人教版高二英語(yǔ)選修八第一單元閱讀課件

人教課標(biāo)版高二選修8Unit1人教課標(biāo)版1Unit1AlandofdiversityWarmingupUnit1Warmingup2NorthAmericaSouthAmericaAfricaEuropeAsiaOceaniaAntarcticaPacificOceanPacificOceanAtlanticOceanIndianOceanArcticOceanNamethesevencontinentsandfouroceans.NorthAmericaSouthAmericaAfri3MississippiRiverLocationMississippiRiverLocation4SeattleSanFranciscoLosAngelesDenverHoustonNewOrieansMiamiAtlantaBostonNewYorkPhiladelphigWashington,D.CAppalachianRockyMountainsMexicoChieagoDetroitSt.LouisCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceantheMississippiSeattleSanFranciscoLosAngele5Oceanontheeastcoast_________________Oceanonthewestcost__________________CountrytothenorthofUSA__________________CountrytothesouthofUSA________________Mountainsrangeinthewest______________________LongestriverintheUSA:____________________AtlanticOceanPacificOceanCanadaMexicoRockyMountainsMississippiRiverOceanontheeastcoast______6SuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntar7

UnitedStatesofAmericaiscomposedofafederaldistrict-WashingtonDCand50states.AllthestatesexceptforHawaiiislandsaresituatedinmainlandAmerica.Ithasapopulationofabout2,900million.Itsareais9,370,000sqkm.TheclimateofUSAismainlytemperateinnaturebutinHawaiiandFlorida,itistropical.UnitedStateso8Star-SpangledBanner

50stars——Eachstarrepresentsonestate

13stripes——theoriginal13states.Blue—

loyaltyandjusticeRed——courageWhite—

freedomStar-SpangledBanner50stars9TheWhiteHouseTheexecutivemansionofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.TheAmericanPresidentlivesandworksinthebuilding.TheWhiteHouseTheexecuti10TheStatueofLibertyThecrownedladyis46metershigh,withatorchinherrighthandholdingaloftandDeclarationofIndependenceinherleft.TheStatueofLibertyThecr111.WhichflagisAmericanflag?A.B.C.2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?NewYorkWashingtonD.CLosAngeles

CompetitionaboutthegeneralknowledgeofUSA.1.WhichflagisAmericanfla123.WhoispresidentofAmerica?B.GordonBrownA.ObamaC.Putin

3.WhoispresidentofAmerica134.Whichdoesn’tbelongtotheUSA?A.StatueofLibertyD.GoldenBridgeB.WhiteHouseC.BigBen4.Whichdoesn’tbelongtothe14Pre-reading

Ithasanareaof411,ooosquarekilometers.AnditisoneoftheAmericanstatesofthelargestpopulation,withthemostdevelopedeconomy.

Pre-readingIthasanareaof15Californiaisamazing.Thepleasantweather,longbeachandgracefulnaturallandscapemakethetourismprosperous.Californiaisamazing.The16HoweachpictureisrelevanttothehistoryofCalifornia?NativeAmericanIndian—oneofthefirstpeopletoliveinCalifornia.Howeachpictureisrel17Agoldminer—thediscoveryofgoldinCaliforniacreatedagoldrushwhichbroughtpeoplefromallovertheworldtoCalifornia.

Agoldminer—thediscoveryof18AbuildinginChinatown,SanFrancisco—ManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemliveinChinatowninSanFrancisco.AbuildinginChinatown,Sa19SomepicturesaboutthehistoryofCalifornia!Somepicturesaboutthehistor20NativeAmericansNativeAmericans21GoldRushPeriodGoldRushPeriod22人教版高二英語(yǔ)選修八第一單元閱讀ppt課件23人教版高二英語(yǔ)選修八第一單元閱讀ppt課件24TheGoldRushTheGoldRush251.Californiaisthe____largeststateintheUSA.A.thirdB.secondC.fourthD.fifth2.California,astateinthewesternUSA,borders_____.thePacificOceanB.theIndianOceanC.theAtlanticOceanD.theArcticOceanGeneralknowledgequizaboutCalifornia1.Californiaisthe____larg263._____isCalifornia’slargestandthenation’ssecondlargestcity.SacramentoB.LosAngelesC.SanDiegoD.SanFrancisco4.California’sofficialnicknameisthe___SunflowerStateB.GoldenStateC.LandofOpportunityD.EvergreenState3._____isCalifornia’slarge275.____hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.A.CaliforniaB.AlaskaC.WashingtonD.Texas6.CaliforniaenteredtheUniononSeptember9,1850,asthe___state.A.thirtiethB.thirty-eighthC.thirty-secondD.thirty-first5.____hasthelargestpopula28Newwordsillustratevt.

