高中英语选修8Unit-1reading课件 51页

Unit1AlandofdiversityCaliforniaWarmingupandReading\nALandofDiversity\nWhatcomestoyourmindwhenyouhear“USA”?Freetalk\nTheStatueofLiberty\n自由女神像,位于美国纽约市曼哈顿岛上，是法国政府作为庆祝美国独立100周年的礼物赠给美国。女神像由铁架和铜皮做成,高46米,连同底座总高约100米。 一个多世纪以来,自由女神像已成为美法人民友谊的象征。\nTheWhiteHouse\nManhattan\nGoldenGateBridge\nTheGrandCanyon\nWallStreet\nHollywoodFilmCity\nUniversalStudios\nTheCentralPark\nCapitolHill(国会山庄)\nHowmuchdoyouknowabouttheUSA?\nAquizaboutthegeneralknowledgeoftheUSA\n1.WhichflagisAmericanflag?A.B.C.\nStar-SpangledBanner(星条旗)TheAmericaflagisknownas“thestarsandstrips”.50stars——Eachstarrepresentsonestate13stripes——theoriginal13states.Red——courageWhite——freedomBlue——loyaltyandjusticeJune14——FlagDay.NationalFlag\n2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSAA.NewYorkB.WashingtonD.CC.LosAngeles\nA.B.C.D.3.WhichstandsfortheUSA?√NationalEmblem（国徽）\n4.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.B.C.D.47484950\nA.B.C.D.5.Whichdoesn’tbelongtotheUSA?StatueofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTower\n6.WhicharenotAmericanbrands?ABCDGermanyBFGEFGGermanyFinland\n7.Thelargeststate---Texas\n8.Whichcityisknownas“BigApple”?---NewYork\nTrueorFalse2.MoststatenamescomefromSpanishorEnglish.1.NewYorkisthelargeststateintheUs.3.Atlantaisknownasthe“BigApple”.4.TheConstitutionwaswrittenin1779.FFFFNewYorkTexasNativeAmericanlanguageIn1789\n5.Thereare52starsontheAmericanflag.6.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstAmericanPresident.7.ThefirstsettlersarrivedinNorthAmericaabout30,000yearsago.8.TheMississippiRiveristhelongestriverintheworld.FFTT50TheNileRiver\nCalifornia\nPre-reading:TheyareallaboutCalifornia.Whatarethey?NativeAmerican\nAgoldminerinCalifornia.\nAbuildinginChinatowninCalifornia.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1.What’sthetopicofthistext?A.thecultureofCaliforniaB.thehistoryofCaliforniaC.theweatherofCalifornia2.Makealistofthepeoples(民族)mentionedinthistextplease.While-readingPara.1Task1Fastreading\nRussiansLaterArrivalspeoplesTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericans2.Makealistofthepeoplesmentionedinthistext.GoldMiners(thesubtitles)\nRussiansChineseItaliansDanishKoreansCambodiansTask2ScanningWhendidtheyfirstcametoCalifornia?intheearly1800sduringthegoldrushperiod(inthelate1840s/early1850s)inthelate19thcenturyin1911inmorerecentdecades\nReadthefirstparagraphandfillintheblanksIntroduction(Para.1)：Californiaisthemost___________stateandthe____largeststatewiththe_______population.multiculturalthirdlargestTheCharacteristicsofCaliforniaTask3DetailedReading\n1.Whendidtheycome:_______________2.Howdidtheycome:_____________________3.WhathappenedtothemafterthearrivaloftheEuropeans?werekilledbyEuropeanswereforcedintoslaverydiedfromthediseasesNativeAmericansNativeAmericans(para2)15,000yearsagobymeansofalandbridgeThey_______greatly.suffered\nWritedownanimportanteventinCalifornianhistoryineachbox.16thcentury18thcenturyin1821in1846SpainishsoldiersarrivedinCaliforniaCaliforniawasruledbySpainCaliforniabecamepartofMexicoMexicogaveCaliforniatotheUSATodayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguageTheSpanish(para3)Influence:\nTrueorFalse?Correctthefalseones.1.In1848,beforetheAmerican-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.2.Alotofadventurersachievedtheirdreamofbecomingrich.3.Californiabecomethethirty-firststateoftheUnitedstatesofAmericain1850.afterFewRussian&Gold-Miners(para4-5)FFT\nLaterarrivals&mostrecentarrivals(para6-9)1.WhicheventbroughtevenlargemembersofChineseimmigrantstoCalifornia?Thebuildingoftherailnetworkfromthewesttotheeastcoast2.Laterarrivalsincludeimmigrantssuchas_________________,______,________,__________and_________.ItaliansDanishJewishAfricansJapaneseChinese\nThefuture(para10)WhatattractpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoCalifornia?TheyareattractedbytheclimateandlifestyleofCalifornia.\nlargestsurprisingwhatmeans\ntogowereInamoreisbelieved\nSummaryCaliforniaisthemost___________stateintheUSA.ThefirstsettlersarrivedinCaliforniaby_________ofalandbridge.Inthe18thcentury,Californiawas_____bySpain,whichhadadeepeffectonCalifornia.In1848,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia,andthedreamofbecoming______attractedpeoplefromallovertheworld.Inthe1860sthebuildingoftherailnetwork______moreChinesethere.Inmorerecentdecades,Californiahasbecame________tomorepeoplefromAsia.Attractedbytheclimateandthe________,manypeoplehavebeen___________toCalifornia.Inthenearfuture,Californiawillbecomea_________ofmanyracesandcultures_______anymajorracialorculturalgroups.multiculturalrichhomebroughtmeansruledlifestyleimmigratingmixturewithout\nHomework1.Readthetextagainafterclassandtrytoretellitinyourownwords.2.FinishtheexercisesonPage4.\nThankyou!