高二英语[人教版]选修八unit1Alandofdiversityreading课件.pptVIP

Look at the pictures on P2-3. Each illustrate something about California. Discuss in groups what each picture means to you. Pre -reading How each picture is relevant to the history of California? Native American Indian—one of the first people to live in California. A gold miner—the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California. A building in Chinatown, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco. California Task1: Divide the passage into three parts according to the main idea of each part. Part1 ( ) Brief introduction to California. Part2 ( ) When and why people from different countries moved to California. Part3 ( ) The future of California. para1 para2-para9 para10 Fast Reading: Russians Later Arrivals people The Spanish Most Recent Arrivals Native Americans Gold Miners Task2: How many kinds of people are mentioned in Part 2? 15,000 years ago First settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. These people are known as Native Americans. 16th century Detailed Reading: Ex1 P3 Spanish soldiers arrived in South America. California became part of Mexico. The United States declared war on Mexico. Gold was discovered in California. California became the 31st state of the US. 1821 1846 1850 1848 Spanish Russians Africans Chinese Italians Danish Jewish Japanese Koreans Cambodians Vietnamese Pakistanis In the early 16th century early 1800s 1800s Late 1840s / in the 1860s In the late 19th century 1911 Ex2 P3 1920s at the beginning of the 20th century In more recent decades In more recent decades In more recent decades From about 1970s Task 1 Read the text again and finish 5 multiple-choice questions 1. This passage is most likely to be taken from ______. a newpaper B. a geography book C. a novel D. a travel broc