高中英语：unit1 a land of diversity reading课件新人教版选修8.pptVIP

Detailed reading Choose a letter and do as instructed 1. Make a summary of the text in about 100 words. 2. Remember the new words in the text. Home work * California Unit 1 Did you go to Shanghai to see the World Exhibition during the May Day holiday ? Lead in The museum of California exhibition hall 1 exhibition hall 2 exhibition hall 3 California Pacific Ocean Mexico Exhibition hall 1 California lies the of America. California lies the of Mexico. in west on north Golden Gate Bridge 旧金山金门大桥  Exhibition hall 2 California Seascape beautiful ocean scenery Giant Sequoia in Sequoia National Park 生长在与水松一样的亚热带森林中，树 干直径巨大，与其他松柏目一样长有叶 或叶针。叶子呈鳞状，很小，有粗钝的 齿形，紧贴在茎上。成熟的高达60-100 米，寿命也特别长，有不少已有2000 -3000年的高龄，甚至有生长了5000年 之久的古木。红杉树生长神速，成活率 高，而且树皮厚，具有很强的避虫害和 防火能力。所以它被公认为世界上最有 价值的树种之一。 加利福尼亚州有一片一望无际的大森林，从旧金山北部 一直延伸到俄勒冈州，绵亘达640公里。这一片浩瀚的 林海是由红杉树组成的，它名扬四海，号称“红杉帝国”。 世界遗产委员会评价：位于美国 加利福尼亚中心的以许多山谷、 瀑布、内湖、冰山、冰碛闻名于 世的约塞米蒂国家公园，给我们 展示了世上罕见的由冰川作用而 成的大量的花岗岩浮雕。在它海 拔600-4000米中，还发现了许多 世上稀有的植物和动物种类存活。 约塞米蒂国家公园 Yosemite National Park Los Angeles China town It’s home to Hollywood Village, Universal City Studio and Disneyland. Universal Studio in Hollywood Disneyland Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live there. This exhibition hall mainly introduces to you the history of California. It describes the great historical events happened in various times. It also tells you when, how and why different people from all over the world have been immigrating to California. It explains to us the reasons why it will be a simple multicultural community in the 21st century. Exhibition hall 3 Read the text fast and try to divide the text into three parts Part1 Part2 part3 The of California The of settlement in California . Native Americans The Spanish Russians Gold miners Later arrivals Most recent arrivals