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Unit 1 A land of diversity -----California
Sydney 悉尼
Paris 巴黎
London 伦敦
Beijing 北京
TieLing TieLing 铁岭铁岭
California 加利福尼亚
How much do you know about
California ???
1. California is the _______ largest state in the USA. 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 California’s largest and the nation’s second largest city. A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco
A
A
B
4. California’s official nicknamenickname 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. thirty-eighth B. thirty-second D. thirty-first
B
A
D
Atlan
ticCanada
Mexico
Ro
cky Mo
un
tains
Mississippi
WashingtonDC
Califonia
Califonia
Los Angeles
Superior
Mich
igan
Huron
Erie
Ontario
New YorkBoston
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Pacific
California lies in the of America.
California lies on the of Mexico.
west north
—— READING
Divide the 10 paragraphs into three parts according to the main idea of each part.
Part1 ( )
Part2 ( )
Part3 ( )
para
para
para
Brief introduction to California.
people from different countries moved to California.
The future of California.
(1 minute)skimming
11
2---92---9
1010
Part1(Para1)
While reading
Part2(para2—9)
The future of
California.
Part3(Para10)
Brief introduction to California.
people from different countries moved to California.
Para1:California is the _______ largest state in the USA but has the _______population. In addition, it has the most _________ state in the USA.
thirdthird
largestlargest
multiculturalmulticultural
Russians
Later Arrivals
people
The Spanish
Most Recent Arrivals
Native Americans
How many kinds of How many kinds of people are mentioned in people are mentioned in this text? this text?
Gold Miners
A land of diversity
Native American
Indian—one of the first
people to live in
California.
Native California Indians
Native Americans• 1.Time: • 2.How did they arrive here:
• 3.What happened in the sixteenth century?
• were ______by Europeans• were_______into slavery• _________from the diseases
Native AmericansKilled
forced
died
•15000 years ago15000 years ago
•Across the Bering Strait in the Arctic to AAcross the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge . merica by means of a land bridge .
What’s the relationship between them?
Spain
California
Mexico The USA
rule independent war
In the16th--18th century In 1821 in1846
A gold miner—the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.
Russians & Gold MinersDo some T or F questions:1.In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began
settling in California.2.In 1848, before the Amerian-Mexican war,
gold was discovered in California. 3.A lot of adventurers achieved their dream
of becoming rich. 4.California become the thirty-first state of th
e United states of Amerian in 1850.
after
Few
Stage People Time Event
Later arrivals
Africans Moved from Mexico
Chinese Build the railway
Japanese Farmed
Denmark Established a town
Jewish Developed industry
ItaliansFished and made wine
Africans 1942-1945Worked in ship& aircraft industries
1860s
1800s
Late 1900s
By 1920s
At the beginning of 20th
1911
Listen to the tape and find the exact time
Stage People Time Event
Recent arrivals
CambodiansKoreansVietnameseLaotians
Immigrated
Indians,Pakistanis
Worked in Computer industry
Since Since 1970s1970s
Recent decades
Listen to the tape and find the exact time
The futureThe future
Do you think California will Do you think California will become only one culture become only one culture after people immigrated after people immigrated there for a long time? there for a long time?
Make a summary
The history of CaliforniaThe history of California
Native Americans(15,000)
the Spanish(16th)
Mexico(1821)
The united state(1846)
Gold miners
later arrivals
recent arrivals
California----A land of diversity
Choose a letter and do as instructed
Play a game
c a l i f o r n i a
A. B. C. D.
Which doesn’t belong to the USA?
Statue of
Liberty
Golden
Bridge
White
House
Eiffel
Tower
Who is the President of America now?
A. B.
C. D.
George W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Which isn’t American brands?
AB
C D
Germany
Who is not Americans?
AB
C
keanuReeves
Steven Speilberg
Britain
A. B.
C. D.
Which stands for the USA?
National Emblem (国徽)
How many states are there in How many states are there in the USA?the USA?
A.
B.
C.
D.
47
48
49
50
Which is American brand?
Germany
Finland
You are so unlucky ,your team has to lose one point.
You are so lucky, No question.
You gain one point.
Which flag is American flag?
A. B. C.
Disneyland
Chinatown
cable car and Angel Island
星光大道星光大道
Universal Studio in Hollywood
Fisherman’s Wharf(渔人码头)
Golden Gate Bridge
Los Angeles
斯坦福大学斯坦福大学
面積: 403,970 平方公里 (3)
人口: 33,871,648 (1)
別名:黃金之州 (Golden State)
加盟日: 9/9/1850 (31)
州府:沙加緬度 (Sacramento)
第一大城:洛杉机 (Los Angeles)
州歌: I Love You, California
州花:罌粟
州鳥:加州鵪鶉
州樹:加州紅杉
州石:藍錐礦
州礦:黃金
州昆蟲:加州狗臉蝴蝶
州動物:加州熊
箴言:我发现了 (Eureka)
Homework
1. Review the new words .2.Read the text carefully and
finish Ex. 1 of Learning English.