2. Suppose you have a chance to go abroad travelling, where do you want to go?

3. Spain Mexico Russia Italy India Cambodia Korea Loas Vietnam Pakistan CountriesPeople in these countries Spanish Mexican Russian Italian Indian Cambodian Korean Loatian Vietnamese Pakistani 西班牙 墨西哥 俄国 意大利 印度 柬埔寨 韩国, 朝鲜 老挝 越南 巴基斯坦 -an

4. Unit 1 A land of diversity

5. North America South America Africa Europe Asia Oceania Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean USA Canada Mexico

6. How many states are there in the USA? A. B. C. D. 47 48 49 50 San- francisco Los Angeles

7. Reading : California

8. Fast reading Read the first paragraph and the small headings in this passage 1.What does this text mainly talk about? A. California’s geography and climate B. It’s tourist attractions C. The history of its immigration D. Its history 2.What do you think is the function of the first paragraph? It gives a general introduction of California and then turn to the topic of this passage. 3. How many groups of settlers are mentioned in it? c 6 groups

9. 1.Native Americans 2.The Spanish 3.Russians 4.Gold miners 5.Later arrivals 6.Most recent arrivals Skipping When did they first arrive in California? At least 15,000 years ago In the 16 th century In the early 1800s From 1848 From 1860s to 1940s In more recent decades These small headings are arranged by _______________________ the time of their arrival

10. Careful reading Native Americans Answer the following questions: 1. Where did they come from? 2. How did they arrive in California? 3. What happened to them after the arrival of Europeans? They came from Asia. They crossed the Bering Strait from Asia to Alaska by means of a land bridge They suffered greatly.Thousands were killed or forced into slavery. In addition, many died from the diseases brought by Europeans. However, some survived these terrible times.

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

12. Russians & Gold Miners Judge the following statements true or false 1. Russian fur trappers were first to arrive in California after gold was discovered. 2. Gold was discovered in California before the American-Mexican war. 3. Adventurers from the Pacific Islands also came to California looking for gold. 4. By 1850, California was already a multicultural society. F F T T

13. Later arrivals & Most recent arrivals Write down the period when they first came to California in large numbers and the events that caused them to go there

14. Cultural groupsperiod events Chinese Italians Jewish Danish Japanese Africans Cambodians Pakistanis Koreans early 1860sbuilding the railway late 1800s fishing &making wine 1920s the film industry 1911establishing a town early 1900s farming Since 1800s Working in some industries From about the 1970s Computer industry

15. Future What will California be like in the future? There will be no major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures. “A melting pot ”

16. Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? Explain in your own words. Write three or four sentence. Discussing and writing

17. Homework 1. Find out the sentences that contain noun clauses in this passage 2. Finish Exx. 1, 2 on P. 4 3. Study the words and expressions on P. 3—8 in

18. Dicussion After you read the history of California,look at the pictures on p.1-3,and discuss with your partner what each picture illustrate about California.

19. A native American Indian was standing beside a camp.It seemed that he or she felt very happy. Maybe he or she had a good harvest.

20.  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.

21. 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.

22. Chinatowns in California

23. Homework 1. Find out the sentences that contain noun clauses in this passage 2. Finish Exx. 1, 2 on P. 4 3. Study the words and expressions on P. 3—8 in