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1、Unit1 A Land of Diversity,Work with your group to write on the map the names of the following.,Atlantic,Pacific,Canada,Mexico,Rocky Mountains,Mississippi,WashingtonDC,California,Los Angeles,Superior,Michigan,Huron,Erie,Ontario,New York,Boston,Philadelphia,San Francisco,Mexico Gulf,Warming up,6,3,7,1
2、,2,5,4,8,Atlantic,Pacific,Canada,Mexico,Rocky Mountains,Mississippi,WashingtonDC,California,Los Angeles,Superior,Michigan,Huron,Erie,Ontario,New York,Boston,Philadelphia,San Francisco,Mexico Gulf,How much do you know about California ?,Lets have a quiz!,1. California is the _ largest state in the US
3、A. 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 Californias largest and the nations second largest city. A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco,A,
4、A,B,4. Californias official nickname is the _ ? A. Sunflower State C. Land of opportunity B. Golden State D. Evergreen State 5. _has the largest population in the USA. A. California C. Alaska B. Washington D. Texas 6. California entered the Union on September 9, 1850, as the _state. A. thirtieth C.
5、thirty-eighth B. thirty-second D. thirty-first,B,A,D,Look at the pictures on this page and in the reading passage. Each illustrate something about California.,Pre -reading,Native American Indians,Gold miner (pot),Traditional Chinese building,Native American Indianone of the first people to live in C
6、alifornia.,A gold minerthe discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.,A building in Chinatown, San FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.,Read the passage and divide th
7、e 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,Reading-task1,1. California is the third largest st
8、ate in USA but has the largest population. 2. Its known that when exactly the first people arrived in what we now know as California. 3. The native people suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century. 4. Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first language. 5. In the 180
9、0s, Russian fur trappers, began settling in California.,F,T,T,T,F,Reading-task2,True or False questions,6. A lot of people rushing for gold lost their lives or went back home, but most of them left in California to make a living for themselves in the new towns or on farms. 7. Compared with the perio
10、d of gold rush, less Chinese immigrate to California during the period of building the railway from the west to the east coast. 8. By the 1920s, the film industry was well established in California. 9. It is the computer industry since its beginning in 1970s that has attracted Indians and Pakistanis
11、 to California. 10. With more immigrants coming to California now and then, It is believed that before long there will be a even greater mix of nationalities in this state.,T,T,T,T,F,1. Beside each date note down an important event in California history.,First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from
12、 Asia,Spanish soldier arrived in South America,California became part of Mexico,The US declared war on Mexico,Gold was discovered in California,California became the 31st state of the US.,Comprehending,2.Write the period in which these people first came to California in large numbers,Spanish Russian
13、s Africans Chinese Italians Danish,Early 16th century Early 1800s 1800s Late 1840s Late 19th century 1911,Jewish Japanese Koreans Cambodians Vietnamese Pakistanis,From about the 1970s In more recent decades From about the 1970s,1920s Beginning of the 20th century From about the 1970s,Fill in the bla
14、nks below accordingly.,California has the distinction 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 Bering Strait in the Arctic to Am
15、erica _ a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. And today there are more Native Americans living in California than that in any other states.,multicultural,by means of,SUMMING UP,Over 40% of Californians speak _ as a first or second language because California was ruled by Spain in the 18t
16、h century till 1821 when the people of Mexico gained their independence 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 afte
17、r the 1848 Gold Rush, making it a multicultural society in 1850.,Spanish,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,