Book8Unit1Reading

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1、Book8Unit1Reading学习目标：1.通过理解文章CALIFORNIA，了解美国加利福尼亚州人口及民族、种族构成、融合、变迁的历史。2.提高阅读理解能力，掌握课文中重点单词，短语和句型。3.热烈讨论，高效展示，点评，主动质疑，以阳光的姿态激情投入到学习中，体验成功的快乐。【课前预习】1.借助词典，扫除单词障碍，掌握其中的重点单词和短语.Strait______distinction______theArctic________bymeansof________majority_______ministry________Catholic________

2、hardship_______elect_______makealife________federal______rail__________percentage____________keepup_______boom_______aircraft__________immigration___________2.课前自学.Warming—up①Whatarethesepictures?_______________________________________________②LookatthemapoftheUSA.Compareyouranswersw

3、ithothergroups.▲oceanontheeastcoast▲oceanonthewestcoast▲countrytothenorthofUSA▲countrytothesouthofUSA▲California▲mountainrangeinthewest▲GreatLakes▲longestriverintheUSA▲Someimportantcities【课堂探究】：1.ScanningLookthroughthetextCALIFORNIAandgetthemainideaofit.Ⅰ.What’sthemainreasonthatChine

4、seimmigrantscametoCalifornia?A.ForgoldB.ForthebuildingoftherailwayC.Toopenrestaurants.D.ToliveintheChinatownⅡ.WhyhasCaliforniaattractedsomanypeople?A.Goldwasdiscoveredhere.B.Ithasattractiveclimateandlifestyle.C.Manypeoplecameheretomakeaforture.D.Alloftheabove.Ⅲ.HowdidCaliforniabecome

5、astateofAmerica?A.MexicogainedindependencefromSpain.B.MexicolosttheAmerica-MexicowarandthengaveittotheUSAC.SpainlosttheAmerica-MexicowarD.SpaingaveittotheUSAasagiftⅣ.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.AlotofpeoplebecamerichinthegoldrushB.Mostpeoplediedinthegoldrush.C.Afterthego

6、ldrush,mostpeoplesettledinCaliforniaalthoughtheydidnotfindgold.D.ThefirsttoarriveinCaliforniaforgoldwereEuropeans.Ⅴ.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?()A.ThehistoryofCaliforniaB.ThelargepopulationofCalifornia.C.ThepeopleofCalifornia.D.TheclimateandlifestyleofCalifornia.2.CarefulreadingⅠ

7、ReadthetextandthentellwhichofthefollowingsentencesareTureorFalse.⑴CaliforniaisthelargeststateintheUSAandhasthelargestpopulation.()⑵ThenativeAmericansaretreatedwellafterthearrivalofEuropeans.()⑶OfthefirstSpanishtogoCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen.()⑷Intheearly1800s,Russianhunte

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