2018年山东省英语高中人教版学案 选修八：Unit1 A land of diversity reading.docVIP

【学习目标】【学习重点，难点】【课型】【回顾预习】【新知识学习】 . Class Report: Step 2. Self-learning（自主学习) Warming up: Competition about the general knowledge of USA 1. Which city is the capital of the USA? A. New York B. Washington, D.C. C. Los Angeles 2. What is the national flower of America? A. Rose B. Peony (牡丹) C. Cherry blossom 3. The most important and largest river in the USA is________. A. the Mississippi River B. the Ohio River C. the Missouri River D. the Colorado River 4. How many stars are in American flag? A. 13 B. 48 C. 50 5. Which is the largest city in the US? A. New York B. Washington D.C. C. Los Angeles 6. When is American Independence Day? A. June 4th B. July 4th C. August 14th 7. The official nickname(别名) of _________ is “Golden State” A. Hawaii B. Alaska C. Florida D. California Pre-reading Look at the pictures in the reading passage. Each illustrates something about California. Discuss in groups what each picture means to you: ; ; Skimming: 1. What’s the topic of this text? A. the culture of California B. the history of California C. the weather of California 2. How many kinds of peoples (民族) are talked in this text? What are they? Scanning: Beside each cultural group write the period of time in which they first came to California Russians Chinese ? Italians ? Danes ? Koreans Cambodians Pakistanis ? Detailed reading: Introduction (Para.1)：The Characteristics of California California is the most ___________ state and the ____ largest state with the _______ population. Native Americans 1. Time:______________ 2. How did they come : _____________________ 3. What happened to them after the arrival of the Europeans? The Spanish 16th century