【县级公开课课件】人教版选修八 Unit 1 A land of diversity Reading (共24张PPT)

Unit1Reading2GEORGE’SDIARY12-14JUNEGEORGE’SDIARY12-14JUNE

George

isonholidayintheUnitedStatesandheistouringaroundCalifornia.HetookasplendidjourneyinSanFrancisco.Let'sfirstenjoysomespecialsceneriesofSanFrancisco.cablecarCablecarwasfirstbuiltin1873,inventedbyAndrewHallidie.AngelIsland天使岛From1882to1940AngelIslandwasafamousimmigrationstationwheremanyChinesepeopleappliedforrighttoliveinUSA.Theirmiserablestayseemedtobepunishmentratherthanjusticeandfreedomtothem.IslandofAlcatraz美国魔鬼岛

天使岛素有“西岸的艾利斯岛”之称。1800年代中期的加州淘金热潮，引来大批华人来美充当金矿苦力或兴建美洲大铁路，1882年国会通过历史上首个以种族或国籍限制移民的“排华法”，并于1910年1月21日起启用天使岛移民拘留所。2010年1月21日，奥巴马总统宣布1月21日为全国天使岛日，100名移民在天使岛上宣誓入籍。

Fisherman’sWharf渔人码头ThisisthedistrictwhereItalianfishermenfirstcametoSanFranciscointhelate19thsandbeganthefishingindustry.aspetacular壮观的viewof

SanFranciscoBayGolden

Gatebridge

TheGoldenGateBridgeisasuspensionbridgespanningover1,280meterstoconnectSanFranciscotothesurroundingnorthernCaliforniancounties.Thebridgewasthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldatthetimeofitscompletionin1937upuntil1964.Thebridgestands67metersabovethewater,withitstowersreaching227metersabovethewater.George’sdiary12th—14thJuneFastreading:ReadthetextGeorge’sdiaryquicklyandwritethethingshesawduringthetravel.Wednesday(AngelIsland)Monday(Fisherman’sWharf)Tuesday(Chinatown)Tuesday(blueandwhiteroadsigns)Wednesday(GoldenGateBridge)

Monday(cablecar)1.Readthetextcarefullyandcompletetheform.Monday*Wentstraighttohoteland________myluggage,thenwent________.*Rodeon_________.*VisitedFisherman’sWharf.droppedexploringacablecarReadingTuesday

______________acouplefrommyhoteland_____acar.Spentallday_________________.Inevening,wentto_________.TeamedupwithhireddrivingaroundcityChinatownWednesdayTookferrytoAngelIslandandhadagoodviewof__________________.Visitedafamousimmigrationstationontheisland.GoldenGateBridge2.Pleasereadthetextcarefullyandanswerthequestionsinexercise2onpage9.1).WhydidAndrewHallidieinventthecablecarsystem?

Heinventedthecablecarsystembecausethehorse-drawntramsusedbeforewereunsafe.2).WheredidGeorgeeatlunchonhisfirstdayinSanFrancisco?

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atFisherman’sWharf.3).WhydidGeorgehireacar?WhydoyouthinkhejoinedupwithTerriandPeter?

Itwasconvenientforhimtotouraroundthecity.Itwascheapertohireacarwithotherpeoplebecausetheycouldsharethecost.Alsoheprobablyenjoyedbeinginthecompanyofothertourists.4).WhatthreethingscanvisitorsdoinChinatown.

EatinChineserestaurants,gotomarkets,visittemplesandmuseums.5).WhatisAngelIslandfamousfor?

ItwasfamousasaplaceforimmigrantstobecheckedbeforetheycouldenterCalifornia.Task1Exercise3onpage9Task2RewritethediaryentryforTuesdayinsertingallthemissingwords.AnswerIteamedupwithacouplefrommyhotel(PeterandTerri)andhiredacar.Wespentalldaydrivingaroundthecity.There’sagreatdrivemarkedoutfortourists.Ithasblueandwhitesignswithseagullsonthemtoshowthewaytogo.It’sa79kmround-tripthattakesinallthefamoustouristspots.Westoppedmanytimestoadmiretheviewandtakephotographs.Inowhaveareallygoodideaofwhatthecity’slike.

Intheevening,IwenttoChinatownwithPeterandTerri.Many/Alotof/SomeChineseimmigrantssettledinthisareainthe1850s.ThefrontsofthebuildingsaredecoratedtolooklikeoldbuildingsinsouthernChina.Therearesomeinterestingtemples,anumberofmarketsandagreatmanyrestaurantshere.Therearealsoartgalleriesandamuseumcontainingdocuments,photographsandallsortsofobjetsaboutthehi