人教版高二英语选修8 Unit1 A_land_of_diversity reading_and_Warming_up课件(新人教版)

1、Unit 1 A land of diversityWarming Upa land of different culturesWhat do you think of when you read the unit title?A land of diversityThe Statue of Liberty The White House Wall Street Hollywood Film City The Central ParkHow much do you know about the USA?The United States of America Which city is the

2、 capital of the USA? New York Washington D.C. A.Los Angeles Who is the President of America now?A.B.C.D.George George W. BushW. Bush George George H.W. BushH.W. Bush Bill Bill ClintonClinton Barack Obama Barack Obama How many states are there in the USA?A.B.C.D.45523450Which state is the largest one

3、 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. TexasStar-Spangled Banner50 stars 13 stripes Red-White-Blue-original 13 coloniesthecouragefreedomloyalty and justiceEach star represents one state SeattleSan F

4、ranciscoLos AngelesHoustonMiamiAtlantaNew YorkBostonPhiladelphiaWashington, D.CRocky MountainsMexicoChicagoDetroitCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe MississippiU.S.A.official name: capital city :languages:major cities:national holiday:EnglishNew YorkLos AngelesChicagoHoustonThe United States of Am

5、ericaIndependence Day, 4 JulyWashington DCCalifornia1.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. Reading Comprehension

6、IISkimming:the third largestTrue or FalseTrue or Falsesuffered greatly4. In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California. 5.Duing Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich. 6.It is believed that soon there will be only a mixture of many races and cultures. True or Fa

7、lseTrue or Falsefew Careful reading Read the passage paragraph by paragraph and answer the questions. 1.Time: 3.What happened in the sixteenth century? Native Americans 15000 years agowere killed by Europeanwere forced into slaverydied from the disease survived the terrible timesNative Americans :2.

8、 How did the first people travel to California ?They crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times.Native American Indianone of the first people to live in California.Fill in the form:(note down an important events)16th century 18th c

9、entury in 1846 in 1821Spanish soldiers arrived and took their landCalifornia was ruled by SpainCalifornia becamepart of MexicoMexico gave California to the United StatesInfluence: today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second languageThe Spanish Russians 3. How many Russian-Ameri

10、cans living in and around San Francisco?About 25,000. Gold miners 4. When was gold discovered? In 1848.5. Who went to California to search for gold?South Americans, people from the United States and adventurers from Europe and Asia. A gold minerthe discovery of gold in California created a gold rush

11、 which brought people from all over the world to California. StagePeopleTimeEventAfricans 1800sChinese 1860sItaliansLate 1800sDenmark 1911JewishBy 1920sJapaneseEarly 20thAfricans 1942 1945Moved from MexicoBuilt the railwayFarmed Established a townDeveloped industryFished and made wineWorked in ship&

12、amp;aircraft industryLater arrivalsStagePeopleTimeEventIndians Pakistanis 1970sCambodians Koreans Vietnamese Recentdecades Different parts of the world Future Worked in computer industryImmigratedImmigratedrecent arrivals the future1.California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest pop

13、ulation. 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. Reading Comprehension IISkimming:the third largestTrue or FalseTrue or Falsesuffered greatly4.Duing Gold Rush Period, many achieved their drea

14、m of being rich. 5.It is believed that soon there will be only a mixture of many races and cultures. True or FalseTrue or FalsefewIn Los Angeles and San Francisco. Later arrivals and most recent arrivals 6. In which two cities are Chinatowns?A building in Chinatown, San FranciscoMany Chinese have se

15、ttled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.Chinatowns in CaliforniaReading Comprehension ISkimming: The passage focuses on the _. A. population of California B. customs and languages of California C. people of California D. history of California 2. No specific group is m

16、entioned in _. A. NATIVE AMERICANS B. GOLD MINERS C. THE FUTURE D. LATER ARRIVALSRussiansLater ArrivalspeopleThe SpanishMost Recent ArrivalsNative AmericansHow many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Gold MinersNative Americans 1.Time: 2.Where did they come from: 3.What happened in the sixt

17、eenth century? Native Americans 15000 years agofrom Asian to Alaskawere killed by Europeanwere forced into slaverydied from the disease survived the terrible timesThe SpanishFill in the form:(note down an important events)16th century 18th century in 1846 in 1821Spanish soldiers arrived and took the

18、ir landCalifornia was ruled by SpainCalifornia becamepart of MexicoMexico gave California to the United StatesInfluence: today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second languageRussians & Gold MinersDo some T or F questions:1.In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling i

19、n California.2.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. 3.There are about 25,000 Russian-Americans living in San Francisco.4.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of America in 1850. afterafterand around San and around San FranciscoFrancisc

20、oStagePeopleTimeEventLater arrivalsAfricans 1800sChinese 1860sItaliansLate 1800sDenmark 1911JewishBy 1920sJapanese Early 20thAfricans 1942 1945Moved from MexicoBuilt the railwayFarmed Established a townDeveloped industryFished and made wineWorked in ship&aircraft industryStagePeopleTimeEventRece

21、nt arrivalsIndians Pakistanis 1970sCambodians Koreans Vietnamese RecentdecadesFuture Different parts of the world Future Worked in computer industryImmigratedImmigratedSummary California is _state in the USA and it also has the distinction of being the most _state in the USA. The first settlers cros

22、sed _from _and arrived in California. The _suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the _century. In the 18th century, _was ruled by _ until _the people of Mexico gained their independence from Spain. California then became part of_. But after the American-Mexican war in 1846, California w

23、as given back to the USA. the third largestmulticulturalthe Bering StraitAsianative Americans16thCaliforniaSpain1821Mexico In 1848, in California gold was_, which _people from all over the world to arrive there to achieve their dreams of_. In 1850, California became the _state of the USA as a _socie

24、ty. Attracted by the_, more and more people from different parts of the world having been _California, including Asians, Africans, Americans and Europeans. In the near future, California will become _many races and cultures _ any major racial or cultural groups. discoveredattractedbecoming rich31stm

25、ulticulturalclimate and lifestyleimmigrating toa mixture ofwithoutRussians:_Italians:_Africans:_Chinese:_early 1800s in the late 19th centurylate 1840s / early 1850s1800sReview the period of each cultural group, in which they first came to California in large numbers.Spanish:_ in the early 16th centuryJapanese:_Pakistanis:_Danish:_Koreans:_Cambodian