California dreaming!
On such a winter’s day! Stopped into a church.
I passed along the way.
Well I got down on my knees.
And I pretend to pray. I pretend to pray.
选修 8
Unit 1 A land of diversity
Reading
California dreaming
Байду номын сангаас
All the leaves are brown. And the sky is grey.
I’ve been for a walk.
On a winter’s day.
I’d be safe and warm. If I was in L.A.
You know the preacher likes the cold.
He knows I’m gonna stay.
If I didn’t tell her.
I could leave today.
Pre-reading
CALIFORNIA (the Golden State) Lying on the Pacific Ocean, California is on the west coast of the United States, which is diverse in topography(地形), climate and ecological environment. It has an area of 411 square kilometers,
A. the Ohio River B. the Colorado River C. The Missouri River
D. the Mississippi River
2. California is the __A___ largest state in the
USA.
A. third B. second C. fourth D. fifth
3. California, a state in the western USA, borders ___A____.
A. the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian Ocean
C. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean 4. __B___ is California’s largest and the nation’s
C. Land of opportunity D. Evergreen State
6. __A___has the largest population in the USA.
A. California
B. Alaska
C. Washington D. Texas
7. California entered the Union on September 9,
second largest city.
A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles
C. San Diego
D. San Francisco
5. California’s official nickname is the ___B____?
A. Sunflower State
B. Golden State
1850, as the ___D___ state.
A. thirtieth
B. thirty-eighth
C. thirty-second D. thirty-first
California
Listen to the tape and find out the main idea.
The text mainly introduces _t_h_e_s_h_o_r_t_h_i_s_to_r_y__ of California. It describes _t_h_e__g_r_e_a_t_h_i_s_to_r_y__ _e_v_e_n_ts_ happened in various times. It also tells us _w_h_e_n_, __h_o_w__ and _w__h_y_ different people from all over the world having been immigrating to California. It explains to us _t_h_e__r_ea_s_o_n_s__why it will be a simple multicultural community in the 21st century.
and it is one of the US states of the largest population, with the most developed economy. Meanwhile, its pleasant weather, long beach, and graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous.
CANADA
California
Pacific Ocean
MEXICO
The Gold Rush Poster
Los Angeles
Grauman's Chinese Theatre
HOLLYWOOD
好莱坞星光大道
Native California Indians
California gold miners around 1849
The main idea of each part:
Part 1 The introduction of California
Chinatowns in California
General quiz about the USA and California. 1. The most important and largest river in 2. the United States of America is D______?