【縣級(jí)公開(kāi)課課件】人教版選修八 Unit 1 A land of diversity Reading (共24張PPT)

Unit1Reading2GEORGE’SDIARY12-14JUNEGEORGE’SDIARY12-14JUNE

George

isonholidayintheUnitedStatesandheistouringaroundCalifornia.HetookasplendidjourneyinSanFrancisco.Let'sfirstenjoysomespecialsceneriesofSanFrancisco.cablecarCablecarwasfirstbuiltin1873,inventedbyAndrewHallidie.AngelIsland天使島From1882to1940AngelIslandwasafamousimmigrationstationwheremanyChinesepeopleappliedforrighttoliveinUSA.Theirmiserablestayseemedtobepunishmentratherthanjusticeandfreedomtothem.IslandofAlcatraz美國(guó)魔鬼島

天使島素有“西岸的艾利斯島”之稱。1800年代中期的加州淘金熱潮，引來(lái)大批華人來(lái)美充當(dāng)金礦苦力或興建美洲大鐵路，1882年國(guó)會(huì)通過(guò)歷史上首個(gè)以種族或國(guó)籍限制移民的“排華法”，并于1910年1月21日起啟用天使島移民拘留所。2010年1月21日，奧巴馬總統(tǒng)宣布1月21日為全國(guó)天使島日，100名移民在天使島上宣誓入籍。

Fisherman’sWharf漁人碼頭ThisisthedistrictwhereItalianfishermenfirstcametoSanFranciscointhelate19thsandbeganthefishingindustry.aspetacular壯觀的viewof

SanFranciscoBayGolden

Gatebridge

TheGoldenGateBridgeisasuspensionbridgespanningover1,280meterstoconnectSanFranciscotothesurroundingnorthernCaliforniancounties.Thebridgewasthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworldatthetimeofitscompletionin1937upuntil1964.Thebridgestands67metersabovethewater,withitstowersreaching227metersabovethewater.George’sdiary12th—14thJuneFastreading:ReadthetextGeorge’sdiaryquicklyandwritethethingshesawduringthetravel.Wednesday(AngelIsland)Monday(Fisherman’sWharf)Tuesday(Chinatown)Tuesday(blueandwhiteroadsigns)Wednesday(GoldenGateBridge)

Monday(cablecar)1.Readthetextcarefullyandcompletetheform.Monday*Wentstraighttohoteland________myluggage,thenwent________.*Rodeon_________.*VisitedFisherman’sWharf.droppedexploringacablecarReadingTuesday

______________acouplefrommyhoteland_____acar.Spentallday_________________.Inevening,wentto_________.TeamedupwithhireddrivingaroundcityChinatownWednesdayTookferrytoAngelIslandandhadagoodviewof__________________.Visitedafamousimmigrationstationontheisland.GoldenGateBridge2.Pleasereadthetextcarefullyandanswerthequestionsinexercise2onpage9.1).WhydidAndrewHallidieinventthecablecarsystem?

Heinventedthecablecarsystembecausethehorse-drawntramsusedbeforewereunsafe.2).WheredidGeorgeeatlunchonhisfirstdayinSanFrancisco?

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atFisherman’sWharf.3).WhydidGeorgehireacar?WhydoyouthinkhejoinedupwithTerriandPeter?

Itwasconvenientforhimtotouraroundthecity.Itwascheapertohireacarwithotherpeoplebecausetheycouldsharethecost.Alsoheprobablyenjoyedbeinginthecompanyofothertourists.4).WhatthreethingscanvisitorsdoinChinatown.

EatinChineserestaurants,gotomarkets,visittemplesandmuseums.5).WhatisAngelIslandfamousfor?

ItwasfamousasaplaceforimmigrantstobecheckedbeforetheycouldenterCalifornia.Task1Exercise3onpage9Task2RewritethediaryentryforTuesdayinsertingallthemissingwords.AnswerIteamedupwithacouplefrommyhotel(PeterandTerri)andhiredacar.Wespentalldaydrivingaroundthecity.There’sagreatdrivemarkedoutfortourists.Ithasblueandwhitesignswithseagullsonthemtoshowthewaytogo.It’sa79kmround-tripthattakesinallthefamoustouristspots.Westoppedmanytimestoadmiretheviewandtakephotographs.Inowhaveareallygoodideaofwhatthecity’slike.

Intheevening,IwenttoChinatownwithPeterandTerri.Many/Alotof/SomeChineseimmigrantssettledinthisareainthe1850s.ThefrontsofthebuildingsaredecoratedtolooklikeoldbuildingsinsouthernChina.Therearesomeinterestingtemples,anumberofmarketsandagreatmanyrestaurantshere.Therearealsoartgalleriesandamuseumcontainingdocuments,photographsandallsortsofobjetsaboutthehi