人教版高中英语选修八课件：Unit 1 Reading(共81张PPT).ppt

1、All the leaves are brown.And the sky is grey.Ive been for a walk.On a winters day.Id be safe and warm.If I was in L.A.California dreaming!On such a winters day!Stopped into a church.I passed along the way.Well I got down on my knees.And I pretend to pray.I pretend to pray.You know the preacher likes

2、 the cold.He knows Im gonna stay.If I didnt tell her.I could leave today.California dreamingCALIFORNIA(the Golden State)Lying on the Pacific Ocean,California is on the west coast of the United States,which is diverse in topography(地形),climate and ecological environment.It has an area of 411 square k

3、ilometers,Pre-readingand it is one of the US states of the largest population,with the most developed economy.Meanwhile,its pleasant weather,long beach,and graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous.CaliforniaMississippiPacific OceanAtlantic OceanC A N A D AMEXICOThe Gold Rush PosterLos

4、AngelesGraumans Chinese TheatreHOLLYWOOD好莱坞星光大道Native California IndiansCalifornia gold miners around 1849Chinatowns in CaliforniaGeneral quiz about the USA and California.1.The most important and largest river in 2.the United States of America is _?A.the Ohio River B.the Colorado River C.The Missou

5、ri RiverD.the Mississippi RiverD2.California is the _ largest state in the USA.A.third B.Second C.fourth D.fifth3.California,a state in the western USA,borders _.A.the Pacific Ocean B.the Indian Ocean C.the Atlantic Ocean D.the Arctic Ocean4._ is Californias largest and the nations second largest ci

6、ty.A.Sacramento B.Los Angeles C.San Diego D.San FranciscoAAB5.Californias official nickname is the _?A.Sunflower State B.Golden State C.Land of opportunity D.Evergreen State6._has the largest population in the USA.A.California B.Alaska C.Washington D.Texas7.California entered the Union on September

7、9,1850,as the _ state.A.thirtieth B.thirty-eighth C.thirty-second D.thirty-first BADCalifornia Listen to the tape and find out the main idea.The text mainly introduces _ of California.It describes _ _ happened in various times.It also tells us _,_ and _ different people from all over the world havin

8、g been immigrating to California.It explains to us _why it will be a simple multicultural community in the 21st century.the short historythe great historywhenhowwhythe reasonseventsThe main idea of each part:Part 1Part 2Part 3The introduction of CaliforniaThe history of settlement of CaliforniaThe f

9、utureNative AmericansThe SpanishRussiansGold minersLater arrivalsMost recent arrivalsChoose the correct answer after reading the text.1.Why is there strong Spanish influence in California?_A.Because there were many Spanish staying in California.B.Because Spanish was one of the settlers living there.

10、C.Because the local people loved Spanish culture.D.Because California was once ruled by Span.D2.After the arrival of the Europeans in the 16th century,_.A.Native people were killed or forced into slavery.B.Many native people died from diseases brought by Europeans.C.None of the native people could s

11、urvive the terrible times.D.Both A and B.D3.Which of the following is false according to the text?_A.During the Gold Rush Period many people wentto California in the hope of becoming rich gold.B.Actually every few gold miners became rich.C.During the Gold Rush Period many Chinese immigrants arrived

12、in California only to find gold.D.California became a state of the US two years after the gold was discovered there.CB4.From the passage we can infer that _A.between the late 19th century and the early 20th century Italian and Danish immigrants came to California to make wine.B.by the 1920s many Jew

13、ish people came to California because they were attracted by the film industry.C.Mexican people came to California to work in the ship and aircraft industries.D.there will be more racial or cultural groups in California because more and more people from different parts of the world are still coming

14、to settle there.Answer the following questions.1.What are the changes of native Americans life after the arrival of Europeans?2.Why did Mexico have to give California to the United States?The native people suffered greatly and many were killed or forced into slavery.In addition,many died from the di

15、seases brought by Europeans.In 1846,the United Stated declared war on Mexico.After it lost the war,Mexico had to give California to the United Stated.3.Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold?4.When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California?South Americans a

16、nd people from the United States.During the gold rush period,many Chinese immigrated to California,and in the 1860s,a large number of Chinese went there to build the railway from the west to east coast.5.Between 1942 and 1945,why did so many African people go to California?Between 1942 and 1945,even

