unit1 a land of diversity 阅读自学案

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 diversityPeriod1 Warming up and readingTeaching aims and demands:Knowledge aims:1 understanding the general meaning of the new text to train the reading ability of the students2 t o help students understand the text’s forms and contents and learn aboutCalifornia.Ability aims:1 develop the Ss’ ability of speaking.2 encourage the Ss to give more information about California.3 grasp some reading skills.Emotional aims:Understand the culture of America and helpthe Ss to realize the importance of communication among different cultures.Teaching important points:1 Have the Ss discuss California.2 Have a good understanding of the text.3 Develop the reading skills.Teaching difficult points:1 Guess the meanings of new vocabulary.2 Learn different reading skills.Teaching methods:1 Task-based reading2 Cooperative reading .Teaching aids:The tape recorder and other normal teaching tools.Teaching Procedures:Step1:Greetings:Greet the whole class as usual.Step2:Lead in and warming up:T:we’ve talked about many countries in the world, today we’ll talk another big country in the world ,turn to page 1 and look at the map ,do you know which country it is ?Yes ,the USA. Discuss the questions on page 1, warming up.Step 3: ReadingⅠFast reading:True or false :(oral)1. California is the largest state in the USA with the largest population.2. The native Americans were well treated after the arrival of Europeans.3. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men.4. In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California.5. During Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich.6. In the late 19th century, Chinese immigrants arrived in California.7. It is believed that soon there will be only a mixture of many races and cultures.8. Larger numbers of Chinese immigrants came to California because of the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast.ⅡCareful reading :Fill in the blanks:California is the _______ largest state with the largest __________ in the USA .It’s also the most ____________ state because of its history.Native Americans:1. Living in California ______________2. They came from ______ to ________ by means of a _______.3. in the 16th century:The Spanish : (note down an important events)16th century18th centuryin 1821in 1846The Future:Review the period of each cultural group, in which they first came to California in large numbers. (P2)Spanish:_________ Russians:Africans:Chinese:Italians:Danish:Jewish: Japanese:Koreans:Cambodians:Vietnamese:Pakistanis:Step4: Discussion(P3)Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? Explain in your own words. Write four or five sentences. Compare your answer with others.Step5: listening:Listen to the passage and pay attention to pronunciation and intonation.Step6: Summing up andHomeworkFrom this period, we can know why we often hear “the USA is a multi-culturalcountry”. After class, read the passage again and review the new words and expressionsThe design of the writing on B bUnit 1 A land of diversityPeriod3 Using languageTeaching aims and demands:Knowledge aims:1 help the Ss know more information about California.2 know the famous sites in San Francisco.Ability aims:1 develop the Ss’ ability of listening2 train the ss’ reading ability.Emotional aims:Let the ss appreciate the scenery of California and encourage them to go travelling if possible. Teaching important points:1 Develop the reading skills.2 Train ss’listeng and speaking ability.Teaching difficult points:1 Guess the meanings of new vocabulary.2 Learn different reading and listening skills.Teaching methods:1 Task-based reading and listening.2 Cooperative reading and listening.Teaching aids:The tape recorder and other normal teaching tools.Teaching Procedures:Step1:Greetings:Greet the whole class as usual.Step 2:Lead in and listening:George is on holiday in the United States.He is touring around California. Listen to him phoning home to talk to his friend Christie. Number the things they talk about to show the order inwhich you hear them□ geographic areas of California□ where George’s tour started□ California not as George expe cted□ where George is now□ Californian peopleListen again and complete the postcard George wrote.(P6 )Dear Sam,I’m here in Joshua Tree N ational Park, in the______part of California. Have been traveling around the state of ______for three weeks now. Very different from what I have seen in ______. Not everyone is ___ and not everyone lives near the ________. First travelled southeast through rich farmland then to the central part. They grow everything here including _____and fruit. Cattle too. Then traveled further______ into mountains and ______.Californians are very friendly, and they are from many different _____ and cultures. Every culture has its own______, _____, food and art. Most interesting.Wish you were here. Give my love to Paula.GeorgeStep3: Reading:ⅠWhile travelling ,George has taken many photos .Look at George’s photos below. Then quickly read George’s diary. He wrote this part of his diary when he was in San Francisco. Write the day he saw these things under the photos.Read Geo rge’s diary more slowly and answer the questions below.(P9)1. Why did Andrew Hallidie invent the cable car system?2. Where did George eat lunch on his first day in San Francisco?3. Why did George hire a car? Why do you think he joined up with Terri and Peter?4. Name three things that visitors can do in Chinatown.5. What is Alcatraz Island famous for?ⅡRead George’s diary again. Put the mark “^” in the places where George has left out some words. Discuss with others in your class , why did George leave out some words when he wrote his diary?(P9)Step4: listening:Listen to the passage and pay attention to pronunciation and intonation.Step 5: Summing up and HomeworkCalifornia is a beautiful state and if you have the chance, go to see it in your own eyes. After class, read the passage again and underline important vocabulary.The design of the writing on B b。

