人教英语选修8Unit1A land of diversity prereading-reading（共75张PPT）

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North America
South America
Africa
Europe
Asia
Oceania
Antarctica
Pacific
Ocean
Pacific
Ocean
Atlantic



Ocean
Indian
Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Name the seven continents and four oceans.
Andres Canyon
Lake Tahoe
Death Valley
The Death Valley
国名释义：
美利坚合众国（The United States of America）简称美国（U.S.A.）。美国因洲名而得名。 ??? 美国的绰号叫“山姆大叔”传说始于1812年英美战争期间的美国纽约特罗伊城商人山姆·威尔
国鸟：白头海雕 Size （秃鹰）
这种秃鹰是北美一种有着黑色的身体和翅膀,白色的头和尾巴。在1782年这种鹰被设计为美国国家的象征

National Day：July,4th
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Statue of liberty
Star-spangled banner
White house
Mississippi River
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Denver
Houston
New Orieans
Miami
Atlanta
Boston
New York
Philadelphig
Washington, D.C
Appalachian
Rocky Mountains
Mexico
Chieago
Detroit
St. Louis
Canada
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
the Mississippi
Superior
Michigan
Erie
Huron
Ontario
Star-Spangled Banner
50 stars —— Each star represents one state
13 stripes —— the original 13 states.
Blue — loyalty and justice
Red —— courage
White — freedom
The White House
The Statue of Liberty
______________ is the executive mansion（白宫;州长官邸 ） of the President of the United States.
The statue of liberty is standing on a small island in New York Harbor, symbolizing the spirit of ______________ of the USA.
The language they mainly use is _______.
The white house
independence
English
Mountain range in the west is ______________________.
The longest river in the USA is ______________________.
the Rocky Mountains
the Mississippi River
Some important cities:_______
New York, Washington D C, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, Houston, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta, Seattle, Denver, Kansas, Detroit,Boston, …
Who can name some important cities of the USA?
If you have a chance to go to the USA, where would you prefer to visit, California or Washington DC or other cities? Why?
Let’s appreciate some pictures about California.
Hotel California
California coast
Hoover tower
California sunset
One corner of the city
A school in California
Pre-reading
It has an area of 411,000 square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy.
California is amazing. The pleasant weather, long beach and graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous.
How each picture is relevant to the history of California?
Native American Indian— 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.
Some pictures about the history of California!
Native Americans
Gold Rush Period
The Gold Rush
1. California is the ____ largest state in the
USA.
A. third B. second C. fourth D. fifth
2. California, a state in the western USA, borders _____.
the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian Ocean
C. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean
General knowledge quiz about California.
3. _____ is California’s largest and the nation’s second largest city.
Sacramento B. Los Angeles
C. San Diego D. San Francisco
4. California’s official nickname is the ___
Sunflower State B. Golden State
C. Land of Opportunity D. Evergreen State
5. ____ has the largest population in the USA.
A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas
6. California entered the Union on September 9, 1850, as the ___ state.
A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth
C. thirty-second D. thirty-first
New words
illustrate vt. 说明; 阐明
distinction n. 差别; 区别；卓著
majority n. 大多数; 大半
prehistoric adj. 史前的
elect v. 选择；决定做某事; 选举某人
percentage n. 百分比; 百分率
boom n. (人口、贸易的) 繁荣
vi. 处于经济迅速发展时期
immigrate vi. 移入（外国定居）
racial adj. 人种的；种族的
1. What’s the topic of this text?
A. the culture of California
B. the history of California
C. the weather of California
D. the history of USA
2. Which state in the USA has the largest Population?
California (over 30 million people)
Russians
Later Arrivals
The Spanish
Most Recent Arrivals
Native Americans
3. How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?
Gold Miners
1. Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold?
South Americans and people from the United States.
2. When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California?
During the Gold Rush Period, many Chinese immigrated to California to achieve their dream of becoming rich. In the 1860s, a large number of Chinese went there to build the rail network from the west to east coast.
3. What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California?
I think the temperate climate attracted immigrants to California. Maybe the modern lifestyle there is more attractive to people from other parts of the world.
4. What is the main idea of the passage?
(use one sentence to describe it).
California is a state made up of various people from almost all parts of the world.
15,000 years
Arctic
Detailed reading
I. Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.
Historical periods Historical events
At least _______ _______ ago It’s likely that Native Americans crossed the Bering Strait in the _____ to America.
Catholic
In the early 16th century ◆ Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America.
◆ Most of the first Spanish to go to California were religious men, whose ministry was to teach the _______ religion to the natives.
1800s
Mexico
1846
In the early
