新课标M8 Unit 1 Reading课件.ppt

M8 Unit 1 A land of diversity Listen to the tape and find out the main idea. The text mainly introduces ________________ of California. It describes _________________ ______ happened in various times. It also tells us _____, ______ and _____ different people from all over the world having been immigrating to California. It explains to us ____________why it will be a simple multicultural community in the 21st century. Choose the correct answer after reading the text. 1. Why is there strong Spanish influence in California? _______ A. Because there were many Spanish staying in California. B. Because Spanish was one of the settlers living there. C. Because the local people loved Spanish culture. D. Because California was once ruled by Span. A building in Chinatown 2 Beside each cultural group write the period in which they first came to California in large numbers. Jewish Japanese Koreans Cambodians Vietnamese Pakistanis 3 Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? (Using 3 or 4 sentences to explain.) 5. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. e.g. teaching method 教学方法 Only ____ this method can you get much benefit from it when reading. A. in B. on C. with D. by We look forward to the day when the motor car has been replaced by some less dangerous______ of transport. A. means B. methods C. ways D. manners means majority Homework 1. Finish “Learning about language” on page 4. 9. majority n. 大多数…… The majority _________ for the budget. The majority of students _______ hard-working. The majority of the damage ______ easy to repair. is/are are is 1) 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。 2) 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。 3) 表示领先多少票数时用不定冠词a。 e.g. He was elected by a majority of 50. minority 少数的…… 1) At the meeting, young people were ____. A. in maj