Book 8 Unit 1 A Land of DiversityCalifornia阅读课教学设计一、课程标准要求1. 就口头或书面语言材料的内容发表评价性见解。

2. 写出连贯且结构完整的短文。

3. 自觉评价学习效果，形成有效的英语学习策略。

4. 了解交际中的文化内涵和背景。

二、基于课程标准的学习目标知识目标①通过回顾旧知，根据图片提示，能回答关于美国基本常识的问题。

②按照线索猜测所学文章主题，初步了解加利福尼亚州的概况。

③通过认真阅读文本，自己组织语言，准确无误地复述和总结不同种族在加州的简要历史。

能力目标①通过图片提示，并在教师的指导下，学会提炼要点并复述文章，锻炼自己的表达能力。

②通过完成写作任务总结文章主要内容的方法，明白加利福尼亚州具有多元文化的原因。

情感、态度、价值观目标通过观看图片和聆听歌曲，对加利福尼亚州的历史有所了解，增强跨文化交际的能力。

三、教学设计3. How many kinds of people are mentioned inthis text?Task 2 Detailed Reading1. Native Americans2. The Spanish (Time VS. Event)In the early 16th centuryIn the 18th centuryIn 1821In 1846短文填空At that time, California was _____ (rule) bySpain. _______ (Spain) soldiers first arrived inthe early 16th century, _____ they fought根据文章完成表格根据图片提示复述课文强化练习Fill in theblanks.达成能力目标①巩固能力目标①against the natives and took their land. Of the first Spanish to go there, the ________ (major) were religious men, whose ministry is _______ (teach) the Catholic religion. In 1821, Mexico gained its ___________ (independent) In 1846 the US declared war ___ Mexico. Mexico was _______ (defeat) and had to give California to the USA. That is ____ today over 40% of Californians still speak Spanish.3. The Russians and Gold miners4. Later arrivals and most recent arrivals5. The futureTask 3 Micro-writingWhy is California such a multicultural community in the 21st century? Explain in your own words. Write three or four sentences.Choose anumber andanswer aquestion.完成练习之后先自主整改后小组讨论整合文章内容根据提示完成微写作。

