高二下学期英语人教选修八 Unit 1 A Land of Diversity reading课件（22张ppt）

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Unit1
A
Land
of
Diversity
Learning
aims:
1.
To
learn
about
the
history
of
California
2.
Learn
to
use
the
reading
skills:
skimming
and
scanning
to
grasp
information
about
California.
3.
Learn
to
talk
about
something
about
California.
How
much
do
you
know
about
USA
1.How
many
states
are
there
in
the
USA?
A.
B.
C.
D.
49
48
52
50
2.
Which
flag
is
American
flag?
A.
B.
C.
2.
Which
city
is
the
capital
of
the
USA?
New
York
Washington
D.C
Los
Angeles
3.
Who
is
the
President
of
America?
A.
B.
C.
D.
George
W.
Bush
George
H.W.
Bush
Donald
Trump
Obama
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.Which
doesn’t
belong
to
the
USA?
Statue
of
Liberty
Golden
Bridge
White
House
Eiffel
Tower
5.The
largest
state
---Texas
Houston
New
York
Washington,
D.C
Rocky
Mountains
Mexico
Canada
Atlantic
Ocean
Pacific
Ocean
the
Mississippi
Los
Angeles
California
San
Francisco
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Great
Lakes
8
words
&
expressions
Divide
the
passage
into
three
parts
according
to
the
main
idea
of
each
part.
Part1(
)
A
brief
introduction
of
California
Part2(
)
when
and
why
people
from
different
countries
moved
to
California
Part3(
)
the
future
of
California
Skimming
para1
para2-9
para10
A
brief
introduction
of
California
California:
__________largest
state
in
the
USA
__________
population
the
most
_____________
state
in
the
USA,
having
attracted
people
__________________.
the
third
the
largest
multicultural
from
all
over
the
world
Scanning
para2:
What
are
the
changes
of
native
Americans’
life
after
the
arrival
of
Europeans?
para3:
Why
did
Mexico
have
to
give
California
to
the
United
States?
para5:
Who
were
the
first
to
arrive
in
California
to
rush
for
gold?
para6:
When
and
why
did
the
large
number
of
Chinese
immigrate
to
California?
para8:
Between
1942
and
1945,
why
did
so
many
African
people
go
to
California?
para10:
What
attracted
people
from
different
parts
of
the
world
to
immigrate
to
California
now?
para2:
What
are
the
changes
of
native
Americans’
life
after
the
arrival
of
Europeans?
para3:
Why
did
Mexico
have
to
give
California
to
the
United
States?
The
native
people
suffered
greatly
and
many
were
killed
or
forced
into
slavery.
In
addition,
many
died
from
the
diseases
brought
by
Europeans.
In
1846,
the
United
Stated
declared
war
on
Mexico.
After
it
lost
the
war,
Mexico
had
to
give
California
to
the
United
Stated.
para5:
Who
were
the
first
to
arrive
in
California
to
rush
for
gold?
para6:
When
and
why
did
the
large
number
of
Chinese
immigrate
to
California?
South
Americans
and
people
from
the
United
States.
During
the
gold
rush
period,
many
Chinese
immigrated
to
California,
and
in
the
1860s,
a
large
number
of
Chinese
went
there
to
build
the
railway
from
the
west
to
east
coast.
para8:
Between
1942
and
1945,
why
did
so
many
African
people
go
to
California?
Between
1942
and
1945,
even
more
people
came
to
California
to
work
in
the
ship
and
aircraft
industries.
para10:
What
attracted
people
from
different
parts
of
the
world
to
immigrate
to
California
now?
The
temperate
climate,
the
modern
lifestyle
and
its
diverse
cultures
attracted
immigrates
to
California.
Suppose
you
will
visit
California,
and
you
have
a
friend
living
there.
Make
a
short
dialogue
with
him/her.
Role
play!
You:?
Encourage?your?partner?to?talk?by?asking?
questions?and?making?comments.
Your
friend:?
Talk?about?some
interesting?places,
what
the
climate
is
like,
what
about
the
people
there
and
other
interesting
things
you
can
see
and
do.
?
Homework
Write
a
small
passage
about
the
history
of
California.
2.
Fill
in
the
blanks
in
exercise1
on
page
3.