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2. Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows.
宾语从句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
3. Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of the rail network from the west coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s.
Mexico
Houston
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
Time
1970s
Event Worked in Computer industry
Recent Cambodian Recent s arrivals decades Immigrated Koreans Vietnamese Laotians Different Immigrated Future Future parts
破解长难句并背诵
1.It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural State in the USA, having attracted people from all over the world.

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人教版高中英语选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity 教学设计Unit 1 A land of diversityReading CaliforniaI.教学内容分析单元话题和结构本单元主要围绕具有多元文化的美国这一主题展开，重点介绍了加利福尼亚的多元文化特征，使学生对加州移民有深入了解并认识到“美国是民族的熔炉”。

通过本单元学习，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。

II.Teaching Goals:1.To review what Ss have already known about California?2.To develop Ss’ some basic reading skills.3.To arouse Ss’ interest in learning about the history of people in California.4.To help Ss learn the huge diversity of races and cultures in America, especiallyin California.教学重点和难点1.教学重点(1)本单元教学目的和要求中的生词和短语；(2)了解加利福尼亚移民的特点以及加州的人文、历史等。

2.教学难点(1)了解美国文化的多元化特征，培养学生跨文化交际的意识，提高他们自身的素质；(2)学会使用“方向和位置”来介绍一个地方或描述一个事件，以及鼓励别人说话的方法；(3)学写有关介绍国家或城市等的说明文。

III.Teaching Procedures:Purpose: To get Ss to know how to skim for the gist.To get Ss to know the brief history focusing on the settlement of the state of California.To let Ss learn how to organize an expository writing.1.L ead-inPurpose: To arouse students’ interest in the text and encourage Ss to imagine the content of the text.Ask Ss to listen to the brife introduction about USA and finish the quiz.2.FastreadingPurpose: To get a brief understanding of the text.(1)Ask Ss to look through the text quickly. Then ask them to divide the passage into three parts according to the main idea of each part.Part 1（）Brief introduction to California.California is the largest state with the largest in the USA.It’s also the most state because of its history.Part 2（）When and why people from different countries moved to California.Part 3（）The future of California.(2)Ask Ss to read the text again and work in pairs and finish the three tasks.Task 1 Read the para 2&3，fill in the blanks.※Native Americans1.Living in California2.They crossed the Bering Strait to America by means o f a .3.in the 16th century: Native American skilled by Europeansforced into slavery died from the diseasesurvived the terrible times16th century18th centuryIn 1821In 1846Task 2 Read the para 4&5,then complete the T or F1.In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California.2.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California.3.A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich.4.California became the thirty-first state of the USA in 1850.Task 3 Read the para6-9,fill in the ter ArrivalsPart 3 The future: It will become a mixture of many races and cultures.※Summary （知识建构）California is the most state in the USA. The first settlers arrived in California by of a land bridge. In the 18th century, California wasby Spain, which had a deep effect on California. In 1848, gold was discovered in California, and the dream of becoming attracted people from all over the world. In the 1860s the building of the brought more Chinese there. In more recent decades, California has become to more people from Asia. Attracted by the climate and the , many people still to California. In the near future, California will become a mixture of many and cultures without any major racial or cultural groups.※巩固训练Check the new words and phrases in the reading.继续存在用...办法；通过习惯新的生活方式、工作等坚持；维持选择；选举；决定做某事大多数；大半※精讲点拨means n．手段；方法(单复数相同)eg.All possible means have been tried, but not a means has worked.所有可能的方法都尝试过了，但是没有一种方法奏效。

