人教版高中英语选修8-Unit1-Reading-公开课课件

ReadingHowmuchdoyouknowabouttheUSA?1.WhichflagisAmericannationalflag?A.B.C.2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYorkB.WashingtonD.C.C.LosAngelesD.SanFrancisco3.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.45B.52C.34D.50A.B.C.D.4.WhichstandsfortheUSA?NationalEmblem（国徽）A.B.C.D.5.WhoisthePresidentofAmericanow?BarackObamaBillClintonGeorgeW.BushGeorgeH.W.Bush6.Whichdoesn’tbelongtotheUSAA.StatueofLibertyB.WhiteHouseC.GoldenBridgeD.EiffelTower7.WhichstateisthelargestoneintheUSA?A.AlaskaB.TexasC.CaliforniaD.Florida8.____hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.A.WashingtonB.AlaskaC.CaliforniaD.TexasSeattleSanFranciscoLosAngelesHoustonMiamiAtlantaMexicoChicagoCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceanNewYorkPhiladelphiaWashington,D.CWatchthevideoandanswerthequestions:1.Whatcanyouseeinthevideo?2.Whatplacedoyouthinkthevideoshowsus?3.Whereisthetown?Chinesetemples,dragondances,ShaolinKungfu,acrobatics,stonelions,lanterns…InLosAngeles,California.AChinatown.SkimthetextandmatcheachtimeandtheimportanteventinCalifornianhistory.1.15000yearsago2.16thcentury3.18214.18465.18486.1850A.TheUSAdeclaredwaronMexico.B.GoldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.C.SpanishsoldiersarrivedinSouthAmerica.D.Californiabecamethe31ststateoftheUSA.E.CaliforniabecamepartofMexico.F.FirstsettlerscrossedtheBeringStraitintheArctictoAmerica.SkimmingScanthetextanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.1.CaliforniaisthelargeststateintheUSAandhasthelargestpopulation.()2.ThenativeAmericansweretreatedwellafterthearrivalofEuropeans.()3.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen.()4.Thereareabout25,000Russian-AmericanslivinginSanFrancisco.()5.DuringGoldRushperiod,manyachievedtheirdreamofbeingrich.()6.Itisbelievedthatsoontherewillbeonlyamixtureofmanyracesandcultures.()thethirdlargestsufferedgreatlyinandaroundfewScanningReadthetextcarefullyanddothefollowingexercises:1.Fillintheformwithproperinformation.2.Choosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.StagePeopleTimeEventLaterArrivalsChinese1._____Builttherailway.2.______Late19thcenturyFishedandmadewine.Danish1911Establishedatown.JewishBythe1920sAttractedbythe3.___________boom.4.________Early20thcenturyFarmed.Africans5.________Workedintheship&aircraftindustries.MostRecentArrivalsIndians,Pakistanis1970sAttractedbythe6.________________.Cambodians,7.______,Vietnamese,LaotiansRecentdecadesImmigrated.TheFutureDifferentpartsFutureAttractedbythe8.________________.1860sItaliansfilmindustryJapanese1942-1945computerindustryKoreansclimate&lifestyleChoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1.Thepassagefocusesonthe______.A.populationofCaliforniaB.customsandlanguagesofCaliforniaC.peopleofCaliforniaD.historyofCalifornia2.Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tbelongtothecharacteristicsofCalifornia?A.IthasthelargestpopulationofAmerica.B.It’sthemostmulticulturalstate.C.Ithasthebestclimateandlifestyle.D.It’sthethirdlargeststateintheUSA.3.Nospecificgroupismentionedin______.A.NativeAmericansB.GoldMinersC.TheFutureD.LaterArrivals4.Fromthethirdparagraph,wecanlearnthat______.A.themajorityofNativeAmericanswerereligiousB.bothCaliforniaandMexicowereoncegovernedbySpainC.theSpanishspentover200yearstakingcontroloftheUSAD.nearlyhalfofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstlanguage5.What’smainlydiscussedinPart6?A.ThedifferentimmigrantsandtheirlifeinCalifornia.B.HowtheimmigrantsachievedtheirsuccessinCalifornia.C.ThereasonwhytheimmigrantscametoCalifornia.D.ThedifferentimmigrantsandwhattheydidtoCalifornia.DiscussionWhatdoyouthinkofCalifornia?Ifyou’vegotthechance,wouldyouliketoimmigratetoCalifornia?Whyorwhynot?WelcometoCalifornia!1.Readthetextagainafterclassandtrytoretellitinyourownwords.2.FinishtheexercisesonPage4andintheWorkbook.Homework