高二英语人教版选修八课件 Unit 1 A land of diversity Reading 1 .pptVIP

Warming up;The United States of America;The Statue of Liberty ;;The White House ;Universal Studios; The Central Park;Capitol Hill (国会山庄);Manhattan;Golden Gate Bridge;The Grand Canyon; Write on the map (Page1) the names of as many of the oceans on the east and west coast, states, important cities, mountains, lakes and rivers in the USA as you can.;San Francisco;Superior;Match the nicknames for the states in the USA Virginia California Florida Hawaii Jew Jersey Arizona Alaska ;California;The Gold Rush Poster;Los Angeles;Graumans Chinese Theatre ;HOLLYWOOD;Hollywood Walk of Fame;Native California Indians;California gold miners around 1849;Chinatowns in California;Task I 1. The main idea of each part: ;2. The main idea of the text:;When did each cultural group first came to California in large numbers?;Jewish Japanese Koreans Cambodians Vietnamese Pakistanis ;Task III Why is California such a multicultural community? What problems do you think might arise？ The state of California is a multicultural community because European, African and Asian peoples have been moving into the state for the last 200 years. It is this mix of people with their own customs, culture and food that have given California its multicultural flavour (特色，风味). Problems that might arise include intercultural rivalry (竞争)or competition, discrimination (歧视) or misunderstanding. It is to the credit of Californians that such problems do not arise very often. ;Task IV Translate the following sentences into Chinese orally and try to recite them. 1. Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows. 2. It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA，having attracted people from all over the world. 3. In fact, few achieved their dream of becoming rich. Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship. 4. It is believed that before long the mix of nation