Unit 1 A land of diversity Ⅰ. 单元教学目标技能目标Skill Goals▲Talk about the USA▲Talk about (going) places▲Learn the words about the USA▲Learn how to ask questions and make comments▲Learn the usage of the Noun Clauses▲Write an introduction to places▲Study the culture and people of the USAⅡ. 目标语言功能句式Talk about (going) placesWhere have you visited recently?When did people first live there?What is the climate like?Why is it so warm / cold / dry / wet there?What’s the population of...?How many nationalities live there?What did you think about the people?What is the most important festival there?How do they celebrate it?What other interesting things did you see?That’s interesting / terrific / marvelous / cool / lovely / beautiful, wonderful!You’re exciting / wonderful.Good / Creative /Fantastic / Super job!词汇1．四会词汇Straitdistinct Arctic means majority ministry Catholic hardship elect federal rail percentage Italy Denmark boom aircraft Korea Korean Pakistan immigration racial crossing vice nephew pole applicant customs socialist occur cattle indicate luggage shavetram apparent apparently brake conductor slip bakery ferry hire seagull angle nowhere punishment justice mourn civil authority reform grasp thankful insert2．认读词汇illustrate, Alaska, prehistoric, immigrant, Hollywood, Laotian, conqueror, cable, Andrew, wharf, Alcatraz3．词组Live on, the Arctic, by means of, make a life, keep up, back to back, team up with, mark out, take in a great/good many, apply for结构Learn to use the Noun Clauses重点句子1. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California... P22. Of the first Spanish to go to..., the majority were... P23. That is why... P24. Some died or returned home, but... P25. Although Chinese immigrants..., it was the building of... P26. It is believed that before long... P37. Built in 1873... was invented by... P88. It’s a... that takes in... P89. He was noticed by... and to find... P5110. He spoke publicly about..., using his fame to help... P51Ⅲ. 教材分析和教材重组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地知识；学习加利福尼亚州地简介，使学生对美国地文明史略见一斑；通过阅读名人传记，研究美国地民族文化，使学生对美国有全方位地认识，掌握有关美国地历史、地理、文化、民族等方面地词汇；学会运用名词性从句等语法知识，并通过相关练习，提高学生地语言运用能力；通过阅读一篇图文并茂地美国游记，学会书写电子邮件或明信片，介绍某一名胜古迹和人文景观；通过学习、探究我国少数民族地区地多种文化，以及撰写我国某一城市、省份或地区地简介，加深对祖国地域文化地了解，提高写作能力.b5E2R。

高中英语 Unit1 A land of diversityreading学案新人教版选修8A land of diversity reading学案新人教版选修8【学习目标】1、使用适当的阅读方法与技能, 把握课文内容并获取信息，处理信息。

2、更多地了解美国的多元文化特征，并逐步培养跨文化交际意识。

【学习重点，难点】更多地了解美国的多元文化特征，并逐步培养跨文化交际意识。

【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】Step1、Class Report:Step2、 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、13B、48C、505、 Which is the largest city in the US?A、 New YorkB、 WashingtonD、C、C、 Los Angeles6、 When is American Independence Day?A、 June4thB、 July4thC、 August14th7、 The official nickname(别名)of _________ is “Golden State”A、 HawaiiB、 AlaskaC、 FloridaD、 CaliforniaPre-reading Look at the pictures in the reading passage、 Each illustrates something about 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 California RussiansChineseItaliansDanes Koreans Cambodians PakistanisDetailed reading:Introduction (Para、1)：The Characteristics of CaliforniaCalifornia 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 century in1821in1846 Influence: Russian& Gold- Miners1、Translate the first sentence、 In the early1800s, Russian hunters, who had originally gone to Alaska, began settling in California、2、 Do some T or F questions:1、In1848, 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 in1850、 ( )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? Step3、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。

选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity学案Step 1 Read the words and expressions.(A级目标，希望大家都能做到对单词的认知，要求熟读单词，发音准确。

10分钟)Step 2. Important words and phrases.(重点单词学习，20分钟。

希望大家认真做好。

)1. distinction n.差别；区分；卓著distinct adj.清晰的；明显的；明确的；截然不同的①He has a _______________gift for drawing. 他有很明显的绘画天赋。

②You should make your writing_________________. 你应该把字写清楚。

③Those two ideas are quite distinct from each other.译：_____________________________________________④The school makes no ________________between male and female students.学校并没有对男女学生区别对待。

⑤She had the ___________of __________________to meet the Prime Minister.她获得极大的荣誉，受邀与首相见面。

⑥Employers should hire men and women without ________________.雇主雇用工人应不分男女。

2. means n. 手段；方法（单数和复数形式相同）常用结构：means作主语且有every, each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。

①Radio and television are important ______________of communication. 无线电和电视是重要的通信手段。

