Reading人教版选修八.ppt

Unit 1 A land of diversity Listen to the tape and find out the main idea. The text mainly introduces ________________ of California. It describes _________________ ______ happened in various times. It also tells us _____, ______ and _____ different people from all over the world having been immigrating to California. It explains to us ____________why it will be a simple multicultural community in the 21st century. Choose the correct answer after reading the text. 1. Why is there strong Spanish influence in California? _______ A. Because there were many Spanish staying in California. B. Because Spanish was one of the settlers living there. C. Because the local people loved Spanish culture. D. Because California was once ruled by Span. A building in Chinatown 2 Beside each cultural group write the period in which they first came to California in large numbers. Jewish Japanese Koreans Cambodians Vietnamese Pakistanis 3 Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? (Using 3 or 4 sentences to explain.) 5. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. e.g. teaching method 教学方法 Only ____ this method can you get much benefit from it when reading. A. in B. on C. with D. by We look forward to the day when the motor car has been replaced by some less dangerous______ of transport. A. means B. methods C. ways D. manners means majority Homework 1. Finish “Learning about language” on page 4. 2) living in California 为现在分词短语作定语, 相当于 定语从句 who live in California。现在分词一般表示 经常性的动作或现在的状态,也可以表示动作现在 正在发生或者与谓语动词所表示的的动作同时发生。 e.g. There are three types of tiger living in China (that live in China). 目前中国有三种虎。 The picture hanging (that is hanging) on the wall is painted by my nephew. 墙上挂着的那幅画是我侄儿画的. 9. majority n. 大多数…… The majority _________ for the budget. The majority of studen