山东省英语高中人教版学案 选修八：Unit1 A land of diversity Grammar

Unit1 A Land of Diversity导学案第二课时知识梳理I. Words1.课本原句：California is the third largest state in the USA but hasthe___________________（最多的人口）.population n.人口①形容人口数的多少，通常用large, small, huge, high等。

②询问某地的人口数，通常用疑问词how large 或what。

How large/ What the population of this city?③表示某地拥有多少人口，通常用have a population of+基数词。

It has a population of 5 million.④表示某一国家或地区的所有人，谓语用单数；表示某一国家或地区的部分人，谓语用复数。

The population of the city is very large. 这个城市人口很多。

One third of population here___________ farmers. 这里三分之一的人口是农民。

2.课本原句：However, some_______________________(经历这些恐怖时期而活下来了), and today there are more Native Americans _______________(居住)California than in any other state.survive vi. 幸免; 幸存; 生还vt. ①________________②________________________ She survived her husband by ten years. survival n. 幸存；残存；生存生还者，幸存者；残存物 n.__________ 3.课本原句：Of the first Spanish ______________________(在首批移居加州的西班牙人中), the majority were religious men, _________(引导词) ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives.⑴majority n. 大多数；大半①单独用作主语，谓语用单数或复数均可；但若其后的表语是复数，则谓语也通常用复数。

选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversityPeriod 5 Listening and speaking一、学习目标1. 学习谈论地点、学写电子邮件或明信片介绍地点;2. 训练听、说、读、写能力;3. 掌握听力内容。

二、听力背景George is on holiday in California. He is phoning back to his friend Christie and talking something about California. Ask the students to answer the following questions according to the listening text and get the key information.1. Where did George’s tour start and in which direction he has been travelling?2. What surprised George about California?3. Why did George have the wrong idea about California before he went there?4. Why are there so many different kinds of music, food and art in California?三、听力难点1. How to enable the students to grasp the useful information.2. Write down the detail information while listening.3. New words:Joshua Tree National Park约束亚树国家公园, spectacular壮观的, Hispanic (说)西班牙(语)的, luggage, tram , apparently, slip, bakery, ferry, hire, seagull. immigration, team up with , mark out, take in, a great many.4. 谈论旅行的有用的表达(1)Where are you?(2). Where’s that?(3). It’s in …(4). I started in…(5). How’s the trip been?(6). What’s it really like?(7). What other scenery is there?(8). I wish I could see it for myself.(9). What are the people like?(10). It’s nothing like what I imagined.(11). That’s interesting/ terrific/ marvelous/ cool/ lovely.(12). You’re exciting/ excellent./Good/ Creative/ Fantastic/ Super job.四、学生使用材料Speaking部分，让学生四人小组讨论，相互问问题并表达自己的观点。

Unit 1 A land of diversityThe First Period Warming up一．Aims:1. Teaching aimsHelp the students learn more information about America.Important words: ocean, coast, mountain, range, compare2. Ability aimsEnable the students to know more about Ameri ca and can give some cities’ names 二．ContentsStep IAsk the students to talk about the names in groups, and then write down them on the map.Step IICompare answers with other groupsStep IIIGive the correct names to the students.Step IVTell the students some information about America to improve their interest. And ask some students to say what they know about America.Homework To observe an American mapAdd:__________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Teaching reflecting:_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________The Second Period Reading 一．Aims:1.Enable the students to talk about things about the USA.2.Help the students learn the huge diversity of races and cultures in America,especially in California.二．Contents:Step 1 Warming up.1.Ask the students to describe what they learn about the USA.2.Group work: look at the map of the USA with your group. Write on the map thenames of as many of the following as you can. Compare your names with other groups.Step 2 Pre-reading1.Ask the students to tell things about California including its location, size,population, economy, history etc. What do you learn about California?2.Show the students some pictures and encourage students not only to say what eachpicture is about but how each one relates to California.Step 3 Fast reading1.Read through the passage and get the main idea.2.Reading comprehension.Ask the students the following questions:1)When you look at the title, what so you think of ?A land of differences. California is a land of great differences — differences in climate, in landscape and attitude.2) Why is the USA called a melting pot?There are many immigrants to the USA and there are many cultures and nationalities. So it is a place in which people, ideas, etc of different kinds gradually get mixed together.3.Beside each date note down an important event in Californian history.Step 4 Detail readingBeside each cultural group , write the period in which they first came toStep 5 After readingWhy is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? (Using 3 or 4 sentences to explain. )Step 6 HomeworkFinish “Learning about language” on page 4.Teaching reflecting:_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________The Third Period Language Points 一．Aims:1.Learn expressions and phrases.2.Learn language points.二．Contents:1. means: a method or a way of doing. 方式，方法，手段（但复数同形）Translate:一切可能的办法都试过了。

