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人教版 高中英语 选修八 Unit 1 Reading
CALIFORNIA 执教人：张玉清 西安市育才中学
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Unit 1 Reading CALIFORNIA
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Let's have a quiz!
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1. Which stands for the USA?
B. C. D.
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2. Which stands for the USA?
B. National Emblem （国徽） C. D.
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A. New York City B. Washington D.C. C. Atlanta D. Los angles
3.The capital of the USA is ______? A. New York City B. Washington D.C. C. Atlanta White House D. Los angles
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4. How many states are there in the USA?
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C. D. A. B. 5. Which doesn’t belong to the USA? Statue of Liberty
White House Eiffel Tower Golden Bridge C. D. A. B.
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Can you name these famous scenic spots?
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Disneyland(迪斯尼乐园）
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Golden Bridge（金门大桥）
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Chinatown（唐人街）
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Universal Studio Hollywood
（好莱坞环球影视城）
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Palm Springs (棕榈泉)
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Do you know which state these scenic spots belong to?
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California (one of the 50 states of the USA)
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the major cities of California
San Francisco San Diego Los Angeles
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Knowledge Aims: 1. Learn the useful new words and expressions in the reading passage. 2. Learn about the brief history of California. Ability Aims: 1.Develop the reading ability by scanning for details by self-directed study and cooperation. 2. Understand why California is such a multicultural community. Emotion Aims: Develop the spirit of cooperative learning and enjoy the pleasure of helping others.
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自主学习 Find out the following phrases in the text.
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the third largest state
1.第三大州___________________ 2. 人口最多___________________ 3. 继续存在___________________ 4. 用---办法___________________ 5.此外 _____________________ have the largest population live on by means of in addition
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6. 死于---__________________
7. 经历了这些恐怖时期而活了下来 __________________________ 8.与---打仗_________________ 9. 两个世纪以后_________________ 10.向---宣战___________________ die from survive these terrible times fight against two centuries later declare war on…
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achieve one’s dream 11. 实现某人的梦想_________________ 12. 习惯于新的生活方式_____________ 13. 尽管条件十分艰苦 ____________________ 14. 从西海岸到东海岸 _________________________ 15. 很大比例___________________ make a life despite great hardship from the west to the east coast a large percentage
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16. 建立了一座城镇_____________
17. 保持他们的文化 _____________________ 18. 这种欣欣向荣的行业 ___________________ 19. 在最近的几十年里 __________________ 20. 主要的种族或文化群体 ________________________ establish a town keep up their culture the industry boom in more recent decades major racial or cultural groups
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引领探究 探究一 Skimming Read the text quickly and fill in the blanks.
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The text is about the brief ___________of California, which focuses on the settlement of the state.
history
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2.How many kinds of immigrants are mentioned in this text?
Most Recent Arrivals Native Americans immigrants Later Arrivals The Spanish Gold Miners Russians
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Scanning 探究二 Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.
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A general introduction of California
1. It is the ___________largest state in the USA. 2. It has the largest _________________ in the USA. 3. It is the most ______________state in the USA. third population multicultural
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Native Americans 1.These settlers, who crossed the Bering Strait to America by means of a land bridge, are said to have lived in California for at least ____________ _____________ years. 2. In the 16th century, many were killed or forced into _____________.In addition, many died from the ____________brought by the Europeans. fifteen thousand slavery diseases
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The Spanish 1.Spanish_____________ first arrived in South America in the early 16th century. 2.In the 18th century Spain ____________ California. 3. Most of the first Spanish to go to California were _____________men. soldiers ruled religious
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Russians In the early 1800s, Russian _____________ began settling in California. hunters
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gold Gold miners 1.In 1848,____________was discovered in California, which attracted people from ________________________. 2.The first to arrive were _____________________ and people from the US, followed by adventurers from ___________ and _________. all over the world South Americans Asia Europe
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Later arrivals 1.Chinese began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, and even more came in the 1860s with the building of__________________ from the west to the east coast. 2.Italian, mainly ___________ but also _________makers, arrived in the late 19th century. 3. In 1911 immigrants from ____________established a town of their own. the rail network fishermen wine Denmark
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Later arrivals 4.By the 1920s, the film industry ________ had attracted many Europeans including many__________ people. 5._____________________began arriving in California in the early 20th century and a lot more have settled there since the 1980s. 6.Africans have been living in California since the 1800s, and even more arrived between ________and ________ to work in the __________and ______________ industries. boom Jewish Japanese farmers 1942 1945 ship aircraft
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Most recent arrivals 1.In recent decades, more people have come to California from _________, including Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese, and Laotians. 2.Since the 1970s, Indians and Pakistanis have been attracted to California by its ____________industry. Asia computer
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The future of California
1.Its __________and ___________still attract people from all over the world. 2.There will be no distinct major __________or _________ groups, but simply a ________ of many races and cultures. climate lifestyle cultural racial mixture
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探究三 Detailed reading Read the passage again and complete the following exercises I. Beside each time note down an important event in Californian history.
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Spanish soldiers arrived in South
15,000 years ago 16th century First settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. These people are now known as Native Americans. Spanish soldiers arrived in South America.
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1846 1821 California became part of Mexico. The US declared war on Mexico.
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1850 1848 California became the 31st state of the US. Gold was discovered in California.
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II. Beside each cultural group write down the period in which they first came to California in large numbers.
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Cultural groups Periods Spanish Russians Africans Chinese Italians Danish Jewish Japanese Koreans Cambodians Vietnamese Pakistanis in the early 16th century in the early 1800s Since the 1800s in the late 19th century before 1911 during the Gold Rush Period at the beginning of the 20th century in more recent decades In the 1920s in more recent decades in more recent decades from about the 1970s
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语 篇 理 解 当堂达标 Fill in the blanks according to the text. California is the ___________largest state in the USA but has the largest ______________. It is the most _________________state in the USA. This is not surprising when you know the history of California which has attracted people from nearly every country in the world. No one really knows what time the first ________arrived in where we now know as California. The scientists believe that the Native Americans reached California by ________ of a land bridge. third population multicultural settlers means
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语 篇 理 解 In the 18th century, California was ________ by Spain. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the ________were religious men. In 1848, ______was discovered in California and the ________of becoming rich quickly attracted people from all over the world. However，in fact，few ________ their dream, but most remained in California to make a _______for themselves. In more recent decades, California became ________ to people from Asia, which is believed that before long the ________of nationalities will be so great that there will be no ________ major racial or ___________groups. ruled majority gold dream achieved life home mix distinct cultural
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课堂小结
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课后提升 Read the passage again and review the new words and expressions.
Try to retell the text in about 100 words.
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