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Unit 1 A land of diversity 一个多元文化的国土
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Name the seven continents and four oceans.
Europe North America Arctic Ocean Asia Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean South America Africa Oceania Antarctica
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How much do you know about the USA?
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C 1. Which flag is American flag? A B C.
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the Star-Spangled Banner (星条旗)
National Flag The America flag is known as “the stars and stripes”. 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)
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2. Which city is the capital of the USA? A. New York B. Washington D.C
C. Los Angeles B
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3. Which stands for the USA?
National Emblems (国徽) A. B. C. D.
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4. How many states are there in the USA?
D A. 47 B. 48 C. 49 D. 50
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B. A. C. D. 5. Who is president of America now? B Barack Hussein Obama
Bill Clinton C. D. George H.W. Bush Putin
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A. B. C. D. 6. Which doesn’t belong to the USA? C Statue of Liberty
White House Eiffel Tower Golden Gate Bridge A. B. C. D.
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A B C D E G F 7. Which are not American brands? B F G Germany Germany
Finland
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B A C D 8.Who are Americans? A C keanu Reeves 基努·里维斯 Britain
Ronaldinho Brazil
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9. Who is the person on the one-dollar note?
A. Jefferson B. Washington C. Franklin B George Washington was the first President (and is marked on the US one dollar bill).
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10.The largest state ---Alaska
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11. ____ has the largest population in the USA.
California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas A
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12. California entered the Union on
September 9,1850, as the ___ state. A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first D
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Find out the following places on the map
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5. California Pacific Atlantic 3 Rocky Mountains 7 Mississippi 8 6 2 1
Canada Rocky Mountains Superior 7 Huron Mississippi Ontario Boston 8 New York Erie Michigan Philadelphia 6 5. California Washington DC San Francisco Atlantic Pacific Los Angeles 2 1 4 Mexico Mexico Gulf
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The Gold Rush Poster
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Los Angeles
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HOLLYWOOD
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Disneyland
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Pre -reading Look at the pictures on P2-3. Each illustrate something about California. Discuss in groups what each picture means to you.
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How each picture is relevant to the history of California?
Native American Indian—one of the first people to live in California.
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A gold miner—the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.
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A building in Chinatown, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.
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Reading California
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California (one of the 50 states of the USA)
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California
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A A B General knowledge quiz about California
1. California is the ________ largest state in the USA. A.third B. Second C.fourth D. fifth 2. California, a state in the western USA, borders ________. A. the Pacific Ocean B.the Indian Ocean C. the Atlantic Ocean D.the Arctic Ocean 3. _____ is California’s largest and the nation’s second largest city. A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco A B
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4. California’s official nickname is the _______. A. Sunflower State B
4. California’s official nickname is the _______ ? A. Sunflower State B. Golden State C. Land of opportunity D. Evergreen State 5. ___has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas 6. California entered the Union on September 9, 1850, as the ______state. A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first B A D
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Chinatowns in California
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Part1 ( ) Brief introduction to California.
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
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Task2: How many kinds of people are mentioned in Part 2?
Most Recent Arrivals Native Americans people Later Arrivals The Spanish Gold Miners Russians
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Second Reading: Read the text again and finish 5 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
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C 2. From the passage, we know that ____.
European and Jewish people came to see films in Hollywood People from Mexico came to work in the ship and aircraft industries Indians and Pakistanis have made contributions to the Californian computer industry There will be major racial or cultural groups in California in the future C
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3. Which event brought even large members of Chinese immigrants to California?
To build the railway from W to E in the 1860s To make wine during the late 19th century C. To achieve their dreams during the Gold Rush Period D. To develop film industry in the 1920s A
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4. What attract people from different parts of the world to still immigrate to California now?
Computer industry Aircraft industry Climate and lifestyle History and culture C
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D 5. 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
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Detailed Reading: Ex1 P3 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.
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Ex2 P3 In the early 16th century Spanish Russians early 1800s Africans
Chinese Italians Danish Jewish Japanese Koreans Cambodians Vietnamese Pakistanis early 1800s 1800s Late 1840s / in the 1860s In the late 19th century 1911 1920s at the beginning of the 20th century In more recent decades In more recent decades In more recent decades From about 1970s
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nationalities ,customs, culture, food …
Post Reading melting pot 1. Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? Explain in your own words. Write three or four sentences. nationalities ,customs, culture, food …
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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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the third largest state have the largest population
2. Useful expressions: 【paragraph 1】 1.第三大州 2.人口最多 3.有……的特征 4.多元文化的 5.继续存在 6.文化的多样性 【paragraph 2】 1.好像 2.穿越北极的白令海峡 3.借助大陆桥 the third largest state have the largest population have the distinction of multicultral live on the diversity of culture It is likely that … cross the Bering Strait in the Arctic by means of a land bridge
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4.在史前时期 5.受了很多苦 6.被迫成为奴隶 7.艰难度过这些恐怖时期 【paragraph 3】 1 和…打仗 2 大部分人 3 (牧师的)职责 4. 传授天主教 5.向墨西哥宣战 in prehistoric times suffer greatly be forced into slavery survive these terrible times fight against… the majority ministry teach the Catholic religion declare war on Mexico
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achieve their dream of doing make a life despite the hardship
【paragraph 5】 1 第一批到达的人 2 实现他们…的梦想 3 谋生 4. 尽管很艰苦 5.选择成为第31个联邦政府的州 【paragraph 6】 1.很大比例的 the first to arrive achieve their dream of doing make a life despite the hardship elect to become the thirty-first federal state a large percentage of
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【paragraph 7】 1 意大利 2 丹麦 3 保持他们的丹麦文化 4. 很好地建立了起来 5.这个行业的繁荣 【paragraph 8】 1. 在20世纪初 Italian Denmark keep up their Danish culture be well established the industry boom at the beginning of the 20th century
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【paragraph 10】 不久以后 明显主要的种族或文化群体 …和…的混合物 before long distinct major racial or cultural groups a mixture of A and B
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1 population n. 人口 (1)The population of China ____ large. And 70% of the population _____ peasants. (2) --中国有多少人？ --超过13亿。 is are -- What is the population in China? -- It has a ~ of more than 1.3 billion.
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1. 我们有可能赶不上车。 It is likely/possible that we will miss the bus. 2. Tomorrow is Sunday and he has a day off, so he is ______to attend our party. A. probable B. possible C. likely D. possibility C likely的主语可以是人
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