新课标人教版课件系列《高中英语》选修(模块)8-1.1Thisisthemapofthe________________.USAWarmingup(5m)LookatthemapoftheUSAwithyourgroup.Writeonthemapthenamesofasmanyofthefollowingasyoucan.Oceanontheeastcoast_________________Oceanonthewestcost__________________CountrytothenorthofUSA__________________CountrytothesouthofUSA________________Mountainsrangeinthewest______________________AtlanticOceanPacificOceanCanadaMexicoRockyMountainsGreatLakes:LongestriverintheUSA:Someimportantcities:Superior,Michigan,Huron,ErieandOntarioMississippiRiverNewYork,WashingtonDC,LosAngeles,SanFrancisco,Chicago,NewOrleansCalifornia(oneofthe50statesoftheUSA)CALIFORNIA(theGoldenState)LyingontheOcean,CaliforniaisonthecoastoftheUnitedStates,whichisdiverseintopography(地形),climateandecologicalenvironment.Ithasanareaof411squarekilometers,anditisoneoftheUSstatesofthepopulation,withthemostdevelopedeconomy.Meanwhile,itspleasantweather,longbeach,andgracefulnaturallandscapemaketheprosperous.PacificwestlargesttourismPre-reading---(2m)NativeCaliforniaIndiansCaliforniagoldminersaround1849ChinatownsinCaliforniaAlandofdiversitySkimming:answerthefollowingquestions:1.WhowerethefirsttoarriveinCaliforniatorushforgold?2.WhenandwhydidthelargenumberofChineseimmigratetoCalifornia?3.WhatattractedpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoimmigratetoCalifornia?1.WhowerethefirsttoarriveinCaliforniatorushforgold?2.WhenandwhydidthelargenumberofChineseimmigratetoCalifornia?Keys:SouthAmericansandpeoplefromtheUnitedStates.Duringthegoldrushperiod,manyChineseimmigratedtoCaliforniatoachievetheirdreamofbecomingrich,andinthe1860s,alargenumberofChinesewenttheretobuildtherailwayfromthewesttoeastcoast.3.WhatattractedpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoimmigratetoCalifornia?Keys:Thetemperateclimate,themodernlifestyleanditsdiverseculturesattractedimmigratestoCalifornia.DetailedreadingIReadparagraph1toparagraph5againandtrytofillintheform,youcanhaveadiscussioningroupoffour.StagePeopleTimeEventNativeAmericansAsians15000Natives1600sSpanishSpanish1600s1800s18211846RussiansRussians1800sGoldminersSouthAmericansEuropeansAsians18481850ArrivedfirstSufferedbyEuropeansTooknative’slandRuledbySpainBecamepartofMexicoDeclaredwar;givebackSettledinDiscovered&rushforgoldBecameastate1.Californiaisthethirdlargeststateinthe…序数词可以修饰形容词的最高级TheYellowRiveristhesecondlongestriverinChina.可以修饰形容词最高级的词:far/byfar/much可以修饰比较的词:no/alittle/abit/any/slightlyYou‘restandingtoonearthecamera.Canyoumove____?AabitfarBalittlefartherCabitoffartherDalittlefar2.populationun/cn.人口ThepopulationofChina_______large.And70%ofthepopulationofChina_________peasants.表示整体人口时谓语动词用单数,表示部分人口时谓语动词用复数。而形容人口的多少通常用large/small.isare对人口的多少进行疑问时,可用What’sthepopulationof….?What’sthepopulationofGuangdong?haveapopulationof….有多少人口Chinahasapopulationof1.3billion.anincrease/growthinpopulation人口3.multiculturaladj.multi-多、多方面、多方向的multi-coloured多色的multi-racial多种族的multi-media多媒体4.WhenthefirstpeoplearrivedinwhatwenowknowasCalifornia,…宾语从句=theplacethatwenowknowasCalifornia.定语从句GeorgeWashingtonwasbornin______isnowthestateofVirginia.A.whichB.whereC.thatD.what=GeorgeWashingtonwasbornintheplacethatisnowthestateofVirginia.D1.PudongDevelopmentZoneisnolongeraruralarea________itusedtobe.2.PudongDevelopmentZoneisnolonger________itusedtobe.A.whatB.whereC.thatD.thereCA定语从句,先行词是,作关系词表语从句1However,itislikelythatNativeAmericanswerelivinginCaliforniaatleastfifteenthousandyearsago.Itislikely/possible/probablethat…sb/sthislikelytodosth某人/物有可能做某事注意:likely比较级为likelier,最高级为likelieste.g.Sheis______tosucceed.她有可能会成功.=Itislikelythatshewillsucceed.likelyThisisa________story.这是一个有可能发生的故事.likely辨析:likely,possible,probable按可能性程度,probable可能性最大,其次为likely,最小为possible.但需要注意的是,likely的主语可以是人,但possible,probable却只能用形式主语it.5.bymeansof…:byusing…用……办法,借助Hecrossedtheriverbymeansofaraft.Weexpressoutfeelingsbymeansofwords.小偷想从一条暗道逃走,但被捉住了。Thethiefhadwantedtoescapebymeansofasecrettunnel,butwascaught.means单复数同形。Allpossiblemeanshavebeentried.Thequickestmeansoftravelisbyplane.2.Inaddition,manydiedfromthediseasebroughtbyEuropeans.inadditionto:除此之外,另外,加之e.g.Imetmypastteacherandsomeformerclassmates__________inthesupermarket.我在超市里遇见了我以前的老师,还有些同班同学.inaddition______________cakesandcandies,guestswerealsoprovidedwithfruits.除了有蛋糕和糖果,还给客人们准备了水果.Inadditionto2.Inaddition,manydiedfromthediseasebroughtbyEuropeans.inadditionto:除此之外,另外,加之e.g.Imetmypastteacherandsomeformerclassmates__________inthesupermarket.我在超市里遇见了我以前的老师,还有些同班同学.inaddition______________cakesandcandies,guestswerealsoprovidedwithfruits.除了有蛋糕和糖果,还给客人们准备了水果.InadditiontobroughtbyEuropeans为过去分词作定语,相当于whichwerebroughtbyEuropeans,注意单个分词作定语放在所修饰的词前面,分词短语作定语需放在所修饰的词之后.Englishisa_______________language.英语是一种被广泛使用的语言.widelyusedThisisoneoftheschools_______in1980s.这是八十年代所建的学校之一.built3.However,somesurvivedtheseterribletimestodaytherearemoreNativeAmericanslivinginCaliforniathaninanyotherstate.1)tonotdieinanaccident,onwarorfromanillness.幸免,幸免于难e.g.Only12ofthe140passengers_________在140名乘客中只有12人幸免于难.survivesurvived2)tocontinuetolivenormallyandnotbetooUpsetbytheproblems.挺过来,挣扎过下去e.g.Idon’tthinkI_