Unit1AlandofdiversityWhatdoyouthinkofwhenyoureadtheunittitle?AlandofdiversityapowerfulcountryWhichcountrydoyouthinkthetitlerefersto?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutit?HowmuchdoyouknowabouttheUSA?1.WhichflagisAmericanflag?A.B.C.C2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYorkB.WashingtonD.CC.LosAngelesBA.B.C.D.3.WhichstandsfortheUSA?NationalEmblems(国徽)C4.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.B.C.D.47484950DA.B.C.D.5.Whichdoesn’tbelongtotheUSA?StatueofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTowerC6.WhicharenotAmericanbrands?ABCDGermanyBFGEFGGermanyFinland7.Whichcityisknownas“BigApple”?---NewYork•8.WhatisAmericannickname(绰号)?•A.UncleSam(山姆大叔)•B.MeltingPot(熔炉)•C.SaladBowl(色拉盘)•D.allabove9.WhichstateisthelargestoneintheUSA?A.NewYorkB.TexasC.CaliforniaD.Florida10.Californiaisthe____largeststateintheUSA.A.thirdB.fourthC.secondD.fifthAtlanticPacificCanadaMexicoLosAngelesNewYorkSanFranciscoMexicoGulfUSAWhereisCalifornia?HowmuchdoyouknowaboutCalifornia???Californiaisatruemeltingpot.Pre-reading---(2m)NativeCaliforniaIndiansCaliforniagoldminersaround1849ChinatownsinCaliforniathemajorcitiesofCaliforniaSanFranciscoSanDiegoLosAngeles1.California,astateinthewesternUSA,borders________.A.thePacificOceanB.theIndianOceanC.theAtlanticOceanD.theArcticOcean2._____isCalifornia’slargestandthenation’ssecondlargestcity.A.Sacramento萨克拉门托B.LosAngeles洛杉矶C.SanDiego圣地亚哥D.SanFrancisco旧金山AB3.California’sofficialnicknameisthe_______?A.SunflowerStateC.LandofopportunityB.GoldenStateD.EvergreenState4.___hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.A.CaliforniaC.AlaskaB.WashingtonD.Texas5.CaliforniaenteredtheUniononSeptember9,1850,asthe______state.A.thirtiethC.thirty-eighthB.thirty-secondD.thirty-firstBAD——READINGCalifornia学法指导•通过略读(Skimming/Fastreading)和猜词(Wordguessing)技巧,在最短时间内把握文章的主旨大意(Generalidea)。重点阅读标题(Title/Headline)副标题(Sub-title)、各段首句和末句的主题句(Topicsentences)和文中关键词(Keywords)。•通过细节阅读(Detailedreading/Carefulreading/Scanning)更好突破难点,了解加州历史。•按时间顺序(Timeorder)梳理总结不同时期不同文化的融入,认可和包容多元文化。Example1Peoplehavedifferenttastesinfood.Somefeelthattheyhaven'teatenamealunlesstheyhavehadsteakorotherredmeat.Somepreferchickenorfishandeatoneortheotherateverymeal.Othersprefervegetablesandfruitsorgrainsandwouldenjoyamealofspaghetti,eggplant,andfreshfruit.Otherscouldliveonwhatwerecalledfast--foods:ahamburgerorhotdog,Frenchfriesandasoftdrink.(1)主题句在段首一个主题句常常是一个段落的开头,其后的句子则是论证性细节。—————————————————————————Example2Somestudentspreferastrictteacherwhotellsthemexactlywhattodo.Othersprefertobelefttoworkontheirown.Stillotherslikeademocraticdiscussiontypeofclass.Nooneteachingmethodcanbedevised设计tosatisfyallstudentsatthesametime.(2)主题句也会出现在段尾。作者先摆出事实依据,层层推理论证,最后自然得出结论,即段落的主题。——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————RussiansLaterArrivalspeopleTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericansHowmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?GoldMinersThemainideaofeachpart:Part1Part2Part3TheintroductionofCaliforniaThehistoryofsettlementofCaliforniaThefutureNativeAmericansTheSpanishRussiansGoldminersLaterarrivalsMostrecentarrivals•阅读课文,试着用30来个单词概括课文大意或翻译下面短文。•整篇文章分别介绍了美洲土著人,西班牙人,俄罗斯人,金矿工人,后来移民与未来移民及解释为什么加州是一个多文化的地方。•Thewholepassageintroduced_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________•答案:ThewholepassageintroducedthenativeAmericans,theSpanish,Russians,goldminers,laterarrivalsandfutureimmigrantsandexplainwhyCaliforniaisamulti-culturalplace.探究一:NativeAmericansonpara.21.Time:2.HowdidtheycometoCalifornia?:3.Whathappenedtothenativepeopleinthesixteenthcentury?NativeAmericans15000yearsagocrossedtheBeringStraitintheArctictoAmericabymeansofalandbridgewhichexistedinprehistorictime•werekilledbyEuropean•wereforcedintoslavery•diedfromthedisease•survivedtheterribletimes探究二:TheSpanish(onPara.3)Fillimportanteventsintheform:16thcentury18thcenturyin1846in1821(1)Spanishsoldiersarrivedandtooktheirland(2)CaliforniawasruledbySpain(3)CaliforniabecamepartofMexico(4)MexicogaveCaliforniatotheUnitedStatesInfluence:todayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguage探究三:Russians&GoldMiners(onPara.4&5)DosomeTorFquestions:1.Intheearly1800s,RussianhuntersbegansettlinginCalifornia.2.In1848,beforetheAmerican-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.3.Thereareabout25,000Russian-AmericanslivinginSanFrancisco.4.Californiabecomethethirty-firststateoftheUnitedstatesofAmericain1850.afterandaroundSanFrancisco探究四:StagePeopleTimeEventLaterarrivals(Para.6-8)AfricansChineseItaliansDenmarkJewishJapaneseAfricansMovedfromMexicoBuilttherailwayFarmedEstablishedatownDevelopedindustryFishedandmadewineWorkedinship&aircraftindustry1800s1860sLate1800s1911By1920sEarly20th1942~1945探究五:StagePeopleTimeEventRecentarrivals(Para.9)IndiansPakistanisCambodiansKoreansVietnameseFuture(Para.10)DifferentpartsoftheworldWorkedincomputerindustryImmigratedImmigrated1970sRecentdecadesFutureSummary(Retelling)Californiais_______________stateintheUSAanditalsohasthedistinctionofbeingthemost_____________stateintheUSA.Thefirstsettlerscrossed_______________inthe____andar