【人教课标选修8】Unit 1 A Land of Diversity

Of the first Spanish to go to…, the majority were … men who…

This is why … as a first or second language.

Many died or returned home, but … to make a life for…

Although Chinese immigrants…, it was the building of … that brought …

It is believed that before long … so …that …, but …

二．Contents:

Step1. Lead-in

We’ve learned English several years. We know that English is mainly used in England, Australia, the United States of America, etc. And we’re now learning American English. But how much do you know aobut the United States of America---  A land of diversity? As we all know , the US is a world power with the most developed economy. It lies in the North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada a and Mexico. There are fifty states in the US. Forty eight of them are in the single region between Canada and Mexico; this group is refereed to, as the continental or contiguous Unites States. Two of the 50 states, Alaska (a state in northwestern Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands), are not contiguous with any of the other states. In the world’s events which have something to do with the US, such as the September 11 attacks, Iraqi war, Kartrina Hurricane, tec. Today wre are going to learn more about this powerful country.

Show a group of picture (the Statue of Liberty, the Star-Spangled flag, the White House, etc.). Ask Ss to say something about each.

Step 2 Warming up

Ask Ss to turn to page 1 and look at the map  of th USA and talk about it in groups of 4.

Fill in the given form. Then write on the map the jnames of the oceans, countries, mountain ranges, lakes, rivers and big cities. At last, check the answers with the whole class.

Step 3. Pre-reading

ⅠCan you find the location of California? Where does it lie?

(on the west coast of the United States.)

Do you know anything about it?

(It is diverse in topography, climate and ecological environment. It has an area of 411 square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy. Pleasant weather, graceful landscapes make the tourism prosperous.)

Ⅱ Ask Ss to look at the pictures in the pre-reading part and ask them to say something about the picture. ( Each picture indicates one aspect of California)

Step 4 Reading

Scanning

Ask the Ss to read the text silently and then ask some questions about the text.

Qs:

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?

The Third Period    Language Points