Using LanguageⅡ教学设计(第一课时)

高二英语选修8Unit1 reading教案

Step1 课前词汇梳理: 继续存在 坚持,维持

借助…… 侄子,外甥

尽管;不管 海关,关税,进口税

发现,出现 苦难,困苦

联邦制的 差别,区别

Step2 看图片,做选择题. Step3 Reading Task 1 1. What’s the topic of this text?

A. the culture of California

B. the history of California

C. the weather of California 2. Why is there strong Spanish influence in California? 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 Spain. 3.How did California become a state of

America? Mexico gained independence from Spain. Mexico lost the America-Mexico war

and then gave it to the USA. C. Spain lost the Spain—America war. D. Spain gave it to the USA as a gift. 4. Which of the following statements is not true? A lot of people became rich in the gold rush. Most people died in the gold rush. After the gold rush, most people settled in California although did not find gold. The first to arrive in California for gold were Europeans.

5. What’s the main reason that Chinese immigrants came to California? For gold. For the building of the railways. To open restaurants. To live in the Chinatown.

6. Why has California attracted so many people? Gold was discovered here. It

has attractive climate and lifestyle. Many people came here to make a fortune. D.All

of

the above. Task 2

True or False? 1. In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California.

2.A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich.

3. California becomes the thirty-first state of the United states of America in 1850. 4.The native people suffered greatly after the arrival of

Europeans in the 16th century. 5.Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish

as a first language. 6. In the 1800s,Russian fur trappers, began

settling

California. 7.By the 1920s,the film industry was well

established in California.

Task 3

Fill in the blank

Stage

Later arrivals

People Africans

Chinese

Japanese

Denmark

Jewish

Italians

Africans

Recent arrivals

Indians, Pakistanis

Cambodians Koreans Vietnamese Laotians Future

Different parts

Time

Event

Moved from Mexico

Build the railway

Farm

Established a town

film industry

Fished and made wine

Worked in ship& aircraft industries

Worked in Computer industry

Immigrated

Future

Immigrate

Step4: Summary California is the most ___________

state in the USA. The first settlers arrived in California by _________ of a land bridge. In the 18th century, California was_____

by Spain, which had a deep effect on California. In 1848, gold was discovered in California, and the dream of becoming ______ attracted people from all over the world. In the 1860s the building of the rail network ______

more Chinese there. In more recent decades, California has became________to more people from Asia. Attracted by the climate and the________, many people have been ___________ to California. In the near future, California will become a _________ of many races and cultures _______ any major racial or cultural groups. Step5 Homework

1.Read the text again after class and try to retell it in your own words. 2.Finish the exercises on Page 4. Step6 Discussion Why is California such a multicultural community?

What problems do you think might arise?