高二选修八Unit1-Reading公开课

Unit1UnitedStatesofAmericaiscomposedofafederaldistrict-WashingtonDCand___states.Allthestatesexceptfor______islandsaresituatedinmainlandAmerica.Ithasapopulationofabout____________.Itsareais__________sqkm.TheclimateofUSAismainlytemperateinnaturebutinHawaiiandFlorida,itistropical.50Hawaii2,900million9,370,000Star-SpangledBannerTheAmericanflagconsistsof13horizontalstripes,with__redstripesalternatingwith___whitestripes.Theupperleftcornerhasarectangularbluefield,containing50five-pointedwhitestars.ThestripesoftheAmericanflagsymbolizethe13coloniesthatoriginallyconstitutedtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Thestarsrepresentthe50statesoftheUnion.Thestarsarearrangedinacirclesothatnoonecolonywouldbeviewedaboveanother.76TheWhiteHouseTheexecutivemansionofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.TheAmericanPresidentlivesandworksinthebuilding.TheStatueofLibertyThecrownedladyis46metershigh,withatorchinherrighthandholdingaloftandDeclarationofIndependenceinherleft.1.WhichimageshowsthecapitaloftheUSA?A.B.C.WashingtonD.C.LosAngelesNewYork2.ThemostimportantandlargestriverintheUSAis:A.theOhioRiverB.theColoradoRiverC.theMissouriRiverD.theMississippiRiver3.“BigApple”refersto:A.AtlantaB.NewYorkC.ChicagoD.Boston4.“TheCityofAngels”refersto:A.LosAngelesB.NewOrleansC.SanFranciscoD.Seattle5.TheAmericanNationalDayison:A.February8thB.December20thC.May5thD.July4th6.___hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.A.CaliforniaB.AlaskaC.WashingtonD.TexasPre-readingIthasanareaof411,000squarekilometers.AndithasthelargestpopulationinUS,withthemostdevelopedeconomy.ReadingSkimmingReadthetitle，1stparagraphandsubtitles(副标题),andworkoutthemainideaofthetext.Californiaisthemost___________state,whichhasattractedpeoplefrom_______________throughoutitshistory.multiculturalallovertheworldReadingScanningTimeFacts15,000yearsago_____________firstlivedinCaliforniainthe16thcenturyAs_____________arrived,theywere_______intoslavery.inthe18thcenturyCalifornia___________bySpainIn1821Californiabecame_____ofMexicoIn1846TheUnitedStates_______________onMexicoandwonCaliforniaback.In1848____wasdiscoveredinCalifornia.Peoplefromallovertheworld___________________toCaliforniainpursuitof_______________________.In1850California___________________federalstateofAmerica.NativeAmericansEuropeansforcedwasruledpartdeclaredwarGoldgold/becomingrichwereattractedbecamethe31stRussiansChineseAfricansItaliansJewishearly1800slate1840s/early1850s1800slate19thcentury1920satthebeginningof20thcenturyaround1970s1911inthe1970sJapaneseCambodiansKoreansVietnameseLaotiansDanishPakistanisWhendidtheyfirstcometoCalifornia?CriticalThinking•WhyisCaliforniasuchamulticulturalcommunity?•WhatcontributionshaveimmigrantsmadetoCalifornia?•Whatproblemsdoyouthinkmayarise?ConsolidationCaliforniaisthethirdlargest1.__________intheUSAbuthasthelargest2.___________.Astimewentby,ithasattractedpeoplefromallovertheworld,andtherefore,becamethemost3.___________stateintheUSA.Noonereallyknows4.___________whenthefirstpeoplearrivedinwhatwenowknowasCalifornia.Nowtherearemore5.__________AmericanslivinginCaliforniathaninanyotherstate.Californiawas6.___________bySpainabouttwocenturiesagoandConsolidationthereisstillastrongSpanish7.__________inthestate.PeoplefromaroundtheworldbegancrowdinginCaliforniawhen8.__________wasdiscoveredthere.Itwasnotlongbeforethosepeoplerealizedtheir9._______ofbecomingrichcouldn'tbeachieved.Atpresent,Californiagainsitspopularitymainlybecauseofitsclimateandthe10._________.Itisbelievedthatbeforelongthemixof11.________willbesogreatthattherewillbenomajorracialofculturalgroups,butsimplyamixtureofmanyracesand12._________.Consolidation1.state;2.population;3.multicultural;4.exactly;5.Native;6.ruled;7.influence;8.gold;9.dream;10.lifestyle;11.nationalities;12.cultures;