选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity学案1majority n ．大多数；大半Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, whose ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives.(教材P 2)在首批移居加州的西班牙人中，大部分是宗教人士，他们的职责是向本地人传授天主教。

(1)⎩⎪⎨⎪⎧a/the majority of 大多数……in a/the majority 占大多数/大部分(2)⎩⎪⎨⎪⎧ minority n .少数in a/the minority 占少数 (3)⎩⎪⎨⎪⎧major n .& v .专业；主修major in 主修……；以……为专业 ①Great Britain became the first urban society in history —a society in which a/the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living.英国成为历史上第一个都市社会——一种多数人居住在城市而不以务农为生的社会。

②78 percent of volunteers were female, the majority of whom were (be) between 20 and 40 years of age.78%的志愿者是女性，其中大多数年龄在20岁到40岁之间。

③I graduated from Beijing Normal University and majored in information management. 我毕业于北京师范大学信息管理专业。

④The white are in the majority in Australia while the native people in the minority.在澳大利亚，白人占多数而土著人占少数。

,[学生用书P226～P228])Ⅰ.单词拼写根据音标及词义写出英文单词1．authority[ɔː'θɒrItI] n．权威；权力(pl) 当局；官方2．aircraft['eəkrɑːft] n. 飞行器；飞机3．luggage['lʌɡIdʒ] n. 行李4．justice['dʒʌstIs] n. 正义；公平5．hardship['hɑːdʃIp] n. 苦难；困苦6．hire['haIə] v t. & n. 租用；雇用7．occur[ə'kзː] v i. 发生；出现8．civil['sIvl] adj. 公民的；国内的9．means[miːnz] n. 手段；方法10．nowhere['nəʊweə] ad v. 无处；到处都无11．grasp[ɡrɑːsp] v t. & n. 抓住；抓紧12．reform[rI'fɔːm] v. & n. 改革13．vice[vaIs] n. & adj. 代理；副职14．slip[slIp] v i. 滑动；滑行n. 滑动15．boom[buːm] n. (人口、贸易的)繁荣v i. 处于经济迅速发展时期16．customs['kʌstəmz] n. 海关，关税17．percentage[pə'sentIdʒ] n. 百分比，百分率18．elect[I'lekt] v t. 选择；决定做某事Ⅱ.单词拓展写出下列单词及其派生词。

1．distinct adj.清晰的；明显的；明确的distinction n. 差别；区分；卓著2．major adj. 主要的majority n. 大多数；大半3．punish v. 处罚；惩罚punishment n. 处罚；惩罚4．indicate v t. 指出；标示；表明；暗示indication n. 指出；标示；表明；暗示5．apparent adj. 显而易见的；显然的apparently ad v. 显然地；显而易见地6．fascinate v. 吸引；使着迷fascinating adj. 迷人的；吸引人的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 用线画出范围；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1．It is likely that...“很可能……”However，it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.[仿写]很有可能有一些像地球一样的星球，在那里可能也存在生命。

