（预讲练结四步教学法）高中英语 Unit 1 A land of diversity讲读 新人教版选修8.doc

【预讲练结】人教版选修八unit 1 a land of diversity讲读warming up (小组讨论，集中发言) choose the right answers to the questions to see how well you know the usa.1. which city is the capital of the usa?a. new york b. washington d. c. c. los angeles2. what is the national flower of america? a. rose b. peony c. cherry blossom.3. the most important and largest river in the usa is _.a. the mississippi river b. the ohio river c. the missouri river4. how many states are there in america?a. 13 b. 48 c. 505. which is the largest city in the usa?a. new york b. washington d.c. c. los angelespre-reading1. look at the following pictures. can you think of the name of the state when you see them? 2. answer the following questions about california.1. what is the alias(别名) of california? 2. which state is californias largest and the nations second largest city?3. which state has the largest population in the usa?4. is california the largest state in the usa?5. which ocean does california border?while-readingscamming1. what is the main idea of the passage?a. the culture of californiab. the history of californiac. the climate of californiad. the population of california 2. read the passage quickly and then fill in the blanks. part 1 (para 1): 1) _ to californiapart 2 (para2-9): the history about people 2)_ moved to californiapart 3(para 10): the 3)_ of california3. how many kinds of people are talked about in the text? who are they?_careful reading :fill in the blankspara 1 california is the 1)_ largest state with the 2)_ population in the usa. its also the most 3)_ state because of its history.para 21) is there an exact time when the first people arrived in california?2) how long have the native americans been living in california?3) how did the native americans arrive in california?4) who made the native americans suffer a lot?para 31) when did the spanish soldiers first arrive in south america? 2) what was the result of their fighting against the native people? 3) what happened in the 18th century? 4) who were the first spanish to go to california? 5) when did california become part of mexico? 6) when did the united states declare war on mexico? para 4when did the russian hunters first settled in california and how many russian-americans are living in and around san francisco? para 51)when was gold discovered in california?2) who were the first to arrive california to look for gold, south americans, europeans or the asians? 3) when did california become the thirty-first federal state of the usa?para 6-8.peopletime event africans1)_moved from mexicochinese2) _built the railwayjapanese3) _farmeddanish4) _established a townjewish5) _developed industryitalians6) _fished and made winemore africans 7) _worked in ship and aircraft industriespara 9how many kinds of people from different countries in asia are mentioned in this paragraph?_para 10 what will california be like in the future?_post-reading 1. read the text carefully again and choose the best answers. 1) which is wrong about what happened to native americans when the europeans arrived? a. thousands of the natives were killed. b. the native americans lived happily together with the europeans. c. the native americans were forced into slavery d. the native americans suffered greatly. 2) why did the religious men from spain arrived in california?a. to fight against mexico.b. to rush for gold.c. to teach the catholic religion to the natives.d. to develop the west part of usa. 3).how many californians speak spanish as a first or second language? a. exactly 40% of californians b. about 40% of californiansc. less than 40% of californians d. over 40% of californians 4)why did so many people rush to california after 1848? a. to realize the dream of becoming rich. b. to work on the farms there. c. to build railway. d. to help americans fight against mexico. 5) no specific group is mentioned in _.a. native americans b. gold miners c. the future d. later arrivals 2.true (t) or false (f) 1) california is the largest state in the usa and has the largest population.2) the native americans were well treated after the arrival of europeans.3) of the first spanish to california, the majority were religious men.4) in the early 1800s, russian hunters began settling in california.5) during gold rush period, many achieved their dream of being rich.6) california became the thirty-first state of the usa in 1850.7) it is believed that soon there will be only a mixture of many races and cultures.8) in the late 19th century, chinese immigrants arrived in california.3. reorder the following subtitles according to the text.a. the futureb. native americansc. most recent arrivalsd. later arrivals e. the spanishf. golden minersg. russians4. choose the best word to fill the passagecalifornia is the most 1)_ state in the usa. the first settlers arrived in california by 2)_ of a land bridge. in the 18th century, california was 3)_ by spain, which had a deep effect on california. in 1848, gold was discovered in california, and the dream of becoming 4) _ attracted people from all over the world. in the 1860s the building of the rail network 5) _ more chinese there. in more recent decades, california has became 6) _ to more people from asia. attracted by the climate and the 7)_, many people have been 8) _ to california. in the near future, california will become a 9) _ of many races and cultures 10) _ any major racial or cultural groups. discussion：(四人一组讨论，合作探究，每组出一名代表发言。)why is california such a multicultural community? what problems do you think might arise? how to solve the problems? 答案：warming up: baacapre-reading: 1. gold state 2.los angeles 3. california 4. no. 5. the pacific oceanwhile-reading：scamming:1. b 2. 1) brief introduction 2) from different countries 3) future3. six. native americans; the spanish; russians; gold miners; later arrivals; most recent arrivalscareful reading:para 1.1) third 2) largest 3) multicultur