Unit1AlandofdiversityPeriod1Asamplelessonplanforreading(CALIFORNIA)IntroductionInthisperiod,afterthewarmingup,studentswillbeguidedtopre-readbydiscussing,readforforms,copyandmakesentences.Thentheyshallreadthetexttotransferinformation.Nexttheywillreadthetextagaintodrawadiagramofitandretellthestoryintheirownwords.Theperiodwillendbystudentswritingahistoryaccount.ObjectivesTohelpstudentsunderstandthetext’sformsandcontentsandlearnaboutalandofdiversityTohelpstudentscommunicateonthetopicinfocuswiththewords,collocationsandstructureslearnedinthisunitFocusWordsillustrate,indicate,swap,slip,hire,insert,reactCollocationsbymeansof,occurto,teamupwith,markout,takein,agreatmanyPatterns1.ExactlywhenthefirstpeoplearrivedinwhatwenowknowasCalifornia,noonereallyknows.2.However,in1846theUnitedStatesdeclaredwaronMexicoandafteritlostthewar,Mexicohadtogive用心爱心专心CaliforniatotheUnitedStates.3.AlthoughChineseimmigrantsbegantoarriveduringtheGoldRushPeriod,itwasthebuildingoftherailwayfromthewesttotheeastcoastthatbroughtevenlargernumberstoCaliforniainthe1860s.4．Nowthatyouhavereadthetext,youknowalotmoreaboutthepicturesonpages1-3.AidsMultimediafacilities,tape-recorder,photos,diagramsProcedures1.WarmingupbytalkingaboutCaliforniaCaliforniaisastatelocatedonthewestcoastoftheUnitedStates.ItisbyfarthemostpopulousstateintheU.S.,aswellasthemostphysicallydiverse,withthehighestandthelowestpointsinthelower48stateslocatedwithin150milesofeachother.IfCaliforniawereanindependentnation,itwouldhavethefifthlargesteconomyintheworld(aftertherestoftheU.S.,Japan,Germany,andBritain;seeeconomyofCalifornia).Thestate'sofficialnicknameis"TheGoldenState"inreferencetoCalifornia's1849GoldRush.[1]California'sU.S.postalabbreviationisCA,anditsAssociatedPressabbreviationisCalif.2.Pre-readingbydiscussing用心爱心专心Lookatthepicturesonpage1.Discusstheminpairs.ThefamousHollywoodsign,asymbolofthecity'sworldfamousentertainmentculture.SiliconValleyisacommonlyusednicknameforthesouthernpartoftheSanFranciscoBayAreainnorthernCalifornia,USA,originallyreferringtotheconcentrationofsiliconchipinnovatorsandmanufacturers,buteventuallybecomingametaphorfortheentireconcentrationofhightechbusinesses.3.ReadingforformsReadthetextto:cut/thesentenceintothoughtgroups,blackenthepredicates,darkentheconnectivesandunderlinealltheusefulcollocations.4.CopyingandmakingsentencesAcollocationistwoormorewordsthatoftengotogether.Thesecombinationsjustsound"right"tonativeEnglishspeakers,whousethemallthetime.Thenhowtolearncollocations?•Beawareofcollocations,andtrytorecognizethemwhenyouseeorhearthem.•Whenyoulearnanewword,writedownotherwordsthatcollocatewithit.•Readasmuchaspossible.Readingisanexcellentwaytolearnvocabularyandcollocationsincontextandnaturally.•Revisewhatyoulearnregularly.Practiceusingnewcollocationsincontextassoonaspossibleafterlearningthem.Whilegoingoverthetext,trytorecognizethecollocations,treat用心爱心专心themassingleblocksoflanguageandcopythemoutintoyourCollocationBook.UsefulcollocationsfromCALIFORNIAthethirdlargeststateintheUSA美国第三大州,havethelargestpopulation人口最多,themostmulticulturalstateintheUS美国最具多元文化的州,knowthehistoryofCalifornia了解加州的历史,atvarioustimes在不同的时代,attract…from…吸引了来自……的…,itislikelythat…很有可能……,atleastfifteenthousandyearsago至少在15,000年以前,bymeansof…通过……,alandbridge大陆桥,existinp...
