高二英語人教版選修八unit1 A land of diversity reading 課件.ppt

1、Unit 1 A land of diversity 一個多元文化的國土,How much do you know about the USA?,1. Which flag is American flag? A. B. C.,C,2. Which city is the capital of the USA? A. New York B. Washington D.C C. Los Angeles,B,A.,B.,C.,D.,3. Which stands for the USA?,National Emblems (國徽),C,4. How many states are there in

2、 the USA?,A.,B.,C.,D.,47,48,49,50,D,5. Who is president of America now?,A.,B.,C.,D.,Barack Hussein Obama,George H.W. Bush,Putin,Bill Clinton,B,A.,B.,C.,D.,6. Which doesnt belong to the USA?,Statue of Liberty,Golden Gate Bridge,White House,Eiffel Tower,C,7. Which are not American brands?,A,B,C,D,Germ

3、any,B F G,E,F,G,Germany,Finland,8.Who are Americans?,A,B,D,C,keanu Reeves 基努里維斯,Ronaldinho,Britain,Brazil,A C,9. Who is the person on the one-dollar note? A. Jefferson B. Washington C. Franklin,B,George Washington was the first President (and is marked on the US one dollar bill).,10.The largest stat

4、e,-Alaska,11. _ has the largest population in the USA. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas,A,12. California entered the Union on September 9,1850, as the _ state. A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first,D,Write as many names as you can on the map.,8,3,7,1,2,6,4,Atlanti

5、c,Pacific,Canada,Mexico,Rocky Mountains,Mississippi,Washington DC,5. California,Los Angeles,Superior,Michigan,Huron,Erie,Ontario,New York,Boston,Philadelphia,San Francisco,Mexico Gulf,A quiz:How much you know about the USA.,The USA lies in _, bordering both the _ Ocean and the _ Ocean, between _ and

6、 _. There are _ states in the US. 48 of them are in the single region, while _ and _ are not contiguous with any of the other states.,the North America,Atlantic,Pacific,Canada,Mexico,fifty,Alaska,Hawaii,Superior,Michigan,Erie,Huron,Ontario,Star-Spangled Banner,50 stars Each star represents one state

7、,13 stripes the original 13 states.,Blue loyalty and justice,Red courage,White freedom,The White House,The Statue of Liberty,_ is the executive mansion of the President of the United States. The statue of liberty is standing on a small island in New York Harbor, symbolizing the spirit of _ of the US

8、A. The language they mainly use is _.,The White House,independence,English,Mountain range in the west is _. The longest river in the USA is _.,the Rocky Mountains,the Mississippi River,Native Americans,Enjoy some pictures,HOLLYWOOD,Hollywood film city,California sunset,Los Angeles,Disneyland,Gold Ru

9、sh Period,The Gold Rush Poster,Look at the pictures on P2-3. Each illustrate something about California. Discuss in groups what each picture means to you.,Pre -reading,How each picture is relevant to the history of California?,Native American Indianone of the first people to live in California.,A go

10、ld minerthe discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.,A building in Chinatown, San FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.,California,Reading,Task1: Divide the passage

11、into three parts according to the main idea of each part. Part1 ( ) Brief introduction to California. Part2 ( ) When and why people from different countries moved to California. Part3 ( ) The future of California.,para1,para2-para9,para10,Fast Reading:,Russians,Later Arrivals,people,The Spanish,Most

12、 Recent Arrivals,Native Americans,Gold Miners,Task2: How many kinds of people are mentioned in Part 2?,15,000 years ago,First settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. These people are known as Native Americans.,16th century,Detailed Reading: Ex1 P3,Spanish soldiers arrived in Sou

13、th America.,California became part of Mexico.,The United States declared war on Mexico.,Gold was discovered in California.,California became the 31st state of the US.,1821,1846,1850,1848,Spanish Russians Africans Chinese Italians Danish Jewish Japanese Koreans Cambodians Vietnamese Pakistanis,In the

14、 early 16th century,early 1800s,1800s,Late 1840s / in the 1860s,In the late 19th century,1911,Ex2 P3,1920s,at the beginning of the 20th century,In more recent decades,In more recent decades,In more recent decades,From about 1970s,Task 1 Read the text again and finish 5 multiple-choice questions 1. T

15、his passage is most likely to be taken from _. a newpaper B. a geography book C. a novel D. a travel brochure,B,post Reading:,2. From the passage, we know that _. European and Jewish people came to see films in Hollywood People from Mexico came to work in the ship and aircraft industries Indians and

16、 Pakistanis have made contributions to the Californian computer industry There will be major racial or cultural groups in California in the future,C,3. Which event brought even large members of Chinese immigrants to California? To build the railway from W to E in the 1860s To make wine during the la

17、te 19th century C. To achieve their dreams during the Gold Rush Period D. To develop film industry in the 1920s,A,4. What attract people from different parts of the world to still immigrate to California now? Computer industry Aircraft industry Climate and lifestyle History and culture,C,5. What doe

18、s this passage mainly talk about? People living in California have different nationalities. California is the most attractive state of the US. The area of the California is larger than any other city of the US. California is a state consisting of various people from almost all over the world.,D,Task

19、2 True or False questions,1.California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population. 2.The native Americans are treated well after the arrival of Europeans. 3.Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men. 4.In the early 1800s, Russians hunters began set

20、tling in California 5.Duing Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich. 6. In the late 19th century, Chinese immigrants arrived in California.,F,F,T,T,F,F,_,_,_,_,Post reading,Fill in the blanks,California has the _of being the most _state in the USA, which, at various times, has attr

21、acted people from nearly every country in the world. Among the first settlers, Native Americans are believed by scientists to have crossed the _in the _ to America _ a land bridge which existed in _ times. And today there are more Native Americans living in California than that in any other states.,multicultural,by means of,distinction,Bering Strait,prehistoric,Arctic,Over 40% of Californians speak _ as a first or