高中英语选修8-Unit1-A-land-of-diversity--Reading

Unit1AlandofdiversityWarmingup&readingStudyaims:1.Learnsomeusefulwords&phrases2.LearnsomethingaboutAmericaandCalifornia3.UnderstandthereasonwhyCaliforniaisamulticulturalstate.Studyimportantpoints:1.Understandthemeaningofsomeimportantwords&phrases.2.LearnaboutthehistoryofCalifornia.Studydifficultpoints:UnderstandhowandwhenmanydifferentgroupsofpeoplecametoCaliforniainthehistory.Aguessinggame:HowmuchdoyouknowaboutAmerica?1.WhichflagisAmericanflag?A.B.C.2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYorkB.WashingtonD.CC.LosAngelesA.B.C.D.3.WhichstandsfortheUSA?√NationalEmblems（国徽）4.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.B.C.D.474849505.WhoistheformerpresidentofAmerica?A.B.C.D.GeorgeW.BushGeorgeH.W.BushPutinBillClintonA.B.C.D.6.Whichdoesn’tbelongtotheUSA?StatueofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTower7.WhichstatehasthelargestpopulationintheUSA?A.TexasB.FloridaC.AlaskaD.CaliforniaCaliforniaPacificOceanCANADAMEXICO1.What’sthetopicofthistext?A.thecultureofCaliforniaB.thehistoryofCaliforniaC.theweatherofCaliforniaD.thehistoryofUSA2.Californiaisthe____________largeststateintheUSA.thirdRussiansLaterArrivalspeopleTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericans3.Howmanygroupsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?GoldMinersNativeAmericans•1.Time:15000yearsago•2.Howdidtheycome:crossedtheBeringStrait•3.Whathappenedinthe16thcentury?•thousandswere________•orforcedinto_________•manydiedfrom__________•some_______theterribletimesNativeAmericanssurvivedslaverykilledthediseasesTheSpainshFillintheform:(notedownanimportantevents)16thcentury18thcenturyin1821in1846SpainishsoldiersarrivedandtooktheirlandTheSpanishsettledIntheUSCaliforniabecamepartofMexicoMexicogaveCaliforniatotheUSInfluence:todayover________ofCaliforniansspeakSpainishasafirstorsecondlanguage40%Russians&GoldMinersDosomeTrueorFalsequestions:1.Intheearly1800s,RussianhuntersbegansettlinginCalifornia.2.In1848,beforetheAmerican-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.3.Alotofadventuresachievedtheirdreamofbecomingrich.4.Californiabecomethethirty-firststateoftheUnitedstatesofAmericanin1850.afterFewStagePeopleTimeEventLaterarrivalsChinesebuilttherailwayItaliansfishedandmadewineDenmark1911JewishattractedbythefilmindustryJapanesefarmedAfricansmovedtoCaliforniafromMexicoAfricans1942-1945workedin__________industrieslate19thcentury1860searly20thcenturybythe1920s1800sestablishedatownship&aircraftStagePeopleTimeEventRecentarrivalsIndians,PakistanisWorkedinComputerindustryCambodiansKoreansVietnameseLaotiansImmigratedFuturePeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldFutureImmigratetoCaliforniaRecentdecades1970sLookatthepicturesbelow.EachillustratessomethingaboutCalifornia.Discussingroupswhateachpicturemeanstoyou.AnativeAmericanIndianwasstandingbesideacamp.Itseemedthatheorshefeltveryhappy.Maybeheorshehadagoodharvest.DiscussionHewasagoldminer.Hewaspanninggold.Helookednotonlythinandweak,butalsothirstyandtired.Itwasdifficultforthemtoachievethedreamofbecomingrich.AbuildinginChinatownAbuildinginChinatown,SanFrancisco—ManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemliveinChinatowninSanFrancisco.ChinatownsinCaliforniaWhyisCaliforniainthe21stcenturysuchamulticulturalcommunity?Explaininyourownwords.Writethreeorfoursentences.Discussion•ThestateofCaliforniaisamulticulturalcommunitybecauseEuropean,AfricanandAsianpeoplehavebeenimmigratingtothestateforthepast200years.Beforetheirarrival,nativeAmericanpeoplehadlivedthereforthousandsofyears.PeoplefromallovertheworldarestillcomingtosettleinCaliforniabecauseofitsgoodclimateandthelifestyleitoffers.Homework1.Makeasummaryofthetextandtrytoretellit.2.Underlinetheusefulwordsandexpressionsinthereadingtextandlearnthembyyourself.