Learning about Language教学设计(教案)

Unit 1 A land of diversity Teaching goals: 1. Ability goals Enable the students to talk about the history of California. 2. Learning ability goals

Enable the students learn how to talk about the history of California.

Teaching important points

Enable the students learn how to talk about the important events in Californian history.

Teaching difficult points Enable the students to explain the reasons why California is such a multicultural community in the 21st century.

Teaching methods Skimming, scanning and discussion.

Teaching aids a computer, a projector

Teaching procedures

Step 1: Lead-in Introduce some knowledge about the USA 1. The American flag is known as “the Stars and Stripes”.

50 stars —— each representing one state

13 stripes —— the original 13 states Red —— courage White —— freedom Blue —— loyalty and justice 2. Which city is known as the “Big Apple”?

A. New York

B. Chicago

C. Los Angeles 3. When is American Independence Day? A. June 4th

B. July 4th

C. August 14th

4. Which state is the largest one in the US?

A. New York

B. Texas

C. California

D. Florida

5. ____ has the largest population in the USA. A. California

B. Alaska

C. Washington

D. Texas 6. ____ is the first president of the USA. A. Thomas Jefferson

B. John Adams

C. George Washington

D. Abraham Lincoln

7. The USA lies in the south of North America. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. The northern land neighbor is Canada, and south of it is Mexico.

8. some cities in the USA

Step 2: Reading 1.

Native Americans Time: 15,000 years ago Where they came from: from Asia (by means of) What happened to them in the sixteenth century? They were killed by Europeans / were forced into slavery / died from the disease / survived the terrible times 2.

Spanish Fill in the form: (an important even) 16th century: Spanish soldiers arrived, fought and took their land 18th century: California was ruled by Spain in 1821: California became part of Mexico in 1846: the United States declared war on Mexico 3. Russians & Gold miners Do some T or F questions: In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California. In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California.

A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich.

California become the thirty-first state of the United states of American in 1850 4.

Later arrivals

Later arrivals ★ Chinese began to arrive during the 11. __________ Period, and even more came in the 1860s.

★ Italians, mainly 12. _________ but also wine makers, arrived in the late 19th century.

★ In 1911 immigrants from 13. _________ established a town of their own.

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In the 1920s the film industry boom attracted many Europeans including many 14. ________ people.

★ Japanese 15. ________ began arriving in California in the early 20th century, and a lot more have settled there since the 1980s.

★ Africans have been living in California since the 16. _____, and more arrived between 1942 and 1945 to work in the 17. _____ and aircraft industries. ★

In recent decades, more people have come to California from 18. _____, including Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians.

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Since the 1970s, 19. _______ and Pakistanis have been attracted to California by its 20. _________ industry. 5. Recent arrivals

Step 3: Discussion

Why is California such a multicultural community? What problems do you think might arise? Step 4: Homework 1. Underline the useful expressions

2. workbook