2020-2021学年高二下学期英语人教选修8Unit1WarmingupandReading课件

人教课标 Book 8 Unit 1 A land of diversity How much do you know about the USA? Look at the map of the USA. Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Houston New Orieans Miami Atlanta Boston New York Philadelphig Washington, D.C A p p a la ch ia n R o c k y M o u n t a i n s Mexico Chieago Detroit St. Louis Canada Atlantic OceanPacific Ocean t h e M i s s i s s i p p i The USA lies in _________________, bordering both the ________ Ocean and the _______ Ocean, between ________ and ________. 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 • The language they mainly use is _______. • Mountain range in the west is ______________________. • The longest river in the USA is ______________________.the Mississippi River the Rocky Mountains English • Some important cities: New York, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, Houston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Seattle, Boston, … Who can name some important cities of the USA? California All the leaves are brown And the sky is grey I’ve been for a walk On a winter’s day I’d be safe and warm If I was in L.A. California dreaming Stopped into a church I passed along the way Well, I got down on my knees And I pretend to pray You know the preacher likes the cold He knows I’m gonna stay California dreaming Predict the content of the text according to the title and the inserted pictures. I. Can you get the main idea of the passage after your fast reading? It mainly talks about the history of California and its multicultural society. Part 1(Para 1) Brief introduction to California. Part 2(Para2-9) The history of people from different countries. Part 3(Para10) The future of California. II. Divide the text in three parts and try to give the main idea of each part. I. Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks. Native Ameri cans ★ They are said to have lived in California for over 1. ______ years, who crossed the Bering Strait by means of a(n) 2. ___________. 15,000 land bridge Native Ameri cans ★ In the 16th century, many native people were killed or forced into 3. _______ by the 4. __________ and many died from the diseases brought by them. slavery Europeans The Spanish ★ The Spanish first arrived in South America in the early 5. _____ century. ★ Most of the first Spanish to go to California were 6. _______ men. Russians ★ In the early 19th century, Russian 7. _______ began settling in California. ★ Today there are about 25, 000 8. _________________ living in and around San Francisco. religious 16th Russian-Americans hunters Gold miners ★ In 1848, 9. _____ was discovered in California, which attracted people from all over the world. ★ The first to arrive were South Americans and people from the US, followed by adventurers from 10. ________ and Asia. gold Europe Later arrivals ★ Chinese began to arrive during the 11. __________ Period, and even more came in the 1860s. ★ Italians, mainly 12. _________ but also wine makers, arrived in the late 19th century. ★ In 1911 immigrants from 13. _________ established a town of their own. Gold Rush fishermen Denmark Later arrivals ★ In the 1920s the film industry boom attracted many Europeans including many 14. ________ people. ★ Japanese 15. ________ began arriving in California in the early 20th century, and a lot more have settled there since the 1980s. Jewish farmers Later arrivals ★ Africans have been living in California since the 16. _____, and more arrived between 1942 and 1945 to work in the 17. _____ and aircraft industries. 1800s ship Most recent arrivals ★ In recent decades, more people have come to California from 18. _____, including Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians. ★ Since the 1970s, 19. _______ and Pakistanis have been attracted to California by its 20. _________ industry. Asia Indians computer II. Choose the best answer. 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 the Gold Rush. C. It happened during the American- Mexican war. D. South Americans were among the first to arrive to look for gold. C 1. California is the third largest state in USA but has the largest population. 2. Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first language. T III. True or False. F 3. Compared with the period of gold rush, less Chinese immigrate to California during the period of building the rail network from the west to the east coast. 4. With more immigrants coming to California now and then, it is believed that before long there will be a even greater mix of nationalities in this state. F T Pairwork: Make a dialogue with your classmate. If you were a Californian, what would you want to introduce to the tourists? 1. Discuss the question in Activity 3 on page 3, trying to explain the reasons in their own words and write 3~4 sentences. 2. Read the passage again and try to find the using langages you don't know.