【美文阅读】纵观美国历史，就可见这个国家经常被称为“熔炉”。在此，各地移民和各种族团体学会了共同建设一个独特的民族。甚至那些“本土的”美国人印第安人，也可能是几千年以前，从亚洲走过大陆桥来到北美洲的。The United States is currently shifting from being a nation of immigrants of mainly European descent to oneof immigrants from other parts of the world，such as Asia and Latin America.The number of recent immigrants has skyrocketed.They desire to escape economic hardship and political oppression in their native countries as well as the desire to seek a better education and a more prosperous(繁荣的) life in America，“the land of opportunity”Although there are frequent conflicts between the cultures they have brought with them from the “old country” and those found in America，most immigrants learn to adjust to and love their adopted land.【诱思导学】1What do people often call the United States?_【答案】“A melting pot”2Why do people immigrate to the United States?_【答案】They desire to escape economic hardship and political oppression in their native countries as well as the desire to seek a better education and a more prosperous life in America.3Are there any conflicts between the cultures they have brought with them from the “old country” and those found in America?_【答案】Yes，there are.教师用书独具演示教师用书独具演示教学目标本课时主要是通过学生对学案所给出的内容的学习，了解本课文中所出现的词汇，初步了解课文以及相关的背景知识，为下一堂课对课文的全面理解起到一个铺垫作用。教学地位本单元主要围绕具有多元化的美国这一主题展开，其中重点介绍了加利福尼亚的多元文化特征。本单元有助于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。新课导入建议可以利用教材P1的“热身(Warming up)”部分的一幅美国地图启发学生运用已有的知识，以看图填充形式引导学生对美国的整个地理位置有个全面的认识，同时有助于学生弄清加利福尼亚在美国所处的位置、美国西部的山脉、五大湖、最长河流及主要城市等。让学生通过英文释义得出具体地名后填图，有利于培养学生用英语思维的能力。演示结束演示结束 .篇章结构阅读P13的Reading部分，然后完成下列表格StagePeopleTimeEventNative 1_2._1500sArrived firstNatives1600s3._Spanish Spanish 1500sTook 4._1800sRuled by Spain1821Became 5._6._Given to the USA7._Russians 1800sSettled in 8._Gold minersSouth Americans，Europeans，Asians1848Discovered & rush for 9._10._Became a state【答案】1.Americans2.Asians3.Suffered greatly4.natives land 5. part of Mexico 6.18467.Russians 8California9.gold10.1850.语篇理解阅读P13的Reading部分，选择最佳答案1Whats the topic of this text?Athe culture of CaliforniaBthe history of CaliforniaCthe weather of California2No specific group is mentioned in _.ANATIVE AMERICANSBGOLD MINERSCTHE FUTURE3. Which of the following doesnt belong to the characteristics of California?AIt has the largest population of America.BIts the most multicultural state.CIt has the best climate and lifestyle.4 From the third paragraph， we can learn that _.Athe majority of Native Americans were religiousBboth California and Mexico were once governed by SpainCthe Spanish spent over 200 years taking control of the USA5 Whats mainly discussed in the part “LATER ARRIVALS”？AThe different immigrants and their life in California.B How the immigrants achieved their success in California.C The different immigrants and what they did to California.【答案】15B C C B C.课文缩写California is the third largest state in the USA and it also has the 1._ of being the most multicultural state in the USA.The first settlers 2._ the Bering Strait from Asia and arrived in California.The native Americans 3._ after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century.In the 18th century，California was ruled by Spain until 1821 the people of Mexico 4._ from Spain.California then became part of Mexico.But after the AmericanMexican war in 1846， California was 5._ to the USA.【答案】1.distinction2.crossed3.suffered greatly4.gained their independence5.given back6.discovered 7achieve their dreams8.Attracted9.including 10In the near future.短语填空live on；by means of；make a life；keep up；declare war on；by the time；all over；large numbers of1Now it is all about how to stay and _ here for themselves.2Hes ninety，but still he _.3 Their car _ high speed for several kilometers before they arrived.4_ people rated him as one of the greatest scientists of the world.5The water may be carried _ a pipe.【答案】1.make a life2.lives on3.kept up4.Large numbers of5.by means of.句型背诵1However，it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.然而，很可能至少在15,000年以前美洲土著人就生活在加利福尼亚了。2That is why today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.那就是为什么今天还有超过40%的加利福尼亚人仍然把西班牙语作为第一或第二语言的缘故。3Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California，no one really knows.最早一批人具体是在什么时候来到我们现在了解的加利福尼亚地区的，谁也说不清楚。4Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in 1860s. 虽然中国移民在淘金热时期就开始到来了，但是更大批量的移民却是在19世纪60年代为了修建贯穿美国东西海岸的铁路而来的。5It is believed that 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. 人们认为，要不了多久，多种国籍的混合将会非常大，以至于不可能存在一种主要种族或文化群体，而只是多种族、多文化的混合体。