Unit 1 The Land of Diversity---ReadingTeaching goals教学目标1. Target language 目标语言a.重点词汇和短语strait, means, slavery, Spain, majority, Catholic, Mexico, immigration, percentage, Denmark, Danish, aircraft, Korea, Korean, Pakistan, Pakistani, mix, mixture, nationality, racial, the Bering, by means of, the Pacific Islands, make a lifeb.重点句子However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California …Of the first Spanish to go to …, the majority were …men who…This is why …as a first or second langua ge.Many died or returned home, but … to make a life for…Although Chinese immigrants, it was the building of… that brought…It is believed that before long… so … that …, but…2. Ability goals能力目标Enable the students to talk about the history of California.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Enable the students learn how to talk about the history of California.Teaching important points 教学重点Enable the students learn how to talk about the important events in Californian history. Teaching difficult points教学难点Enable the students to explain the reasons why California is such a multicultural community in the 21st century.Teaching methods教学方法Skimming, scanning and discussion;Teaching aids教具准备A recorder, a computer and a projector and some pictures.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step I warming-up （10 mins）1．Show students a map of America and ask them to find the location of California. 2．Introduce some history and geography knowledge about the USA.United States of America is composed of a federal district - Washington DC and 50 states. All the states except for Hawaii islands are situated in mainland America. It has a population of about 2,900 million. Its area is 9,370,000 sq km. The climate of USA is mainly temperate in nature but in Hawaii and Florida, it is tropica l…3. Show students some pictures about the USA4. Ask students to have a competition about the general knowledge of USA.e.g △ Which state is the largest one in the US?A. New YorkB. TexasC. Los Angeles△ How many stars are there on the American flag?A. 52B. 50C. 13△Which city is known as the “Big Apple”?A. New YorkB. ChicagoC. Los Angeles△ In which year was the constitution written?A. 1779B. 1789C. 1799△ What language do most state names come from?A. SpanishB. EnglishC. Native American’s△ When is American Independence Day?A. June 4thB. July 4thC.D. August 14thStep ⅱReading (20 mins)5. Ask students to read the passage and choose the correct answer.①. Which of the following doesn’t belong to the character of California?A. It has the largest population of America.B. It’s the most multi-cultural cityC. It was once ruled by Spain in the 17th century.D. It’s the thir d largest state in the USA.②From the third part, we can learn that______A. the majority of Native Americans were religious.B. California got rid of the Spanish government in 1846.C. The United States got the control of California through negotiation.③What happened after the American-Mexican war?1) gold was discovered in California.2) adventures from Europe and Africa went there to dig gold.3) most of adventures died or returned home.4) California became the 31st state of America in 1850.A. 1) 2)B. 1) 3)C. 2) 3)D. 1) 4)④ 4.What’s the author mainly discuss in part5?A. The different immigrants and their own life in California.B. The reason why immigrants came to California.C. The place of origin of immigrants and the time of their arrival.D. What the immigrants did to American’s society.6. Ask students to read the passage again and fill in the blanks.In the 18th century, California was governed by Spanish __1__(invade). Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th century when they fought_2__ the native people and took their land. Two centuries later, Most lands of __3__(south) part of America was occupied by Spanish, the Northwest coast _4___(include). The _5_(major) of the first Spanish were __6_(religion), they taught Catholic religion to the natives. In 1821, California _7__(belong) to Mexico. __8__, in 1846 the United States won the war of Mexico, they had to return California to the United States but Spanish culture still makes great influence _9__ the United States. This is the reason why over 40% of _10_(California) regard Spanish as a first or second language.Step ⅲOral Practice (10 mins)7. Ask students to have a role-play.A: a reporter of a magazineB: an American studentA is interviewingB in the hall about California.Questions:When did people first arrive there?what’s the population of California?what’s the climate and landscape like there?A: Excuse me, I’m XX of a foreign magazine. May I ask you some questions? ……B: ……Step ⅲHomework8. Ask students to go over the new words.。