选修8 unit1学案

高二英语选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity 导学案

课题：Warming up & Pre-reading 主备：管莉琴

学习目标：了解有关美国地理方面的知识

I. 课前预习（翻译下列词及短语）

1. 与...相比较_________________

2. 在...东海岸_______________________

3. 山脉____________________

4. 说明，阐明__________________

5. diversity__________________

II. 课堂探究Warming up

1. Name the seven continents and four oceans.

The seven continents:

The four oceans:

2.Look at the map of the USA. Work with your group to write on the map the names

of as many of the following as you can. (P.1.)

3.How much do you know about the USA?

The USA lies in _________________, bordering both the ________ Ocean and

the _______ Ocean, between ________ and ________. There are _____ states in

the US. Forty-eight of them are in the single region, while _______ and _______

are not contiguous with any of the other states.

Pre-reading

1.If you have a chance to go to the USA, where would you prefer to visit, California

or Washington DC or other cities? Why?

2.About California :

California has an area of 411,000 square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy.

California is amazing. The pleasant weather, long beach and graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous.

3.How is each picture relevant to the history of California? ( Look at the three pictures of the text )

4.General knowledge quiz about California.

(1). California is the ____ largest state in the USA.

A. third

B. second

C. fourth

D. Fifth

(2). California, a state in the western USA, borders _____.

A. the Pacific Ocean

B. the Indian Ocean

C. the Atlantic Ocean

D. the Arctic Ocean

(3). _____ is California’s largest and the nation’s second largest city.

A.Sacramento

B. Los Angeles

C. San Diego

D. San Francisco

(4). California’s official nickname is the ___.

A. Sunflower State

B. Golden State

C. Land of Opportunity

D. Evergreen State

(5).5. ____ has the largest population in the USA.

A.California

B.Alaska

C. Washington

D. Texas

6. California entered the Union on September 9th 1850, as the ____ state.

A. thirtieth

B. thirty-eighth

C. thirty-second

D. thirty-first Homework: ( Reading training )

There are different cultural traditions in the 38th District of California communities: Cambodian, Hmong, Indo-American, Chamorro, and African-American. Individual events focus on each culture.

Cambodian people first came to the 38th District when they escaped from being killed by the Khmer Rouge during the 1970s. Cambodian traditions are kept alive in the celebration of the Cambodian New Year in April, which features (以……为特色) native food, religious events, and traditional Cambodian dances, with their costumes and beautiful movements. The Hmong people, who came to the 38th District because of the war in Vietnam, celebrate their New Year in December. Wearing colorful costumes, singing native songs and playing native instruments, the Hmong celebrate New Year by performing ceremonies to honor the dead and the spirits of nature. The tradition of the Indo-Americans in the District is kept through their social, professional and political clubs, and by wearing their traditional dress and performing folk dances from India. The Chamorro people, first from the Mariana Islands and Guam in the Pacific, hold an annual cultural fair in Long Beach; central to the Chamorran tradition is respect for elders, religious beliefs, storytelling, dancing, canoe-making, and the production of tools. Marking the end of slavery, Juneteenth was first celebrated on June 19 in Galveston,