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Unit 1 A land of diversityThe First Period Warming up一．Aims:1. Teaching aimsHelp the students learn more information about America.Important words: ocean, coast, mountain, range, compare2. Ability aimsEnable the students to know more about Ameri ca and can give some cities’ names 二．ContentsStep IAsk the students to talk about the names in groups, and then write down them on the map.Step IICompare answers with other groupsStep IIIGive the correct names to the students.Step IVTell the students some information about America to improve their interest. And ask some students to say what they know about America.Homework To observe an American mapAdd:__________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Teaching reflecting:_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________The Second Period Reading 一．Aims:1.Enable the students to talk about things about the USA.2.Help the students learn the huge diversity of races and cultures in America,especially in California.二．Contents:Step 1 Warming up.1.Ask the students to describe what they learn about the USA.2.Group work: look at the map of the USA with your group. Write on the map thenames of as many of the following as you can. Compare your names with other groups.Step 2 Pre-reading1.Ask the students to tell things about California including its location, size,population, economy, history etc. What do you learn about California?2.Show the students some pictures and encourage students not only to say what eachpicture is about but how each one relates to California.Step 3 Fast reading1.Read through the passage and get the main idea.2.Reading comprehension.Ask the students the following questions:1)When you look at the title, what so you think of ?A land of differences. California is a land of great differences — differences in climate, in landscape and attitude.2) Why is the USA called a melting pot?There are many immigrants to the USA and there are many cultures and nationalities. So it is a place in which people, ideas, etc of different kinds gradually get mixed together.3.Beside each date note down an important event in Californian history.Step 4 Detail readingBeside each cultural group , write the period in which they first came toStep 5 After readingWhy is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? (Using 3 or 4 sentences to explain. )Step 6 HomeworkFinish “Learning about language” on page 4.Teaching reflecting:_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________The Third Period Language Points 一．Aims:1.Learn expressions and phrases.2.Learn language points.二．Contents:1. means: a method or a way of doing. 方式，方法，手段（但复数同形）Translate:一切可能的办法都试过了。

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Unit 1A land of diversity——多元化的社会重点单词1．means n. [C]方法；手段(单复数同形)(1)means作为一个单复数同形的名词，常及主谓一致结合起来进行考查。

要注意，means作主语时，前有every, each, one等修饰语时，谓语动词用单数；前有several, some, many, few, all等修饰语时，谓语动词用复数。

means n．手段；方法；mean v．意思是；打算by all means当然可以，一定，务必by means of 依靠by no means 绝不，一点也不by this means ＝in this way用这种方法means of travel /transportation交通方式【易错提示】(1)当means作主语且有every, each, one等词修饰时，谓语动词用单数；有some, several, many, few等词修饰时，谓语动词用复数。

(2)by no means放到句首时，句子用部分倒装语序。

By no means shall I do it.我绝不会干那事。

Every possible means has been tried, but none worked.＝All means have been tried, but none worked.各种办法都尝试了，但没有一种奏效。

way 多及in连用，构成in...waymethod 多及with连用，构成with...methodmeans 多及by连用，构成by...meansapproach 多及to连用，构成approach to...用means, method, way和approach的适当形式填空。

(1)He thought of an efficient________to the study of English idioms.(2)He solved the problem by this________.(3)She tried to find a________to solve the puzzle.(4)We have no better ideas, so let's try your________.(5)By no means________such a good opportunity!A．shall I miss B．I shall missC．miss I D．I miss2．majority n. 大多数；大半点拨：(1)单独用作主语，谓语动词用单数、复数均可。

