2014-2015学年高二英语同步课件：《热身和阅读》2(人教版选修8).ppt

Pre-reading---(2 m) Native California Indians California gold miners around 1849 Chinatowns in California * Look at the pictures below. Each illustrates something about California. A native Californian Indian was standing beside a camp. It seemed that he or she felt very happy. Maybe he or she had a good harvest. * He was a gold miner. He was panning gold. He looked not only thin and weak, but also thirsty and tired. It was difficult for them to achieve the dreams of becoming rich. A building in Chinatown * Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco. By 1990, the nations being immigrated from different parts of the world had made California into the most racially and ethnically diverse state in the country. A land of diversity Task 1 SkimmingFill in the blanks to get the main idea. The text mainly introduces ________________ of California. It describes _________________ ______ happened in various times. It also tells us _____, ______ and _____ different people from all over the world have been immigrating to California. It explains to us ____________why it will be a simple multicultural community in the 21st century. * the short history the great history when how why the reasons events * The main idea of each part: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The introduction of California The history of settlement of California The future Native Americans The Spanish Russians Gold miners Later arrivals Most recent arrivals * Native Americans The first settlers, who crossed the Bering Strait in the ______ to America by means of a land bridge. Arctic Task 2 Detailed reading Read the text carefully and complete the form. The _______ ◆ The majority of the first Spanish to go to California were religious men. ◆ The people of Mexico gained their independence from Spain and California became part of ______. ◆ After Mexico lost the war in 1846, it gave California to the United States. * Spanish Mexic