DOC《高二英语选修8 unit 1导学案》

高二英语选修8 unit 1导学案 A land of diversity Period

1 Warming up, Pre-reading &

Reading Ⅰ.

Teaching goals ( 教学目标 ) : To know the meanings of the following new words and phrases in this period. To learn about the diversity of races and cultures in America. To develop the Ss'

reading ability by skimming and scanning the passage. To develop the Ss'

speaking ability by talking about the history, geography and culture of a place. Ⅱ. Teaching main and difficult points: (教学重难点) To enable the Ss to learn how to talk about the important events in Californian history. To enable the Ss to explain the reasons why California is such a multicultural community in the 21st century. Ⅲ. Preview and self-test: (预习自测) Step1 Warming up Look at the map of the USA. Write on the map the names of as many of the following as you can Step2 Pre-reading Match each time and the important event in Californian history. 1.

15 000 years ago A. The US declared war on Mexico. 2. 16th century B. Gold was discovered in California. 3.

1821 C. Spanish soldiers arrived in South America. 4.

1846 D. California became the 31st state of the US. 5.

1848 E. California became part of Mexico. 6.

1850 F. First settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. These people are now known as Native Americans. Step3 Reading and comprehending Fill in the form with proper information Stage People Time Event Native Americans Native Americans

15 000 years ago Arrived first. _____1___ 16th century ___2_____ suffered greatly The Spanish Spanish 1600s Took native people'

s land 18th century ___3__ruled California.

1821 California became part of Mexico. ___4___ The USA declared war on Mexico and California was given to the USA. _____5____ Russians 1800s Settled in California Gold Miners South Americans, Americans, Europeans, Asians

1848 Discovered gold &

Rush for gold.

1850 California became___6___of the USA Later Arrivals Chinese 1860s Built the railway. _____7_____ Late 19th century Fished and made wine. Danes

1911 Established a town. Jewish By the 1920s Attracted by the _8_boom ____9____ Early 20thcentury Farmed. Africans ____10_____ Worked in the ship &

aircraft industries. Most Recent Arrivals Indians, Pakistanis 1970s Worked in the computer industry. Cambodians, ____11___Vietnamese, Laotians Recent decades Immigrated. The Future Different parts ___12____ Immigrated. Ⅳ. Cooperation and Exploration: (合作探究) Scan the passage and complete the following exercises: 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 2. After the arrival of the Europeans in the 16th century, A. Native people were killed or forced into slavery. B. Many native people died from diseases brought by Europeans. C. None of the native people could survive the terrible times. D. Both A and B. 3. Which of the following is false according to the text? _____ A. During the Gold Rush Period many people went to California in the hope of becoming rich. B. Actually every few gold miners became rich. C. During the Gold Rush Period many Chinese immigrants arrived in California only to find gold. D. California became a state of the US two years after the gold was discovered there. 4. From the passage we can infer that _______ A. between the late 19th century and the early 20th century Italian and Danish immigrants came to California to make wine. B. by the 1920s many Jewish people came to California because they were attracted by the film industry. C. Mexican people came to California to work in the ship and aircraft industries. D. there will be more racial or cultural groups in California because more and more people from different parts of the world are still coming to settle there. 5.What'