英语选修8人教新课标Unit1阅读导学案（学生版）.docVIP

英语选修8人教新课标Unit 1阅读导学案（学生版） Module 8 Unit 1 A land of diversity 1. Warming up Look at the map of the USA with your group. Write on the map the names of as many of the following as you can. Ocean on the east coast _________________ Ocean on the west cost __________________ Country to the north of USA __________________ Country to the south of USA ________________ Mountains range in the west _____________________ Great Lakes : _____________________________________ Longest river in the USA ________________________________ Some important cities:____________________________________ 2.Pre-reading Discuss in groups what each picture means. Picture 1: Picture 2: Picture 3: Picture 4: Picture 5: Picture 6: 3. Skimming: answer the following questions: Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold? When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California? What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California? 4.Intensive reading ① What does the text mainly talk about? A. The history of California. B. The large population of California. C. The people of California. D. The climate and lifestyle of California. ② How did California become a state of America? A. Mexico gained independence from Spain. B. Mexico lost the America-Mexico war and then gave it to the USA. C. Spain lost the Spain-America war. D. Spain gave it to the USA as a gift. ③ Which of the following statements is not true? A. A lot of people became rich in the gold rush. B. Most people died in the gold rush. C. After the gold rush, most people settled in California although did not find gold. D. The first to arrive in California for gold were Europeans. ④ What’s the main reason that Chinese immigrants came to California? A. For gold. B. For the building of the railway. C. To open restaurants. D. To live in the Chinatown. ⑤ Why has California attracted so many people? A. Gold was disc