高中英语 Unit1 A land of diversity教案新人教版选修8

Unit 1A land of diversityS t e p1.课前自主学习Ⅰ.词汇扩展1.___________n多样化；__________vt. 不同的；相异的2.___________vt.说明；阐明 __________n. 插图；示例____________adj说明的3.___________adj清晰的；明确的___________n.差别；区分__________adj独特的；特别的4.____________n移民；__________v移入〔外国定居〕__________n 移居入境5._____________adj史前的前缀pre-意为___________ precondition____________6._____________ n 大多数；大半 ___________ n少数；__________大多数学生7_____________prep尽管；不管 ___________〔同义词短语〕8._____________vt选举；选择 ___________ n选举_____________n 选民 ___________adj 选举的，选修的9._____________vt联邦制的；_____________联邦某某国10.____________adj 人种的；种族的 ___________n 种族Ⅱ.短语翻译1.继续存在，继续生存 _______________2.用…办法，借助______________3而且_______________ 4.向…宣战______________5.习惯新的生活方式______________6.在19世纪晚期______________7.坚持，维持___________________ 8.不久之后________________ⅢDiscussion1．What do you know about America? Write at least 2 sentences about it._______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 2．Which don’t belong to Califonia? Tick them out.( )Los Angeles ( )San Fransisco ( )New York ( ) Hollywood( )Silicon Valley ( )San Diego ( )Harvard University ( )Stanford University ( )the Statue of LibertyStep 2 ReadingFast ReadingBesides each cultural group write the period in which they first came to california in large numbers.Spanish _________ Jewish________Japanese________Koreans________Cambodians________ Vietnamese________Pakistanis________ Russians ________Africans ________ Chinese________Italians________ Danish________Careful-reading1. Read the passage fast and choose the best answer to each question.⑴The main idea of the text is _____A.the population of the California is bigger than that of any other state in the US.B.California is the most attracting state of the US.C.California is a state made up of various people from almost all parts of the world.D.people living in California have different nationalities.⑵Native Americans_______A.built a land bridge in order to get to CaliforniaB.may have lived in California for more than 15000 years...C.died pletely because of Europeans’ violence.D.only live in California..⑶Many Californians speak Spanish because______?A.the state was once ruled by SpainB.these people came from Spain.C.they think the Spanish language is beautiful.D.religious men taught them the Spainsh language.⑷What’s the main reason whyChinese immigrants came toCalifornia __________?A.for gold.B.for the building of the railway.C.to open restaurants.D.to live in the Chinatown..(5) It can be inferred that________A.European and Jewish people came to make films in Hollywood, California.B.people from Mexico came to work in the ship and aircraft industries.C.Indians and Pakistanis are good at making puters.D.there will be more racial or cultural groups because more people are arriving in California.(6) It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the US.Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word.A.What is the distinction between ducks and geese.B.Death es to all without distinction.C.He won many distinctions for bravery.D.Toby has the distinction of being the tallest boy in the class.2. Say True or False according to the passage.⑴. California is the largest state in USA but has the third largest population.⑵. It’s known that when exactly the first people arrived in what we now know as California.⑶. The native people suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century.⑷. Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first language.⑸. In the 1800s, Russian fur trappersbegan settling in California.⑹. During Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich.⑺. In the late 19th century, Chinese immigrants arrived in California.3.Read the story again and answer the following questions.①Why did Mexico have to give California to the United States?______________________________________________________________________②Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold?________________________________________________________________________③What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California? _________________________________________________________________________Step 3与同桌讨论，理解以下的长难句并尝试翻译成汉语。

高中英语 Unit 1 A land of diversity课件新人教版选修8

Mississippi is the Magnolia State.It is named for a tree with big, beautiful white flowers that grows in that hot, southern state.
The midwestern state of Missouri is called The ShowMe State.The people of that frontier state were once famous for not believing everything people told them.
Nebraska is the only state to have a nickname that honours sports teams！The state university’s athletic teams are nicknamed Cornhuskers in recognition of one of the area ’ s chief crops.The state borrowed the Cornhusker nickname from the university.
The western desert state of Nevada is called the Silver State.It was once home to many silver mines and towns that grew up around them.Today, most of them are empty “ghost towns”．
New York was called the Empire State because of its natural wealth.The most famous Manhattan skyscraper got its name from the state.It is, of course, the Empire State Building.

