Unit 1 A land of diversity 选修8 (课件教案2份打包）

课件30张PPT。Unit 1 A land of diversityHow much do you know about America?Warming upFinish the quiz of the general knowledge about the USA1. Which flag is American flag? A. B. C.The America flag is known as “the stars and strips”. 50 stars——— Each star represents one state 13 stripes——— the original 13 states Red——— courage White ——— freedom Blue———loyalty and justice June 14 ——— Flag Day. 2. Which city is the capital of the USA? New York Washington D.C Los Angeles A.B.C.D. 3. Which stands for the USA?√ National Emblems （国徽）4. How many states are there in the USA?A.B.C.D.474849505. When is American Independence Day? A. June 4th B. July 4th C. October 1st D. August 14th 6. Which is the longest river in the USA? A. Nile B. Yangtze River C. Mississippi D. Amazon A.B.C.D.7.Which doesn’t belong to the USA?Statue of LibertyGolden BridgeWhite HouseEiffel Tower 8. Where is California?A.B.E.C.D.CALIFORNIA (the Golden State) Lying on the Pacific Ocean, California is on the west coast of the United States. It has an area of 411 square kilometers, and it is one of the US largest states of the population, with the most developed economy. Meanwhile ,its pleasant weather, long beach, and graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous.Predicting If you were the author, which aspects would you introduce about California in the passage?Size Location Capital Population Language History geographyCustoms culture climate agriculture industry education medical care ……Fast Reading1.What’s the topic of this text? A. the culture of California B. the history of California C. the weather of California D. the history of USA2.Which state in the USA has the largest Population?California (over 30 million people)RussiansLater Arrivals peopleThe SpanishMost Recent ArrivalsNative Americans3.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Gold Miners Detailed reading ⅠRead the text again and answer the following questionsNative Americans1.Time: 2.Where did they come from: 3.What happened in the sixteenth century? Native Americans15000 years agofrom Asian to Alaskawere killed by European were forced into slavery died from the disease survived the terrible timesThe Spanish Fill in the form:(note down important events) 16th century 18th century in 1821 in 1846Spain soldiers arrived and took their landCalifornia was ruled by SpainCalifornia became part of MexicoMexico gave California to the United StatesInfluence:today over 40% of Californians speak Spainish as a first or second languageRussians & Gold MinersDo some T or F questions: 1.In the early 1800s, Russian fur trappers began settling in California. 2.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. 3.A lot of adventures achieved their dream of becoming rich. 4.California became the thirty-first state of the United states of America in 1850. after fewDetailed reading ⅡRead paragraph 6 to paragraph 8 again and try to fill in the form, you can have a discussion ... ...