Unit 1 A land of diversity 一个多元文化的国土

Enjoy some pictures The White House

The Statue of Liberty

HOLLYWOOD

Disneyland

1.Warming up How much do you know about the USA?

C 1. Which flag is American flag? A. B. C.

2. Which city is the capital of the USA? A. New York B. Washington D.C C. Los Angeles B

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

4. How many states are there in the USA? D A. 47 B. 48 C. 49 D. 50

B. A. C. D. 5. Who is president of America now? B Trump Bill Clinton George H.W. Bush Putin

6. ____ has the largest population in the USA. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas A

7. California entered the Union on September 9,1850, as the ___ state. A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first D

California Pacific Atlantic 3 Rocky Mountains 7 Mississippi 8 5 6 2 1 Canada Rocky Mountains Superior 7 Huron Mississippi Ontario Boston 8 New York 5 Erie Michigan Philadelphia 6 Washington DC California San Francisco Atlantic Pacific Los Angeles 2 1 4 Mexico Mexico Gulf

Star-Spangled Banner White — freedom 50 stars —— Each star represents one state Red —— courage Blue — loyalty and justice White — freedom 13 stripes —— the original 13 states. Star-Spangled Banner

2.Pre -reading Look at the pictures on P2-3. Each illustrate something about California. Discuss in groups what each picture means to you.

How each picture is relevant to the history of California? Native American Indian—one of the first people to live in California.

A gold miner—the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.

A building in Chinatown, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.

Reading California

Discussion If you want to learn something about a country, a state, etc, what do you want to know ? Customs culture climate, agriculture industry, education medical care …… Size Location Capital Population Language History geography

3.Fast reading Task1: Divide the passage into three parts according to the main idea of each part. Part1 ( ) Brief introduction to California. Part2 ( ) When and why people from different countries moved to California. Part3 ( ) The future of California. para1 para2-para9 para10

Task2: How many kinds of people are mentioned in Part 2? Most Recent Arrivals Native Americans people Later Arrivals The Spanish Gold Miners Russians

First settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic Task3.Note down an important event in California history. 15,000 years ago First settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. These people are known as Native Americans. 16th century Spanish soldiers arrived in South America. 1821 California became part of Mexico. 1846 The United States declared war on Mexico. 1848 Gold was discovered in California. 1850 California became the 31st state of the US.

Native Americans 4.Detailed Reading

Native Americans 1.Time: 2.Where did they come from: 3.What happened in the sixteenth century? suffered greatly 15000 years ago crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America were killed by European Native Americans were forced into slavery died from the disease survived the terrible times

The Spanish Fill in the form: (note down an important event) 16th century 18th 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 USA

What is the influence? Today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.

Gold Rush Period

Pictures about gold rush in California GOD

Russians & Gold Miners Do some True or False questions: 1.In the early 1800s, Russian fur trappers began settling in California. 2.In 1848, before the Amerian-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. 3.A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich. 4.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of America in 1850. after few

Later arrivals Chinese

When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California? . In the 1860s,a large number of Chinese went there to build the railway from the west to east coast.

Chinatowns in California

Later arrivals Stage People Time Event Africans 1800s Chinese 1860s Japanese At the beginning of 20th century Denmark 1911 Jewish By 1920s Italians Late 1900s 1942~ 1945 Moved from Mexico Built the railway Farmed Established a town Developed industry Fished and made wine Worked in ship& aircraft industry

Recent arrivals Stage People Time Event Recent arrivals Indians, Pakistanis Worked in Computer industry Cambodians Koreans Vietnamese Laotians Immigrated Future Different parts 1970s Recent decades

5.Post Reading B Task 1 Finish the multiple-choice questions 1. This passage is most likely to be taken from ______. a newpaper B. a geography book C. a novel D. a travel brochure B

D 2. What does this passage mainly talk about? People living in California have different nationalities. California is the most attractive state of the US. The area of the California is larger than any other city of the US. California is a state consisting of various people from almost all over the world. D

Task2 Fill in the blanks prehistoric distinction California has the _________of being the most _____________state in the USA, which, at various times, has attracted people from nearly every country in the world. Among the first settlers, Native Americans are believed by scientists to have crossed the ______________in the _________ to America ______________ a land bridge which existed in _____________ times. And today there are more Native Americans living in California than that in any other states. multicultural Bering Strait Arctic by means of prehistoric

Over 40% of Californians speak _________ as a first or second language because California was ruled by Spain in the 18th century till 1821 when the people of Mexico gained their _____________ from Spain. The Russian settlers in the early 1800s were hunters, and now some 25,000 ___________________ are living in and around San Francisco. Most of the people attracted from all over the world to California remained to _______________ for themselves after the 1848 Gold Rush, making it a multicultural society in 1850. Spanish independence Russian-Americans make a life

Chinese immigration to the state began during the Gold Rush Period and ____________ when the railway from the west to the east coast was being built. In fact, before long California will become a _________ of many races and cultures. increased mixture

Discussion & Homework If you have a chance to go to the USA, would you like to visit California? Why?

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