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period 1 warming up & reading
Unit 1 A Land of Diversity period 1 warming up & reading
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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
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A quiz about the general knowledge of the USA
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1. Which flag is American flag?
A B C. 2. Which city is the capital of the USA? New York Washington D.C Los Angeles
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3. Which stands for the USA?
National Emblem （国徽） A. B. √ C. D.
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4. How many states are there in the USA?
47 B. 48 C. 49 D. 50
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A. B. C. D. 5. What’s the size of the USA? 9,429,091 sq km
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6. What’s the population of the USA?
193,027, B. 293,027,571 C. 393,027, D. 493,027,571 7. The most important and largest river in the United States of America is____ ? A. the Ohio River B. the Colorado River C. The Missouri River D. the Mississippi River
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8. When is American Independence Day? A. June 4th B. July 4th
C. October 1st D. August 14th 9. Which city is known as the “Big Apple”? A. New York B. Chicago C. Los Angeles In which year did it get its independence?
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A. B. C. D. 10.Which doesn’t belong to the USA? Statue of Liberty
White House Eiffel Tower Golden Bridge A. B. C. D.
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11.Which are American brands?
Germany C E F Finland G Germany
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B C A E D 12.Who are Americans? Steven Speilberg David Beckham keanu
Reeves C A Britain Arnold Schwarzenegger Ronaldinho E Brazil D
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CANADA Rocky Mountains Mississipppi River California Atlantic Ocean
Pacific ocean Gulf of Mexico MEXICO
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Pre-reading California
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A brief introduction California, a state in the western USA, borders the Pacific Ocean. It has an official nickname “Golden State”. California is the third largest state in the USA with the largest population. Its capital Los Angeles is California’s largest and the nation’s second largest city.
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Fast reading A. the culture of California B. the history of California
What’s the topic of this text? A. the culture of California B. the history of California C. the climate of California D. the population of California
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How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?
Most Recent Arrivals Native Americans people Later Arrivals The Spanish Gold Miners Russians
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Native Americans Native Americans 1.Time: 15000 years ago
2.Where did they come from: from Asia to Alaska 3.What happened in the sixteenth century? were killed by Europeans were forced into slavery died from the diseases brought by Europeans survived the terrible times Native Americans
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California became part
The Spanish 16th century th century in 1821 in 1846 California was ruled by Spain Spanish soldiers arrived and took their land California became part of Mexico Mexico gave California to the United States Influence: today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language
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Russians & Gold Miners True or false statements:
1.In the early 1800s, Russian fur trappers began settling in California. 2.In 1848, before the American-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
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Stage People Time Event Later arrivals Africans Moved from Mexico Chinese Build the railway Japanese Farm Denmark Established a town Jewish film industry Italians Fished and made wine Worked in ship& aircraft industries 1800s 1860s Early 1900s 1911 By the 1920s Late 1900s
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1970s Recent decades Stage People Time Event Recent arrivals Indians,
Pakistanis Worked in Computer industry Cambodians Koreans Vietnamese Laotians Immigrated Future Different parts Immigrate 1970s Recent decades
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15,000 years ago 16th century: 1821 1846 1848 1850 First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. These people are now known as Native Americans. Spanish soldiers arrived in South America Became part of Mexico The US declared war on Mexico Gold was discovered in California California became the 31st state of the US.
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Look at the pictures below. Each illustrates something about California.
Discuss in groups what each picture means to you. A native American Indian was standing beside a camp It seemed that he felt very happy. Maybe he had a good harvest.
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Native California Indians
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He was a gold miner. He was panning gold
He was a gold miner. He was panning gold. He looked not only thin and weak, but also thirsty and tired. It was difficult for them to achieve the dream of becoming rich.
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California gold miners around 1849
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A building in Chinatown
Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco. By 1990,the nations being immigrated from different parts of the world had made California into the most racially and ethnically diverse state in the country.
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Chinatowns in California
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Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community
Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? Explain in your own words. Write three or four sentences.
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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.
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Homework for Sept3 Wednesday
Read the text carefully several times and underline some good expressions and sentences. Exx1,2 P4 (Learning about Language) Exx1,2, 3P 48
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the Spanish Russians Gold miners later arrivals most recent arrivals
Please make a summary according the following tips: Native Americans the Spanish Russians Gold miners later arrivals most recent arrivals the future
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