高二英语选修8 unit1reading2.ppt

* Unit 1 A land of diversity Learning Aims: 1. To talk something well-known about the USA. 2. To learn the diversity of races and cultures in California. 3. To discuss why California is a multicultural state. Rocky Mountains Mexico Canada Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Washington, D.C the Mississippi Los Angeles New York Some important cities: Washington, D.C New York Los Angeles San Francisco San Francisco California Task 1: Fast reading 1.What’s the main idea of this text? A. the population of California B. the history and culture of California C. the weather of California D. the history of USA 2.Which state in the USA has the largest population? California 3. How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Russians Later Arrivals people The Spanish Most Recent Arrivals Native Americans 3.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Gold Miners 1850 1848 1846 1821 16th century: 15,000 years ago First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. These people are now known as Native American Spanish soldiers arrived in South America Became part of Mexico The US declared war on Mexico Gold was discovered in California California became the 31st state of the US. Task2 Scanning What happened? Task3 Detailed information 1. From the text, we know that _________. A. California once belonged to Russia. B. California is a place which includes a variety of cultures C. the Spanish were friendly to native Americans at first D. all who went to California for gold made a fortune 2. Many Californians speak Spanish because __________. A. the state was once ruled by Spain B. these people came from Spain C. They think the Spanish language is beautiful D. religious men taught them the Spanish language 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Most people died in the gold rush B. The first to arrive in California for gold were Asians C. Most peopl