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What’s called Westward Movement?

Westward Movement is a movement of people from the settled regions of the United States to lands farther west. Between the early 17th and late 19th centuries, Anglo-American people and their society expanded from the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast.

They are Indians, the earliest Native Americans.

I Pre-reading Talking about the pictures

The American Indians lived in huts and houses of wood. They lived a simple life and made a living by hunting and fishing near the Mississippi River.

2. History counts many cases in which

settlers moved into areas that

belonged to other people. Can you

give some examples? What happened?

During the 17th and the 18th century, settlers from England, France and Dutch moved into South Africa, drove the native

Americans off the ruled the country. In the 18th century, Europeans settlers moved into North America, seized their land wealth , making Native Americans homeless and become slaves.

From 16th to 17th century, European settlers got to

America and drove away the native Americans and

ruled the country

3. The new settlements in America soon

became known as the Wild West. Why?

It was because at that time the Western America was a wild and unexplored land. Many Americans going west became rich and successful.

True or False

1 In the spring of 1845,my father read a book

about New York ( )

2 Indian Creek was the meeting place for

people to move to the east ( )

3 On Nov.4,1846,we entered the Salt Lake Desert and soon lost our way.( )

4 The travelers burned their animals because they were ill. ( )

5. During the journey, the travelers were helpful to each other. ( )

F

F

T

F

F

True or False

6 When a young man suggested that the writer stay behind and wait for help, the writer disagreed.( )

7At 3 o’clock in the morning of New year’s Day ,they reached the edge of the desert.( )

T

F

Part I (para1)

The reason of starting the journey

Part II (para2~5)

The process of the journey

Part III (para 6)

The end of the journey

Structure

Scanning I (para1)

The reason of starting the journey

When did their travel begin and what was their destination?

What made the writer and his family go west ?

What made the writer and his family go west ?

The writer’s father read a book about California and the account of the wonderful land beyond the Rocky Mountains which gave him the idea to move there.

2.When did their travel begin and what was their destination?

The travel began in the middle of October of 1845. They decide to move to California.

1.People moving to the west would meet in _____. A. Kansas B. California

C. Salt Lake Valley

D. Salt Lake Desert 

A

Scanning II (para2~5)

The process of the journey

2.On which day did the author enter the Salt Lake Desert? A. April 12.

B. November 4.

C. October 15.

D. December 25.

B

3.Why did the travelers call their ninety-mile drive through the Salt Lake Desert the “Long Drive”? A Because the landscape was dry and barren. B. Because water was salty and not drinkable. C. Because their water supply was so low.

D. All of the above.

D

4.After the travelers burnt their wagons, they had to go on their feet with another___ miles to go. A.2 500 B.500

C.90 D.45 

B

5.Why didn’t the author stay behind with the children and wait for help? A. Because that meant he/she would die. B. Because he/she knew that children were tiresome. C. Because he/she knew that there was a wagon waiting for him/her. D. Because he/she felt he/she could get a prize by his/her father. 

A

1.How long did the author spend finishing the journey? A. More than 40 months.

B. About 2 months. C. About a year.

D. About a year and a month. 

A

Scanning III (para 6)

The end of the journey

2.The animals almost ran when the travelers reached the edge of the desert, why?

Because they were tired and weak.

B. Because they had no burden.

C. Because they must have smelt the water.

D. Because they went back to their home. 

C 

3.From the text, we can infer____ .

A. the author and the travelers had to go all day and all night long B. there was no oxen left when the travelers reached California C. many travelers died when their days of hardship came to an end D .it’s a long way to travel from the author’s hometown to California 

D

4.The best title of the text is____ .

A.A Journey To California

B. Long Drive C. The Salt Lake Desert

D. Enjoy Your Life 

B 

Passage analysis

They set off their journey

It’s hard to decide what to take or leave

They started moving to the west after the winter

The difficulty they met

In the middle of October in 1845

April 12, 1846

The things happened

not mentioned

November

4,

1846

Time

Entered

the

Salt Lake Desert

The difficulty they met with

1. They lost their way

2. Water wasn’t drinkable ;the patches of grass were never found, and the long walk through the sand was hard on the oxen.

3. The animals were too tired and weak to pull their burden,their tongues hung out in desperate need of water

4. The traveler’s supply was so low that they dared not share it with the beasts.

Time

The things happened

The difficulty they met with

At three in the morning of Christmas day

Managed to go through the desert

Not

mentioned

We learned that during our lifetime, we may run into many difficulties. When we come across the problems, we shouldn’t try to escape. Instead, we should learn to face reality and solve the problems. As long as we overcome the difficulties and never give up, we will achieve our goals and succeed. Moreover, we all have dreams in our heart. As long as we insist on and make unremitting efforts, we will make our dreams come true one day.

1. What can we learn from this text?

Discussion

Who are they in the following pictures?

What made them successful?

Homework

1. Retell the text.

2. Complete Exercises 2 and 3 on

P51, Language Study.

Post-reading

Suggested answers:

The state called Kansas is in the

middle of America. California lies in

the southwest of America.

The Rocky Mountains run across the

west of Canada and America from

north to south. It is 4500 km long.

3. Because lack of water made them

very thirsty, weak and tired, they

called their ninety-mile drive through

2. ①Sometimes the wagons were not

the most suitable means of transport;

②As the animals could no longer pull

the wagons, we burnt them and

packed the oxen with our supplies.

5. The first picture is Journey to the

West. The story is known in China.

The hero Monk Tang in the story went

through 81 difficulties. Finally he got

the Buddhist Scripture.

The second picture is The Long

March. If there had not been the long

the Salt Lake Desert the “long drive”.

march, we could not have lived the happy life. They went through starvation, coldness and so on.

The third picture is Climbing Mount Qomolangma. They have to face difficulties like coldness, avalanche and snowstorm.

Scanning I (para1)

1. What formed the foundation of mankind’s

interest in exploration?

2. What was Columbus’ purpose of searching for the

wealthy Asian Island?

3. Which ocean does “Western Ocean” refer to?

4. Guess who explored the Western Ocean before Columbus?