學(xué) 人教版選修8Unit1A Land of diversityPeriod1Reading教案設(shè)計(jì)（10頁word版）.docx

2018學(xué)年度 人教版選修8unit1period1reading教案設(shè)計(jì)(california)introductionin this period, after the warming up, students will be guided to pre-read by discussing, read for forms, copy and make sentences. then they shall read the text to transfer information. next they will read the text again to draw a diagram of it and retell the story in their own words. the period will end by students writing a history account. objectivesto help students understand the texts forms and contents and learn about a land of diversityto help students communicate on the topic in focus with the words, collocations and structures learned in this unitfocuswordsillustrate, indicate, swap, slip, hire, insert, reactcollocationsby means of, occur to, team up with, mark out, take in, a great manypatterns1. exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as california, no one really knows. 2. however, in 1846 the united states declared war on mexico and after it lost the war, mexico had to give california to the united states. 3. although chinese immigrants began to arrive during the gold rush period, it was the building of the railway from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to california in the 1860s. 4now that you have read the text, you know a lot more about the pictures on pages 1-3.aids multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagramsprocedures1. warming up by talking about californiacalifornia is a state located on the west coast of the united states. it is by far the most populous state in the u.s., as well as the most physically diverse, with the highest and the lowest points in the lower 48 states located within 150 miles of each other. if california were an independent nation, it would have the fifth largest economy in the world (after the rest of the u.s., japan, germany, and britain; see economy of california). the states official nickname is the golden state in reference to californias 1849 gold rush. 1 californias u.s. postal abbreviation is ca, and its associated press abbreviation is calif.2. pre-reading by discussinglook at the pictures on page 1. discuss them in pairs. the famous hollywood sign, a symbol of the citys world famous entertainment culture.silicon valley is a commonly used nickname for the southern part of the san francisco bay area in northern california, usa, originally referring to the concentration of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers, but eventually becoming a metaphor for the entire concentration of high tech businesses.3. reading for formsread the text to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, blacken the predicates, darken the connectives and underline all the useful collocations. 4. copying and making sentencesa collocation is two or more words that often go together. these combinations just sound right to native english speakers, who use them all the time. then how to learn collocations?be aware of collocations, and try to recognize them when you see or hear them. when you learn a new word, write down other words that collocate with it.read as much as possible. reading is an excellent way to learn vocabulary and collocations in context and naturally. revise what you learn regularly. practice using new collocations in context as soon as possible after learning them. while going over the text, try to recognize the collocations, treat them as single blocks of language and copy them out into your collocation book.useful collocations from californiathe third largest state in the usa美國第三大州, have the largest population人口最多, the most multicultural state in the us 美國最具多元文化的州, know the history of california了解加州的歷史, at various times 在不同的時(shí)代, attract from 吸引了來自的, it is likely that 很有可能, at least fifteen thousand years ago 至少在15,000年以前, by means of 通過, a land bridge 大陸橋, exist in prehistoric times史前時(shí)期曾經(jīng)存在過， in the 16th century 在16世紀(jì)，after the arrival of 在來到之后, force into slavery 迫使成奴隸, in addition 此外, die from 死于, survive the terrible times 經(jīng)歷著些恐怖時(shí)期而活了下來, be ruled by 被所統(tǒng)治, in the early 16th century 在16世紀(jì)初期, fight against與打仗, take the land 奪去了土地, two centuries later 兩個(gè)世紀(jì)以后, along the northwest coast of 在西北沿海地區(qū)， religious men 宗教人士, teach the catholic religion to 向傳授天主教， gain ones independence from 從獲得了獨(dú)立, declare war on 向宣戰(zhàn), lose the war 戰(zhàn)敗, a stronginfluence in 在仍保持的影響, over 40% of 有40%多的, speakas a first or second language 把作為第一或第二語言, in the early 1800s 在19世紀(jì)初期, live in and around 住在及附近， the dream of becoming rich quickly 發(fā)財(cái)夢(mèng), achieve ones dream of becoming rich 圓了發(fā)財(cái)夢(mèng), make a life for oneself 過自己的生活， become the thirty-first state 成為第31個(gè)州, a multicultural society一個(gè)多元文化的社會(huì), during the gold rush period在淘金熱時(shí)期, from the west to the east coast 從西海岸到東海岸，bring even larger numbers to吸引了更大批量的到， a large percentage 很大比例， stay in the “chinatowns” of 住在的“中國城”, establish a town of ones own建立了他們自己的城鎮(zhèn), keep up ones culture 保持著自己的文化, establish the film industry 建立的電影行業(yè), have the second largest jewish population 擁有第二大的猶太人口, at the beginning of the 20th century 在20世紀(jì)初期, work in the ship and aircraft industries 在船廠和飛機(jī)廠工作, in more recent decades 在最近的幾十年里, since its beginning in the 1970 從20世紀(jì)70年代開始， the mix of nationalities 多種國籍的混合, major racial or cultural groups主要的種族或文化群體, a mixture of many races and cultures多種族、多文化的混合體5. transferring informationnow you are going to the text again to note down the most important events in the california history.californianative americansnative americans living in california at least fifteen thousand years ago; crossing the bering strait from asia to alaska by means of a land bridge; in the 16th century the native people suffering greatlythe spanishin the18th century, california being ruled by spain; first arriving in south america in the early 16th century; two centuries later, the spanish having settled in most parts of south america and along the northwest coast of what we now call the untied states; there being still a strong spanish influence in the staterussiansin the early 1800s, russian fur trappers settling in california; today there being about 25,000 russian-americans living in and around san franciscogold minorsin 1848, gold being discovered in california; the nearest, and the first to arrive being were south americans, and people from the united states; adventurers from europe, then later from asia and even the pacific islands arriving soon after; california becoming the thirty-first state of the united states of america in 1850, being a multicultural societylater arrivalsthe building of the railway from the west to the east coast bringing larger numbers of chinese to california in the 1860; italians arriving in california in the late 19th century; in 1911 immigrants from denmark establishing a town of their own; by the 1920s the film industry being well established in hollywood，california; today california being the second largest jewish population in the united states; japanese farmers arriving in california at the beginning of the 20th century; people from africa living in california since the 1800smost recent arrivalsin more recent decades, california having become home to people from asia, including cambodian, koreans, vietnamese and laotiansthe futurepeople from different parts of the world still immigrating to california6. reading the text again to draw a diagram of it and retell the story in your own wordsmost texts have a three-part structureintroduction, body, and conclusion. you can see this structure in texts whether they are narrating, describing, comparing, contrasting, or analyzing information. each part of the text plays an important role in communicating writers meaning to the reader. now read the text for its structure and draw a text diagram. retell the text story with the help of the diagram if possible. type of writing and summary of californiaa expository writing of californiapart 1:native americans native americans living in california at least 15,000 years agopart 2:the spanish in the18th century, california being ruled by spain; the spanish first arriving in south america in the early 16th centurypart 3: russiansin the early 1800s, russian fur trappers settling in californiapart 4:gold minorsin 1848, gold being discovered in californiapart 5: later arrivalschinese coming to california in the 1860;italians arriving in california in the late 19th centurypart 6:most recent arrivalsin more recent decades, california becoming home to people from asiapart 7:the futurepeople still immigrating to california7. closing down by writing a history accountto end this