人教版高中英语选修8 Unit 1“A land of diversity”（period ⅰ）课件.pptVIP

* 中小学课件 课堂讲练互动 【美文阅读】　 纵观美国历史，就可见这个国家经常被称为“熔炉”。在此，各地移民和各种族团体学会了共同建设一个独特的民族。甚至那些“本土的”美国人——印第安人，也可能是几千年以前，从亚洲走过大陆桥来到北美洲的。 The United States is currently shifting from being a nation of immigrants of mainly European descent to one of immigrants from other parts of the world，such as Asia and Latin America.The number of recent immigrants has skyrocketed.They desire to escape economic hardship and political oppression in their native countries as well as the desire to seek a better education and a more prosperous(繁荣的) life in America，“the land of opportunity”．Although there are frequent conflicts between the cultures they have brought with them from the “old country” and those found in America，most immigrants learn to adjust to and love their adopted land. 【诱思导学】　 1．What do people often call the United States? ______________________________________________ 【答案】　“A melting pot” 2．Why do people immigrate to the United States? ______________________________________________ 【答案】　They desire to escape economic hardship and political oppression in their native countries as well as the desire to seek a better education and a more prosperous life in America. 3．Are there any conflicts between the cultures they have brought with them from the “old country” and those found in America? ______________________________________________ 【答案】　Yes，there are. 教师用书独具演示 ●教学目标 本课时主要是通过学生对学案所给出的内容的学习，了解本课文中所出现的词汇，初步了解课文以及相关的背景知识，为下一堂课对课文的全面理解起到一个铺垫作用。 ●教学地位 本单元主要围绕具有多元化的美国这一主题展开，其中重点介绍了加利福尼亚的多元文化特征。本单元有助于培养学生跨文化交际意识，进一步拓宽视野，为终身学习奠定良好基础 。 ●新课导入建议 可以利用教材P1的“热身(Warming up)”部分的一幅美国地图启发学生运用已有的知识，以看图填充形式引导学生对美国的整个地理位置有个全面的认识，同时有助于学生弄清加利福尼亚在美国所处的位置、美国西部的山脉、五大湖、最长河流及主要城市等。让学生通过英文释义得出具体地名后填图，有利于培养学生用英语思维的能力。 演示结束 Ⅰ.篇章结构 阅读P1－3的Reading部分，然后完成下列表格 Stage People Time Event Native 1．_______ 2.________ 1500s Arrived first Natives 1600s 3.________ Spanish Spanish 1500s Took 4.________ 1800s Ruled by Spain 1821 Became 5.________ 6.______ Given to the USA 7.________ Russians 1800s Settled in 8.__