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Unit 1 A land of diversity Ⅰ. 单元教学目标技能目标Skill Goals▲Talk about the USA▲Talk about (going) places▲Learn the words about the USA▲Learn how to ask questions and make comments▲Learn the usage of the Noun Clauses▲Write an introduction to places▲Study the culture and people of the USAⅡ. 目标语言功能句式Talk about (going) placesWhere have you visited recently?When did people first live there?What is the climate like?Why is it so warm / cold / dry / wet there?What’s the population of...?How many nationalities live there?What did you think about the people?What is the most important festival there?How do they celebrate it?What other interesting things did you see?That’s interesting / terrific / marvelous / cool / lovely / beautiful, wonderful!You’re exciting / wonderful. Good / Creative /Fantastic / Super job!1．四会词汇Strait distinct Arctic means majority ministry Catholic hardship elect federal rail percentage Italy Denmark boom aircraft Korea Korean Pakistan immigration racial词汇crossing vice nephew pole applicant customs socialist occur cattle indicate luggage shave tram apparent apparently brake conductor slip bakery ferry hire seagull angle nowhere punishment justice mourn civil authority reform grasp thankful insert2．认读词汇illustrate, Alaska, prehistoric, immigrant, Hollywood, Laotian, conqueror, cable, Andrew, wharf, Alcatraz3．词组Live on, the Arctic, by means of, make a life, keep up, back to back, team up with, mark out, take in a great/good many, apply for结构Learn to use the Noun Clauses重点句子1. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California... P22. Of the first Spanish to go to..., the majority were... P23. That is why... P24. Some died or returned home, but... P25. Although Chinese immigrants..., it was the building of... P26. It is believed that before long... P37. Built in 1873... was invented by... P88. It’s a... that takes in... P89. He was noticed by... and to find... P5110. He spoke publicly about..., using his fame to help... P51Ⅲ. 教材分析和教材重组1. 教材分析本单元以“地域文化”为主题, 旨在通过单元教学，使学生了解有关美国地理方面的知识；学习加利福尼亚州的简介，使学生对美国的文明史略见一斑；通过阅读名人传记，研究美国的民族文化，使学生对美国有全方位的认识，掌握有关美国的历史、地理、文化、民族等方面的词汇；学会运用名词性从句等语法知识，并通过相关练习，提高学生的语言运用能力；通过阅读一篇图文并茂的美国游记，学会书写电子邮件或明信片，介绍某一名胜古迹和人文景观；通过学习、探究我国少数民族地区的多种文化，以及撰写我国某一城市、省份或地区的简介，加深对祖国地域文化的了解，提高写作能力。

人教版高中英语选修八 Unit 1 A land of diversity

人教版高中英语选修八 Unit 1 A land of diversity第一课时教学设计一、教学内容Unit 1 A land of diversityreading California二、教材分析本单元主要围绕了具有多元文化的美国这一主题展开，其中重点介绍了加利福尼亚州的多元文化特征。

学习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的基础。

本课时是本单元的第一课时,内容包括热身(Warming up),读前（Pre-reading)，阅读(Reading)和理解(Comprehending) 四个部分。

其中阅读部分以“加利福尼亚州”为题，分别介绍了其地理位置，移民潮，使学生认识到“美国是民族的熔炉”。

此部分提供了本单元的主要阅读语篇，载有本单元话题“A land of diversity”的重要信息，且呈现了本单元的大部分的词汇和主要语法结构。

三、学情分析①．学生个性和英语水平差异大，教学设计要有梯度，由浅入深，注意层次性。

教师要抓住学生的心理，激发学生的学习兴趣，让他们在学习中学会参与，在参与中学会学习。

②．根据学生的心理特征，采用视、听、说的教学方法，从感性认识入手，逐渐上升到理性认识，培养学生运用英语进行表达的能力。

四、教学目标设计1. 知识目标：①. 学生通过阅读California 这篇文章，了解美国之所以被称为“大熔炉”的原因。

②. 使学生掌握、理解并能熟练运用重点词汇短语和句型。

2. 能力目标：①. 学生学会快速阅读的方法、培养筛选局部和整体信息的能力及独立阅读的能力和合作学习的能力；训练阅读技巧，同时加强听，说，写等能力训练，提高获取信息和处理信息的能力。

②. 培养学生的质疑意识，提高学生分析问题和解决问题的能力；充分利用多媒体技术，培养学生组织语言、运用语言的能力。

3. 情感价值观：通过本节课的学习, 通过了解美国的多元文化特征，培养学生跨文化交际意识；通过对加州移民的深入了解，使学生认识到“美国是民族的熔炉”。

新人教选修八 Unit 1 A land of diversity-Reading task[课件]

Reading task Warming up (2m)
Louis Armstrong
Reading I----scanning (2m)
Read through the passage quickly and complete the following chart.
1 2 3
Topics
4
5
Discussion
Which place would you like to travel most,
Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown or Alcatraz
Island? Discuss with your classmates in
your group and tell why.

