Unit 1 A land of diversity知识讲解 话题语言应用——多元文化的美国

高中英语必修课---Unit1A land of diversity语言点知识讲解及巩固练习题（含答案解析）学习目标重点词汇distinction,majority,elect,percentage,boom, occur,indicate,apparently,slip,hire重点短语by means of make a life,team up with,mark out,apply for take in,live on,a great many,keep up重点句型There be+sb.+doing...with复合结构知识讲解重点词汇distinction【原句回放】It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA...加州与众不同之处在于他也是美国最具多元化文化特征的一个州......【点拨】distinction n.区别,差别；卓越常用搭配：make a distinction between把......与......区分开make no distinction没有区别have a distinction of有......与众不同之处with distinction优异地，显著地Mr.Green has the distinction of having been the first president of the famous school.格林先生不同凡响，他是这所著名学校的首任校长。

The law makes no distinction between men and women.这条法律没有男性和女性的区别。

【拓展1】distinct adj.清晰的，明显的，明确的distinguish v.区分，辨别；把......区别分类，使杰出There was a distinct smell of gas when I opened the door.我打开门时有一种明显的煤气味。

Unit 1 A land of diversity Ⅰ、单元教学目标Ⅱ、目标语言Ⅲ、教材分析与教材重组1、教材分析本单元以“地域文化”为主题, 旨在通过单元教学，使学生了解有关美国地理方面得知识；学习加利福尼亚州得简介，使学生对美国得文明史略见一斑；通过阅读名人传记，研究美国得民族文化，使学生对美国有全方位得认识，掌握有关美国得历史、地理、文化、民族等方面得词汇；学会运用名词性从句等语法知识，并通过相关练习，提高学生得语言运用能力；通过阅读一篇图文并茂得美国游记，学会书写电子邮件或明信片，介绍某一名胜古迹与人文景观；通过学习、探究我国少数民族地区得多种文化，以及撰写我国某一城市、省份或地区得简介，加深对祖国地域文化得了解，提高写作能力。

本单元旨在通过对世界各地得名胜古迹、风土人情得研究与学习，丰富学生得世界地域文化知识，开扩视野，培养她们热爱祖国、热爱大自然、保护名胜古迹、造福人类得高尚情操。

1、1 Warming Up要求学生查阅美国地图，讨论有关美国地理方面得知识，为下一步得学习做好热身准备。

1、2 Pre-reading要求学生讨论有关加利福尼亚州得几张图片，了解当地风土人情、民俗文化。

1、3 Reading主要介绍了加利福尼亚州人口及民族、种族构成、融合、变迁得历史。

通过学习，使学生了解加州不仅就是美国人口最多得州，同时也就是民族、种族最多、文化最为多元得州。

1、4 Comprehending要求学生在理解课文得基础上，写出发生在加州得重大历史事件，并分析讨论新世纪加州为什么会成为多种文化交织得共同体得原因。

1、5 Learning about Language由Discovering useful words and expressions与Discovering useful structures两部分组成。

并设计了词性转换、用课文中所学习得重点词汇填空、补全对话等练习。

1、6 Using Language由Reading and writing, Listening and speaking组成，通过对学生听说读写综合能力培养，要求学生在了解相关知识得基础上，阅读并改写部分游记；想象自己在某地度假，给朋友发一封电子邮件或寄一张贺卡介绍该地区得相关情况。

人教版高中英语选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity 教学设计Unit 1 A land of diversityReading CaliforniaI.教学内容分析单元话题和结构本单元主要围绕具有多元文化的美国这一主题展开，重点介绍了加利福尼亚的多元文化特征，使学生对加州移民有深入了解并认识到“美国是民族的熔炉”。

通过本单元学习，培养学生跨文化交际意识，进一步拓宽视野，为终身学习奠定良好基础。

II.Teaching Goals:1.To review what Ss have already known about California?2.To develop Ss’ some basic reading skills.3.To arouse Ss’ interest in learning about the history of people in California.4.To help Ss learn the huge diversity of races and cultures in America, especiallyin California.教学重点和难点1.教学重点(1)本单元教学目的和要求中的生词和短语；(2)了解加利福尼亚移民的特点以及加州的人文、历史等。

2.教学难点(1)了解美国文化的多元化特征，培养学生跨文化交际的意识，提高他们自身的素质；(2)学会使用“方向和位置”来介绍一个地方或描述一个事件，以及鼓励别人说话的方法；(3)学写有关介绍国家或城市等的说明文。

