A Land of Diversity

How much do you know about America?

Ocean on the east coast _________________ Ocean on the west cost __________________ Country to the north of USA __________________ Country to the south of USA ________________ Mountains range in the west ______________________ Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Canada Mexico Rocky Mountains

Great Lakes : Longest river in the USA : Some important cities: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario Mississippi River New York, Washington D C, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans

The America flag is known as “the stars and strips”. 50 stars—— Each star represents one state 13 stripes—— the original 13 states. Red—— courage White —— freedom Blue——loyalty and justice June 14 —— Flag Day. the Star-Spangled Banner ( 星条旗 ) National Flag

A.B. C. D. Which stands for the USA? √ National Emblems （国徽）

White House The capital of the USA is ______? A. B. C. D. New York City Washington D.C. Atlanta Los angles √

A.B.C.D. Which doesn’t belong to the USA? Statue of Liberty Golden Bridge White House Eiffel Tower

Which are not American brands? A B C D Germany B F G E F G Germany Finland

Who are Americans? A B C DE keanu Reeves Steven Speilberg Ronaldinho Britain Brazil A C E

is the 31 st state of the USA. California

1.What’s the topic of this text? A. The culture of California B. The history of California C. The weather of California D. The history of USA I. Prediction: According to the title, small headings and pictures, can you predict the main idea of this passage? II. Fast Reading: Read the title,Para1 and small headings to finish the two tasks. 2.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Who are they? 3.A brief introduction of California.

Native Americans 1.Time: 2.Where did they come from? From Asia to Alaska 3.What happened in the sixteenth century? were killed or by European forced into slavery died from the disease survived the terrible times Native Americans III. Careful Reading In the Past years ago

The Spanish 1.Fill in the form:(note down an important events) 16 th century 18 th century in 1821 in 1846 Spain soldiers arrived and took their land California was ruled by Spain California became part of Mexico Mexico gave California to the United States Today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language 2.Influence:

Russians & Gold Miners T or F 1.In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in San Francisco. 2.In 184 8, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. 3.A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich. 4.California became the thirty-first state of the United states of American in after Few In the Past

Later arrivals TimeFacts 1860s________ were brought to California to ______ the railway Late 19th century Italians,mainly fishermen and ___________, arrive in California. 1911Immigrants from ________ established a town of their own Chinese build wine makers Denmark In the Past

By 1920sThe ______ industry attracted Europeans including _______ The beginning of 20th century Japanese _______ began arriving in California Many _______ came to California to work in the ______ and _______ industries film Jewish farmers Africans ship aircraft

In the Recent Years What kind of people came to California in recent decades? Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese, Laotians, Indians and Pakistanis. Most recent arrivals

In the Future 2. What will California be like in the future? It will become a mixture of many races and cultures. 1. Why do people from different parts of the world still immigrate to California? Attracted by the climate and the lifestyle.

Why is California such a multicultural state? List at least 3 reasons.

The state of California is a multicultural community because European, African and Asian people have been immigrating to the state for the last 200 years. Before their arrival, native American people had lived there for thousands of years. People from all over the world are still coming to settle in California because of its good climate and the lifestyle it offers.

The Main Idea The passage is about the _________ of California. It mainly tells us when and _____people from different countries ___________to California and shows that it will be a ___________state in the future. history why immigrated multicultural

The structure of the text: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The introduction of California The history of settlement of California The future Native Americans The Spanish Russians Gold miners Later arrivals Most recent arrivals

Homework  Read the passage again and underline the key phrases and long sentences difficult to understand.