17、 more people came to California to work in the ship and aircraft industries.6.What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California?The temperate climate,the modern lifestyle and its diverse cultures attracted immigrates to California.RussiansLaterArrivalspeopleTheSpanis

18、hMost Recent ArrivalsNativeAmericans7.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?Gold Miners1.California is the largest state in the USA 2.and has the largest population.2.The native Americans are treated well after the arrival of Europeans.3.Of the first Spanish to go to California,the maj

19、ority were religious men.FFTTrue or False4.In the early 1800s,Russians began setting in California.5.During Gold Rush Period,many achieved their dream of being rich.6.In the late 19th century,Chinese immigrants arrived in California.7.It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be

20、so great that there will be no major racial or culture groups.TFFTLook at the pictures below.Each illustrates something about California.A native Californian Indian was standing beside a camp.It seemed that he or she felt very happy.Maybe he or she had a good harvest.He was a gold miner.He was panni

21、ng gold.He looked not only thin and weak,but also thirsty and tired.It was difficult for them to achieve the dreams of becoming rich.A building in ChinatownMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.By 1990,the nations being immigrated from different

22、parts of the world had made California into the most racially and ethnically diverse state in the country.Other reference pictures about gold rush in California.Picture on page 2:A Spanish monk-The first people to settle in California after the American Indians were Spanish monks from South and Cent

23、ral America who went to teach the Christian religion to Native Americans.Picture on page 3:African American-originally brought to America as slaves,their descendents now live in California as American citizens.15,000 years agoFirst settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America.These pe

24、ople are known as Native Americans.Spanish soldiers arrived in South America.Comprehending16th century1 Beside each time note down an important event in Californian history.1821California became part of Mexico.The United States declared war on Mexico.Gold was discovered in California.California beca

25、me the 31st state of the US.1846185018482 Beside each cultural group write the period in which they first came to California in large numbers.Spanish Russians Africans Chinese Italians DanishIn the early 16th centuryearly 1800s1800sLate 1840s/early 1850sIn the late 19th century1911 Jewish Japanese K

26、oreans Cambodians Vietnamese Pakistanis1920searly 1900sFrom about 1970sFrom about 1970sIn more recent decadesFrom about 1970sNative Americans the Spanish Russians Gold miners later arrivals most recent arrivals the futureMake a Summary 3 Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural com

27、munity?(Using 3 or 4 sentences to explain.)The state of California is a multicultural community because European,African and Asian people have been immigrated to the state for the last 200 years.multi-“多、多方面、多方向”multi-colored 多色的multi-racial 多民族的multi-media 多媒体multiparty 多党制的DiscussionWhat do you th

28、ink California is like after your reading the passage?Discuss with you partners and try to give a simple introduction of it.1.diversity=variety 多样性、变化a diversity of vegetablesdiversify vt.使多样性,使不同diversify ones skills/interestsWe should diversify the syllabus(教学大纲)to attract more students.A company

29、should diversify.2.California is the third largest state in the 序数词可以修饰形容词的最高级The Yellow River is the second longest river in China.可以修饰形容词最高级的词:far/by far/much可以修饰比较级的词:no/a little/a bit/any/slightly/by far Youre standing too near the camera.Can you move a little _(far)?farther3.population人口The pop

30、ulation of China_ large.And 70%of the population of China_ 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。对人口的多少进行疑问时，可用Whats the population of.?Whats the population of Guangdong?have a population of.有多少人口China has a population of 1.3 billion.an increase/growth in population 人口isare4.