說(shuō)明;闡明distinction

n.差別;區(qū)別；卓著majorityn.大多數(shù);大半prehistoricadj.

史前的electv.選擇；決定做某事;選舉某人percentage

n.百分比;百分率Newwordsillustratevt.說(shuō)明;闡明29boomn.(人口、貿(mào)易的)繁榮

vi.處于經(jīng)濟(jì)迅速發(fā)展時(shí)期immigratevi.移入（外國(guó)定居）racialadj.

人種的；種族的

boomn.(人口、貿(mào)易的)繁榮301.What’sthetopicofthistext?A.thecultureofCaliforniaB.thehistoryofCaliforniaC.theweatherofCaliforniaD.thehistoryofUSA2.WhichstateintheUSAhasthelargestPopulation?California(over30millionpeople)Skimming1.What’sthetopicofthiste31RussiansLaterArrivalsTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericans3.Howmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?GoldMinersRussiansLaterArrivalsTheS321.WhowerethefirsttoarriveinCaliforniatorushforgold?

SouthAmericansandpeoplefromtheUnitedStates.Scanning1.Whowerethefirstto332.WhenandwhydidthelargenumberofChineseimmigratetoCalifornia?

DuringtheGoldRushPeriod,manyChineseimmigratedtoCaliforniatoachievetheirdreamofbecomingrich.Inthe1860s,alargenumberofChinesewenttheretobuildtherailnetworkfromthewesttoeastcoast.2.Whenandwhydidthelarge343.WhatattractedpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoimmigratetoCalifornia?

IthinkthetemperateclimateattractedimmigrantstoCalifornia.Maybethemodernlifestylethereismoreattractivetopeoplefromotherpartsoftheworld.3.Whatattractedpeoplefrom354.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?(useonesentencetodescribeit).

