Unit1-A-land-of-diversity-新人教版选修8课件

ReadingAlandofdiversityUnit1ReadingUnit1Let’sappreciatesomepictures.Canyounamethesefamousscenicspots?

Let’sappreciatesomepicturesDisneylandDisneylandGoldenGateBridge

SanFrancisco

GoldenGateBridge

SanFranciTheWhiteHouseTheWhiteHouseCapitalHill国会大厦

CapitalHill国会大厦UniversalStudioHollywood环球影城UniversalStudioHollywood环球影城ChinatownChinatownDoyouknowwhichcountryandwhichstatethesescenicspots

we’vejustseenbelongto?TheUSA;CaliforniaDoyouknowwhichcountryaBrainstormingLet’stakeaquiztoseehowmuchyou’veknownabouttheUSA.BrainstormingLet’stakeaquizA.B.C.D.1.WhichflagisAmericanflag?TheStarsandStripesStar-SpangledBanner美国国歌星条旗之歌A.B.C.D.1.WhichflagisAmeri2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?NewYorkWashingtonD.CLosAngelesCalifornia3.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.47 B.48 C.49 D.502.WhichcityisthecapitaloA.B.C.D.4.Whichdoesn’tbelongtotheUSA?StatueofLibertyGoldenGateBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTowerA.B.C.D.4.Whichdoesn’tbelong5.WhoisthepresidentofAmericanow?A.B.C.D.GeorgeW.Bush

BillClinton

BarackObama

JohnMcCain5.WhoisthepresidentofAme

6.Californiaisalsocalled:A.GoldenStateB.BeachStateC.SilverStateD.ChinaState黄金州

6.Californiaisalsocalled:黄

7.WhichstateisthelargestoneintheUS?

A.NewYork B.TexasC.California D.Florida8.____hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.A.CaliforniaB.AlaskaC.WashingtonD.Texas7.WhichstateisthelargestManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemliveinChinatowninSanFrancisco.By1990,thenationsimmigratingfromdifferentpartsoftheworldhadmadeCaliforniaintothemostraciallyandethnicallydiversestateinthecountry.ManyChinesehavesettledinCLearningaims1.TomastertheinformationofCaliforniabyreading.2.Learntotranslateandanalyzethistextbyselfstudyandcooperation.Learningaims1.What’sthetopicofthistext?A.thecultureofCaliforniaB.thehistoryofCaliforniaC.theweatherofCaliforniaD.thehistoryofUSA2.Dividethetextinto3partsandfindoutthemainideaofeachpart.:P1(Para.

):__________________________P2(Para.

):__________________________P3(Para.

):__________________________3.Howmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?SkimmingBriefintroductiontoCaliforniaWhenandwhypeoplefromdifferentcountriesmovedtoCaliforniaThefutureofCalifornia12-9101.What’sthetopicofthistexRussiansLaterArrivalspeopleTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericansHowmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?GoldMinersRussiansLaterArrivalspeopleThEarlyarrivalsPeopleTimeEvents15,000yearsagoEarly16thcenturyEarly1800sArrivedfirstAsiansSpanishRussiansSettledinTooknativeslandStagePeopleTimeEvents15,000yearsaStagePeopleTimeEventsLaterarrivalsAfricans1800sChinese1860sItaliansLate1800sDenmark1911JewishBy1920sJapaneseEarly20thAfricans1942~1945MovedfromMexicoBuilttherailwayFarmedEstablishedatownDevelopedindustryFishedandmadewineWorkedinship&aircraftindustryBackStagePeopleTimeEventsAfricansStagePeopleTimeEventsRecentarrivalsIndiansPakistanis1970sCambodiansKoreansVietnameseRecentdecadesFutureDifferentpartsoftheworldFutureWorkedincomputerindustryImmigratedImmigratedStagePeopleTimeEventsIndians1TheFutureWhatwillCaliforniabelikeinthefuture?Itwillbecomeamixtureofmanyracesandcultures.TheFutureWhatwillCaliforniaTask

2:Takethequizbelowtoseewhetheryouhavegraspedthedetailsofthetext.①Thispassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom_______. A.anewspaper B.ageographybook C.anovel D.thefilmindustryinHollywood②HowdidCaliforniabecomeastateofAmerica? A.MexicogainedindependencefromSpain. B.MexicolosttheAmerica-Mexicowarandthengaveit totheUSA. C.SpainlosttheSpain-Americawar. D.SpaingaveittotheUSAasagift.③Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue? A.Alotofpeoplebecamerichinthegoldrush. B.Mostpeoplediedinthegoldrush. C.Afterthegoldrush,mostpeoplesettledinCalifornia althoughdidnotfindgold.D.ThefirsttoarriveinCaliforniaforgoldwereEuropeans.Task2:Takethequizbelowto④What’sthemainreasonthatChineseimmigrants cametoCalifornia?A.Forgold. B.Forthebuildingoftherailway.C.Toopenrestaurants D.ToliveintheChinatown.⑤WhyhasCaliforniaattractedsomanypeople? A.Goldwasdiscoveredhere. B.Ithasattractiveclimateandlifestyle. C.Manypeoplecameheretomakeafortune. D.Alloftheabove.④What’sthemainreasonthatWhyisCaliforniainthe21stcenturysuchamulticulturalcommunity?BecauseEuropean,AfricanandAsianpeoplehavebeenimmigratingtothestateforthelast200years.Beforetheirarrival,NativeAmericanpeoplehadlivedthereforthousandsofyears.PeoplefromallovertheworldarestillcomingtosettleinCaliforniabecauseofitsgoodclimateandthelifestyleitoffers.DiscussionWhyisCaliforniainthe21sSummary

Californiais_______________stateintheUSAanditalsohasthedistinctionofbeingthemost_____________stateintheUSA.Thefirstsettlerscrossed_______________from____andarrivedinCalifornia.The_______________sufferedgreatlyafterthearrivalofEuropeansinthe_____century.Inthe18thcentury,__________wasruledby_____until_________thepeopleofMexicogainedtheirindependencefromSpain.Californiathenbecamepartof________.ButaftertheAmerican-Mexicanwarin1846,CaliforniawasgivenbacktotheUSA.thethirdlargestmulticulturaltheBeringStraitAsianativeAmericans16thCaliforniaSpain1821MexicoSummaryCaliforniais_____In1848,inCaliforniagoldwas__________,which_________peoplefromalloverthewo