31、When the first people arrived in what we now know as California,宾语从句=the place that we now know as California.定语从句George Washington was born in _ is now the state of Virginia.=George Washington was born in the placethat is now the state of Virginia.what 5.However,it is likely that Native Americans w

32、ere living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.It is likely/possible/probable that sb/sth is likely to do sth某人/物有可能做某事注意:likely 比较级为 likelier,最高级为 likelieste.g.She is _ to succeed.她有可能会成功.=It is likely that she will succeed.likelyThis is a _ story.这是一个有可能发生的故事.likely辨析:likely,possible

33、,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.6.by means of:by using 用办法,借助He crossed the river by means of a raft.We express out feelings by means of words.means 单复数同形All possible means have been tried.The quickest means of travel is by plane

34、.by this means 用这种方法by no means决不,一点也不Its nothing unusual to experience failure,and by no means ought we lose heart.by any means 无论如何by all means:尽一切办法anyway 无论如何/务必Surely/Of course当然可以by no means=not a bit 决不注意放在句首时主句进行部分倒装。By no means _ they give in to the terrible circumstances at that time altho

35、ugh faced withgreat difficulty.means 方法、手段、工具,单复数同形,多和介词by 搭配。way 方法,普通用语。可用于任何处理事物的方式。多于介词in搭配。method 方法,理论,指合乎逻辑或系统的方法。多和介词with 搭配。would7.In addition,many died from the disease brought by Europeans.1)in addition to:除此之外,另外,加之e.g.I met my past teacher and some former classmates _ in the supermarket

36、.我在超市里遇见了我以前的老师,还有些同班同学._cakes and candies,guests were also provided with fruits.除了有蛋糕和糖果,还给客人们准备了水果.in additionIn addition to2)brought by Europeans 为过去分词作定语,相当于which were brought by Europeans,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.English is a _ language.英语是一种被广泛使用的语言。This is one of the schools _ in

37、1980s.这是八十年代所建的学校之一。widely usedbuilt8.However,some survived these terrible times,and today there are more Native Americans living in California than in any other state.幸免,幸免于难Only 12 of the 140 passengers _.在140名乘客中只有12人幸免于难.1)survivesurvived挺过来,挣扎过下去e.g.I dont think I _ another Year as a teacher;ju

38、st too stressful.could survive比(某人)长寿,比(通常指亲人)活的更长e.g.Harry _ his wife by three months.哈里比他妻子多活了三个月。survived2)living in California 为现在分词短语作定语,相当于定语从句who live in California。现在分词一般表示经常性的动作或现在的状态,也可以表示动作现在正在发生或者与谓语动词所表示的的动作同时发生。There are three types of tiger living in China(that live in China).目前中国有三种虎

39、.The picture hanging(that is hanging)on the wall is painted by my nephew.墙上挂着的那幅画是我侄儿画的.9.majority n.大多数The majority _ for the budget.The majority of students _ hard-working.The majority of the damage _ easy to repair.is/areareis1)单独做主语时,若强调整体,谓语动词用单数，强调个体时,谓语动词用复数。2)the majority of+n.后可用不可数名词,也可用可数

40、名词复数,谓语动词由后面的名词决定。3)表示领先多少票数时用不定冠词a。e.g.He was elected by a majority of 50.minority 少数的majorityinareagrees1)At the meeting,young people were _ the majority.2)The majority of students _ planting trees in the fields and some are carrying water.3)The majority _(agree)with me.10.declare vt.1)to make kno

41、wn publicly or officially 宣布,宣告The chairman declared the results of the election.War was declared on the enemy.警方现在已经对这个地区的毒贩宣战了.The police have declared war on drug dealers in this area.法官宣判这个窃贼有罪。The judge declared the thief guilty.2)to state with great forces so that there is no doubt about the m

42、eaning 宣称,声称,断言她郑重宣布她对此事一无所知。She solemnly declared that she knew nothing about it.请表明你的立场。Declare your position,please.她声称自己无罪。She declared herself to be innocent.他声明此事属实。He declared that it was true.3)To make a full statement 申报Have you anything to declare?announce 把大家所关心的事情,特别是有新闻价值的,做一般或正式的宣布。11.

