高二新课标选修8教案 Unit 1 A land of diversity [Reading]

Step 6  Comprehending
1. Ask the students to turn to page 3 and do EX-2. Fill in the given form.
15,000 years ago:
First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. These people are now known as Native American
16thcentury: Spanish soldiers arrived in South American
182: Became part of Mexico
1846: The US declared war on Mexico
1848: Gold was discovered in California
1850: California became the 31st state of the US.
 
2. Ask the students to turn to page 4 and do EX-3.
Cultural groups-------Periods
Russians------early 1800s
Chinese------Late 1840s/early 1850s
Africans------1800s
Italians------Late 1800s
Jewish------1920s
Japanese------Early 1900s
Cambodians------From about the 1970s
Koreans------From about the 1970
Danish------1911
Pakistanis------From about the 1970s

Step 7  Discussion
Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural ? (Using 3 or 4 sentences to explain. )

Step 8  Explanation
1. population    un / cn. 人口
The population of China___is____ large. And 70% of the population of China___are______ peasants.
表示整体人口时谓语动词用单数，表示部分人口时谓语动词用复数。 而形容人口的多少通常用large / small.
对人口的多少进行疑问时，可用
What’s the population of ….?
What’s the population of Guangdong?
have a population of ….   有多少人口
China has a population of 1.3 billion.
an increase / growth in population  人口
 
2. California is the third largest state in the …
     序数词可以修饰形容词的最高级
     The Yellow River is the second longest river in China.
     可以修饰形容词最高级的词：far / by far /much
     可以修饰比较的词：no / a little / a bit / any
     You ‘re standing too near the camera . Can you move __B__?
       A. a bit far          B. a little farther  C. a bit of farther    D.  a little far

3. multicultural   adj.
 multi-     多、多方面、多方向的
 multi-coloured  多色的
multi-racial   多种族的
multi-media   多媒体

4. When the first people arrived in what we now know as California,…宾语从句
= the place that we now know as California. 定语从句
George Washington was born in __D____ is now the state of Virginia.
which    B. where      C. that    D. what 
= George Washington was born in the place that is now the state of Virginia.
Pudong Development Zone is no longer a rural area ___C____ it used to be.定语从句
2. Pudong Development Zone is no longer  __A___ it used to be. 表语从句
 A. what    B. where    C. that   D. there

5. by means of…: by using … 用……办法，借助
  He crossed the river by means of a raft.
  We express out feelings by means of words.
  The thief had wanted to escape by means of a secret tunnel, but was caught. 
 means     单复数同形。
  All possible means have been tried.
  The quickest means of travel is by plane.

6. in addition : besides  此外, 再者
  You need time and money.  In addition, you need diligence.
  我打算进城看望我的老师,此外还要买点东西.
   I am going to visit my teacher. In addition,
   I need to buy some articles of daily use.
   What’s more;  furthermore;  moreover;
   in addition to ..     除…外
   In addition to cakes and candies, guests were provided with fruits.

7. majority  n.   大多数…
  The majority____was/were________ for the budget.
  The majority of students ___are_____ hard-working.
  The majority of the damage __is_____ easy to repair.
  单独做主语时，若强调整体，谓语动词用单数，强调个体时，谓语动词用复数 。
 the majority of + n.  后可用不可数名词，也可用可数名词复数, 谓语动词由后面的名词决定。
   minority    少数的……

8. declare vt.   
1）宣布,宣告
     The chairman declared the results of the election.

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