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1、 美文阅读 纵观美国历史 就可见 这个国家经常被称为 熔 炉 在此 各地移民和 各种族团体学会了共同建 设一个独特的民族 甚至 那些 本土的 美国人 印第安人 也可能是几千 年以前 从亚洲走过大陆 桥来到北美洲的 The United States is currently shifting from being a nation of immigrants of mainly European descent to one of immigrants from other parts of the world such as Asia and Latin America The number
2、 of recent immigrants has skyrocketed They desire to escape economic hardship and political oppression in their native countries as well as the desire to seek a better education and a more prosperous 繁荣的 life in America the land of opportunity Although there are frequent conflicts between the cultur
3、es they have brought with them from the old country and those found in America most immigrants learn to adjust to and love their adopted land 诱思导学 1 What do people often call the United States 答案 A melting pot 2 Why do people immigrate to the United States 答案 They desire to escape economic hardship
4、and political oppression in their native countries as well as the desire to seek a better education and a more prosperous life in America 3 Are there any conflicts between the cultures they have brought with them from the old country and those found in America 答案 Yes there are 教师用书独具演示 教学目标 本课时主要是通过
5、学生对学案所给出的 内容的学习 了解本课文中所出现的词汇 初步了解课文以及相关的背景知识 为下一 堂课对课文的全面理解起到一个铺垫作用 教学地位 本单元主要围绕具有多元化的美国这一 主题展开 其中重点介绍了加利福尼亚的多 元文化特征 本单元有助于培养学生跨文化 交际意识 进一步拓宽视野 为终身学习奠 定良好基础 新课导入建议 可以利用教材P1的 热身 Warming up 部分的一幅美国地图启发学生运用已 有的知识 以看图填充形式引导学生对美国 的整个地理位置有个全面的认识 同时有助 于学生弄清加利福尼亚在美国所处的位置 美国西部的山脉 五大湖 最长河流及主要 城市等 让学生通过英文释义得出具
6、体地名 后填图 有利于培养学生用英语思维的能力 演示结束 篇章结构 阅读P1 3的Reading部分 然后完成下 列表格 StagePeopleTimeEvent Native 1 2 1500s Arrived first Natives1600s 3 Spanis h Spanish 1500s Took 4 1800s Ruled by Spain 1821 Became 5 6 Given to the USA 7 Russians 1800s Settled in 8 Gold miners South American s European s Asians 1848 Discov
7、ere d rush for 9 10 Became a state 答案 1 Americans 2 Asians 3 Suffered greatly 4 natives land 5 part of Mexico 6 1846 7 Russians 8 California 9 gold 10 1850 语篇理解 阅读P1 3的Reading部分 选择最佳答 案 1 What s the topic of this text A the culture of California B the history of California C the weather of Californi
8、a 2 No specific group is mentioned in A NATIVE AMERICANS B GOLD MINERS C THE FUTURE 3 Which of the following doesn t belong to the characteristics of California A It has the largest population of America B It s the most multicultural state C It has the best climate and lifestyle 4 From the third par
9、agraph we can learn that A the majority of Native Americans were religious B both California and Mexico were once governed by Spain C the Spanish spent over 200 years taking control of the USA 5 What s mainly discussed in the part LATER ARRIVALS A The different immigrants and their life in Californi
10、a B How the immigrants achieved their success in California C The different immigrants and what they did to California 答案 1 5 B C C B C 课文缩写 California is the third largest state in the USA and it also has the 1 of being the most multicultural state in the USA The first settlers 2 the Bering Strait
11、from Asia and arrived in California The native Americans 3 after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century In the 18th century California was ruled by Spain until 1821 the people of Mexico 4 from Spain California then became part of Mexico But after the American Mexican war in 1846 California was
12、 5 to the USA 答案 1 distinction 2 crossed 3 suffered greatly 4 gained their independence 5 given back 6 discovered 7 achieve their dreams 8 Attracted 9 including 10 In the near future 短语填空 live on by means of make a life keep up declare war on by the time all over large numbers of 1 Now it is all abo
13、ut how to stay and here for themselves 2 He s ninety but still he 3 Their car high speed for several kilometers before they arrived 4 people rated him as one of the greatest scientists of the world 5 The water may be carried a pipe 答案 1 make a life 2 lives on 3 kept up 4 Large numbers of 5 by means
14、of 句型背诵 1 However it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago 然而 很可能至少在15 000年以前美洲 土著人就生活在加利福尼亚亚了 2 That is why today over 40 of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language 那就是为为什么今天还还有超过过40 的加利 福尼亚亚人仍然把西班牙语语作为为第一或第二 语语言的缘缘故 3 Exactly
15、 when the first people arrived in what we now know as California no one really knows 最早一批人具体是在什么时时候来到我们们 现现在了解的加利福尼亚亚地区的 谁谁也说说不 清楚 4 Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period it was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast that brought even large
16、r numbers to California in 1860s 虽虽然中国移民在淘金热时热时 期就开始到 来了 但是更大批量的移民却是在19世纪纪 60年代为为了修建贯贯穿美国东东西海岸的铁铁路 而来的 5 It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups but simply a mixture of many races and cultures 人们认为们认为 要不了多久 多种国籍的混 合将会非常大 以至于不可能存在一种主要 种族或文化群体 而只是多种族 多文化的 混合体
