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1、人教版高中英语必修八第一单元电子邮箱：1Unit 1A Land of diversityNew Senior English For China Students Book 8, Unit 1 A land of diversity, Warming Up and Reading2教学目标Teaching Aim了解美国概况介绍加利福尼亚州多文化特征的历史原因加强学生的使用英语阅读、口头表达和思维能力(相关词汇短语，方向和位置的表达，介绍一个地方）培养学生跨文化交际意识，进一步拓宽视野3教学重点和难点Key points重点：让学生能大体了解美国概况和加州历史难点：对加州各时期的历史事件以及
2、所引起的人口结构变化部分的文章理解4教学步骤Teaching ProcedureWarming upPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingEvaluationAssignment5Warming upHow much do you know about America?Lets have a quiz!CompetitionaboutthegeneralknowledgeofUSA.61.Where is America?A. on the east of the Pacific OceanB. on the west of the AtlanticC. to
3、 the south of CanadaD. all above7MexicoCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Ocean8America is on the east of the Pacific Ocean.America is on the west of the Atlantic.America is to the south of Canada.America is to the west of _.California is _ the southwest of America.两地土壤相接，用“on”主语在某一范围之外用“to”主语被包含在某一范围之中用“i
4、n”Mexico on to in Beijing lies/is _ the north of China.Japan lies/is _ the east of China.Korea lies/is _ the northeast of China.in toonExercise92. Which is the longest river in the US?A. the Nile B. the Yangtze River C. the Mississippi3. Which is the mountain range in the US?A.Mount KilimanjaroB.Roc
5、ky MountainsC.Mount HimalayasRocky Mountainsthe Mississippi104. Which one is the national flag of America?A. B. C.AustraliaCanada11Star-SpangledBanner (星条旗星条旗) 50starsEachstarrepresentsonestate13stripestheoriginal13states.Blue loyaltyandjusticeRedcourageWhite freedomJuly4IndependenceDay 125. Who is
6、the person on the one hundred -dollar note?A. Nixon B. Washington C. Franklin6. Who is president of America?B. CameronC. ObamaA. Putin 138. California is the _ largest state in the USA.A. third B. second C. fourth D. fifth7. _ has the largest population in the USA.A. California B. Alaska C. Washingt
7、on D. Texas9. Californias official nickname is the _.A.Sunflower State B. Golden StateC. Land of Opportunity D. Evergreen State14There are many cultural group in the state, making California the most multicultural state in the US.Where is California?California lies on the west coast in the southwest
8、ern corner of the US.15Pre-reading1.wordpreparationdistinctionby means ofdeclarekeep upboom the quality or state of being different by usingto make known publicly or officiallyto go on with; continue steadily; never stopquick increase of business activity162.PicturetalkWatch the pictures and tell us
9、, what is each picture about?how does each picture relate to California?17Native American Indian one of the first people to live in California.18A gold minerthe discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.19 A building in Chinatown,
10、San FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.20While-readingSkimming:readthepassagequicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1. Whats the topic of the text?The _ of California.2.How many kinds of people are mentioned in the text? What are they?