III.Teaching Procedures:Purpose: To get Ss to know how to skim for the gist.To get Ss to know the brief history focusing on the settlement of the state of California.To let Ss learn how to organize an expository writing.1.L ead-inPurpose: To arouse students’ interest in the text and encourage Ss to imagine the content of the text.Ask Ss to listen to the brife introduction about USA and finish the quiz.2.FastreadingPurpose: To get a brief understanding of the text.(1)Ask Ss to look through the text quickly. Then ask them to divide the passage into three parts according to the main idea of each part.Part 1（）Brief introduction to California.California is the largest state with the largest in the USA.It’s also the most state because of its history.Part 2（）When and why people from different countries moved to California.Part 3（）The future of California.(2)Ask Ss to read the text again and work in pairs and finish the three tasks.Task 1 Read the para 2&3，fill in the blanks.※Native Americans1.Living in California2.They crossed the Bering Strait to America by means o f a .3.in the 16th century: Native American skilled by Europeansforced into slavery died from the diseasesurvived the terrible times16th century18th centuryIn 1821In 1846Task 2 Read the para 4&5,then complete the T or F1.In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California.2.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California.3.A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich.4.California became the thirty-first state of the USA in 1850.Task 3 Read the para6-9,fill in the ter ArrivalsPart 3 The future: It will become a mixture of many races and cultures.※Summary （知识建构）California is the most state in the USA. The first settlers arrived in California by of a land bridge. In the 18th century, California wasby 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 brought more Chinese there. In more recent decades, California has become to more people from Asia. Attracted by the climate and the , many people still to California. In the near future, California will become a mixture of many and cultures without any major racial or cultural groups.※巩固训练Check the new words and phrases in the reading.继续存在用...办法；通过习惯新的生活方式、工作等坚持；维持选择；选举；决定做某事大多数；大半※精讲点拨means n．手段；方法(单复数相同)eg.All possible means have been tried, but not a means has worked.所有可能的方法都尝试过了，但是没有一种方法奏效。

Unit 1 A land of diversity语言点编稿：牛新阁审稿：王春霞学习目标重点词汇distinction, majority, elect,percentage, boom, occur, indicate, apparently, slip, hire重点短语by means of make a life, team up with, mark out, apply fortake in,live on, a great many, keep up重点句型There be + sb. + doing ...with复合结构知识讲解重点词汇distinction【原句回放】It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA... 加州与众不同之处在于他也是美国最具多元化文化特征的一个州......【点拨】distinction n.区别, 差别；卓越常用搭配：make a distinction between 把......与......区分开make no distinction 没有区别have a distinction of 有......与众不同之处with distinction 优异地，显著地Mr. Green has the distinction of having been the first president of the famous school.格林先生不同凡响，他是这所著名学校的首任校长。

The law makes no distinction between men and women.这条法律没有男性和女性的区别。

【拓展1】distinct adj. 清晰的，明显的，明确的distinguish v.区分，辨别；把......区别分类，使杰出There was a distinct smell of gas when I opened the door.我打开门时有一种明显的煤气味。

Unit 1A land of diversity——多元化的社会重点单词1．means n. [C]方法；手段(单复数同形)(1)means作为一个单复数同形的名词，常及主谓一致结合起来进行考查。

要注意，means作主语时，前有every, each, one等修饰语时，谓语动词用单数；前有several, some, many, few, all等修饰语时，谓语动词用复数。

means n．手段；方法；mean v．意思是；打算by all means当然可以，一定，务必by means of 依靠by no means 绝不，一点也不by this means ＝in this way用这种方法means of travel /transportation交通方式【易错提示】(1)当means作主语且有every, each, one等词修饰时，谓语动词用单数；有some, several, many, few等词修饰时，谓语动词用复数。

(2)by no means放到句首时，句子用部分倒装语序。

By no means shall I do it.我绝不会干那事。

Every possible means has been tried, but none worked.＝All means have been tried, but none worked.各种办法都尝试了，但没有一种奏效。

way 多及in连用，构成in...waymethod 多及with连用，构成with...methodmeans 多及by连用，构成by...meansapproach 多及to连用，构成approach to...用means, method, way和approach的适当形式填空。

(1)He thought of an efficient________to the study of English idioms.(2)He solved the problem by this________.(3)She tried to find a________to solve the puzzle.(4)We have no better ideas, so let's try your________.(5)By no means________such a good opportunity!A．shall I miss B．I shall missC．miss I D．I miss2．majority n. 大多数；大半点拨：(1)单独用作主语，谓语动词用单数、复数均可。

选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity 要点梳理高效梳理·知识备考●重点单词1．distinct adj.清晰的；明显的；明确的→distinction n．差别；区分；卓著2．means n．手段；方法3．majority n．大多数；大半→minority n．少数4．despite prep.尽管；不管5．elect vt.选择；决定做某事；选举某人→election n．选举6．percentage n．百分比；百分率7．boom n．(人口、贸易的)繁荣 vi.处于经济迅速发展时期8．applicant n．申请人→apply v．申请→application n．申请9．customs n．海关；关税；进口税10．occur vi.发生；出现11．indicate vt.指出；标示；表明；暗示→indication n．迹象→indicator n．指示器，指示物12．luggage n．行李13．apparent adj.显而易见的；显然的；表面上的→apparently adv.明显地14．slip vi.滑动；滑行；滑跤 n．滑动；滑倒15．hire vt. & n．租用，雇用16．nowhere adv.无处；到处都无17．punishment n．处罚；惩罚→punish v．惩罚；处罚18．justice n．正义；公平→injustice(反义词)●重点短语1．live on继续存在；继续生存2．by means of... 用……办法；借助……3．make a life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等4．keep up坚持；维持；沿袭(风俗、传统等)5．back to back 背靠背6．team up with 与……合作或一起工作7．mark out画线；标出……界线8．take in包括；吸收9．a great/good many许多；很多10．apply for申请；请示得到●重点句型1．However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.然而，美洲土著人很可能在15 000年前就在加州生活着。