选修八UnitAlandofdiversityWarmingupandReading课程学习.pptxVIP

Warming up ( 5m) Look at the map of the USA with your group. Write on the map the names of as many of the following as you can.第1页/共27页第一页，共28页。 Ocean on the east coast _________________Ocean on the west cost __________________Country to the north of USA __________________Country to the south of USA ________________Mountains range in the west ______________________Atlantic OceanPacific OceanCanadaMexico Rocky Mountains第2页/共27页第二页，共28页。 Great Lakes : Longest river in the USA :Some important cities:Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and OntarioMississippi RiverNew York, Washington D C, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans第3页/共27页第三页，共28页。 San FranciscoLos AngelesHoustonBostonNew YorkWashington, D.CRocky MountainsMexicoChicagoCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe Mississippi第4页/共27页第四页，共28页。 SuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntario第5页/共27页第五页，共28页。 California (one of the 50 states of the USA)第6页/共27页第六页，共28页。 CALIFORNIA (the Golden State)Lying on the Pacific Ocean, California is on the west coast of the United States, which is diverse in topography(地形), climate and ecological environment. It has an area of 411 square kilometers, and it is one of the US states of the largest population, with the most developed economy. Meanwhile, its pleasant weather, long beach, and graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous.第7页/共27页第七页，共28页。 California第8页/共27页第八页，共28页。 Pre-reading--(2m) Native California Indians第9页/共27页第九页，共28页。 California gold miners around 1849第10页/共27页第十页，共28页。 Chinatowns in California第11页/共27页第十一页，共28页。 A land of diversityReading第12页/共27页第十二页，共28页。 Skimming: answer the following questions:Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold?When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California?What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California?第13页/共27页第十三页，共28页。 1. Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold?2. When and why did the large number of C