Time
1922 1924
Event
began travelling to other cities in the usa began recording his music travelled to europe died
1932
1971
Homework
Surf the Internet to find more information of San Francisco and finish the exercises on your workbook.
Reading II----detailed reading (3m)
Fill in this chart.
Time
1901
1913 1915 1917
Event
born
arrested by police noticed by a famous musician and found jobs in bands got a job in the best band in town

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新课标人教版Unit 1 A land of diversity 多元化的社会核心词汇1．If you fired John，it would be difficult to____________(雇用>a cook like him. 2．The government is planning to ____________(改革>the tax system.3．A red sky at night____________ (表明，暗示>fine weather the following day. 4．The____________(大多数>of students were in favor of the suggestion that they go for a picnic the next day.5．We are strongly against____________(种族的>discrimination in areas such as employment.6．He____________(溜>into the room when no one was noticing him.7．You’d better____________(抓住>the chance，or you’ll regret.8．She had looked everywhere for her children，but they were________________(到处>to be found，which made her very worried.9．____________，she took no notice of the____________mistakes in the accident.(apparent>1. hire2.reform3.indicated4.majority5.racial,6.slipped7.grasp8.nowhere9.Apparently；apparent,10.applicants；apply；applications10．All the ____________can____________in person or by letter and at the same time should hand in their ____________before May 5th.(apply>高频短语1．________________ 继续存在；继续生存2．________________ 用……办法；借助……3．________________ 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等4．________________ 坚持；维持；沿袭(风俗、传统等> 5．________________ 背靠背6．________________ 与……合作或一起工作7．________________ 画线；标出……界线8．________________ 包括；吸收9．________________ 许多；很多10．________________ 申请；请示得到1.live on2.by means of...3.make a life4.keep up5.back to back6.team up with7.mark out8.take in9.a great/good many 10.apply for重点句式1．________________，the cable car system was invented by Andrew Hallidie，who wanted to find a better form of transport than horsedrawn trams.缆车系统建立于1873年，是由安德鲁·哈利迪发明的，他试图找到一种比马拉轨道车更好的交通方式。

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Unit 1 A land of diversityPeriod 6 Using Language: Reading and writing Teaching aims:1.Improve the students’ reading ability (skimming and scanning).2.Enable the students to grasp the useful words and expressions.3.Practise the students’ writing.Teaching important and difficult points:1.Improve the students’ reading ability (skimming and scanning).2.Enable the students to grasp the useful words and expressions. Teaching methods:Reading, discussion, enjoying.Teaching procedures:Step1 Quickly read George’s diary, write the day he saw these things under the photos.Step2 Read George’s carefully and answer the questions.1. Why did Andrew Hallidie invent the cable car system?2. Where did George eat lunch on his first day in San Francisco?3. Why did George hire a car? Why do you think he joined up with Terri and Peter?4. Name three things that visitors can do in Chinatown.5. What is Alcatraz Island famous for?Answers: 1.Because he saw a terrible accident in which a tramslipped down the hill dragging the horses with it.2. He ate at Fisherman’s Wharf.3. It was cheaper to hire a car with other people because they could share the cost. Also he probably enjoyed being in the company of other tourists.4. Eat in Chinese restaurants, go to markets, visit temples and museums.5. The island was a famous immigration station where many Chinese people applied for right to live in USA.Step3 Rewrite the diary entry for Tuesday inserting all the missing words.Step4 WritingImagine you are on holiday somewhere. Write an email or a postcard to a friend telling him/her about your trip.Step 5 Language points1.Apparently he’d been shocked when he saw a terrible accident inwhich a tram slipped down the hill dragging the horses with it.Apparently ad.1. 显然地He was________ much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

人教版选修8unit1A land of diversityP5 Listening exercise (共21张PPT)

it’s nothing like _w__h_a_t _ I imagined. C: Really? G: Yeah. I expected everyone to live _n_e_a_r
the beach in big houses, and I thought everyone here would be _r_i_c_h_. C: (laughing) Just as I thought. You’ve watched too many American _m__o_v_ie_s_! G: I know, and they can give you the _w_r_o_n_g_ idea!
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Listen to the text.
A HOLIDAY IN CALIFORNIA George (G) is on holiday in the United States. He is touring around California. Listen to him phoning home to talk to his friend Christie (C).
M: Oh, it’s _o_n_ly_ at the beginning that it’s sad. Listen to this one from _f_u_r_t_h_e_r_ on in the CD.
New Orleans has such a _d_i_v_er_s_e_ and interesting culture. New Orleans is in the _s_ta_t_e_ of Louisiana, which at different times belonged to the French, the Spanish and the E__n_g_li_s_h_.