高二下学期英语人教选修8Unit1WarmingupandReading课件

•课题:Unit1 A land of diversity •年级：高二级 •模块：选修8 •版本：人教版 Module8 Unit1 A land of diversity Warming up • Let’s see some pictures The Statue of Liberty The White House • When you see these pictures, you can think of which country? USA the United States of America Have a think Country to the north of USA Canada Country to the south of USA Ocean on the east coast Ocean on the west coast capital How many states Which state has largest population? Mexico Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Washington D.C. 50 California How much do you know about California Task 1 Skimming Divide the passage into three parts according to the main idea of each part. Part1 ( ) Brief introduction to California. Part2 ( )The history of California. Part3 ( ) The future of California. para1 para2-para9 para10 2. The main idea of the text: The text mainly introduces ________________ of California. It describes the great historic events happened in _________ times. It also tells us people from different ________of the world still_____________ to California. It explains to us why it will be a simple _______________community in the 21st century. history different parts immigrate multicultural 15,000 years ago In 16th century: 1821 1846 1848 1850 First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. These people are now known as Native American Spanish soldiers arrived in South American Became part of Mexico The US declared war on Mexico Gold was discovered in California California became the 31st state of the US. Task2 Scanning What happened in different times? Task3 careful reading para2-9 choose the best answer • What is NOT the change of Native Americans’ life after the arrival of Europeans? • Thousands were killed. • Many native people were forced into slavery. • They became rich . • Many died from diseases. C 2. Why did Mexico have to give California to the United States ? A. Because two countries have a good relationship. B. Because Mexico gained their independence. C. Because the United States declared war on Mexico and failed in the war. D. Because the United States declared war on Mexico and won in the war. D 3. Which event brought even large members of Chinese immigrants to California? A. Building the railway from west to east. B. California became the 31st federal of the USA. C. Gold was discovered in California. D. There are many Chinatowns in California. A 4.According to the passage, which statement is true? A. The film industry boom attracted Italians. B. The computer industry has attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California. C. Japanese farmers arrived in California in late 20th century. D. Today Denmark can’t keep up their Danish culture. B Task4 summary • The passage is mainly about the history of California. California • is a multicultural society which attracts Europeans , Asian and African. Discussion Why people want to immigrate to California? 1.Attracted by the comfortable climate 2.Like the lifestyle 3……. 4……… 5..……. Post Reading • The reasons • 1.Attracted by the comfortable climate • 2.Like the lifestyle • 3.It is a multicultural society. • 4.There are many Chinese-Americans. • 5. More tolerant(包容的). • 6.many good universities • 7.be interested in movies • 8.to achieve their dreams Homework • Read the passage again. • Try to write down your thoughts