人教版高中英语选修八_Unit_1_A_land_of_diversitywarming-upandreading

Unit1AlandofdiversityLeadinFastreadingCarefulreadingDiscussionListeningUnit1AlandofdiversityLearningaims:1.TolearnaboutthehistoryofCalifornia2.ToexplainthereasonswhyCaliforniaissuchamulticulturalcommunityinthe21stcentury.Importantpoint:Enablethestudentsusethereadingskills:skimmingandscanningtograspinformationaboutCalifornia.Difficultpoint:EnablethestudentslearnhowtotalkabouttheimportanteventsinCalifornianhistory.Readingskills:1.略读或浏览阅读(skimming）；2.扫描式阅读(scanning)Star-SpangledBanner(星条旗)TheAmericaflagisknownas“thestarsandstrips”.50stars——Eachstarrepresentsonestate13stripes——theoriginal13states.Red——courageWhite——freedomBlue——loyaltyandjusticeJune14——FlagDay.NationalFlagTheStatueofLibertyTheWhiteHouseCapitolHill好莱坞星光大道SanFranciscoLosAngelesHoustonBostonNewYorkWashington,D.CRockyMountainsMexicoChicagoCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceantheMississippiIthasanareaof411.ooosquarekilometers.AnditisoneoftheAmericanstatesofthelargestpopulation,withthemostdevelopedeconomy.1.What’sthetopicofthistext?A.thecultureofCaliforniaB.thehistoryofCaliforniaC.theweatherofCaliforniaD.thehistoryofUSAFastreadingRussiansLaterArrivalspeopleTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericans2.Howmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?GoldMinersCareful-readingNativeAmericanIndian—oneofthefirstpeopletoliveinCalifornia.NativeAmericansNativeAmericans1.Time:2.Wheredidtheycomefrom:3.Whathappenedinthesixteenthcentury?sufferedgreatlyNativeAmericans15000yearsagocrossedtheBeringStraitintheArctictoAmericawerekilledbyEuropeanwereforcedintoslaverydiedfromthediseasesurvivedtheterribletimesTheSpanishFillintheform:(notedownanimportantevent)16thcentury18thcenturyin1821in1846SpainsoldiersarrivedandtooktheirlandCaliforniawasruledbySpainCaliforniabecamepartofMexicoMexicogaveCaliforniatotheUSAWhatistheinfluence?Todayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguage.PicturesaboutgoldrushinCaliforniaHewasagoldminer.Helookednotonlythinandweak,butalsothirstyandtired.ThediscoveryofgoldinCaliforniacreatedagoldrushwhichbroughtpeoplefromallovertheworldtoCalifornia.Russians&GoldMinersDosomeTorFquestions:1.Intheearly1800s,RussianfurtrappersbegansettlinginCalifornia.2.In1848,beforetheAmerian-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.3.Alotofadventuresachievedtheirdreamofbecomingrich.4.Californiabecomethethirty-firststateoftheUnitedstatesofAmericain1850.afterfewWhenandwhydidthelargenumberofChineseimmigratetoCalifornia?Inthe1860s,alargenumberofChinesewenttheretobuildtherailwayfromthewesttoeastcoastDuringtheGoldRushPeriod,manyChineseimmigratedtoCaliforniatoachievetheirdreamofbecomingrich.WhatwastheresultaboutChineseimmigrantsduringtheGoldRushperiod?1.Inthepast,fewachievedtheirdreamofbecomingrich.Somediedorreturnedhome,butmostremainedinCaliforniatomakealifeforthemselvesdespitegreathardship.Theysettledinthenewtownoronfarms.2.Today,Chinese-AmericansliveinallpartsofCalifornia,althoughalargepercentagehavechosentostayinthe“Chinatowns”ofLosAngelesandSanFrancisco.AbuildinginChinatown,SanFrancisco—ManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemliveinChinatowninSanFrancisco.ChinatownsinCaliforniaStagePeopleTimeEventLaterarrivalsAfricans1800sChinese1860sJapaneseAtthebeginningof20thcenturyDenmark1911JewishBy1920sItaliansLate1900sAfricans1942~1945MovedfromMexicoBuilttherailwayFarmedEstablishedatownDevelopedindustryFishedandmadewineWorkedinship&aircraftindustryStagePeopleTimeEventRecentarrivalsIndians,PakistanisWorkedinComputerindustryCambodiansKoreansVietnameseLaotiansImmigratedFutureDifferentpartsFutureImmigratedRecentdecades1970s破解长难句并背诵ItalsohasthedistinctionofbeingthemostmulticulturalStateintheUSA,havingattractedpeoplefromallovertheworld.现在分词作原因状语加州与众不同之处在于它也是美国最具多元文化特征的一个州，它吸引了来自世界各地的人们2.ExactlywhenthefirstpeoplearrivedinwhatwenowknowasCalifornia,noonereallyknows.宾语从句最早一批人具体是在什么时候来到我们现在了解的加利福尼亚地区的，谁也说不清楚3.AlthoughChineseimmigrantsbegantoarriveduringtheGoldRushPeriod,itwasthebuildingoftherailnetworkfromthewestcoastthatbroughtevenlargernumberstoCaliforniainthe1860s.强调句虽然中国移民在淘金热时期开始来到美国，但是更大批量的中国移民却是在19世纪60年代为了修建贯穿美国东西海岸的铁路而来。1.WhyisCaliforniainthe21stcenturysuchamulticulturalstate?2.IfyouhaveachancetogototheUSA,wouldyouliketovisitCalifornia?Why?1.IfyouhaveachancetogototheUSA,wouldyouliketovisitCalifornia?Why?1)Californiaisamulticulturalstate,soyoucanexperiencedifferentcultures.2)TherearemanyChinese-Americans,andyouwillgetalongwellwiththem.3)Therearemanyplacesofinterest.4)Itisthecentreoffinance.5)Thegoodclimateandlifestyleattractme.2.WhyisCaliforniainthe21stcenturysuchamulticultural?BecauseEuropean,AfricanandAsianpeoplehavebeenimmigratingtothestateforthelast200years.Beforetheirarrival,NativeAmericanpeoplefromallovertheworldarestillcomingtosettleinCaliforniabecauseofitsgoodclimateandthelifestyleitoffers.Thankyouforattention!