高二英語選修8-unit1reading2

1、Unit 1 A land of diversity Learning Aims: 1. To talk something well-known about the USA.2. To learn the diversity of races and cultures in California.To discuss why California is a multicultural state.Rocky MountainsMexicoCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific OceanWashington, D.Cthe MississippiLos AngelesNew

2、York Some important cities:Washington, D.C New York Los Angeles San FranciscoSan FranciscoCalifornia Task 1: Fast reading1.Whats the main idea of this text? A. the population of California B. the history and culture of California C. the weather of California D. the history of USA2.Which state in the

3、 USA has the largest population? California3. How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? RussiansLater Arrivals peopleThe SpanishMost Recent ArrivalsNative Americans3.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Gold Miners15,000 years ago 16thcentury:1821184618481850First settlers

4、 crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. These people are now known as Native AmericanSpanish soldiers arrived in South AmericaBecame part of Mexico The US declared war on MexicoGold was discovered in California California became the 31st state of the US.Task2 ScanningWhat happened?Task3 Detailed infor

5、mation1. From the text, we know that _.A. California once belonged to Russia.B. California is a place which includes a variety of culturesC. the Spanish were friendly to native Americans at firstD. all who went to California for gold made a fortune2. Many Californians speak Spanish because _.A. the

6、state was once ruled by SpainB. these people came from SpainC. They think the Spanish language is beautifulD. religious men taught them the Spanish language3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Most people died in the gold rushB. The first to arrive in California for gold we

7、re AsiansC. Most people did not become rich but settled in CaliforniaD. All the people became rich in the gold rushTask3 Detailed information4. Where do Chinese-Americans live ? _A.They live in all parts of California B.They only live in the Chinatowns of Los AngelesC. They only live in San Francisc

8、o D. They live in California as well as in Los Angeles5.What about the future of California?_A.The racial culture will go on B. Its climate and lifestyle will change a lot C. More and more people will come to California only for gold D. More travelers will be attracted to California for the climate and the lifestyleThinking Why is California a multicultural state now?Task 4Homework 1. Find s