高中英语_California教学课件设计.ppt

* 课程名称：Unit1 California 学科：英语 年级：高二 版本：新课标人教版第八册 Think about what is about. ( the time, the place and the event.) Pre-reading According to the title “California” and the pictures, predict what this passage is about. How does each picture relate to California? Native Californian Indians A California gold miner A traditional Chinese building What’s the main idea of this passage? ______________________________________ 2. This passage is organized in the order of ___________________________. Skimming It is mainly about the history of California. the time of settlers’ arrival Scanning 1.California is the ______ largest state in size with the _______ population and the most ____________ state. multicultural third largest 2. How many kinds of peoples are talked in this text? What are they? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Native Americans The Spanish Russians Gold miners Later arrivals Most recent arrivals. Careful Reading Native Americans When How fifteen thousand years ago crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge. Some survived these terrible times. influence After the arrival of the Europeans, Thousands were killed or forced into slavery. Many died from diseases. more Native Americans suffer . . The Spanish Influence: In the early 16th century 18th 1821 1846 Spanish soldiers arrived in South America and took the land. California was ruled by Spain. Mexico gained independence from Spain. California became part of Mexico. Mexico gave California to the USA. Today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language. The Spanish Influence: In the early 16th century 18th 1821 1846 The purpose of the majority of the first Spanish to go to California: to teach the catholic religion to the natives. When_____________________________ What______________________________