山东省泰安市肥城市第三中学英语高中人教版学案 选修八：UNIT1 A LAND OF DIVERSITY READING.doc

1、【学习目标】1. 使用适当的阅读方法与技能, 把握课文内容并获取信息，处理信息。2. 更多地了解美国的多元文化特征，并逐步培养跨文化交际意识。【学习重点，难点】更多地了解美国的多元文化特征，并逐步培养跨文化交际意识。【课型】新授课【回顾预习】1、Read the new words for three times and go through the text.2、Prepare the class report: What do you know about the USA?【新知识学习】Step 1. Class Report:Step 2. Self-learning（自主学习)Warm

2、ing up: Competition about the general knowledge of USA1. Which city is the capital of the USA?A. New York B. Washington, D.C. C. Los Angeles 2. What is the national flower of America? A. Rose B. Peony (牡丹) C. Cherry blossom3. The most important and largest river in the USA is_.A. the Mississippi Riv

3、er B. the Ohio River C. the Missouri River D. the Colorado River4. How many stars are in American flag? A. 13 B. 48 C. 505. Which is the largest city in the US?A. New York B. Washington D.C. C. Los Angeles 6. When is American Independence Day?A. June 4th B. July 4th C. August 14th 7. The official ni

4、ckname(别名) of _ is “Golden State”A. Hawaii B. Alaska C. Florida D. CaliforniaPre-reading Look at the pictures in the reading passage. Each illustrates something about California. Discuss in groups what each picture means to you: ; ; Skimming: 1. Whats the topic of this text? A. the culture of Califo

5、rnia B. the history of California C. the weather of California2. How many kinds of peoples (民族) are talked in this text? What are they? Scanning:Beside each cultural group write the period of time in which they first came to California RussiansChineseItaliansDanes Koreans Cambodians PakistanisDetail

6、ed reading:Introduction (Para.1)：The Characteristics of CaliforniaCalifornia is the most _ state and the _ largest state with the _ population.Native Americans1. Time:_2. How did they come : _3. What happened to them after the arrival of the Europeans? The Spanish16th century 18th century in 1821 in

7、 1846 Influence: Russian& Gold- Miners 1.Translate the first sentence. In the early 1800s, Russian hunters, who had originally gone to Alaska, began settling in California. 2. Do some T or F questions:1.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. ( )2.A lot of advent

8、ures achieved their dream of becoming rich. ( )3.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of American in 1850. ( )Later arrivals & most recent arrivals1. Which event brought even large members of Chinese immigrants to California? 2. Later arrivals include immigrants such as_ _,

9、_,_, _ and _.The futureWhat attract people from different parts of the world to California? Step 3.Discussion and presentation 小组讨论自主学习中的问题，并进行展示和点评,点评过程中要注意补充和质疑。Step 4 .【当堂达标】做课时活页训练89页语篇填词练习。【总结提升】 1. Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? What problems do you think

10、 might arise? 2. Underline the useful words and expressions in the reading text and learn by yourself.【当堂小结】总结本节课所学内容，并表扬表现好的小组。【Homework】读双城新学案话题美文欣赏，并完成相应练习。参考答案：BAAABDNative Americans; Gold miners; China townB; sixRussiansIn the early 1800sChineseLate 1840s, early 1850sItaliansThe late 19th centu

11、ryDanes 1911Koreans Cambodians PakistanisIn the 1970sMulticultural; third; largest; 15,000 years ago; by means of a land bridgeThey were killed by European, were forced into slavery and died from the disease.FFTThe building of the rail network from the west to the east coast.Chinese; Italians; Danes; Jewish; Japanese; African People from different parts of the world are attracted by the climate and lifestyle of California.学习指导明确学习目标自我检测 答案尽量简洁注意答案组织我展示我精 彩