人教版高中英语选修8-Unit1-Reading-公开课课件.ppt

1、Unit 1 A Land of Diversity,Reading,How much do you know about the USA?,1. Which flag is American national flag? A. B. C.,2. Which city is the capital of the USA? A. New YorkB. Washington D.C. C. Los AngelesD. San Francisco,3. How many states are there in the USA? A. 45B. 52C. 34D. 50,4. Which stands

2、 for the USA?,National Emblem （国徽）,5. Who is the President of America now?,Barack Obama,Bill Clinton,George W. Bush,George H.W. Bush,6. Which doesnt belong to the USA,7. Which state is the largest one in the USA? A. Alaska B. Texas C. California D. Florida 8. _ has the largest population in the USA.

3、 A. WashingtonB. Alaska C. California D. Texas,Seattle,San Francisco,Los Angeles,Houston,Miami,Atlanta,Rocky Mountains,Mexico,Chicago,Great Lakes,Canada,Atlantic Ocean,Pacific Ocean,the Mississippi,New York,Philadelphia,Washington, D.C,Watch the video and answer the questions:,1. What can you see in

4、 the video? 2. What place do you think the video shows us? 3. Where is the town?,Chinese temples, dragon dances, Shaolin Kung fu, acrobatics, stone lions, lanterns,In Los Angeles, California.,A Chinatown.,CALIFORNIA,Skim the text and match each time and the important event in Californian history.,Sk

5、imming,Scan the text and decide whether the following statements are True or False.,California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population. ( ) The native Americans were treated well after the arrival of Europeans. ( ) Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were re

6、ligious men. ( ) There are about 25,000 Russian-Americans living in San Francisco. ( ) During Gold Rush period, many achieved their dream of being rich. ( ) It is believed that soon there will be only a mixture of many races and cultures. ( ),the third largest,suffered greatly,in and around,few,Scan

7、ning,Read the text carefully and do the following exercises: 1. Fill in the form with proper information. 2. Choose the best answer according to the text.,1860s,Italians,film industry,Japanese,1942-1945,computer industry,Koreans,climate & lifestyle,Choose the best answer according to the text.,1. Th

8、e passage focuses on the _. A. population of California B. customs and languages of California C. people of California D. history of California 2. Which of the following doesnt belong to the characteristics of California? A. It has the largest population of America. B. Its the most multicultural sta

9、te. C. It has the best climate and lifestyle. D. Its the third largest state in the USA. 3. No specific group is mentioned in _. A. Native Americans B. Gold Miners C. The Future D. Later Arrivals,4. From the third paragraph, we can learn that _. A. the majority of Native Americans were religious B.

10、both California and Mexico were once governed by Spain C. the Spanish spent over 200 years taking control of the USA D. nearly half of Californians speak Spanish as a first language 5. Whats mainly discussed in Part 6? A. The different immigrants and their life in California. B. How the immigrants achieved their success in California. C. The reason why the immigrants came to California. D. The different immigrants and what they did to California.,Discussion,What do you think of California? If youve got the chance, would you like to immigrate to California? W