加利福尼亚 谭小敏

1、人教版高中英语必修八第一单元电子邮箱：1Unit 1A Land of diversityNew Senior English For China Students Book 8, Unit 1 A land of diversity, Warming Up and Reading2教学目标Teaching Aim了解美国概况介绍加利福尼亚州多文化特征的历史原因加强学生的使用英语阅读、口头表达和思维能力(相关词汇短语，方向和位置的表达，介绍一个地方）培养学生跨文化交际意识，进一步拓宽视野3教学重点和难点Key points重点：让学生能大体了解美国概况和加州历史难点：对加州各时期的历史事件以及

2、所引起的人口结构变化部分的文章理解4教学步骤Teaching ProcedureWarming upPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingEvaluationAssignment5Warming upHow much do you know about America?Lets have a quiz!Competition about the general knowledge of USA.6Where is America?A. on the east of the Pacific OceanB. on the west of the AtlanticC

3、. to the south of CanadaD. all above7MexicoCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Ocean8America is on the east of the Pacific Ocean.America is on the west of the Atlantic.America is to the south of Canada.America is to the west of _.California is _ the southwest of America.两地土壤相接，用“on”主语在某一范围之外用“to”主语被包含在某一范围之

4、中用“in”Mexico on to in Beijing lies/is _ the north of China.Japan lies/is _ the east of China.Korea lies/is _ the northeast of China.in toonExercise92. Which is the longest river in the US?A. the Nile B. the Yangtze River C. the Mississippi3. Which is the mountain range in the US?Mount KilimanjaroRoc

5、ky MountainsMount HimalayasRocky Mountainsthe Mississippi104. Which one is the national flag of America?A. B. C.AustraliaCanada11Star-Spangled Banner (星条旗) 50 stars Each star represents one state 13 stripes the original 13 states.Blue loyalty and justiceRed courageWhite freedomJuly 4 Independence Da

6、y 125. Who is the person on the one hundred -dollar note?A. Nixon B. Washington C. Franklin6. Who is president of America?B. CameronC. ObamaA. Putin 138. California is the _ largest state in the USA.A. third B. second C. fourth D. fifth7. _ has the largest population in the USA.A. California B. Alas

7、ka C. Washington D. Texas9. Californias official nickname is the _.Sunflower State B. Golden StateC. Land of Opportunity D. Evergreen State14There are many cultural group in the state, making California the most multicultural state in the US.Where is California?California lies on the west coast in t

8、he southwestern corner of the US.15Pre-reading1. word preparationdistinctionby means ofdeclarekeep upboom the quality or state of being different by usingto make known publicly or officiallyto go on with; continue steadily; never stopquick increase of business activity162. Picture talkWatch the pict

9、ures and tell us, what is each picture about?how does each picture relate to California?17Native American Indian one of the first people to live in California.18A gold minerthe discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California. 19 A buildi

10、ng in Chinatown, San FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.20While-readingSkimming : read the passage quickly and answer the following questions.1. Whats the topic of the text?The _ of California.2.How many kinds of people are mentioned

11、in the text? What are they? _historySix. They are Native Americans, the Spanish, Russians, gold miners, latter arrivals and most recent arrivals.21Scanning: read the passage carefully and finish the following tasks.Task 1: Choose the correct answer according to the text.Task 2: Note down important e

12、vents in Californian history.Task 3: Beside each cultural group write the period in which they first came to California in large numbers.221. How did California become a state of America?Mexico gained independence from Spain.Mexico lost the America-Mexico war and then gave it to the USASpain lost th

13、e Spain-America war. Spain gave it to the USA as a gift.2. Whats the main reason that Chinese immigrants came to California?For goldFor the building of the railwayTo open restaurantsTo live in the ChinatownTask 1: Choose the correct answer according to the text.233. Which of the following is TRUE?A.

14、 Most people to California died in the gold rush.B. The first to arrive in California for gold were Asians.C. Most people did not become rich but settled in California.D. All the people to California became rich in the gold rush4. Whats about the future of California?A. More people will be attracted

15、 to California for the climate and lifestyle.B. More and more people will come to California only for gold.C. The major racial culture will go on.D. Its climate and lifestyle will change a lot.24Task 2: Note down important events in Californian history.16th century18211848In the 1860sIt is likely th

16、at Native Americans crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America.Spanish soldiers arrived in South America.California became part of Mexico.The US declared war on Mexico.Gold was discovered in California, which attracted people from all over the world.The building of the rail network brought m

17、ore Chinese to go there.The industry boom attracted people from Europe, including many Jewish people.California has become home to more people to more people Asia.15,ooo years ago1846late 19th to early 20th centuryIn more recent decades25in the early 16th centuryTask 3: Beside each cultural group wr

18、ite the period in which they first came to California in large numbers.SpanishRussians Africans ChineseItalians Danish JewishJapaneseKoreansCambodiansVietnamesePakistanis_ _early 1800s1800slate1984s/early 1850sin the late 19th century19111920sbeginning of the 20th centuryfrom about 1970sfrom about 1

19、970sin more recent decadesfrom about the 1970s26Post-reading The text introduces the great _of California happened _. It also describes _ different people from all over the world having been immigrating to California. It explains the reasons why it is a _.history eventsin various timeswhen, how and

20、whymulticultural communityTry to summarize the text in less than 30 words27Retellingretelling the content of the passage with the help of the key words.California history events in various timeswhen, how and why multicultural community28EvaluationContentI enjoyed learning about_Id like to know more

21、about _Words and expressionsI found these words useful:_I found these expressions useful:_StructuresI have learned about _Some examples:Have a refection on what you have learnt during the class.29AssignmentFind out more information about California on the Internet.thrills/theme parkswinegolf/sportso

22、utdoordrivesbeachessnowplaces of interestfoodshopping30Websites31ExpansionMore information about famous cities in the USSeattleSan FranciscoLos AngelesDenverHoustonNew OrleansMiamiAtlantaBostonNew YorkPhiladelphiaWashington, D.CChicagoDetroitAlaskaHawaiiSt. Louis32Major cities in the United States W

23、ashington, D. C the capital of the U.S.A33White House34New YorkIt is the largest seaport in the USA.It is known as the “Big Apple”.35World Trade CentreEmpire State buildingManhattan36September 11 attackTheSeptember 11 attacks(also referred to asSeptember11,September11th, or9/11were a series ofterror

24、ist attackslaunched by theterrorist groupupon theUnited StatesinNew York City and theWashington, D.C.areas on September 11, 2001. 37Los AngelesHollywood: film-making industry. Universal City Disneyland 38ChicagoIt is called the Super Market of America. It is the most important industrial and commercial city.The Interna