河南省河南大学附属中学人教版高中英语选修8课件：UNIT 1 A LAND OF DIVERSITY READING-CALIFORNIA.ppt

1、河南大学附属中学王瑞State flagState flower:California PoppyState wood:California RedwoodLos AngelesSan FranciscoYosemite National Park(优胜美地国家公园）Golden BridgeUniversity of CaliforniaHollywoodDisneylandSilicon ValleyApple CampusNative AmericansAfrican SpanishDanishJewishVietnameseChineseState flagState flower:C

2、alifornia PoppyState wood:California RedwoodLos AngelesSan FranciscoYosemite National Park(优胜美地国家公园）Golden BridgeUniversity of CaliforniaHollywoodDisneylandSilicon ValleyApple CampusNative AmericansAfrican SpanishDanishJewishVietnameseChineseLearning goals1.Learn something more about California2.Lea

3、rn to understand the diversity of cultureTask 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 41.Which type of writing does this text belong to?A.Narration(记叙)B.Exposition(说明)C.Argumentation(议论)2.Which of the following shows the structure of the text?Task 1A.B.C.Task 2Group AGroup BBeside each time note down an important even

4、t in California HistoryBeside each cultural group write down the period in which they first came to CaliforniaTask 2Group A15,000 years ago16th century1821184618481850Group BSpanishRussiansChineseItaliansDanishJewish15,000 years ago _16th century _1821 _1846 _1848 _1850 _First settlers known as Nati

5、ve Americans came.Spanish soldiers arrived.California became part of Mexico.The US declared war on MexicoGold was discovered in California.California became the thirty-first federal state.Group ASpanish _ Russians _ Chinese _ Italians _ Danish _ Jewish _ in the 16th centuryin the early 1800sthe Gold

6、 Rush Periodin the late 19th centurybefore 1911in the 1920sGroup BTask 3California has the distinction of being the most _ state in the USA and this _ of culture has its roots in the _ of California.Among the first settlers,_ _ lived there 15,000 years ago.In the 18th century,California was ruled by

7、 _.Chinese immigration began during the _ Rush Period and increased during the building of _ network.People from all over the world now still _ to California.Before long California will become a _ of many races and cultures.multiculturaldiversityhistoryNative AmericansSpainGoldrailimmigratemixtureFi

8、ll in the blanks to make a summary1.What are the advantages and disadvantages of a multicultural community?2.What should we do to adapt ourselves to such a multicultural community?Task 4Discuss in groups to talk about the following two questions and choose a leader to make a report.Learning goals1.Learn something more about California2.Learn to understand the diversity of cultureTask 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4Homework1.Write a passage about the history of California and its distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA in 120 words.2.2.Find out all the noun clauses in the text.