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选修8Unit 1 A land of diversityPart 1巧记考纲单词Ⅰ. 核心单词·熟写1. means n. 手段; 方法2. hire vt. &n. 租用; 雇用3. luggage n. 行李4. grasp vt. &n. 抓住; 抓紧; 掌握; 领会5. slip vi. 滑动; 滑行; 滑跤n. 滑动; 滑倒6. authority n. 权威; 权力(pl. )当局; 官方7. nowhere adv. 无处; 到处都无8. reform vt. &vi. 改革; 革新n. 改革; 改造; 改良9. despite prep. 尽管; 不管10. hardship n. 苦难; 困苦11. insert vt. 嵌入; 插入12. pole n. 地极; 电极; 磁极13. socialist n. 社会主义者; 社会党人14. shave vt. &vi. 刮; 剃15. angle n. 角; 角度16. civil adj. 公民的; 国内的; 民间的17. boom n. (人口、贸易的)繁荣vi. 处于经济迅速发展时期Ⅱ. 拓展单词·会用1. race n. 种族; 比赛→racial adj. 人种的; 种族的2. just adj. 正义的; 公正的→justice n. 正义; 公平→justly adv. 公正地; 正当地3. punish vt. 处罚; 惩罚→punishment n. 处罚; 惩罚4. occur vi. 发生; 出现→occurrence n. 发生; 发生频率5. percent n. 百分之几→percentage n. 百分比; 百分率6. elect vt. 选择; 决定做某事; 选举某人→election n. 选举7. apply v. 申请→application n. 申请→applicant n. 申请人8. hard adj. 硬的, 艰苦的adv. 努力地→hardship n. 苦难; 困苦9. distinct adj. 清晰的; 明显的; 明确的→distinction n. 差别; 区分; 卓著10. major adj. 主要的vi. 主修n. 专业→majority n. 大多数; 大半11. apparent adj. 显而易见的; 显然的; 表面上的→apparently adv. 显然地; 显而易见地12. indicate vt. 指出; 标示; 表明; 暗示→indication n. 迹象→indicator n. 指示器; 指示物13. thank v. &n. 感谢→thankful adj. 感激的; 感谢的Part 2闪记重点短语1. live on继续存在; 继续生存2. by means of. . . 用……办法; 借助……3. keep up坚持; 维持; 沿袭(风俗、传统等)4. mark out用线画出范围; 标出……界线5. take in包括; 吸收6. apply for申请; 请示得到7. occur to sb. 某人突然想到8. make a life习惯于新的生活方式、工作等9. team up with与……合作或一起工作10. back to back背靠背11. a great/good many许多; 很多12. the majority of大多数……Part 3速记经典句式1. However, it is likely that(有可能)Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. (It is/was likely that. . . 有可能……)2. That is why(那就是为什么)today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish asa first or second language. (why引导的表语从句)3. It is believed that(人们认为)before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.(It is/was +过去分词+that. . . 人们……/据……)1. 单复数意义不同的名词小结①manner(方式)→manners(礼貌)②paper(纸)→papers(文件)③art(艺术)→arts(文科)④arm(手臂)→arms(武器)⑤short(短的)→shorts(短裤)⑥work(工作)→works(作品)2. “许多”种种关闭Word文档返回原板块感谢您的下载!快乐分享，知识无限！由Ruize收集整理！。

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【课型】新授课【回顾预习】1、Read the new words for three times and go through the text.2、Prepare the class report: What do you know about the USA?【新知识学习】Step 1. Class Report:Step 2. Self-learning（自主学习)Warming up: Competition about the general knowledge of USA1. Which city is the capital of the USA?A. New YorkB. Washington, D.C. C. Los Angeles2. What is the national flower of America?A. RoseB. Peony (牡丹)C. Cherry blossom3. The most important and largest river in the USA is________.A. the Mississippi RiverB. the Ohio RiverC. the Missouri RiverD. the Colorado River4. How many stars are in American flag? A. 13 B. 48 C. 505. Which is the largest city in the US?A. New YorkB. Washington D.C. C. Los Angeles6. When is American Independence Day?A. June 4thB. July 4thC. August 14th7. The official nickname(别名) of _________ is “Golden State”A. HawaiiB. AlaskaC. FloridaD. CaliforniaPre-readingLook at the pictures in the reading passage. Each illustrates something about学习指导明确学习目标自我检测California. Discuss in groups what each picture means to you:; ;Skimming:1. What’s the topic of this text?A. the culture of CaliforniaB. the history of CaliforniaC. the weather of California2. How many kinds of peoples (民族) are talked in this text? What are they?Scanning:Beside each cultural group write the period of time in which they first came to CaliforniaRussiansChineseItaliansDanesKoreans Cambodians PakistanisDetailed reading:Introduction (Para.1)：The Characteristics of California California is the most ___________ state and the ____ largest state with the _______ population.Native Americans1. Time:______________2. How did they come : _____________________3. What happened to them after the arrival of the Europeans?The Spanish16th century18th centuryin 1821 答案尽量简洁注意答案组织in 1846Influence:Russian& Gold- Miners1.Translate the first sentence.In the early 1800s, Russian hunters, who had originally gone to Alaska, began settling in California.2.Do some T or F questions:1.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. ( )2.A lot of adventures achieved their dream of becoming rich. ( )3.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of American in 1850. ( )Later arrivals & most recent arrivals1. Which event brought even large members of Chinese immigrants to California?2. Later arrivals include immigrants such as________ _________, ______,________, __________ and _________.The futureWhat attract people from different parts of the world to California?Step 3.Discussion and presentation小组讨论自主学习中的问题，并进行展示和点评,点评过程中要注意补充和质疑。

