高中英语选修8unit1reading金牌课件

AlandofDiversityTheFirstPeriod–ReadingCalifornia•Whatcomestoyourmindwhenyouhear“USA”?FreetalkTheStatueofLibertyTheWhiteHouseManhattanGoldenGateBridgeWallStreetHollywoodFilmCityUniversalStudios(环球影城）TheCentralParkCapitalHill(国会山庄)TheUnitedStatesofAmerica1.WhichflagisAmericanflag?A.B.C.2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYorkB.WashingtonD.CC.LosAngeles3.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.B.C.D.47484950A.B.C.D.4.WhichstandsfortheUSA?NationalEmblems(国徽)CA.B.C.D.5.Whichdoesn’tbelongtotheUSA?StatueofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTowerC6.WhicharenotAmericanbrands?ABCDGermanyBFGEFGGermanyFinland7.Whichcityisknownas“BigApple”?---NewYork8.WhichstateisthelargestoneintheUSA?A.NewYorkB.TexasC.CaliforniaD.Florida9.____hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.A.CaliforniaB.AlaskaC.WashingtonD.Texas10.WhereisCalifornia?A.B.E.C.D.CaliforniaPre-ReadingTheyareallaboutCalifornia.Whatarethey?NativeAmericanAgoldminerinCalifornia.AbuildinginChinatowninCalifornia.FastReadingReadthetextfastandtrytodividethetextintothreepartsPart1(Para1)Part2(Para2-9)Part3(Para10)TheofCaliforniaTheofsettlementinCalifornia.introductionhistoryThefutureFastreadingRussiansLaterArrivalspeoplesTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericans2.Makealistofthepeoples(民族)mentionedinthistext.GoldMiners(thesubtitles)&listeningRussiansChineseItaliansDanishKoreansCambodiansWhendidtheyfirstcometoCalifornia?intheearly1800sduringthegoldrushperiod(inthelate1840s/early1850s)inthelate19thcenturyin1911inmorerecentdecadesReadthefirstparagraphandfillintheblanksIntroduction(Para.1)：Californiaisthemost___________stateandthe____largeststatewiththe_______population.multiculturalthirdlargestTheCharacteristicsofCalifornia1.Whendidtheycome:_______________2.Howdidtheycome:_____________________3.WhathappenedtothemafterthearrivaloftheEuropeans?werekilledbyEuropeanswereforcedintoslaverydiedfromthediseasesNativeAmericansNativeAmericans(para2)15,000yearsagobymeansofalandbridgeThey_______greatly.sufferedWritedownanimportanteventinCalifornianhistoryineachbox.16thcentury18thcenturyin1821in1846SpainishsoldiersarrivedinCaliforniaCaliforniawasruledbySpainCaliforniabecamepartofMexicoMexicogaveCaliforniatotheUSATodayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguageTheSpanish(para3)Influence:TrueorFalse?Correctthefalseones.1.In1848,beforetheAmerican-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.2.Alotofadventurersachievedtheirdreamofbecomingrich.3.Californiabecomethethirty-firststateoftheUnitedstatesofAmericain1850.afterFewRussian&Gold-Miners(para4-5)FFTLaterarrivals&mostrecentarrivals(para6-9)1.WhicheventbroughtevenlargemembersofChineseimmigrantstoCalifornia?Thebuildingoftherailnetworkfromthewesttotheeastcoast2.Laterarrivalsincludeimmigrantssuchas_________________,______,________,__________and_________.ItaliansDanishJewishAfricansJapaneseChineseThefuture(para10)WhatattractpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoCalifornia?TheyareattractedbytheclimateandlifestyleofCalifornia.Task1Readthetextagainandfinish5multiple-choicequestions1.Thispassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom______.A.anewpaperB.ageographybookC.anovelD.atravelbrochureBpostReading:A.EuropeansB.AsiansC.SouthAmericansD.AmericansA.positive.B.negativeC.criticalD.neutralSummaryCaliforniaisthemost___________stateintheUSA.ThefirstsettlersarrivedinCaliforniaby_________ofalandbridge.Inthe18thcentury,Californiawas_____bySpain,whichhadadeepeffectonCalifornia.In1848,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia,andthedreamofbecoming______attractedpeoplefromallovertheworld.Inthe1860sthebuildingoftherailnetwork______moreChinesethere.Inmorerecentdecades,Californiahasbecame________tomorepeoplefromAsia.Attractedbytheclimateandthe________,manypeoplehavebeen___________toCalifornia.Inthenearfuture,Californiawillbecomea_________ofmanyracesandcultures_______anymajorracialorculturalgroups.multiculturalrichhomebroughtmeansruledlifestyleimmigratingmixturewithoutHomework•1.Readthetextagainafterclassandtrytoretellitinyourownwords.•2.FinishtheexercisesonPage4.