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。A look at the history of the United States indicates that this country has often been called“a melting pot”，where various immigrants and ethnic(种族的)groups have learned to work together to build a uniq
2、ue nation.Even those“original”Americans，the Indians，probably walked a land bridge from Asia to North America some thousands of years ago.So，who are the real Americans？The answer is that any and all of them are！And you，no matter where you come from，could also become an American should you want to.The
3、n you would become another addition to Americas wonderfully rich“nation of immigrants”The United States is currently shifting from being anation of immigrants of mainly European descent to oneof immigrants from other parts of the world，such asAsia and Latin America.The number of recent immigrantshas
4、 skyrocketed.They desire to escape economic hardshipand political oppression in their native countries as well asthedesiretoseekabettereducationandamoreprosperous(繁 荣 的)lifein America，“the land ofopportunity”Although there are frequentconflictsbetween the cultures they have brought with them from th
5、e“oldcountry”andthosefoundinAmerica，mostimmigrants learn to adjust to and love their adopted land.【诱思导学】1What do people often call the United States?_【答案】“A melting pot”2Why do people immigrate to the United States?_【答案】They desire to escape economic hardshipand political oppression in their native
6、countries as well asthe desire to seek a better education and a more prosperouslife in America.3Are there any conflicts between the cultures theyhave brought with them from the“old country”and thosefound 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
7、一堂课对课文的全面理解起到一个铺垫作用。Period Previewing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体地名后填图，有利于培养学生用英语思维的能力。教学流程设计演示结束.篇章结构阅
8、读P13的Reading部分，然后完成下列表格StagePeopleTimeEventNative 1_2._1500sArrived firstNatives1600s3._Spanish Spanish 1500sTook 4._1800sRuled by Spain1821Became 5._6._Given to the USA7._Russians 1800sSettled in 8._Gold minersSouth Americans，Europeans，Asians1848Discovered&rush for 9._10._Became a state【答 案】1.Ameri
9、cans 2.Asians 3.Sufferedgreatly 4.natives land 5.part of Mexico 6.1846 7.Russians 8California 9.gold 10.1850.语篇理解阅读P13的Reading部分，选择最佳答案1Whats the topic of this text?Athe culture of CaliforniaBthe history of CaliforniaCthe weather of California2No specific group is mentioned in _.ANATIVE AMERICANSBGO
10、LD MINERSCTHE FUTURE3.Which of the following doesnt belong to thecharacteristics of California?AIt has the largest population of America.BIts the most multicultural state.CIt has the best climate and lifestyle.4From the third paragraph，we can learn that_.Athe majority of Native Americans were religi
11、ousBboth California and Mexico were once governedby SpainCthe Spanish spent over 200 years taking control ofthe USA5Whats mainly discussed in the part“LATERARRIVALS”？A ThedifferentimmigrantsandtheirlifeinCalifornia.BHow the immigrants achieved their success inCalifornia.CThe different immigrants and
12、 what they did toCalifornia.【答案】15 B C C B C.课文缩写California is the third largest state in the USA and italso has the 1._ of being the most multiculturalstate in the USA.The first settlers 2._ the BeringStrait from Asia and arrived in California.The nativeAmericans 3._ after the arrival of Europeans
13、in the16th century.In the 18th century，California was ruled bySpain until 1821 the people of Mexico 4._ fromSpain.California then became part of Mexico.But after theAmericanMexican war in 1846，California was 5._to the USA.In 1848，in California gold was 6._，which attracted people from all over the wo
14、rld to arrive there to 7._ of becoming rich.In 1850，California became the 31st state of the USA as a multicultural society.8._ by the climate and lifestyle，more and more people from different parts of the world have been immigrating to California，9._ Asians，Africans，Americans and Europeans.10._，Cali
15、fornia will become a mixture of many races and cultures without any major racial or cultural groups.【答 案】1.distinction 2.crossed 3.sufferedgreatly 4.gainedtheirindependence 5.givenback 6.discovered7 achieve their dreams 8.Attracted 9.including 10In the near future.词义搭配1distinct Athe greater number2m
16、eans Ba method or way3majority Cclear,obvious4elect Da period of rapid economic growth5boom Echoose or decide to do something6aircraft Fa plane,helicopter,or othermachine capable of flight7hardship Ga rate,number,or amount in each hundred8percentage Hsevere suffering,great trouble【答案】1.C 2.B 3.A 4.E
17、 5.D 6.F 7.H 8.G.短语填空live on；by means of；make a life；keep up；declarewar on；by the time；all over；large numbers of1Now it is all about how to stay and _ herefor themselves.2Hes ninety，but still he _.3 Theircar_highspeedforseveralkilometers before they arrived.4_ people rated him as one of the greatest
18、scientists of the world.5The 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 of.句型背诵1However，it is likely that Native Americans wereliving 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了。2That is why today over 4
19、0%of Californians speakSpanish as a first or second language.那就是为什么今天还有超过40%的加利福尼亚人仍然把西班牙语作为第一或第二语言的缘故。3Exactly when the first people arrived in what wenow know as California，no one really knows.最早一批人具体是在什么时候来到我们现在了解的加利福尼亚地区的，谁也说不清楚。4Although Chinese immigrants began to arriveduring the Gold Rush Pe
20、riod,it was the building of the railnetwork from the west to the east coast that brought evenlarger numbers to California in 1860s.虽然中国移民在淘金热时期就开始到来了，但是更大批量的移民却是在19世纪60年代为了修建贯穿美国东西海岸的铁路而来的。5 It is believed that before long the mix ofnationalities will be so great that there will be no distinctmajor racial or cultural groups,but simply a mixture ofmany races and cultures.人们认为，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。