Unit 1A land of diversityS t e p1.课前自主学习Ⅰ.词汇扩展1.___________n多样化；__________vt. 不同的；相异的2.___________vt.说明；阐明 __________n. 插图；示例____________adj说明的3.___________adj清晰的；明确的___________n.差别；区分__________adj独特的；特别的4.____________n移民；__________v移入〔外国定居〕__________n 移居入境5._____________adj史前的前缀pre-意为___________ precondition____________6._____________ n 大多数；大半 ___________ n少数；__________大多数学生7_____________prep尽管；不管 ___________〔同义词短语〕8._____________vt选举；选择 ___________ n选举_____________n 选民 ___________adj 选举的，选修的9._____________vt联邦制的；_____________联邦某某国10.____________adj 人种的；种族的 ___________n 种族Ⅱ.短语翻译1.继续存在，继续生存 _______________2.用…办法，借助______________3而且_______________ 4.向…宣战______________5.习惯新的生活方式______________6.在19世纪晚期______________7.坚持，维持___________________ 8.不久之后________________ⅢDiscussion1．What do you know about America? Write at least 2 sentences about it._______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 2．Which don’t belong to Califonia? Tick them out.( )Los Angeles ( )San Fransisco ( )New York ( ) Hollywood( )Silicon Valley ( )San Diego ( )Harvard University ( )Stanford University ( )the Statue of LibertyStep 2 ReadingFast ReadingBesides each cultural group write the period in which they first came to california in large numbers.Spanish _________ Jewish________Japanese________Koreans________Cambodians________ Vietnamese________Pakistanis________ Russians ________Africans ________ Chinese________Italians________ Danish________Careful-reading1. Read the passage fast and choose the best answer to each question.⑴The main idea of the text is _____A.the population of the California is bigger than that of any other state in the US.B.California is the most attracting state of the US.C.California is a state made up of various people from almost all parts of the world.D.people living in California have different nationalities.⑵Native Americans_______A.built a land bridge in order to get to CaliforniaB.may have lived in California for more than 15000 years...C.died pletely because of Europeans’ violence.D.only live in California..⑶Many Californians speak Spanish because______?A.the state was once ruled by SpainB.these people came from Spain.C.they think the Spanish language is beautiful.D.religious men taught them the Spainsh language.⑷What’s the main reason whyChinese immigrants came toCalifornia __________?A.for gold.B.for the building of the railway.C.to open restaurants.D.to live in the Chinatown..(5) It can be inferred that________A.European and Jewish people came to make films in Hollywood, California.B.people from Mexico came to work in the ship and aircraft industries.C.Indians and Pakistanis are good at making puters.D.there will be more racial or cultural groups because more people are arriving in California.(6) It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the US.Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word.A.What is the distinction between ducks and geese.B.Death es to all without distinction.C.He won many distinctions for bravery.D.Toby has the distinction of being the tallest boy in the class.2. Say True or False according to the passage.⑴. California is the largest state in USA but has the third largest population.⑵. It’s known that when exactly the first people arrived in what we now know as California.⑶. The native people suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century.⑷. Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first language.⑸. In the 1800s, Russian fur trappersbegan settling in California.⑹. During Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich.⑺. In the late 19th century, Chinese immigrants arrived in California.3.Read the story again and answer the following questions.①Why did Mexico have to give California to the United States?______________________________________________________________________②Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold?________________________________________________________________________③What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California? _________________________________________________________________________Step 3与同桌讨论，理解以下的长难句并尝试翻译成汉语。