2013外研版选修九Module5《The First Americans》课件ppt2.pptVIP

* 外研版高中3年级选修九 Module 5 The First Americans Reading Who were first Americans 1)Where did Native Americans come from? 2)How did they go there? 3)How were they treated by white settlers? Native Americans come from north-east Asia。 They arrived over a land bridge between Siberia and Alaska about 12,000 years ago. They were forced to leave their land. 1.We can convert water into steam by heating it. 2.Crops grow well in fertile land. Land in the northeast of China is very fertile, called “ black land”. 3.If a person is very brave and have no fear for anything, we describe him as “fearless”. 4.Those natives didn’t like or trust outsiders. They were hostile to strangers. convert 改变, 转变 fertile 肥沃的 fearless 无畏的 hostile 敌对的 e. Japanese invaded China in the 1930s and caused a lot of sufferings to Chinese people. f. In the 1980s, after the Chinese government’s reform policy in practice, China began to prosper. The agriculture and industry developed quickly and people became rich. invade 侵略 prosper 繁荣 g. People who settle in a certain place are the inhabitants of this place. h. This plane is designed for the military purpose. It will be used in the army. i. The soldiers had to retreat when they were beaten in battle. inhabitant 居民 military 军事的 retreat 撤退, 退却 Look at the content below and then listen to the recording of the passage to find out which are mentioned in the passage. (a ) the arrival of European (b ) brutal treatment (c) original inhabitants (d) tribes (e) slavery system (f) the American Civil War (g) the government (h) reservations The key: (a) (b) (c) (d) (g) (h) the Iroquois Skim each paragraph to find out their main idea. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Who are Native Americans. Where Native Americans come from. How British and Spanish settlers treated Native Americans. The biggest Native American ethnic groups. A simple introduction to the Iroquois. the Cher