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1、Unit 1 A land of diversity California Warming up and Reading,A Land of Diversity,What comes to your mind when you hear “USA”?,Free talk,The Statue of Liberty,自由女神像, 位于美国纽约市曼哈顿岛上， 是法国政府作为庆祝美国独立100周年的礼物 赠给美国。女神像由铁架和铜皮做成, 高46米, 连同底座总高约100米。 一个多世纪以来, 自由女神像已成为美法人民友谊的象征。,The White House,Manhattan,Golden G
2、ate Bridge,The Grand Canyon,Wall Street,Hollywood Film City,Universal Studios,The Central Park,Capitol Hill (国会山庄),How much do you know about the USA?,A quiz about the general knowledge of the USA,1. Which flag is American flag? A. B. C.,Star-Spangled Banner (星条旗),The America flag is known as “the s
3、tars and strips”. 50 stars Each star represents one state 13 stripes the original 13 states. Red courage White freedom Blueloyalty and justice June 14 Flag Day.,National Flag,2. Which city is the capital of the USA A . New York B. Washington D.C C. Los Angeles,A.,B.,C.,D.,3. Which stands for the USA
4、?,National Emblem （国徽）,4. How many states are there in the USA?,A.,B.,C.,D.,47,48,49,50,A.,B.,C.,D.,5.Which doesnt belong to the USA?,Statue of Liberty,Golden Bridge,White House,Eiffel Tower,6. Which are not American brands?,A,B,C,D,Germany,B F G,E,F,G,Germany,Finland,7.The largest state,-Texas,8. W
5、hich city is known as “Big Apple”?,-New York,True or False,2. Most state names come from Spanish or English.,1. New York is the largest state in the Us.,3. Atlanta is known as the “Big Apple”.,4. The Constitution was written in 1779.,F,F,F,F,New York,Texas,Native American language,In 1789,5. There a
6、re 52 stars on the American flag.,6. George Washington was the first American President.,7. The first settlers arrived in North America about 30,000 years ago.,8. The Mississippi River is the longest river in the world.,F,F,T,T,50,The Nile River,California,Pre-reading :They are all about California.
7、 What are they?,Native American,A gold miner in California.,A building in Chinatown in California.,1. Whats the topic of this text? A. the culture of California B. the history of California C. the weather of California,2. Make a list of the peoples (民族) mentioned in this text please.,While-reading,P
8、ara.1,Task 1 Fast reading,Russians,Later Arrivals,peoples,The Spanish,Most Recent Arrivals,Native Americans,2. Make a list of the peoples mentioned in this text.,Gold Miners,(the subtitles),Task 2 Scanning When did they first came to California ?,in the early 1800s,during the gold rush period (in th
9、e late 1840s/ early 1850s),in the late 19th century,in 1911,in more recent decades,Read the first paragraph and fill in the blanks,Introduction (Para.1)：,California is the most _ state and the _ largest state with the _ population.,multicultural,third,largest,The Characteristics of California,Task 3
10、 Detailed Reading,1.When did they come:_ 2. How did they come : _ 3. What happened to them after the arrival of the Europeans? were killed by Europeans were forced into slavery died from the diseases,Native Americans (para2),15,000 years ago,by means of a land bridge,They_ greatly.,suffered,Write do
11、wn an important event in Californian history in each box. 16th century 18th century in 1821 in 1846,Spainish soldiers arrived in California,California was ruled by Spain,California became part of Mexico,Mexico gave California to the USA,Today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or seco
12、nd language,The Spanish (para3),Influence:,True or False? Correct the false ones. 1.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. 2.A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich. 3.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of America in
13、 1850.,after,Few,Russian& Gold- Miners (para4-5),F,F,T,Later arrivals & most recent arrivals (para6-9),1. Which event brought even large members of Chinese immigrants to California? The building of the rail network from the west to the east coast 2. Later arrivals include immigrants such as_ _, _,_,
14、 _ and _.,Italians,Danish,Jewish,Africans,Japanese,Chinese,The future (para10),What attract people from different parts of the world to California? They are attracted by the climate and lifestyle of California.,largest,surprising,what,means,to go,were,In,a,more,is believed,Summary,California is the
15、most _ state in the USA. The first settlers arrived in California by _ of a land bridge. In the 18th century, California was_ by Spain, which had a deep effect on California. In 1848, gold was discovered in California, and the dream of becoming _ attracted people from all over the world.In the 1860s the building of the rail network _ more Chinese there. In more recent decades, California has became_to more people from Asia. Attracted by the climate and the_, many people have been _ to California. In the near future,
