Unit 1 A land of diversity (Module 8)Period 1 ReadingTeaching goals1. 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.Teaching important and difficult pointsLearn the huge diversity of races and cultures in California.Teaching methodsFast and careful reading; asking and answering activity; individual, pair or group work.Teaching aidsA map, a blackboard and a computerTeaching proceduresStep 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 the names 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 each picture 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. 15,000 years ago16th centure182118461848185000First settlers crossed the Bening Strait from Asia. These people are now known as Native Americans.Spanish soldiers arrived in South America.California became part of Mexico.The US declared war on Mexico.Gold was discovered in California.California became the 31st state of the US.Step 4 Detail reading Beside each cultural group , write the period in which they first came to California in large numbers.Cultural groupsPeriodsCultural groupsPeriodsRussiansearly 1800sJapaneseEarly 1900sChineseLate 1840s/early 1850sCambodiansFrom about the 1970sAfricans1800sKoreansFrom about the 1970ItaliansLate 1800sDanish1911Jewish1920sPakistanisFrom about the 1970sStep 5 After reading Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? (Using 3 or 4 sentences to explain. )Step 6 Homework Finish “Learning about language” on page 4.Period 2 Language pointsTeaching aims:1. Learn expressions and phrases.2. Learn language points.Teaching important points:Language pointsTeaching methods:Presentation and practiceTeaching proceduresStep 1 Revision Retell the passageStep 2 phrasesthe third largest state第三大州A multicultural state一个具有多种文化的州By means of 通过工具In prehistoric timesIn addition另外die from死于In the 18 century在18世纪Fight against反对.而战争The majority大多数Gain independence获得独立Achieve ones dream实现某人的梦想Make a life (for sb)谋生Step 3 Language points1. 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。All possible means have been tried.= Every possible means has been tried.by means of : by using 依靠，凭借2.occur: come into sbs mind (想起，想到)happen, take place(发生)1)When did the accident occur?发生2)A good idea occurred to me all at once.想到3.multi-前缀，是“多，多方面，多方向”的意思multi-coloured多色的multi-racial country多种族国家multi-media多媒体multiparty多党multiparty system多党制multi-purpose多种用途思维拓展：mono-前缀：one, single 单eg: a monolingual dictionary(单语词典)bi-前缀：two, twice, double双eg: a bilingual dictionary(双语词典) 4.Declare v.宣告，声称，宣称，申报translate the following sentences 1) War was declared on the enemy. 2) She declared that she knew nothing about it. 3) Have you anything to declare.declare oneself 发表态度declare war on/upon宣战declare against声明反对declare for声明支持5.Keep up:保持,坚持,持续 1)The manager asked the workers to keep up the work. 2)The rain kept up for two days and the roads were floaded.Step 4 Exercises: translation1.我就是想不起他的名字.(occur)His name just didnt occur to me.2.他宣称他是正确的.(declare)He declared that he was right.3.鼓起勇气,成功就属于你.(keep up)Keep up your courage, and success will be yours.4.他虽然不会说话,但能通过手势让别人知道他的意思.(by means of)He couldnt speak, but made himself understood by means of signs.Step 5 HomeworkReview the language points.Period 3 GrammarTeaching aims1. Enable the students to use the Noun Clauses as the subject, object, predicative and oppositive.2. Help the students learn how to use the Noun Clauses.Teaching important and diff