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Unitl A land of diversity 导学案Period 2阅读课导学案一. 学习目标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. 教学重点和难点Learn the huge diversity of races and cultures in California.Teaching methodsFast and careful reading; asking and answering activity; individual, pair or groupwork.三. 预习自测Discussion:l.If you want to learn something about a country, a state(州)，etc, what do youwant to know?2. Let9s have A quiz (测验)about the general knowledge (常识)of the USA(1) . Which city is the capital of the USA?A.New YorkB.Washington D.CC.Los Angeles(2) . How many states are there in the USA?A.47B.48C.49d.50(3) .The most important and largest river in the United States of America is?A. the Ohio River B. the Colorado River C. The Missouri River D. theMississippi RiverLook at the sub-title(副标题)and pictures and answer questions 4- 5.(4) Whafs the topic of this text?A. the culture of California B. the history of California C. the climate ofCalifornia D. the population of California(5) .How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?四. 合作探究探究一:Read “Native Americansand answer the following questions.l. Time:2. Where did they come from:3. What happened to native Americans in the sixteenth century?探究二：Read The Spanish, and fill in the chart.探究三：ReadRussians & Gold Miners and decide which is true and which is wrong.( True orfalse statements )不需要横线l.In the early 1800s, Russian fur trappers began settling in California.2.1n 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California.3. A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich.4. California become the thirty-first state of the United states of America in 1850.探究四：Read Tater arrivalsand fill in the form(表格)StagePeopleTimeEvent （事件）LaterAfricansMoved from MexicoarrivalsChineseBuild the railwayJapaneseFarmDenmarkEstablished a townJewishfilm industryItaliansFished and made wineAfricansWorked in ship& aircraftindustriesIndians,Worked in ComputerPakistanisindustryCambodiansKoreansVietnameseLaotiansImmigratedDifferent partsImmigratePlease write down an important event in California history beside each time.15,000yearsago16thcentury:1821184618481850五. 当堂检测Look at the pictures below. Each illustrates something about California Discussin groups what each picture means to you.六. 总结提升：Why is California in the 21st century such a multiculturalcommunity? Explain in your own words. Write three or four sentences.Homework for today:1. Read the text carefully several times and underline some useful expressionsand sentences.2. Exxl,2,3 on P4 (Learning about Language) and Exxl,2, P48
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