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【教学案例】Unit 1 A Land of Diversity in Senior（Reading） 林万春 Teaching goals. 1. Enable the students to talk about the history of California.2. Enable the students learn how to talk about the history of California. Teaching important points. Enable the students learn how to talk about the important events in Californian history.Teaching difficult points. Enable the students to explain the reasons why California is such a multicultural community in the 21st century. Teaching procedures Step 1. Leading in.Introduce some knowledge about American flag, The White House, The Statue of Liberty to students.Step 2. Warming up.Ask the students to turn to page 1 and look at the map of the USA and talk about it in groups of 4. Then write on the map the names of the oceans, countries, mountain ranges, lakes, rivers and big cities. At last, check the answers with the whole class.Oceans Countries Mountain RangesLakes Rivers Cities EastWestNorthSouthWestEastHuron, Ontario, Michigan,Erie, SuperiorMississippiWashington, New York,Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta, San FranciscoPacificAtlanticCanadaMexicoCascade,Coast,Brook,Alaska,RockyAppalachianAsk students to complete the passage about what they have learned about America. The USA lies in _, bordering both the _ Ocean and the _ Ocean, between _ and _. There are _ states in the US. Forty-eight of them are in the single region, while _ and _ are not contiguous with any of the other states. Step 3. Pre-reading.(Ask students to finish the quiz about California.)1. California is the _ largest state in the USA. A. third B. second C. fourth D. fifth2. California, a state in the western USA, borders _ . A. the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian Ocean C. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean3. _ is Californias largest and the nations second largest city. A. Sacramento B. Los AngelesC. San Diego D. San Francisco 4. Californias official nickname is the _ .A. Sunflower State B. Golden StateC. Land of Opportunity D. Evergreen State5. _ has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas6. California entered the Union on September 9th 1850, as the _ state. A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-firstStep 4. Reading.Task 1. (Ask students to read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.)NativeAmericans They are said to have lived in California for over 1. _ years, who crossed the Bering Strait by means of a(n) 2. _. In the 16th century, many native people were killed or forced into 3. _ by the 4. _ and many died from the diseases brought by them.Spanish The Spanish first arrived in South America in the early 5. _ century. Most of the first Spanish to go to California were 6. _ men.Russians In the early 19th century, Russian 7. _ began settling in California. Today there are about 25, 000 8. _ living in and around San Francisco.Gold miners In 1848, 9. _ was discovered in California, which attracted people from all over the world. The first to arrive were South Americans and people from the US, followed by adventurers from 10. _ and Asia.Later arrivals Chinese began to arrive during the 11. _ Period, and even more came in the 1860s. Italians, mainly 12. _ but also wine makers, arrived in the late 19th century. In 1911 immigrants from 13. _ established a town of their own. In the 1920s the film industry boom attracted many Europeans including many 14. _ people. Japanese 15. _ began arriving in California in the early 20th century, and a lot more have settled there since the 1980s. Africans have been living in California since the 16. _, and more arrived between 1942 and 1945 to work in the 17. _ and aircraft industries.Recent arrivals In recent decades, more people have come to California from 18. _, including Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians. Since the 1970s, 19. _ and Pakistanis have been attracted to California by its 20. _ industry.Task 2. (Ask students to do the True or False exercise.) 1 California is the third largest state in USA but has the largest population. ( )2 In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. ( )3 The native people suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century. ( )4 Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first language. ( )5 In the 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California. ( )6 A lot of people rushing for gold lost their lives or went back home, but most of them remained in California to make a living for themselves in the new towns or on farms. ( )7 Compared with the period of gold rush, less Chinese immigrate to California during the period of building the rail network from the west to the east coast. ( )8 By the 1920s, the film industry was well established in California. ( )9 It is the computer industry since its beginning in 1970s that has attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California. ( )10 With more immigrants coming to California now and then, it is believed that before long there will be a even greater mix of nationalities in this state. ( )