1、选修八 Unit 1 A land of diversityPeriod1 ReadingTeaching goals教学目标1. Ability goals能力目标Enable the students to talk about the history of California.2. Learning ability goals 学能目标Enable the students learn how to talk about the history of California. Teaching important points 教学重点Enable the students learn
2、how to talk about the important events in Californian history.Teaching difficult points教学难点Enable the students to explain the reasons why California is such a multicultural community in the 21st century.Teaching methods教学方法Skimming, scanning and discussion.Teaching aids教具准备A recorder, a computer, a
3、projector and some pictures.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step Lead-inIntroduce some knowledge about American flag, The White House, The Statue of Liberty to students.Step Warming upAsk the students to turn to page 1 and look at the map of the USA and talk about it in groups of 4. Then write on t
4、he map the names of the oceans, countries, mountain ranges, lakes, rivers and big cities. At last, check the answers with the whole class.Oceans Countries Mountain RangesLakes Rivers Cities EastWestNorthSouthWestEastHuron, Ontario, Michigan,Erie, SuperiorMississippiWashington, New York,Los Angeles,
5、Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta, San FranciscoPacificAtlanticCanadaMexicoCascade,Coast,Brook,Alaska,RockyAppalachianAsk students to complete the passage about what they have learned about America. The USA lies in _, bordering both the _ Ocean and the _ Ocean, between _ and _. There ar
6、e _ states in the US. Forty-eight of them are in the single region, while _ and _ are not contiguous with any of the other states. Keys: the North American, Atlantic, Pacific, Canada, Mexico, fifty, Alaska, HawaiiStep Pre-reading1. Ask students if they have a chance to go to the USA, where they pref
7、er to visit, California or Washington DC or other cities and the reason.2. Show students some beautiful pictures of California.3. Introduce some knowledge about California to students.It has an area of 411,000 square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with th
8、e most developed economy. California is amazing. The pleasant weather, long beach and graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous.4. Show students three pictures on page 2, 3 and ask them to think about “How is each picture relevant to the history of California?”Native Americans one of th
9、e first people to live in California.Gold miners the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California. A building in Chinatown, San Francisco Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.5. A
10、sk students to finish the quiz about California.1 California is the _ largest state in the USA.A. third B. second C. fourth D. fifth2 California, a state in the western USA, borders _.A. the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian Ocean C. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean3 _ is Californias largest and the
11、 nations second largest city.A. Sacramento B. Los AngelesC. San Diego D. San Francisco4 Californias official nickname is the _.A. Sunflower State B. Golden StateC. Land of Opportunity D. Evergreen State5 _ has the largest population in the USA.A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas6 Californ
12、ia entered the Union on September 9th 1850, as the _ state.A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-firstKeys: AABBADStep ReadingSkimmingIn this part, the students will read the text again and try to get the main idea.The text is about the brief _ of California, which focuses on the
13、settlement of the state. historyCareful Reading1. Ask students to read the text carefully and fill in the blanks. Show the form with blanks on the screen.CALIFORNIANativeAmericans They are said to have lived in California for over 1. _ years, who crossed the Bering Strait by means of a(n) 2. _. In t
14、he 16th century, many native people were killed or forced into 3. _ by the 4. _ and many died from the diseases brought by them.Spanish The Spanish first arrived in South America in the early 5. _ century. Most of the first Spanish to go to California were 6. _ men.Russians In the early 19th century
15、, Russian 7. _ began settling in California. Today there are about 25, 000 8. _ living in and around San Francisco.Gold miners In 1848, 9. _ was discovered in California, which attracted people from all over the world. The first to arrive were South Americans and people from the US, followed by adve
16、nturers from 10. _ and Asia.Later arrivals Chinese began to arrive during the 11. _ Period, and even more came in the 1860s. Italians, mainly 12. _ but also wine makers, arrived in the late 19th century. In 1911 immigrants from 13. _ established a town of their own. In the 1920s the film industry bo
17、om attracted many Europeans including many 14. _ people. Japanese 15. _ began arriving in California in the early 20th century, and a lot more have settled there since the 1980s. Africans have been living in California since the 16. _, and more arrived between 1942 and 1945 to work in the 17. _ and
18、aircraft industries.Recent arrivals In recent decades, more people have come to California from 18. _, including Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians. Since the 1970s, 19. _ and Pakistanis have been attracted to California by its 20. _ industry.Keys:15000, land bridge, slavery, Europeans, 16
19、th, religious, hunters, Russian-Americans, gold, Europe, Gold Rush, fishermen, Denmark, Jewish, farmers, 1800s, ship, Asia, Indians, computer2. Ask students to do the True or False exercise. 1 California is the third largest state in USA but has the largest population.2 In 1848, before the American-
20、Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. 3 The native people suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century.4 Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first language.5 In the 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California.6 A lot of people rushing for gold lost th
21、eir lives or went back home, but most of them remained in California to make a living for themselves in the new towns or on farms.7 Compared with the period of gold rush, less Chinese immigrate to California during the period of building the rail network from the west to the east coast.8 By the 1920
22、s, the film industry was well established in California.9 It is the computer industry since its beginning in 1970s that has attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California.10 With more immigrants coming to California now and then, it is believed that before long there will be a even greater mix of nationalities in this state.Keys: TFTTTTFTTT Step V Discussion Ask students to discuss:Why is California such a multicultural community? What problems do you think might arise?Step VI HomeworkAsk the students to prepare for the word formations and collect suffixes of the nouns, verbs and adjectives.
