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1、California North AmericaSouth AmericaAfrica Europe Asia Oceania Antarctica Pacific OceanPacific OceanAtlantic Ocean Indian OceanArctic OceanName the seven continents and four oceans.SeattleSan FranciscoLos AngelesDenverHoustonNew OrieansMiamiAtlantaBostonBostonNew YorkNew YorkPhiladelphiaPhiladelphi
2、aWashington, Washington, D.CD.CRocky MountainsMexicoChicagoDetroitSt. LouisSt. LouisCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe MississippiSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioStar-Spangled Banner 50 stars Each star represents one state 13 stripes the original 13 states.Blue loyalty and justiceRed courageWhite
3、freedomThe White House The Statue of Liberty A 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, while _ and _ are not contiguous with any of the other states. the No
4、rth AmericaAtlanticPacificCanadaMexicofiftyAlaskaHawaii_ 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 HouseindependenceEnglishM
5、ountain range in the west is _.The longest river in the USA is _.the Rocky Mountainsthe Mississippi River If you have a chance to go to the USA, where would you prefer to visit, California or Washington DC or other cities? Why?Lets appreciate some pictures about California.Hotel CaliforniaCalifornia
6、 coastHoover towerCalifornia sunsetOne corner of the cityA school in CaliforniaPre-reading It has an area of 411,000 square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy. California is amazing. The pleasant weather, long beach and gracefu
7、l natural landscape make the tourism prosperous. How is each picture relevant to the history of California?Native American Indian one 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 Californ
8、ia. A building in Chinatown, San FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.1. Whats the topic of this text? A. the culture of California B. the history of California C. the weather of California D. the history of USA2. Which state in the USA
9、 has the largest Population? California (over 30 million people) Russians Later Arrivals The Spanish Most Recent Arrivals Native Americans3. How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Gold Miners1). During which period was California part of Mexico?A. 1846 1848.B. 1821 1848. C. 1821 1846. D. 1848 1850.C Choose the best answer.Homework1. Discuss the question in Activity 3 on page 3, trying to explain the reasons in their own words and write 34 sentences.2. Prepare for the word formations and collect suffixes of the nouns, verbs and adjectives.
