1. Unit 1
A land of diversity
Reading

2. It has an area of 411. ooo square kilometers
It has an area of 411.ooo square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy.

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

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

5. Teaching aims:
1.Help the students learn the huge diversity of races and cultures in California.
2.Understand why California is such a
multicultural community?

6. 1. California is the ______ largest state in the USA.
Step1 Scanning: after scanning, have a 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

7. 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

8. Step2 Read again, beside each time, note down an important event in Californian history.
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.
California became part of Mexico.
The US declare war on Mexico.
Gold was discovered in California.
California became the 31st state of the US.

9. Step3 Beside each cultural group, write the period in which they first came to California in large numbers.
Spanish
Russians
Africans
Chinese
Italians
Danish
in the early 16th century
early 1800s
1800s
late 1840s/ early 1850s
in the late 19th century
1911

10. Jewish
Japanese
Koreans
Cambodians
Vietnamese
Pakistanis
1920s
beginning of the 20th century
from about the 1970s
in more recent decades

12. Some pictures about the history of California!

13. Gold Rush Period
Native Americans

14. Native Americans
★ They are said to have lived in California for over 1. ______ years, who crossed the Bering Strait by means of a(n) 2. ___________.
15,000
land bridge
Native Americans
★ In the 16th century, many native people were killed or forced into 3. _______ by the 4. __________ and many died from the diseases brought by them.
slavery
Europeans

15. The Spanish
★ The Spanish first arrived in South America in the early 5. _____ century.
★ Most of the first Spanish to go to California were 6. _______ men.
Russians
★ In the early 19th century, Russian 7. _______ began settling in California.
★ Today there are about 25, _________________ living in and around San Francisco.
16th
religious
hunters
Russian-Americans

16. Gold miners
★ In 1848, 9. _____ was discovered in California, which attracted people from all over the world.
★ The first to arrive were South Americans and people from the US, followed by adventurers from 10. ________ and Asia.
gold
Europe

17. Later arrivals
Chinese began to arrive during the 11. __________ Period, and even more came in the 1860s.
Italians, mainly 12. _________ but also wine makers, arrived in the late 19th century.
In 1911 immigrants from 13. _________ established a town of their own. In the 1920s the film industry boom attracted many Europeans including many 14. ________ people.
Japanese 15. ________ began arriving in California in the early 20th century, and a lot more have settled there since the 1980s.
Gold Rush
fishermen
Denmark
Jewish
farmers

18. Later arrivals
Africans have been living in California since the 16. _____, and more arrived between 1942 and 1945 to work in the 17. _____ and aircraft industries.
1800s
ship
Most recent
arrivals
In recent decades, more people have come to California from 18. _____, including Koreans, Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians.
Since the 1970s, 19. _______ and Pakistanis have been attracted to California by its 20. _________ industry.
Asia
Indians
computer

19. True or False.
1. California is the third largest state in USA but has the largest population.
2. In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California.
3. The native people suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century. T F T
4. Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first language.
5. In the 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California. T T

20. 6. A lot of people rushing for gold lost their lives or went back home, but most of them remained in California to make a living for themselves in the new towns or on farms. T
7. Compared with the period of gold rush, less Chinese immigrate to California during the period of building the rail network from the west to the east coast.
8. By the 1920s, the film industry was well established in California. F T
9. It is the computer industry since its beginning in 1970s that has attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California. T

21. Why is California such a multicultural community
Why is California such a multicultural community? What problems do you think might arise?
Explain in your own words.
Write three or four sentences.
Compare your answers with others
in your class.

22. The state of California is a multicultural
community because European, African
and Asian people have been moving
into the state for the last 200 years. It is
this mix of peoples with their own
customs, culture and food that have
given California its multicultural flavor.

23. Problems that might arise include
intercultural rivalry or competition,
discrimination or misunderstanding.
It is to the credit of Californians that
such problems do not arise very often.

24. 1. Finish “Learning about language” on page 4.
2. Underline the sentences you don’t understand.