11、 _historySix. They are Native Americans, the Spanish, Russians, gold miners, latter arrivals and most recent arrivals.21Scanning:readthepassagecarefullyandfinishthefollowingtasks.Task 1: Choose the correct answer according to the text.Task 2: Note down important events in Californian history.Task 3:
12、 Beside each cultural group write the period in which they first came to California in large numbers.221. How did California become a state of America?A.Mexico gained independence from Spain.B.Mexico lost the America-Mexico war and then gave it to the USAC.Spain lost the Spain-America war.D. Spain g
13、ave it to the USA as a gift.E.2. Whats the main reason that Chinese immigrants came to California?F.For goldG.For the building of the railwayH.To open restaurantsI.To live in the ChinatownTask 1: Choose the correct answer according to the text.233. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Most people to Ca
14、lifornia died in the gold rush.B. The first to arrive in California for gold were Asians.C. Most people did not become rich but settled in California.D. All the people to California became rich in the gold rush4. Whats about the future of California?A. More people will be attracted to California for
15、 the climate and lifestyle.B. More and more people will come to California only for gold.C. The major racial culture will go on.D. Its climate and lifestyle will change a lot.24Task 2: Note down important events in Californian history.16th century18211848In the 1860sIt is likely that Native American
16、s crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America.Spanish soldiers arrived in South America.California became part of Mexico.The US declared war on Mexico.Gold was discovered in California, which attracted people from all over the world.The building of the rail network brought more Chinese to go
17、there.The industry boom attracted people from Europe, including many Jewish people.California has become home to more people to more people Asia.15,ooo years ago1846late 19th to early 20th centuryIn more recent decades25in the early 16th centuryTask 3: Beside each cultural group write the period in
18、which they first came to California in large numbers.SpanishRussians Africans ChineseItalians Danish JewishJapaneseKoreansCambodiansVietnamesePakistanis_ _early 1800s1800slate1984s/early 1850sin the late 19th century19111920sbeginning of the 20th centuryfrom about 1970sfrom about 1970sin more recent
19、 decadesfrom about the 1970s26Post-readingThetextintroducesthegreat_ofCaliforniahappened_.Italsodescribes_differentpeoplefromallovertheworldhavingbeenimmigratingtoCalifornia.Itexplainsthereasonswhyitisa_.history eventsin various timeswhen, how and whymulticultural communityTry to summarize the text
20、in less than 30 words27Retellingretelling the content of the passage with the help of the key words.California history events in various timeswhen, how and why multicultural community28EvaluationContentI enjoyed learning about_Id like to know more about _Words and expressionsI found these words usef
21、ul:_I found these expressions useful:_StructuresI have learned about _Some examples:Havearefectiononwhatyouhavelearntduringtheclass.29AssignmentFind out more information about California on the Internet.thrills/theme parkswinegolf/sportsoutdoordrivesbeachessnowplaces of interestfoodshopping30Website
22、s31ExpansionMore information about famous cities in the USSeattleSan FranciscoLos AngelesDenverHoustonNew OrleansMiamiAtlantaBostonBostonNew YorkNew YorkPhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaWashington, D.CWashington, D.CChicagoDetroitAlaskaHawaiiSt. LouisSt. Louis32Major cities in the United States the capital o
23、f the U.S.A3334It is the largest seaport in the USA.It is known as the “Big Apple”.35World Trade CentreEmpire State buildingManhattan36September 11 attackTheSeptember11attacks(alsoreferredtoasSeptember11,September11th,or9/11wereaseriesofterroristattackslaunchedbytheterroristgroupupontheUnitedStatesi
24、nNewYorkCityandtheWashington,D.C.areasonSeptember11,2001. 37Hollywood: film-making industry. Universal City Disneyland 38It is called the Super Market of America. It is the most important industrial and commercial city.The International Labor Day came from the workers strike in Chicago.39almost the
25、oldest city in the USAalmost the oldest city in the USAa center of culture and education.a center of culture and education.40Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live therelive there41Lets appreciate some beautiful scenery
26、of the U.S.AGrand Canyon42唐人街唐人街Chinatown in LA环球影城好莱坞星光大道街景环球影城好莱坞星光大道街景Hollywood,LA43 The Mississippi River is the largest river in North America. It is also call The Father River of America.44It is 305 feet tall, given by France as a gift. It is a symbol of both the U.S. and ideals of freedom, democracy, and opportunity. Statue of Liberty45Yellow Stone National Park46Scenery in Hawaii47Golden Gate Bridge48Golden Gate Bridge49Reference普通高中课程标准试验教科书英语8选修教室教学用书2007人民教育出版社 课程教材研究所英语课程教材研究开发中心编著三维设计 新课标 英语选修 8南方出版社 2011 孙翔锋主编步步高 人教版 英语选修8黑龙江教育出版社2011宋舒白 韩50
