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Book 6 unit 1 A land of diversity Reading: California Teaching aims:

1. To get the structure of the whole passage and detailed information. 2. To improve the students’ reading and speaking skills. 3.To understand American mufti-culture and peoples

4.To get the summary of the

text and enjoy the happiness o f reading

Teaching key and difficult points:

1. Make students learn to how to express their opinions.

2. To develop the students’ reading strategy.

Teaching methods Prediction, Discussion and Task-based Approach

Lead---in

1.Which city is the capital of the USA? 2.Which state is the largest one in the USA? 3.Which state has the largest population in the USA 4.Where is California? 4. How much do you know about California? Reading Task 1. Reading for structure.(3mins) 1. Divide the passage into three parts according to the main idea of each pat.

Part1 __________ Brief introduction to California

Part2 __________ When and why people from different countries moved to Part3 __________ the future of California.

2.How is the passage organized? The reading passage is organized into sections according to

the __________of origin of settler, and the ________of their arrivals

Task 2. Careful reading (3mins) 1.Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks. 1

Stage

arrivals 编写人：李玉梅

people Native Americans

Europeans

Spanish

Time

Event

Built the colonies

In the 18th century

Russians

In the

early 1800s

Later arrivals Chinese

Italians

Built the railway

Fished and made wine

Farmed Established a town

Developed industry Japanese

Denmark

Jewish

Task 3 Comprehension（3mins）

Choose the best answer 1. The first settlers came to California by ______

A. sailing to the west in Spanish ship

B. flying over the Pacific Ocean

C. Getting to America crossing the Bering Strait in the Arctic.

D. sailing to the south through the Indian Ocean

2. The word “boom”

in last paragraph 4 probably means__________

A. a sharp decrease

B. a sudden increase

C. hardship

D. Drop

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3. What is the writer’s attitude according to the last paragraph?

A. negative

B. satisfied

C. positive

D. Unconcerned 4. what's the topic of this passage?

A. The culture of California

B. The history of California

C. The Population of California

D. The immigrants of California

Task 4: Retelling (3mins) Complete the passage without your book.

California is not only of the largest states in the United States but also has the largest population. It1.________people from all over the word. The diversity of culture is not2. ________ (surprise) when you know the history of California.

The first people living in California were Native Americans who came at 15,000years ago.

In the 18th century, California 3_________ (rule) by Spain. At that time the 4_______(major)of the Spanish there were5________ (religion) men.

In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began to 6_______in California when gold was discovered in California many people came here search of gold. The first 7_______ (arrive) were south Americans and people from the United States. In more recent decades, more people from Asia came to California .8.____is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great 9_____there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.

Team-Work and Discussion (5mins)

Homework Surf the internet and read more about California &America.

Write a small passage about California using the information you have got from the book and the internet.

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