_____ ◆ Russian hunters, who had originally gone to Alaska, began settling in California.
◆ People from Africa lived in California.
In 1821 California became part of_______.
In ____ The USA declared war on Mexico.
gold
thirty-first
Chinese
rail network
In 1848 South Americans, people from the United States and adventurers from Europe and Asia came to California searching for ____.
In 1850 California became the _________ federal state of the USA.
In the 1860s A larger number of _______ came to California to build the ___________ from the west to the east coast.
late 19th century
film industry
In the ______________ Italians, mainly fishermen but also wine makers arrived in California.
In the first decades of the 20th century ◆ People from Denmark established their own town in California.
◆ Europeans arrived in California because of the ___________ boom, including many Jewish people.
◆ Japanese farmers arrived in California.
ship and aircraft
attracted
Between 1942 and 1945 More people from Africa worked in the ________________ industries.
In more recent decades ◆ California has become home to more people from Asia, including Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians.
◆ The computer industry has ________ Indians and Pakistanis.
racial
In the future People believe that there will be no distinct major _____ or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures in California.
1). What does the text mainly talk about?
A. The history of California.
B. The population of California.
C. The culture of California.
D. The lifestyle of California.
II. Choose the best answer.
A
2). During which period was California part of Mexico?
A. 1846 — 1848.
B. 1821 — 1848.
C. 1821 — 1846.
D. 1848 — 1850.
C
3). Which of the following is NOT true about the Gold Rush?
A. Only a few people became rich in the Gold Rush.
B. Many people died in the Gold Rush.
C. It happened during the American-Mexico war.
D. The first to arrive for gold were South Americans.
C
4). Which of the following is NOT true according to the 7th paragraph?
A. Film industry attracted many foreign people to California.
B. The town established by the Japanese was located in Hollywood.
C. Most Africans worked in the ship and aircraft industries.
D. Jewish people take up a large percentage in California.
B
5). Which of the following is NOT true?
The text mainly talks about the history of California.
B. Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language today.
C. It was so hard to make a life in California that most didn’t survive during the Gold Rush Period.
D. Today a large percentage of Chinese-Americans live in the “Chinatowns” of Los Angeles and San Francisco in California.
C
1. California is the third largest state in USA but has the largest population.
2. In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California.
3. The native people suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century.
F
T
T
III. True or False.
4. Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first language.
5. In the 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California.
T
F
6. A lot of people rushing for gold lost their lives or went back home, but most of them left in California to make a living for themselves in the new towns or on farms.
7. Compared with the period of gold rush, less Chinese immigrate to California during the period of building the rail network from the west to the east coast.
8. By the 1920s, the film industry was well established in California.
T
T
F
9. It is the computer industry since its beginning in 1970s that has attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California.
10. With more immigrants coming to California now and then, It is believed that before long there will be a even greater mix of nationalities in this state.
T
T
Discussion
Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community?
Explain in your own words.
Write three or four sentences.
Compare your answer with others in your class.
The state of 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 rivalry or competition,
discrimination or misunderstanding.
It is to the credit of Californians that
such problems do not arise very often.
Main idea
The text mainly introduces the
short history of California. It describes the great history events happened in various times. It also tells us when, how and why different people from all over the world having
been immigrating to California. It
explains to us the reasons why it will
be a simple multicultural community
in the 21th century.
Writing style and techniques
The passage is a historical narrative article. It introduces briefly the main history events of different periods of times in California. It also describes when, how and why the people from different parts of the world immigrated
Consolidation
to California. The short history of California is described clearly and accurately, which gives the readers a deep impression.
Writing characteristic
1. The text is arranged well in the order of time.
2. The text catches the feature of people and things and uses adjectives.
3. The text centers on the subject and the purpose.
4. The text seems more vivid and lively with the inserted pictures.
Homework
1. Discuss the question in Activity 3 on page 3, trying to explain the reasons in their own words and write 3~4 sentences.
2. Prepare for the word formations and collect suffixes of the nouns, verbs and adjectives.