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Book 8 unit1 A land of diversity
?reading and difficult sentences
Learning aims:
To learn about the history and geography of California, customs and culture.
2. To develop the students’ reading skills.
3. understand the difficult phrases and sentences.
How much do you know
about the USA and California.?
1. Which flag is American flag?
A. B. C.
C
Star-Spangled Banner
(星条旗)
The America flag is known as “the stars and stripes”.
50 stars—— Each star
represents one state
13 stripes—— the original
13 states.
Red—— courage
White —— freedom
Blue——loyalty and justice
June 14 —— Flag Day.
National Flag
2. How many states are there in the USA?
A.
B.
C.
D.
47
48
49
50
D
3. California is the ________ largest state in the USA.
A.third B. Second C.fourth D. fifth
4. California’s official nickname is the _______ ? A. 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
A
A
B
6. The first president
--- Washington
George Washington
was the first President
(and is marked on the
US one dollar bill).
Donald Trump is
the 45th President.
If we want to learn something about a country, a state, we would like to know its size, population,
location, language, history, capital, climate,
agriculture and industry, education and medical care, etc.
CALIFORNIA (the Golden State)
Lying on the Pacific Ocean,
California is on the west coast of
the United States, which is diverse
in topography(地形), climate and
ecological environment. It has an
area of 411 square kilometers,
Pre-reading
and it is one of the US states of the
largest population, with the most
developed economy. Meanwhile,
its pleasant weather, long beach,
and graceful natural landscape
make the tourism prosperous.
Ⅰ1. B 2. BAC
Ⅱ BDCB
3. Which of the following is false according to the text? _____
A. During the Gold Rush Period many people went to California in the hope of becoming rich.
B. Actually few gold miners became rich.
C. During the Gold Rush Period many Chinese immigrants arrived in California only to find gold.
D. California became a state of the US two years after the gold was discovered there.
C
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4. From the passage we can infer that _______
A. between the late 19th century and the early 20th century Italian and Danish immigrants came to California to make wine.
B. by the 1920s many Jewish people came to California because they were attracted by the film industry.
C. Mexican people came to California to work in the ship and aircraft industries.
D. there will be major racial or cultural groups in California because more and more people from different parts of the world are still coming to settle there.
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African
will not be
B
took
ruled
war
settled
gold
stage people time event
The Spanish Spanish 16th century ________ native lands
18th century ________ by spain
1821 became part of
1846 declare ______ and gave back
Russians Russians 1800s _____________ in
Gold miners South Americans,
Americans, Europeans, Asians 1848 discovered and rushed for ________
1850 became a state
Mexico
rail network
established
ship
aircraft
computer
Later arrivals Africans 1800s moved from __________
Chinese 1860s built the _____________
Japanese early 1900 farmed
Demark 1911 ___________ a town
Jewish by 1920s develop industry
Italian late 1900s fished and made wine
African 1942--1945 worked in the _____ and __________ industries
most recent arrivals Indians, Pakistanis 1970s worked in ________
industry
Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese, Laotians recent decades immigrated
future different parts future immigrated
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.
4.In the early 1800s, Russians began settling in California.
5.Duing Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich.
6. In the late 19th century, Chinese immigrants arrived in California.
7.It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no major racial or culture groups.
F
F
T
T
F
F
T
third
badly
few
1860s
para.1 phrases
1.第三大州
2.最具多元文化的州
3.世界各地
4.这些移民的风俗习惯和语言
5.继续生存
the third largest state
the most multicultural state
all over the world
the customs and languages of the immigrants
live on
1. California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population.
population 作主语,谓语动词用单数;但前有分数、小数或百分数时,谓语动词用复数。而形容人口的多少通常用large / small.
The population of China_______ large. And 70% of the population of China_________ peasants.
is
are
2. It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, having attracted people from all over the world.
状语
_________________ (study) at Columbia University in the city of New York, he then entered Harvard Law School.
Having studied
2. _______________ (use) for many years, the bike needs repairing.
Having been used
前缀multi-是“多、多方面”的意思。如:
multi-coloured (多色的), multi-racial (多种族的), multi-media (多媒体), multiparty (多党制 ), multi-purpose (多种用途)
Native Americans
1.最早的一批人
2.很可能
3至少
4.借助; 用… 方法;
5一座大陆桥
6被迫成为
7此外
8 死于
9经历恐怖时期幸存
10史前时期
the first people
It is likely that
at least
by means of
a land bridge
be forced into
in addition
die from
survive these terrible times
in prehistoric times
宾语从句
宾语从句
定语从句
what
that
Pudong Development Zone is no longer a
rural area ________ it used to be.
2. Pudong Development Zone is no longer ________ it used to be.
A. what B. where C. that D. there
C
A
定语从句, 先行词是area, that作关系代词
表语从句
2. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.
It is likely that …
sb/sth is likely to do sth
某人/物有可能做某事
It is likely that she will succeed.
=
She is likely to succeed.
3. scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times.
