Work with your group to write on the map the names as many of the following as you can.
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Houston
Boston
New York
Washington, D.C
Appalachian
Rocky Mountains
Mexico
Chicago
St. Louis
Canada
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
the Mississippi
Superior
Michigan
Erie
Huron
Ontario
ocean on the east coast _______________
ocean on the west coast _______________
country to the north of USA ________________
country to the south of USA ________________
California
_________________
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Canada
Mexico
Southwestern USA
Great Lakes
longest river in the USA
some important cities
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario
Mississippi River
New York, Washington D.C.,
Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Chicago, New Orleans
mountains range in the west
Rocky Mountains
How each picture is relevant to the history of California?
Native American Indian—
Pre-reading
one of the first people to live in California.
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.
Reading
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.
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
Fast reading
California:
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
Detailed Reading
1. Time:______________
2. How did they come :
_____________________
3. What happened to them after the arrival of the Europeans?
Native Americans:
15,000 years ago
by means of a land bridge
were killed by European
were forced into slavery
died from the disease
The Spanish:
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
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 America 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。