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1、 Unit 1 A land of diversity一个多元文化的国土一个多元文化的国土How much do you know about the USA?1. Which flag is American flag?A. B. C. C 2. Which city is the capital of the USA? A. New York B. Washington D.C C. Los Angeles B A.B.C.D. 3. Which stands for the USA? National Emblems (国徽国徽)C 4. How many states are ther
2、e in the USA?A.B.C.D.47484950D 5. Who is president of America now?A.B.C.D.Barack Hussein Obama George H.W. . Bush Putin Bill Clinton B A.B.C.D.6. Which doesnt belong to the USA?Statue ofLibertyGoldenGate BridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTowerC 7. Which are not American brands?ABCDGermanyB F G EFGGermanyFinland
3、8.Who are Americans?ABDCkeanuReeves基努基努里里维斯维斯Ronaldinho BritainBrazilA C9. Who is the person on the one-dollar note?A. Jefferson B. Washington C. FranklinBGeorge Washington was the first President(and is marked on the US one dollar bill).10.The largest state-Alaska11. _ has the largest population in
4、 the USA.A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. TexasA12. California entered the Union on September 9,1850, as the _ state.A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-firstDWrite as many names as you can on the map.8371264AtlanticPacificCanadaMexicoRocky MountainsMississippiWashington
5、 DC5. California Los Angeles SuperiorMichiganHuronErieOntarioNew YorkBostonPhiladelphiaSan FranciscoMexico GulfA quiz:How much you know about the USA.The USA lies in _, bordering both the _ Ocean and the _ Ocean, between _ and _. There are _ states in the US. 48 of them are in the single region, whi
6、le _ and _ are not contiguous with any of the other states. the North AmericaAtlanticPacificCanadaMexicofiftyAlaskaHawaiiSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioStar-Spangled Banner 50 stars Each star represents one state 13 stripes the original 13 states.Blue loyalty and justiceRed courageWhite freedomThe
7、White House The Statue of Liberty _ is the executive mansion of the President of the United States.The statue of liberty is standing on a small island in New York Harbor, symbolizing the spirit of _ of the USA.The language they mainly use is _.The White HouseindependenceEnglishMountain range in the
8、west is _.The longest river in the USA is _.the Rocky Mountainsthe Mississippi RiverNative AmericansHOLLYWOOD Hollywood film city California sunsetLos AngelesDisneylandGold Rush PeriodThe Gold Rush PosterLook at the pictures on P2-3. Each illustrate something about California. Discuss in groups what
9、 each picture means to you.Pre -reading How each picture is relevant to the history of California?Native American Indianone of the first people to live in California.A gold minerthe discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California. A buil
10、ding in Chinatown, San FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.California 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 dif
11、ferent countries moved to California. Part3 ( ) The future of California. para1para2-para9 para10Fast Reading:RussiansLater Arrivals peopleThe SpanishMost Recent ArrivalsNative AmericansGold MinersTask2: How many kinds of people are mentioned in Part 2? 15,000 years agoFirst settlers crossed the Ber
12、ing Strait in the Arctic to America. These people are known as Native Americans. 16th century Detailed Reading: Ex1 P3Spanish soldiers arrived in South America.California became part of Mexico.The United States declared war on Mexico.Gold was discovered in California.California became the 31st state
13、 of the US.1821184618501848SpanishRussiansAfricans Chinese Italians Danish JewishJapanese KoreansCambodians Vietnamese Pakistanis In the early 16th century early 1800s1800sLate 1840s / in the 1860sIn the late 19th century1911Ex2 P31920s at the beginning of the 20th centuryIn more recent decadesIn mo
14、re recent decadesIn more recent decadesFrom about 1970sTask 1 Read the text again and finish 5 multiple-choice questions 1. This passage is most likely to be taken from _.A. a newpaper B. a geography book C. a novel D. a travel brochureBpost Reading:2. From the passage, we know that _.A. European an
15、d Jewish people came to see films in HollywoodB. People from Mexico came to work in the ship and aircraft industriesC. Indians and Pakistanis have made contributions to the Californian computer industryD. There will be major racial or cultural groups in California in the futureC3. Which event brough
16、t even large members of Chinese immigrants to California?A.To build the railway from W to E in the 1860sB. To make wine during the late 19th centuryC. To achieve their dreams during the Gold Rush Period D. To develop film industry in the 1920sA4. What attract people from different parts of the world
17、 to still immigrate to California now?A. Computer industryB. Aircraft industryC. Climate and lifestyleD. History and cultureC5. What does this passage mainly talk about?A. People living in California have different nationalities.B. California is the most attractive state of the US.C. The area of the
18、 California is larger than any other city of the US.D. California is a state consisting of various people from almost all over the world.DTask2 True or False questions1.California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population. 2.The native Americans are treated well after the arriva
19、l of Europeans. 3.Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men. 4.In the early 1800s, Russians hunters began settling in California5.Duing Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich. 6. In the late 19th century, Chinese immigrants arrived in California. FF
20、TTFF_Post readingFill in the blanks California has the _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 _in the _ to America _ a land b
21、ridge which existed in _ times. And today there are more Native Americans living in California than that in any other states. multiculturalby means ofdistinctionBering StraitprehistoricArctic Over 40% of Californians speak _ as a first or second language because California was ruled by Spain in the
22、18th century till 1821 when the people of Mexico gained their _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 after the 184
23、8 Gold Rush, making it a multicultural society in 1850. SpanishRussian-Americansmake a lifeindependence 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.increasedmixture51 以上有不当之处，请大家给与批评指正，以上有不当之处，请大家给与批评指正，谢谢大家！谢谢大家！
