1、【学习目标】1. 使用适当的阅读方法与技能, 把握课文内容并获取信息，处理信息。2. 更多地了解美国的多元文化特征，并逐步培养跨文化交际意识。【学习重点，难点】更多地了解美国的多元文化特征，并逐步培养跨文化交际意识。【课型】新授课【回顾预习】1、Read the new words for three times and go through the text.2、Prepare the class report: What do you know about the USA?【新知识学习】Step 1. Class Report:Step 2. Self-learning（自主学习 )War
2、ming up: Competition about the general knowledge of USA1. Which city is the capital of the USA?A. New York B. Washington, D.C. C. Los Angeles 2. What is the national flower of America? A. Rose B. Peony (牡丹) C. Cherry blossom3. The most important and largest river in the USA is_.A. the Mississippi Ri
3、ver B. the Ohio River C. the Missouri River D. the Colorado River4. How many stars are in American flag? A. 13 B. 48 C. 505. Which is the largest city in the US?A. New York B. Washington D.C. C. Los Angeles 6. When is American Independence Day?A. June 4th B. July 4th C. August 14th 7. The official n
4、ickname(别名) of _ is “Golden State”A. Hawaii B. Alaska C. Florida D. CaliforniaPre-reading Look at the pictures in the reading passage. Each illustrates something about 学习指导明确学习目标自我检测California. Discuss in groups what each picture means to you:; ; Skimming: 1. Whats the topic of this text? A. the cul
5、ture of California B. the history of California C. the weather of California2. How many kinds of peoples (民族) are talked in this text? What are they?Scanning:Beside each cultural group write the period of time in which they first came to California RussiansChinese Italians Danes Koreans Cambodians P
6、akistanis Detailed reading:Introduction (Para.1)：The Characteristics of CaliforniaCalifornia is the most _ state and the _ largest state with the _ population.Native Americans1. Time:_2. How did they come : _3. What happened to them after the arrival of the Europeans?The Spanish16th century 18th cen
7、tury in 1821 答案尽量简洁注意答案组织in 1846 Influence: Russian Gold miners; China townB; sixRussians In the early 1800sChinese Late 1840s, early 1850sItalians The late 19th centuryDanes 1911Koreans Cambodians Pakistanis In the 1970sMulticultural; third; largest; 15,000 years ago; by means of a land bridgeThey were killed by European, were forced into slavery and died from the disease.FFTThe building of the rail network from the west to the east coast.Chinese; Italians; Danes; Jewish; Japanese; AfricanPeople from different parts of the world are attracted by the climate and lifestyle of California.
