高中英语Unit-1-The-Land-of-Diversity课件人教版选修8

Unit1ALandofDiversityHowmuchdoyouknowaboutAmerica?SanFranciscoLosAngelesHoustonBostonNewYorkWashington,D.CMexicoChicagoCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceanSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioPleasetellthenamesofthefivelakesIthasanareaof411.ooosquarekilometers.AnditisoneoftheAmericanstatesofthelargestpopulation,withthemostdevelopedeconomy.Lookatthepicturesonthispageandinthereadingpassage.EachillustratesomethingaboutCalifornia.Discussingroupswhateachpicturemeanstoyou.Pre-readingNativeAmericanIndiansGoldminer(pot)TraditionalChinesebuildingHoweachpictureisrelevanttothehistoryofCalifornia?NativeAmericanIndian—oneofthefirstpeopletoliveinCalifornia.Pre-readingNativeCaliforniaIndiansAgoldminer—thediscoveryofgoldinCaliforniacreatedagoldrushwhichbroughtpeoplefromallovertheworldtoCalifornia.Californiagoldminersaround1849AbuildinginChinatown,SanFrancisco—ManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemliveinChinatowninSanFrancisco.ChinatownsinCaliforniaFastreading1.What’sthetopicofthistext?A.thecultureofCaliforniaB.thehistoryofCaliforniaC.theweatherofCaliforniaD.thehistoryofUSA2.WhichstateintheUSAhasthelargestpopulation?California(over30millionpeople)3.Howmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?RussiansLaterArrivalspeopleTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericans3.Howmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?GoldMinersNativeAmericans•1.Time:15000yearsago•2.Wheredidtheycomefrom:fromAsiantoAlaska•3.Whathappenedinthesixteenthcentury?•werekilledbyEuropean•wereforcedintoslavery•diedfromthedisease•survivedtheterribletimesNativeAmericansDetailReadingTheSpainshFillintheform:(notedownanimportantevents)16thcentury18thcenturyin1821in1846SpainsoldiersarrivedandtooktheirlandCaliforniawasruledbySpainCaliforniabecamepartofMexicoMexicogaveCaliforniatotheUnitedStatesInfluence:todayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpainishasafirstorsecondlanguageDetailReadingRussians&GoldMinersTrueorfalsestatements:1.Intheearly1800s,RussianfurtrappersbegansettlinginCalifornia.2.In1848,beforetheAmerican-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.3.Alotofadventurersachievedtheirdreamofbecomingrich.4.Californiabecomethethirty-firststateoftheUnitedstatesofAmericain1850.afterFewDetailReadingStagePeopleTimeEventLaterarrivalsAfricansMovedfromMexicoChineseBuildtherailwayJapaneseFarmedDenmarkEstablishedatownJewishDevelopedindustryItaliansFishedandmadewineAfricans1942-1945Workedinship&aircraftindustries1860s1800sInthelate19thcenturyBy1920sAtthebeginningofthe20thcentury1911DetailReadingStagePeopleTimeEventRecentarrivalsIndians,PakistanisWorkedinComputerindustryCambodiansKoreansVietnameseLaotiansImmigratedFutureDifferentpartsFutureImmigratedRecentdecades1970sDetailReadingComprehending1.BesideeachdatenotedownanimportanteventinCaliforniahistory.FirstsettlerscrossedtheBeringStraitfromAsiaSpanishsoldierarrivedinSouthAmericaCaliforniabecamepartofMexicoTheUSdeclaredwaronMexicoGoldwasdiscoveredinCaliforniaCaliforniabecamethe31ststateoftheUS.Russians____________Jewish___________Danish__________Chinese____________Japanese___________Pakistanis_________African_____________Cambodians_________Italians_____________Koreans__________2.Besideeachculturalgroup,writetheperiodinwhichtheyfirstcametoCaliforniainlargenumbersEarly1800sLate1840s/early1850s1800sLate1800s1920sEarly1900sFromaboutthe1970sFromaboutthe1970s1911Fromaboutthe1970sComprehending:DiscussionWhyisCaliforniainthe21stcenturysuchamulticultural?BecauseEuropean,AfricanandAsianpeoplehavebeenimmigratingtothestateforthelast200years.Beforetheirarrival,NativeAmericanpeoplefromallovertheworldarestillcomingtosettleinCaliforniabecauseofitsgoodclimateandthelifestyleitoffers.Inthe18thcentury,CaliforniawasgovernedbySpanish1(invade).SpanishsoldiersfirstarrivedinSouthAmericaintheearly16thcenturywhentheyfought2thenativepeopleandtooktheirland.Twocenturieslater,Mostlandsof3(south)partofAmericawasoccupiedbySpanish,theNorthwestcoast4(include).The5(major)ofthefirstSpanishwere6(religion),theytaughtCatholicreligiontothenatives.In1821,California7(belong)toMexico.8,in1846theUnitedStateswonthewarofMexico,theyhadtoreturnCaliforniatotheUnitedStatesbutSpanishculturestillmakesgreatinfluence9theUnitedStates.Thisisthereasonwhyover40%of10(California)regardSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguage.Homework:Readthepassageagainandfillintheblanks: