Unit1AlandofdiversityPeriod1Warmingup&readingStepⅠLead-inT:Boysandgirls,we’velearnedEnglishseveralyears.WeknowthatEnglishismainlyusedinEngland,Australia,theUnitedStatesofAmerica,etc.Andwe’renowlearningAmericanEnglish.ButhowmuchdoyouknowabouttheUnitedStatesofAmerica—alandofdiversity?Asweallknow,theUSisaworldpowerwiththemostdevelopedeconomy.ItliesintheNorthAmerica,borderingboththeNorthAtlanticOceanandtheNorthPacificOcean,betweenCanadaandMexico.TherearefiftystatesintheUS.Forty-eightofthemareinthesingleregionbetweenCanadaandMexico;thisgroupisreferredto,asthecontinentalorcontiguousUnitedStates.Twoofthe50states,Alaska(astateinnorthwesternNorthAmerica)andHawaii(astateinthecentralPacificontheHawaiianIslands),arenotcontiguouswithanyoftheotherstates.Todaywearegoingtolearnmoreaboutthispowerfulcountry.First,lookatthefollowingpictures.Showsomepicturesonthescreen.StepⅡWarmingupAskthestudentstoturntopage1andlookatthemapoftheUSAandtalkaboutitingroupsof4.Fillinthegivenform.Thenwriteonthemapthenamesoftheoceans,countries,mountainranges,lakes,riversandbigcities.Atlast,checktheanswerswiththewholeclass.T:Goodjob!DoyouwanttolearnmoreknowledgeabouttheUSA?Nowpleaseopenyourbooksandturntopage1.HereisamapoftheUSA.Pleaselookatitcarefully.Trytowriteonthemapthenamesoftheoceans,countries,mountainranges,lakes,riversandbigcities.StepⅢPre-readingT:CanyoufindthelocationofCalifornia?Wheredoesitlie?S1:Yes,itislyingonthePacificOceaninthewestandonMexicointhesouth.S2:CaliforniaisonthewestcoastoftheUnitedStates,whichisdiverseintopography,climateandecologicalenvironment.T:Correct.Anythingelsedoyouknowaboutthestate?S2:Ithasanareaof411squarekilometers.AnditisoneoftheAmericanstatesofthelargestpopulation,withthemostdevelopedeconomy.S3:Youareright.Itseconomytakesthefirstplaceamongallthestates.Soit’soneofthemostimportantstates.S4:Thepleasantweather,longbeachandgracefulnaturallandscapemakethetourismprosperous.T:Welldone!JustaspeoplegototheUSAfrommanyplacestoday,sodidinancienttimes.Todaywe’regoingtolearntheshorthistoryofCalifornia.NowpleaselookatthepicturesaboutCalifornia.Anddiscussingroupsof4whateachpicturemeanstoyou.Afewminuteslater,I’llasksomeofyoutosaysomethingaboutthem.Afewminuteslater.T:OK,nowI’dlikesomeofyoutosaysomethingaboutthepictures.S1:IcanseeaNativeAmericanfarmerintheleftpictureonpage1.Hewasstandingbesideacampintheforest.Itseemedthathefeltveryhappy.Maybehehadagoodharvest.S2:Thevillagersmovedtothesevariouscampsintheforestsduringtheharvestseason,dependingonthetypeofcropbeinggathered.S3:Inthemiddlepicture,amanwaspanninggold.Helookednotonlythinandweak,butalsothirstyandtired.S4:Ithinkitwasdifficultforthemtoachievethedreamofbecomingrich.S5:Hemighthavetogiveup,leaveCaliforniaandgobackhome.S6:TherightpictureillustratesmodernCaliforniawithbeautifulbuildingsandbusystreet.S7:By1990,thenationsbeingimmigratedfromdifferentpartsoftheworldhadmadeCaliforniaintothemostraciallyandethnicallydiversestateinthecountry.S8:Thepictureonpage2showsusaSpanishreligiousman.S9:Thepictureonpage3showsusIndianchildrenwereallowedtoattendpublicschools.S10:ThenumberofAfricanAmericansinCaliforniaincreaseddramaticallyfollowingtheturnofthe20thcentury.StepⅣReadingScanningAskthestudentstoreadthetextsilentlyandthenasksomequestionsaboutthetext.T:Todaywe’regoingtoreadashorthistoryofwesternpainting.Nowlet’sreaditquicklyandfindouttheanswerstothequestionsonthescreenwithyourpartners.Showthequestionsonthescreen.1.WhowerethefirsttoarriveinCaliforniatorushforgold?2.WhenandwhydidthelargenumberofChineseimmigratetoCalifornia?3.WhatattractedpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoimmigratetoCalifornia?T:NowwhocananswerQuestion1?S1:SouthAmericansandpeoplefromtheUnitedStates.T:Good!Who’dliketoanswerQuestion2?S2:DuringtheGoldRushPeriod,manyChineseimmigratedtoCaliforniatoachievetheirdreamofbecomingrich.S3:Inthe1860s,alargenumberofChinesewenttheretobuildtherailwayfromthewesttoeastcoast.T:Exactly.Howaboutthethirdquestion?S4:IthinkthetemperateclimateattractedimmigrantstoCalifornia.S5:Maybethemodernlifestylethereismoreattractivetopeoplefromotherpartsoftheworld.T:Goodjob!SkimmingInthispart,thestudentswillreadthetextagainandtrytogetthemainideaingroupsof4.Thenshowthefollowingformonthescreen.Givethemafewminutestofillintheform.Thenchecktheanswerswiththewholeclass.T:Nowpleasereadthetextagain.Andthenlet’strytogetthemainideaofthetext.I’llshowtheformonthescreenandgiveyouafewminutestofillinit.Showtheformwithblanksonthescreen.CALIFORNIAStage People Time EventNativeAmericans Asians 15,000 Arrivedfirst Natives 1600s SufferedbyEuropeansSpanish Spanish 1600s Tooknative’slandRuledbySpain 1800s BecamepartofMexico 1821 Declaredwar&Givenback 1846 SettledinRussians Russians 1800s SettledinGoldminers SouthAmericansAmericans,Europeans,Asians 1848 Discovered&Rushforgold 1850 Becameastate Africans 1800s MovedfromMexico Chinese 1860s Builttherailway Japanese Early1900 Farmed Deｎmark 1911 Establishedatown Jewish By1920s Developedindustry Italians Late1900s Fishedandmadewine Africans 1942~1945 Workedinship&aircraftindustriesRecentarrivals Indians,Pakistanis 1970s WorkedinComputerindustry Cambodians,Koreans,Vietnamese,Laotians Recentdecades ImmigratedFuture Differentparts Future ImmigratedExplanationT:Nowlet’sdealwithsomelanguagepointsinthetext.Lookatthesentencesonthescreen.Whocanexplainthesentences?Showthefollowing.1.However,itislikelythatNativeAmericanswerelivinginCalifornia...P22.OfthefirstSpanishtogoto...,themajoritywere...P23.Thatiswhy...P24.Somediedorreturnedhome,but...P25.AlthoughChineseimmigrants...,itwasthebuildingof...P26.Itisbelievedthatbeforelong...P3StepⅤComprehendingAskthestudentstoreadthepassageagainandtrytoknowmoreaboutthepictures,thepeopleandtheeventsindifferenthistoryperiods.FirstaskstudentstopracticeActivities1-3inpairs.Andthenchecktheanswerswiththewholeclass.T:Readthepassageagain.NowI’dlikeyoutopracticeActivity1.S1:Thefirstpictureonpage2showsussomelife-stylesoftheNativeAmericansinCalifornia.NativeAmericansfirstarrivedandhavelivedinCaliforniaforthousandsofyears.S2:TheyestablishedtheirhomesalongthecentralCaliforniacoastlongbeforetheEuropeansarrived.S3:TheysufferedalotbyEuropeans,thousandswerekilledorforcedintoslavery.S4:Themiddlepictureonpage2isabouttheGoldRushinCalifornia.S5:Oneofthelargesthumanmigrationsinhistoryasahalf-millionpeoplefromaroundtheworlddescendeduponCaliforniainsearchofinstantwealth.S6:Manydiedorreturnedhome,butmostofthemremainedinCalifornia.S7:TherightoneshowsthatCaliforniaisamulticulturalcitywitharchitecturesofdifferentstyles.S8:Attractedbytheclimateandlifestyle,moreandmorepeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldliketoimmigratetoCalifornia.S9:Inthe21stcenturyCaliforniawillbecomesuchamulticulturalstatewithamixtureofmanyracesandcultures.S10:Thepictureonpage3showsusaCatholicreligiousmanwhocametoCaliforniatoteachthenatives.S11:Intheearly16thcentury,Spanishfoughtagainstthenaivepeople,tooktheirlandandsettledinCalifornia.S12:WecanseesomanyAfricanAmericanswerehavingclassesintheschool.S13:In1924,theUnitedStatesCongressgaveNativeAmericansthesamerightsasothercitizensforthefirsttime.S14:Schoolsegregationanddiscriminationinhousingwerebanned,butAfricanAmericansstillencounteredprejudiceandhostility.T:Readthepassageagain.AnddoActivities2~3inpairs.Afewminuteslater.T:OK,I’llasksomeofyoutoshowyouranswers.Sampleanswers:(Refertotheaboveform)StepⅥConsolidationFirstaskthestudentstotalkaboutthewritingstyleandtechniques,writingcharacteristicofthistextingroupsof4,andchecktheanswerswiththewholeclass.Thenaskthestudentstofindoutthemainideaofthepassageandtrytoretellthetextinpairs.Afewminuteslater,asksomeofthemtoretellittothewholeclass.T:NowI’dlikeyoutotalkaboutthewritingstyleandtechniques,writingcharacteristicofthistextingroupsof4.Afewminuteslater.T:Allright,what’sthewritingstyleandtechniques,writingcharacteristicsofthistext?Whocantellme?Ss:Writingstyleandtechniques:Thepassageisahistoricalnarrativearticle.ItintroducesbrieflythemainhistoryeventsofdifferentperiodsoftimesinCalifornia.Italsodescribeswhen,howandwhythepeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldimmigratedtoCalifornia.TheshorthistoryofCaliforniaisdescribedclearlyandaccurately,whichgivesthereadersadeepimpression.Ss:Writingcharacteristics:1.Thetextisarrangedwellintheorderoftime.2.Thetextcatchesthefeatureofpeopleandthingsandusesadjectives.3.Thetextcentersonthesubjectandthepurpose.4.Thetextseemsmorevividandlivelywiththeinsertedpictures.T:Welldone!NowI’llgiveyouafewminutestofindoutthemainideaofthepassageandpracticeretellingthetextinpairswiththehelpoftheformaboutthetext.Showtheaboveformagainonthescreen.T:Allright.I’dlikesomeofyoutotellusthemainidea.Ss:Mainidea:ThetextmainlyintroducestheshorthistoryofCalifornia.Itdescribesthegreathistoryeventshappenedinvarioustimes.Italsotellsuswhen,howandwhydifferentpeoplefromallovertheworldhavingbeenimmigratingtoCalifornia.Itexplainstousthereasonswhyitwillbeasimplemulticulturalcommunityinthe21stcentury.T:OK,it’stimeforustodosomeretellingwork.Who’dliketohaveatry?Ss:CaliforniaisthethirdlargeststateintheUSAwiththemostdevelopedeconomy.15,000yearsago,thefirstsettlerscrossedthe