选修八第一单元课件

In the late
Fished and made
19th century wine
Africans 1942-1945
Worked in ship& aircraft industries 25
Detail Reading
Stage People
Time Event
Indians, Pakistanis
the capital of the U.S.A
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It is the largest seaport in the USA.
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The world-famous Hollywood Village is here which dominates the film-making industry of the nation. The weather is good , never very cold here and its beautiful suburbs of green hills are most suitable for film-making. Universal City Studio is the largest studio in the world. Disneyland is 35
Mexico
Canada
Boston New York Chicago Washington, D.C Atlantic Ocean
Houston
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Please tell the names of the five lakes
Superior
Huron
Ontario
Erie Michigan
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Native American Indians
Gold miner (pot)
Traditional Chinese buil1d5ing
Pre-reading How each picture is
relevant to the history of California?
Native American Indian—one of the first people to live in California.
gold rush.
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Pre -reading
Look at the pictures on this page and in the reading passage. Each illustrates something about California. Discuss in groups what each picture means to you.
Discussion
Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural ?
Because European, African and Asian people
have been immigrating to the state for the last
• 3.What happened in the sixteenth century?
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were killed by European
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were forced into slavery
• Native Americans died from the disease
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survived the terrible times
Unit1 A Land of Diversity
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How much do you know about America?
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General knowledge quiz about the USA
1. Which flag is American flag?
A.B.
C.
2. Which city is the capital of the USA?
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It has an area of 411.ooo square kilometers. And it is one of the
American states of the largest population, with the most developed
economy. Its official nickname is the Golden State, referring to the
Worked in Computer 1970s industry
Recent arrivals
Cambodians Koreans Vietnamese Laotians
Recent decades Immigrated
Future
Different parts
Future Immigrated
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Let’s appreciate some beautiful scenery of the U.S.A
Grand Canyon
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Golden Gate Bridge
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Scenery in Hawaii
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Yellow Stone National Park
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Do you know about the main cities of the U.S.A?
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5. When is the American Independence Day?
A. A. June 4th B. C. C. October 1st
B. July 4th D. August 14th
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6. Which is the longest river in the USA?
A. Nile B. Yangtze River C. Mississippi D. Amazon
200 years. After their arrival, non-native American people from all over the world are still coming to settle in California because of its good climat2e7
Brief summary
From the pictures above we can conclude America lies in the South of North America. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The northern land neighbor is Canada, and the southern is Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Detail Reading The Spanish
Fill in the form: (note down an important events)
16th century 18th century in 1821
Spain soldiers arrived and took their land
A. New York
B. Washington DHale Waihona Puke CC. Los Angeles
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3. Which stands for the USA?
A.
National Emblems
B.
（国徽）
√C.
D.
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4. How many states are there in the USA?
A. 47 B. 48 C. 49 D. 50
9.Who are Americans? David
keanu Beckham B
Reeves
Steven Speilberg
C A
Britain
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ronaldinho
D Brazil
E
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San Francisco
Los Angeles Pacific Ocean
2.Which state in the USA has the largest population?
California (over 30 million people)
3.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?
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3.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?
2.In 1848, baeftfeorr e the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California.
3. A lot of adventurers achieved t hei r dreaFmewof becoming r i c h .
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A gold miner— the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.
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A building in Chinatown, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.
4.California become the thi r t y - fi r s t state of the United states in 1850.
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Detail Reading
Stage People Time
Event
Africans
1800s
Moved from Mexico
Chinese
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Chinatowns in California
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Fast reading
1.What’s the topic of this text? A. the culture of California B. the history of California C. the weather of California D. the history of USA
1860s
Built the railway
Later arrivals
At the beginning
Japanese of the 20th
Farmed
century
Denmark
1911
Established a town
Jewish
By 1920s Developed industry
Italians
California was ruled by Spain
California became part of Mexico
in 1846 Mexico gave California to the United States
Influence: today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or
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7.Which doesn’t belong to the USA?
Statue of
Liberty
A.
White
House
B.
Eiffel
Tower
C.
Golden
Bridge
D. 8
8.Which are American brands?
A
B Germany C
D
E
FinlandF
Germany G 9
Most Recent Arrivals
Native Americans
Later Arrivals
people
The Spanish
Gold Miners
Russians
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Detail Reading
Native Americans
• 1.Time: 15000 years ago
• 2.Where did they come from: from Asian to Alaska
It is called the Super Market of America. It is the most important industrial and commercial city. The International Labor Day came from the worker’s strike in Chicago.
second language
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Detail Reading
Russians & Gold Miners
True or false statements: 1 . I n the early 1800s, Russian fur trappers
began settling in California.