Californiaisastatemadeupofvariouspeoplefromalmostallpartsoftheworld.4.Whatisthemainideaofth36HistoricalperiodsHistoricaleventsAtleast______________agoIt’slikelythatNativeAmericanscrossedtheBeringStraitinthe_____toAmerica.15,000yearsArcticDetailedreadingI.Readthetextcarefullyandfillintheblanks.HistoricalperiodsHistoricale37Intheearly16thcentury◆SpanishsoldiersfirstarrivedinSouthAmerica.◆MostofthefirstSpanishtogotoCaliforniawerereligiousmen,whoseministrywastoteachthe_______religiontothenatives.CatholicIntheearly16thcentury◆Spa38Intheearly_____◆Russianhunters,whohadoriginallygonetoAlaska,begansettlinginCalifornia.◆PeoplefromAfricalivedinCalifornia.In1821Californiabecamepartof_______.In____TheUSAdeclaredwaronMexico.1800sMexico1846Intheearly◆Russianhunters,39In1848SouthAmericans,peoplefromtheUnitedStatesandadventurersfromEuropeandAsiacametoCaliforniasearchingfor____.In1850Californiabecamethe_________federalstateoftheUSA.Inthe1860sAlargernumberof_______cametoCaliforniatobuildthe___________fromthewesttotheeastcoast.goldthirty-firstChineserailnetworkIn1848SouthAmericans,people40Inthe______________Italians,mainlyfishermenbutalsowinemakersarrivedinCalifornia.Inthefirstdecadesofthe20thcentury◆PeoplefromDenmarkestablishedtheirowntowninCalifornia.◆EuropeansarrivedinCaliforniabecauseofthe___________boom,includingmanyJewishpeople.◆JapanesefarmersarrivedinCalifornia.late19thcenturyfilmindustryInthe______________Italians41Between1942and1945MorepeoplefromAfricaworkedinthe________________industries.Inmorerecentdecades◆CaliforniahasbecomehometomorepeoplefromAsia,includingKoreans,Cambodians,VietnameseandLaotians.◆Thecomputerindustryhas________IndiansandPakistanis.shipandaircraftattractedBetween1942and1945Morepeop42InthefuturePeoplebelievethattherewillbenodistinctmajor_____orculturalgroups,butsimplyamixtureofmanyracesandculturesinCalifornia.racialInthefuturePeoplebelieveth431).Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.ThehistoryofCalifornia. B.ThepopulationofCalifornia.C.ThecultureofCalifornia. D.ThelifestyleofCalifornia.II.Choosethebestanswer.A1).Whatdoesthetextmainly442).DuringwhichperiodwasCaliforniapartofMexico? A.1846—1848. B.1821—1848. C.1821—1846. D.1848—1850.C2).DuringwhichperiodwasCa453).WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheGoldRush?A.OnlyafewpeoplebecamerichintheGoldRush.B.ManypeoplediedintheGoldRush.C.IthappenedduringtheAmerican-Mexicowar.D.ThefirsttoarriveforgoldwereSouthAmericans.C3).Whichofthefollowingis464).WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothe7thparagraph?A.FilmindustryattractedmanyforeignpeopletoCalifornia.B.ThetownestablishedbytheJapanesewaslocatedinHollywood.C.MostAfricansworkedintheshipandaircraftindustries.D.JewishpeopletakeupalargepercentageinCalifornia.B4).Whichofthefollowingis475).WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?ThetextmainlytalksaboutthehistoryofCalifornia.B.Over40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguagetoday.C.ItwassohardtomakealifeinCaliforniathatmostdidn’tsurviveduringtheGoldRushPeriod.D.TodayalargepercentageofChinese-Americansliveinthe“Chinatowns”ofLosAngelesandSanFranciscoinCalifornia.C5).Whichofthefollowingis481.CaliforniaisthethirdlargeststateinUSAbuthasthelargestpopulation.2.In1848,beforetheAmerican-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.3.ThenativepeoplesufferedgreatlyafterthearrivalofEuropeansinthe16thcentury.FTTIII.TrueorFalse.1.Californiaisthethirdlar494.Over40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstlanguage.5.Inthe1800s,RussianhuntersbegansettlinginCalifornia.TF4.Over40%ofCalifornianss506.Alotofpeoplerushingforgoldlosttheirlivesorwentbackhome,butmostofthemleftinCaliforniatomakealivingforthemselvesinthenewtownsoronfarms.7.Comparedwiththeperiodofgoldrush,lessChineseimmigratetoCaliforniaduringtheperiodofbuildingtherailnetworkfromthewesttotheeastcoast.8.Bythe1920s,thefilmindustrywaswellestablishedinCalifornia.TTF6.Alotofpeoplerushingfor519.Itisthecomputerindustrysinceitsbeginningin1970sthathasattractedIndiansandPakistanistoCalifornia.10.WithmoreimmigrantscomingtoCalifornianowandthen,Itisbelievedthatbeforelongtherewillbeaevengreatermixofnationalitiesinthisstate.TT9.Itisthecomputerindustry52Discussion

WhyisCaliforniainthe21stcenturysuchamulticulturalcommunity?Explaininyourownwords.Writethreeorfoursentences.Compareyouranswerwithothersinyourclass.DiscussionWhyisCali53ThestateofCaliforniaisamulticulturalcommunitybecauseEuropean,AfricanandAsianpeopleshavebeenmovingintothestateforthelast200years.Itisthismixofpeopleswiththeirowncustoms,cultureandfoodthathavegivenCaliforniaitsmulticulturalflavor.ThestateofCaliforniaisam54Problemsthatmightariseincludeinterculturalrivalryorcompetition,discriminationormisunderstanding.ItistothecreditofCaliforniansthatsuchproblemsdonotariseveryoften.Problemsthatmightariseincl55MainideaThetextmainlyintroducestheshorthistoryofCalifornia.Itdescribesthegreathistoryeventshappenedinvario