高中英语 Unit1《A land of diversity》 Warming up and Reading 课件 新人教选修8

1、2021/8/11 星期三1Unit 1 A land of diversityWarming up and Reading I2021/8/11 星期三2Warming up ( 5m) Look at the map of the USA with your group. Write on the map the names of as many of the following as you can.2021/8/11 星期三3Ocean on the east coast _Ocean on the west cost _Country to the north of USA _Cou

2、ntry to the south of USA _Mountains range in the west _Atlantic OceanPacific OceanCanadaMexico Rocky Mountains2021/8/11 星期三4Great Lakes : Longest river in the USA :Some important cities:Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and OntarioMississippi RiverNew York, Washington D C, Los Angeles, San Francisco,

3、Chicago, New Orleans2021/8/11 星期三5San FranciscoLos AngelesHoustonBostonNew YorkWashington, D.CRocky MountainsMexicoChicagoCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe Mississippi2021/8/11 星期三6SuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntario2021/8/11 星期三7California (one of the 50 states of the USA)2021/8/11 星期三8CALIFORNIA (

4、the Golden State)Lying on the Pacific Ocean, California is on the west coast of the United States, which is diverse in topography(地形), climate and ecological environment. It has an area of 411 square kilometers, and it is one of the US states of the largest population, with the most developed econom

5、y. Meanwhile, its pleasant weather, long beach, and graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous.2021/8/11 星期三9California2021/8/11 星期三10Pre-reading-(2m) Native California Indians2021/8/11 星期三11California gold miners around 18492021/8/11 星期三12Chinatowns in California2021/8/11 星期三13A land of

6、 diversityReading2021/8/11 星期三14Skimming: answer the following questions:Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold?When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California?What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California?2021/8/11 星期三15

7、1. Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold?2. When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California? South Americans and people from the United States.During the gold rush period, many Chinese immigrated to California to achieve their dream of becoming rich, and in

8、 the 1860s, a large number of Chinese went there to build the railway from the west to east coast.Keys:2021/8/11 星期三163. What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California?The temperate climate, the modern lifestyle and its diverse cultures attracted immigrates to Cal

9、ifornia.Keys:2021/8/11 星期三17Detailed reading I Read paragraph 1 to paragraph 5 again and try to fill in the form, you can have a discussion in group of four.2021/8/11 星期三18StagePeopleTimeEventNative AmericansAsians15000Natives1600sSpanish Spanish 1600s1800s18211846Russians Russians 1800sGold minersS

10、outh Americans Europeans Asians18481850Arrived firstSuffered by EuropeansTook natives landRuled by SpainBecame part of Mexico Declared war;give backSettled inDiscovered&rush for goldBecame a state2021/8/11 星期三19Detailed reading IIRead paragraph 6 to paragraph 8 again and try to fill in the form, you

11、 can have a discussion in group of four.2021/8/11 星期三20StagePeopleTimeEventLater arrivalsAfricans 1800sChinese 1860sJapaneseEarly 1900Denmark 1911JewishBy 1920sItaliansLate 1900sAfricans 1942 1945Moved from MexicoBuilt the railwayFarmed Established a townDeveloped industryFished and made wineWorked

12、in ship&aircraft industry2021/8/11 星期三21StagePeopleTimeEventRecent arrivalsIndians Pakistanis 1970sCambodians Koreans Vietnamese RecentdecadesFuture Different parts of the world Future Worked in computer industryImmigratedImmigrated2021/8/11 星期三22comprehending15,000 years ago: First settlers crossed

13、 the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. These people are now known as Native Americans.16th century: Spanish soldiers arrived in South America.1821: California became part of Mexico.1846: The US declared war on Mexico.1848: Gold was discovered in California.1850: California became the 31 st sta

14、te of the US.Answer key for exercise 1 on page 3:2021/8/11 星期三23Answer key for exercise 2 on page 3 :SpanishRussiansAfricansChineseHaliansDanishin the early 16th centuryearly 1800s1800slate 1840s/early 1850sin the late 19th century19112021/8/11 星期三24JewishJapaneseKoreansCambodiansVietnamesePakistani

15、s1920sbeginning of the 20th centuryfrom about the 1970sfrom about the 1970sin more recent decadesfrom about the 1970s2021/8/11 星期三25Suggested answer to exercise 3 on page 3 :The state of California is a multicultural community because European, African and Asian peoples have been moving into the sta

16、te for the last 200 years. It is this mix of peoples with their own customs, culture and food that have given California its multicultural flavour. Problems that might arise include intercultural rivalry or competition, discrimination or misunderstanding. It is to the credit of Californians that such problems do not arise very often.2021/8/11 星期三26DiscussionWhat do you think California is like after your reading the pa