4. In addition, many died from the diseases brought by the Europeans.
and today there are more Native Americans living in California than in any other state.
宾语从句
定语从句
后置定句
后置定句
=Which were brought…
=who live in California
The Spanish
1.与……打仗
2.占领他们的土地
3.定居
4. 宗教人士
5.获得独立
6.对某人宣战
7.强烈的影响
fight against
take their land
settle in
religious men
gain one’s independence
declare war on sb
a strong influence
1. Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th century, when they fought against the native people and took their land.
2. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, whose ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives.
定语从句
定语从句
3. Two centuries later, the Spanish had settled in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of what we now call the United States.
4. That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.
宾语从句
表语从句
Russians and Gold Miners
1.在十九世纪初期
2.实际上
3.实现某人的梦想
4.回家
5.习惯于新的生活方式
6.决定做某事
in the early 1800s
in fact/ as a matter of fact
achieve one’s dream
return home
make a life
elect to do= choose/ decide to do
1. In the early 1800s, Russian hunters, who had originally gone to Alaska, began settling in California.
Today there are about 25,000 Russian-Americans living in and around San Francisco.
定语从句
美籍俄罗斯
Chinese-American
后置定语
= who live in …..
2. The nearest, and therefore the first to arrive, were South Americans and people from the United Stated.
3. Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship.
1) remain用作不及物动词, 意为 “剩下、留下、呆在”, 相当于stay。
When?the?others?had?gone,?Joan?remained?
(=stayed)?to?clean?the?room.?
remain作连系动词, 意为 “一直保持,仍然处于某种状态中”,?后可接多种成分作表语。
1)?Peter?became?a?manager?but?John?remained?a?worker.
名词
2)?Whatever?great?progress?you?have?made,?you?should?remain?modest.??
形容词
3)They?never?remained?satisfied?with?their?
success.?
过去分词
They?remained?locked?in?the?room.??
4)The?guests?came?in,?but?she?remained?sitting?at?the?desk.
现在分词
5)?Whether?it?will?do?us?good?remains?to?be?seen.?
不定式
6)?I?have?remained?in?touch?with?the?Greens?for
?more?than?10?years.??
介词短语
注意:?
①?remain?作名词时,表示“剩余物”, 一般用其复数形式。如:
The?remains?of?a?meal?can?be?given?to?a?pig.?
They?found?some?remains?of?the?Tang?Dynasty.?
②?remaining?是形容词, 意为“剩余的”,常作前置定语; 而left则只能作后置定语。如:
There?are?only?5?books?left.?
He?bought?me?a?gift?with?the?
remaining?money.?
The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the __________(remain)money.
---How about the result?
---Well, it remains _______________ (see) whether we’ve got enough support.
3. ----How are you getting on with your new job?
---Not very well. There are so many problems ___________ because our company has just started.
4 ---How are you getting on with your new job?
---Not very well. So many problems _____________ because our company has just started.
(有待于解决)
remaining to be solved
remain to be solved
remaining
to be seen
Later arrivals , most recent arrivals and the future
1.在19世纪六十年代
2.建立他们自己的城镇
3.坚持;维持
4. 在20世纪初期
5.在最近的几十年
6.人们相信
in the 1860s
establish a town of their own
keep up
at the beginning of the 20th century
in more recent decades
It is believed that..
1. Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s.
让步状语从句
强调句式
It is (was) 被强调部分+that (who) + 句子其他部分。
强调主语: It was my father who/that did the experiment in the lab yesterday evening.
强调宾语: It was the experiment that my father did in the lab yesterday evening.
强调时间It was yesterday evening that my father did the experiment in the lab.
强调地点:It was in the lab that my father did the experiment yesterday evening.
原句:My father did the experiment in the lab yesterday evening.
2. In 1911 immigrants from Denmark established a town of their own, which today still keeps up their Danish culture.
定语从句
3. People from Africa have been living in California since the 1800s, when they moved north from Mexico.
现在完成进行时
定语从句
4. It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.
It +be+ 过去分词+ that….其中_____ 做形式主语,________ 做真正的主语,常见的动词:say, report, believe, think,expect等
可以转化为Sb/ sth be said to do/be
to be doing
to have done
it
that从句
1. It is believed that education is the most important issue.
= Education is believed _______ the most important issue.
2. It is believed that the couple have left the country.
= The couple are believed ______________ the country.
3. It is said that the USA is having a difficult time now because of the novel corona virus.
= The USA is said ______________ a difficult time now because of the novel corona virus.
to be
to have left
to be having
Ex.
1.The flu is believed
_____ _____ __________?by?viruses?that like to reproduce in the cells inside the human nose and throat .(cause)
2. The crowd cheered wildly at the sight of Liu Xiang, who was reported ______________ the world record in the 110-meter hurdle race.(break)
3.Robert?is?said?__________________?(study) abroad,?but?I?don't?know?what?country?he?studied?in.
to be caused
to have broken
to have studied
Homework
1. 总结整理课上讲解内容并记忆
2. 完成三个语篇练习