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1、,人教课标版高二 选修 8Unit 1,Unit 1 A land of diversity,Warming up,North America,South America,Africa,Europe,Asia,Oceania,Antarctica,Pacific Ocean,Pacific Ocean,Atlantic Ocean,Indian Ocean,Arctic Ocean,Name the seven continents and four oceans.,Mississippi River,Location,Seattle,San Francisco,Los Angeles,Den

2、ver,Houston,New Orieans,Miami,Atlanta,Boston,New York,Philadelphig,Washington, D.C,Appalachian,Rocky Mountains,Mexico,Chieago,Detroit,St. Louis,Canada,Atlantic Ocean,Pacific Ocean,the Mississippi,Ocean on the east coast _Ocean on the west cost _Country to the north of USA _Country to the south of US

3、A _Mountains range in the west _Longest river in the USA : _,Atlantic Ocean,Pacific Ocean,Canada,Mexico,Rocky Mountains,Mississippi River,Superior,Michigan,Erie,Huron,Ontario,United States of America is composed of a federal district - Washington DC and 50 states. All the states except for Hawaii is

4、lands are situated in mainland America. It has a population of about 2,900 million. Its area is 9,370,000 sq km. The climate of USA is mainly temperate in nature but in Hawaii and Florida, it is tropical.,Star-Spangled Banner,50 stars Each star represents one state,13 stripes the original 13 states.

5、,Blue loyalty and justice,Red courage,White freedom,The White House,The executive mansion of the President of the United States. The American President lives and works in the building.,The Statue of Liberty,The crowned lady is 46 meters high, with a torch in her right hand holding aloft and Declarat

6、ion of Independence in her left.,1. Which flag is American flag?A. B. C.,2. Which city is the capital of the USA?New York Washington D.C Los Angeles,Competition about the general knowledge of USA.,3. Who is president of America?,B. Gordon Brown,A. Obama,C. Putin,4. Which doesnt belong to the USA?,A.

7、 Statue of Liberty,D. GoldenBridge,B. WhiteHouse,C. Big Ben,Pre-reading,It has an area of 411,ooo square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy.,California is amazing. The pleasant weather, long beach and graceful natural landscape

8、 make the tourism prosperous.,How each picture is relevant to the history of California?,Native American Indian one of the first people to live in California.,A gold minerthe discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.,A building in

9、 Chinatown, San FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.,Some pictures about the history of California!,Native Americans,Gold Rush Period,The Gold Rush,1. California is the _ largest state in the USA.A. third B. second C. fourth D. fifth,2

10、. California, a state in the western USA, borders _. the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian OceanC. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean,General knowledge quiz about California,3. _ is Californias largest and the nations second largest city. Sacramento B. Los AngelesC. San Diego D. San Francisco,4. Calif

11、ornias official nickname is the _Sunflower State B. Golden StateC. Land of Opportunity D. Evergreen State,5. _ has the largest population in the USA.A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas,6. California entered the Union on September 9, 1850, as the _ state.A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. th

12、irty-second D. thirty-first,New words,illustrate vt. 说明; 阐明distinction n. 差别; 区别；卓著majority n. 大多数; 大半prehistoric adj. 史前的elect v. 选择；决定做某事; 选举某人percentage n. 百分比; 百分率,boom n. (人口、贸易的) 繁荣 vi. 处于经济迅速发展时期immigrate vi. 移入（外国定居）racial adj. 人种的；种族的,1. Whats the topic of this text? A. the culture of Calif

13、ornia B. the history of California C. the weather of California D. the history of USA,2.Which state in the USA has the largest Population? California (over 30 million people),Skimming,Russians,Later Arrivals,The Spanish,Most Recent Arrivals,Native Americans,3. How many kinds of people are mentioned

14、in this text?,Gold Miners,1. Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold? South Americans and people from the United States.,Scanning,2. When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California? During the Gold Rush Period, many Chinese immigrated to California to achieve

15、 their dream of becoming rich. In the 1860s, a large number of Chinese went there to build the rail network from the west to east coast.,3. What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California? I think the temperate climate attracted immigrants to California. Maybe the

16、modern lifestyle there is more attractive to people from other parts of the world.,4. What is the main idea of the passage?(use one sentence to describe it).,California is a state made up of various people from almost all parts of the world.,15,000 years,Arctic,Detailed reading,I. Read the text care

17、fully and fill in the blanks.,Catholic,1800s,Mexico,1846,gold,thirty-first,Chinese,rail network,late 19th century,film industry,ship and aircraft,attracted,racial,1). What does the text mainly talk about?A. The history of California.B. The population of California.C. The culture of California.D. The

18、 lifestyle of California.,II. Choose the best answer.,A,2). During which period was California part of Mexico?A. 1846 1848.B. 1821 1848. C. 1821 1846. D. 1848 1850.,C,3). Which of the following is NOT true about the Gold Rush?A. Only a few people became rich in the Gold Rush.B. Many people died in t

19、he Gold Rush.C. It happened during the American-Mexico war.D. The first to arrive for gold were South Americans.,C,4). Which of the following is NOT true according to the 7th paragraph?A. Film industry attracted many foreign people to California.B. The town established by the Japanese was located in

20、 Hollywood.C. Most Africans worked in the ship and aircraft industries.D. Jewish people take up a large percentage in California.,B,5). Which of the following is NOT true?The text mainly talks about the history of California. B. Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language to

21、day.C. It was so hard to make a life in California that most didnt survive during the Gold Rush Period.D. Today a large percentage of Chinese-Americans live in the “Chinatowns” of Los Angeles and San Francisco in California.,C,1. California is the third largest state in USA but has the largest popul

22、ation.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.,F,T,T,III. True or False.,4. Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first language.5. In the 1800s, Russian hunters beg

23、an settling in California.,T,F,6. A lot of people rushing for gold lost their lives or went back home, but most of them left 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

24、building the rail network from the west to the east coast.8. By the 1920s, the film industry was well established in California.,T,T,F,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

25、 and then, It is believed that before long there will be a even greater mix of nationalities in this state.,T,T,Discussion,Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? Explain in your own words. Write three or four sentences. Compare your answer with others in your class.,Th

26、e state of California is a multicultural community because European, African and Asian peoples have been moving into the state for the last 200 years. It is this mix of peoples with their own customs, culture and food that have given California its multicultural flavor.,Problems that might arise inc

27、lude intercultural rivalry or competition, discrimination or misunderstanding. It is to the credit of Californians that such problems do not arise very often.,Main idea,The text mainly introduces the short history of California. It describes the great history events happened in various times. It als

28、o tells us when, how and why different people from all over the world having,been immigrating to California. It explains to us the reasons why it will be a simple multicultural community in the 21th century.,Writing style and techniques,The passage is a historical narrative article. It introduces br

29、iefly the main history events of different periods of times in California. It also describes when, how and why the people from different parts of the world immigrated,Consolidation,to California. The short history of California is described clearly and accurately, which gives the readers a deep impr

30、ession.,Writing characteristic,1. The text is arranged well in the order of time. 2. The text catches the feature of people and things and uses adjectives. 3. The text centers on the subject and the purpose. 4. The text seems more vivid and lively with the inserted pictures.,Homework,1. Discuss the question in Activity 3 on page 3, trying to explain the reasons in their own words and write 34 sentences. 2. Prepare for the word formations and collect suffixes of the nouns, verbs and adjectives.,