陕西省榆林育才中学高中英语 Unit 1 A land of diversity阅读理解导教案 人教版选修8(1).doc

陕西省榆林育才中学高中英语 unit 1 a land of diversity阅读理解导教案 人教版选修8教学目标：通过了解美国的多元文化特征，培养学生跨文化交际意识；学习重点：重点词汇的基本用法及阅读能力【自主学习】step i warming up:how much do you know about america? _.a quiz about the general knowledge of the usa（on the ppt）step ii fast reading 1.whats the topic of this text? a. the culture of california b. the history of california c.the weather of california d. the history of usa2.which state in the usa has the largest population?_.3.how many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? _.step iii careful readingnative americans 1.time: _ years ago 2.where did they come from: _ 3.what happened in the sixteenth century? _the spanishfill in the form:16th century: _ 18th century: _ in 1821: _in 1846: _influence: _russians & gold miners: do some t or f questions:1.in the early 1800s, russian fur trappers began settling in california.2.in 1848, before the american-mexican war, gold was discovered in california. 3.a lot of adventures achieved their dream of becoming rich. 4.california become the thirty-first state of the united states of american in 1850.beside each time note down an important event in californian history:15,000 years ago_16th century _1821:_1846:_1848:_1850:_【合作探究】: fill in the form:stagepeopletimeeventsearly arrivals15,000 years agoearly 16th centuryearly 1800s1848later arrivalsafricans1800schinese1860sjapaneseearly 1900sitalianslate 1900sdanish1911jewishby 1920safricans1942 1945recent arrivalsindians, pakistanis1970scambodians, koreans, vietnamese, laotiansrecent decadesfuturedifferent partsfutureimmigrated【达标检测】take the quiz below to see whether you have grasped the details of the text. this passage is most likely to be taken from _.a. a newspaper b. a geography bookc. a novel d. the film industry in hollywood how did california become a state of america?a. mexico gained independence from spain.b. mexico lost the america-mexico war and then gave it to the usa.c. spain lost the spain-america war. d. spain gave it to the usa as a gift. which of the following statements is true?a. a lot of people became rich in the gold rush. b. most people died in the gold rush.c. after the gold rush, most people settled in california although did not find gold.d. the first to arrive in california for gold were europeans. whats the main reason that chinese immigrants came to california?a. for gold. b. for the building of the railway.c. to open restaurants. d. to live in the chinatown. why has california attracted so many people?a. gold was