Book8 Unit 1 A land of diversity Reading

The United States of America (USA)

If we want to learn something about a country, a state, we would like to know its size, population,

location, language, history, capital, climate,

agriculture and industry, education

Star-Spangled Banner

Star-Spangled Banner

( 星条旗 )

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.

National Flag

San Francisco

Los Angeles

Houston

BostonBoston

New YorkNew York

Washington, D.CWashington, D.C

Rocky M

ountains

Mexico

Chicago

Canada

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

the Mississippi

Superior

MichiganErie

Huron

Ontario

The Statue of Liberty

The White House

It has an area of 411.ooo square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy.

1. California is the ________ largest state in the USA. A.third B. Second C.fourth D. fifth2. California, a state in the western USA, borders ________. A. the Pacific Ocean B.the Indian Ocean C. the Atlantic Ocean D.the Arctic Ocean3. _____ is California’s largest and the nation’s second largest city. A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco

A

A

B

General knowledge quiz about California

6. California’s official nickname is the _______ ? A. Sunflower State B. Golden State C. Land of opportunity D. Evergreen State

7. ___has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas

8. California entered the Union on September 9, 1850, as the ______state. A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first

B

A

D

How each picture is re

levant to the history of California?

Native American

Indian—one of the

first people to live in

California.

Pre-reading

A gold miner—the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.

A building in

Chinatown, San

Francisco—Many

Chinese have settled

in California and

many of them live in

Chinatown in San

Francisco.

Task1 Fast reading True or False questions1.California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population. 2.The native Americans are treated well after the arrival of Europeans. 3.Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men. 4.In the early 1800s, Russians began setting in California just for fur. 5.Duing Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich. 6. In the late 19th century, Chinese immigrants arrived in California. 7.It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no major racial or culture groups.

F

F

T

T

F

F

T

15,000 years ago

16th

century:

1821

1846

1848

1850

First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. These people are now known as Native AmericanSpanish soldiers arrived in South American

Became part of Mexico

The US declared war on Mexico

Gold was discovered in California

California became the 31st state of

the US.

Comprehending: EX-2

Stage People Time Event

Later arrivals

Africans 1800s

Chinese 1860s

Japanese Early 1900

Denmark 1911

Jewish By 1920s

Italians Late 1900s

Africans 1942~ 1945

Moved from Mexico

Built the railway

Farmed

Established a town

Developed industry

Fished and made wine

Worked in ship&

aircraft industry

• Russians• Chinese• Africans• Italians• Jewish• Japanese• Cambodians• Koreans• Danish• Pakistanis

• Early 1800s

• Late 1840s/ early 1850s

• 1800s

• Late 1800s

• 1920s

• Early 1900s

• From about the 1970s

• From about the 1970s

• 1911

• From about the 1970s

Comprehending: EX-3

Skimming: answer the following questions:

1. Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold?

2. When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California?

3. What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California?

Reading

1. Who were the first to arrive in

California to rush for gold?

South Americans and people from

the United States.

Summary

2. When and why did the large number

of Chinese immigrate to California?

dream of becoming rich. In the 1860s,a

large number of Chinese went there to

build the railway from the west to east

coast During the Gold Rush Period,

many Chinese immigrated to California

to achieve their.

3. What attracted people from different

parts of the world to immigrate to

California?

I think the temperate climate attracted

immigrants to California. Maybe the

modern lifestyle there is more attractive

to people from other parts of the world.

1. population un / cn. 人口 The population of China_______ large. And

70% of the population of China_________

peasants.

isare

Language points

表示整体人口时谓语动词用单数，表示部分人口时谓语动词用复数 . 而形容人口的多少通常用 large / small.

What’s the population of ….?

What’s the population of Guangdong?

have a population of …. 有多少人口China has a population of 1.3 billion.

2. multicultural adj.

multi- 多、多方面、多方向的 multi-coloured 多色的 multi-racial 多种族的 multi-media 多媒体

3. When the first people arrived in

what we now know as California,… 宾语从句

= the place that we now know as California.

定语从句George Washington was born in ______ is

now the state of Virginia.

A.which B. where C. that D. what

= George Washington was born in the place

that is now the state of Virginia.

D

1.Pudong Development Zone is no longer a

rural area ________ it used to be.

2. Pudong Development Zone is no longer _

_______ it used to be.

A. what B. where C. that D. there

C

A

定语从句

表语从句

4. by means of…: by using … 用……办法，借助 He crossed the river by means of a raft.

We express out feelings by means of words.

means 单复数同形 All possible means have been tried.

The quickest means of travel is by plane.

by this means 用这种方法 by no means 决不，一点也不It’s nothing unusual to experience failure, and by no means ought we lose heart.

5. in addition : besides 此外 , 再者 You need time and money. In addition,

you need diligence.

我打算进城看望我的老师 , 此外还要买点东西 .

I am going to visit my teacher. In addition,

I need to buy some articles of daily use.

what’s more; furthermore; moreover;

in addition to .. 除…外 In addition to cakes and candies, guests

were provided with fruits.

6. majority n. 大多数… The majority____________ for the budget.

The majority of students ________ hard-working.

The majority of the damage _______ easy to

repair.

was / were

are

is

单独做主语时，若强调整体，谓语动词用单数， 强调个体时，谓语动词用复数 。 the majority of + n. 后可用不可数名词，也可用 可数名词复数 , 谓语动词由后面的名词决定。 minority 少数的……

7. declare vt.

1 ）宣布 , 宣告 The chairman declared the results of the

election.

警方现在已经对这个地区的毒贩宣战了 .

The police have declared war on drug dealers

in this area.

2 ） 宣称 , 声称 , 断言 他郑重声明此事属实 .

He declared that it was true.

8. make a life 开始新生活，习惯于新的生活方式 Many farmers go to the big cities to make a life.

It’s not easy to make a life in a new country.

9.keep up 继续，保持If we can keep up this speed, we should arrive the

re in about two days.

Keep up your courage! 鼓起勇气，不要气馁！

10.It is believed that…

It is said that …

It is hoped that…

It is supposed that… 主语从句 It is suggested that…

It is reported that

It is reported that some European

countries are flooded severely .

It is hoped that the cost of medical care

can be cut down.

11. mix 混合 n. We have to come up with a mix of

policies to please the voters.

v. You can mix yellow and blue together

to make green.

We can not mix work with pleasure.

mixture n. 混合物 , 混合体 The drink is a mixture of 3 different

sorts of drinks.

New phrases第三大州在不同时期 / 时代用…方法，借助 决不，一点也不此外，除…之外还有与…斗争，与打架赢得…独立在…安顿下来，定居习惯新的生活方式，谋生保持，继续，鼓起

the third largest state

at various times

by means of

by no means

in addition (to)

fight against

gain one’s independence

settle in sp

make a life

keep up

take in 收容 , 吸收，包括a great/good many 许多 , 大量of one’s own 某人自己的fight against 与…作战feel like doing sth. 想要做某事make a life 谋生mark out 标出

Let’s end of this unit.Thank you !