43、make/earn a/ones life谋生、习惯新的生活方式make/earn/get a/ones living 谋生现在越来越多的年轻人去了城市并在那儿谋生。Nowadays more and more young people move to cities to make a life there.12.However,there is still a strong Spanishinfluence in the state.influence n.影响力,作用,有影响的人或物e.g.Claudes work had _ on generations of musicians.克劳德

44、的作品对几代音乐家都产生过重要影响.Her mother said that I was _ on her daughter.她母亲说我对她女儿产生了很坏的影响。a major influencea bad influence13.a large percentage have chosen=a large percentage of Chinese-Americans have chosen A large percentage of population live in big cities.这宾馆很大比例的收入来自于游览这湖的游客。A large percentage of the ho

45、tels income comesfrom the visitors to the lake.Only a small percentage of students are foreigners.percent(用在数词后)(其余都用percentage)The result is expressed _(以百分比)._(比例越来越大)of the population own their own houses._(大部分)people came._(百分之五十的学生)came from workers family.as a percentageAn increasing percentag

46、eA large percentage of50 percent of students14.establish a town 建立城镇establish a new business 开创新事业establish friendly relations with 建立友好关系establish that he was right.证明他是对的。15.immigrate vi.(to/into)移居,迁入他很小时从爱尔兰移民到美国As a child,he immigrated to the US from Ireland.immigration n.immigration laws 移民法im

47、migrant(s)n.the European immigrants16.It is believed that It is said that It is hoped that It is supposed that It is suggested that It is reported that 主语从句It is reported that some European countries are flooded severely.It is hoped that the cost of medical care can be cut down.17.mix n.混合V.混合,混乱We

48、have to come up with a mix of policies to please the voters.(折中)You can mix yellow and blue together tomake green.We can not mix work with pleasure.mixture n.混合物,混合体这种饮料是三种不同饮料的混合物。The drink is a mixture of 3 different sorts of drinks.a mixture of sadness and anger/water and oilvi.混合,使结合Oil and wate

49、r dont mix.Oil doesnt mix with water.Tom and John mix like oil and water.I got/was mixed up at first.头脑混乱He was mixed up in the scandal.(丑闻)牵连到Dont get mixed up with them.与交往,有联系1.Tom _ _ the plan.(汤姆反对这个计划)2._ _ will go to Shanghai after 3.graduation.(大多数人毕业后都会去上海)4.3._ _ _ _ students can pass the

50、5.exam.(少数学生能通过这次考试)6.4.We _ _ _ _ ten years.7.(我们已经合作10年了)8.5._ _ _ _ travel is by plane.9.(旅行的最快方式是乘飞机)10.6.We _ _ _ the enemy.(已向敌人宣战)objected toThe majorityA small percentage of have teamed up forThe quickest meansofdeclared war on Fill in the blanks.7.The manage asked the workers to _ _ the wor

51、k.(经理叫工人继续工作)8.A good idea _ _ me all at once.(我突然想到一个好主意)9._ _ _ that the sports meet will be held as planned.(人们相信运动会会照计划进行)10.He couldt speak,but made himself understood _ _ _ signs.(他虽然不会说话,但能通过手势让别人知道他的意思)11.These two designs are almost _.(这两种设计几乎是一样的)keep upoccurred toIt is believedby means of

52、 identical12.Write in a style _ _ your subject.(用与你的题目相称的题材写)13.This book _ _ _ _ _ its readers.(这本书对其读者产生了巨大的影响)14._ _ _in the concert hall.(音乐厅内不准吸烟)15.The King forbids us _ _ _.(国王禁止我们外出.)16.Is there _ _ _ his guilt?(有什么根据证明他犯罪)17.The weather _ _ _ get better tomorrow.(明天天气一定会变好)appropriate tomad

53、e a great impact onSmoking is forbiddenfrom going outany evidence forisbound to18.I _ _ _ _ how to solve the problem.(对于如何解决该问题,我跟他意见不一致)19.I found the house without _ _.(我毫不费事地找到了那座房子)20.The exchange rate is _ _ _ today.(今天的兑换率对我们有利)differed with him onanybotherin our favorHomework1.Finish“Learning

54、 about language”on page 4.2.Look at the following Map of Ningbo.Write a short passage.Map of NingboYuyao _ the eastern part of Zhejiang province,where is the beautiful,rich and popular Yangtz Delta,_ Hangzhoubay _,linked with Simingshan Mount to the south,joined with Shangyu city _ and Connected _ N

55、ingbo city to the east.Exampleis located into the northto the westnext towith_ the population of 830,000,Yuyao_ an area of 1,527 square kilometres,which is the heart of _ Plain.Yuyao always _ the reputation of“the famous state in the southeast”(东南名邑),“the well-known literature state”(文化名城)and so on.WithcoversNingbo-Shaoxingenjoys