高中英語(yǔ)選修8Unit-1reading(課堂PPT)

1、1Unit 1 A land of diversityCaliforniaWarming up and Reading2A Land of Diversity3 What comes to your mind when you hear “USA”?4The Statue of Liberty 5自由女神像自由女神像, 位于美國(guó)紐約市曼哈頓島上，位于美國(guó)紐約市曼哈頓島上，是法國(guó)政府作為慶祝美國(guó)獨(dú)立是法國(guó)政府作為慶祝美國(guó)獨(dú)立100周年的禮物周年的禮物贈(zèng)給美國(guó)。女神像由鐵架和銅皮做成贈(zèng)給美國(guó)。女神像由鐵架和銅皮做成, 高高46米米, 連同底座總高約連同底座總高約100米。米。 一個(gè)多世紀(jì)以來(lái)一個(gè)多

2、世紀(jì)以來(lái), 自由女神像已成為美法人民友誼的象征。自由女神像已成為美法人民友誼的象征。 6The White House 7Manhattan8Golden Gate Bridge9The Grand Canyon10Wall Street11 Hollywood Film City 12Universal Studios13 The Central Park14Capitol Hill (國(guó)會(huì)山莊國(guó)會(huì)山莊)15How much do you know about the USA?16171. Which flag is American flag?A. B. C. 18 Star-Spangl

3、ed Banner (星條旗星條旗) The America flag is known as “the stars and strips”. 50 stars Each star represents one state 13 stripes the original 13 states.Red courageWhite freedomBlueloyalty and justiceJune 14 Flag Day. National Flag192. Which city is the capital of the USA A . New York B. Washington D.C C.

4、Los Angeles 20A.B.C.D. 3. Which stands for the USA?3. Which stands for the USA? National Emblem （國(guó)徽）（國(guó)徽）214. How many states are there in the USA?4. How many states are there in the USA?A.B.C.D.4748495022A.B.C.D.5.Which doesn5.Which doesnt belong to the USA?t belong to the USA?Statue ofStatue ofLibe

5、rtyLibertyGoldenGoldenBridgeBridgeWhiteWhiteHouseHouseEiffelEiffelTowerTower236. Which are not American brands?ABCDGermanyB F G EFGGermanyFinland247.The largest state-Texas258. Which city is known as “Big Apple”?-New York262. Most state names come from Spanish or English.1. New York is the largest s

6、tate in the Us.3. Atlanta is known as the “Big Apple”.4. The Constitution was written in 1779.FFFF New YorkTexasNative American languageIn 1789275. There are 52 stars on the American flag.6. George Washington was the first American President.7. The first settlers arrived in North America about 30,00

7、0 years ago. 8. The Mississippi River is the longest river in the world.FFTT50The Nile River28California29Pre-reading :They are all about California. What are they?Native American 30A gold miner in California. 31A building in Chinatown in California.323334353637381. Whats the topic of this text? A.

8、the culture of California B. the history of California C. the weather of California2. Make a list of the peoples (民族民族) mentioned in this text please.While-readingPara.1Task 1 Fast reading39RussiansLater Arrivals peoplesThe SpanishMost Recent ArrivalsNative Americans2. Make a list of the peoples men

9、tioned in this text.Gold Miners(the subtitles)40RussiansChineseItaliansDanish KoreansCambodiansTask 2 Scanning When did they first came to California ?in the early 1800sduring the gold rush period(in the late 1840s/ early 1850s) in the late 19th centuryin 1911in more recent decades41Read the first p

10、aragraph and fill in the blanksIntroduction (Para.1)： California is the most _ state and the _ largest state with the _ population.multiculturalthirdlargestThe Characteristics of CaliforniaTask 3 Detailed Reading421.When did they come:_2. How did they come : _3. What happened to them after the arriv

11、al of the Europeans? were killed by Europeans were forced into slavery died from the diseases Native AmericansNative Americans (para2)15,000 years agoby means of a land bridgeThey_ greatly. suffered43Write down an important event in Californian history in each box. 16th century 18th century in 1821

12、in 1846Spainish soldiers arrived in CaliforniaCalifornia was ruled by SpainCalifornia became part of MexicoMexico gave California to the USA Today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second languageThe Spanish (para3)Influence:44True or False? Correct the false ones.1.In 1848, befor

13、e the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. 2.A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich. 3.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of America in 1850. after FewRussian& Gold- Miners (para4-5) FFT45Later arrivals & most recent arrivals

14、 (para6-9) 1. Which event brought even large members of Chinese immigrants to California? The building of the rail network from the west to the east coast 2. Later arrivals include immigrants such as_ _, _,_, _ and _.Italians Danish Jewish Africans Japanese Chinese46The future (para10) What attract

15、people from different parts of the world to California? They are attracted by the climate and lifestyle of California. 47largestsurprisingwhatmeans48to gowereInamoreis believed49Summary California is the most _ state in the USA. The first settlers arrived in California by _ of a land bridge. In the

16、18th century, California was_ by Spain, which had a deep effect on California. In 1848, gold was discovered in California, and the dream of becoming _ attracted people from all over the world.In the 1860s the building of the rail network _ more Chinese there. In more recent decades, California has became_to more people from Asia. Attracted by the climate and the_, many people have been _ to California. In the near future, California will become