Unit 1 A land of Diversity

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Unit 1 A land of Diversity
If you don't learn to think when you are young , you may never learn .
---Thomas Edison , American inventor
National Flag
The American flag is known as “the Stars and Stripes”.
50 stars — each representing one state
13 stripes — the original 13 states
Red — courage
White — freedom
Blue — loyalty and justice
1. Which city is the capital of the USA
A. New York. B. Washington D.C.
C. Los Angeles. D. California.
2. How many states are there in the USA
A. 47. B. 48. C. 49. D. 50.
3. ____ is the nickname of the USA.
A. Uncle Tom B. Uncle Jack
C. Uncle Sam D. Uncle Jim
4. Which state is the largest one in the US
A. New York. B. Texas.
C. California. D. Florida.
5. _______ has the largest population in the USA.
A. California B. Alaska
C. Washington D. Texas
6. The most important and longest river in the United States of America is ______.
A. the Ohio River B. the Colorado River
C. the Missouri River D. the Mississippi River
A.
B.
C.
D.
7. Which doesn’t belong to the USA
Statue of
Liberty
Golden
Bridge
White
House
Eiffel
Tower
8. When is American Independence Day
A. June 4th. B. July 4th.
C. October 1st. D. August 14th.
9. _____ is the first president of the USA.
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. John Adams
C. George Washington
D. Abraham Lincoln
10. Which is NOT an American brand
A.
B.
C.
D.
Germany
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Mexico
Mexico Gulf
USA
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Rocky Mountains
Mexico
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco
Mexico Gulf
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C
Boston
Atlanta
Houston
New Orleans
Miami
Denver
Chicago
Kansas
Seattle
California
L. Superior
L. Michigan
L. Huron
L. Erie
L. Ontario
It is the capital of the USA.
It is almost the oldest city in the USA. It is also a center of culture and education.
It is the largest seaport in the USA.
It is called the Super Market of America.
It is the most important industrial and
commercial city.
Atlanta features the new World of Coca-Cola, which features the history of the world-famous soft drink brand.
It’s home to Hollywood Village, Universal City Studio and Disneyland.
Many Chinese have settled in California
and many of them live there.
How much do you know about California Let’s have a quiz.
1. California is also called _______.
A. Golden State
B. Beach State
C. Silver State
D. China State
2. California is the ________ largest state.
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
3. _____ is California’s largest and the
nation’s second largest city.
A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles
C. San Diego D. San Francisco
4. _____ has the largest population in the USA.
A. California B. Alaska
C. Washington D. Texas
5. California entered the Union on September 9,1850, as the _______ state.
A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth
C. thirty-second D. thirty-first
If we want to learn something about
a country or a state, the following are
necessary:
size, population, location, language,
history, capital, climate, agriculture
industry, education etc.
Look at the pictures below. Each illustrates something about California. Discuss in groups what each picture means to you.
Life of Native
Californian Indians
A Californian
gold miner
around 1849
A traditional
Chinese building in San
Francisco’s Chinatown
Chinatowns in California
Task one
Predict
the main idea
According to the first paragraph, what do you think will be mainly mentioned in the following parts
A. the history of California
B. the culture of California
C. the population of California
D. the lifestyle of Californians
Task two
Listen for numbers
people period
Spanish
Russians
Africans
Chinese
Italians
Danish
Jewish
Japanese
Indians
beginning of the 20thC
early 16th C
early 1800s
1800s
late 1840s/early 1860s
late 19th C
1911
1920s
since early 1970s
Task three
Read for details
Read the text carefully with the following questions.
1.Before it became the 31st state of the US, which two countries had ruled California
2.Which country has a strong influence on California How do you know that
3. How many fields are mentioned in the text What are they
4. Will there be any distinct major racial or cultural groups
Task four
Multiple choices
1. People were attracted to California for the following reasons except_______.
A. gold rush
B. employment
C. invasion
D. its various culture
2.From the passage we can infer______.
A. in gold rush, people led a happy life.
B. Indians came here for computer industry
C. many people died in Gold Rush.
D. more people will be attracted to California
3.Which of the following is not true about California
A. It has the largest population in the USA.
B. It has the second largest Jewish population in the USA.
C. It is the third largest state in the USA.
D. It has the most attractive climate in the USA.
4.The writer’s attitude towards the history is _____.
A. objective B. subjective
C. Indifferent D. pessimistic
Sharing time
California is a multicultural community because E_______, Africans and A _____ have been moving into the state for the last 200 years. It is the m___ of peoples with different customs, c _______and food that have turned California into a m_________ state.
uropeans
sians
ix
ultures
ulticultural
Why do you think California is
a multicultural state
D
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V
E
R
S
E
ifferent
nterest
alue
qual
ich
uccess
nergy
California, for many reasons, have been attracting different people with different races, backgrounds, interests and values. She treats them equally, so today , as we can see, it is a rich and successful state in the US as well as in the world. The difference in many aspects, I think, is a great source of energy for the development of California.
As a country, it should allow different brains to strengthen itself.
As a person, we should absorb different ideas to enrich our brain.
HOMEWORK:
Surf the internet for more information about the USA, especially California.
Underline some useful expressions and difficult ones.
M （many）妈妈给了我很多很多
O （old）妈妈为我操心，白发已爬上了您的头
T （tears）您为我流过不少泪
H （heart）您有一颗慈祥温暖的心
E （eyes）您注视我的目光总是充满着爱
R （right）您从不欺骗我们，教导我们去做正确的事情
Complete the following sentences with
proper words.
1. James has e_______ to become a lawyer after graduation.
2. The oil market is enjoying a b_____.
3. The footprints are quite d_______; they
must be fresh.
4. A strong man will bear _________ (苦难) without complaining.
5. The figure is expressed as a ___________
(百分比).
lected
oom
istinct
hardship
percentage
6. The old lady held tightly onto the r____　 　　 as she climbed the stairs.
7. I need to practise my ________ (Italy)
before my business trip.
8. She drew a quite artificial d__________　 　　 between women and men readers.
9. We are strongly opposed to _______
　(种族的) discrimination.
10. The __________ (大多数) of people
seem to prefer TV to radio.
ail
Italian
istinction
racial
majority
plete the following sentences
without changing their meanings.
1. Mozart is dead but his music continues
to exist.
Mozart is dead but his music
____ ____.
2. Is the plane likely to be late
　___ ___ ______ ____ the plane will be
late
lives on
Is it likely that
3. Thoughts are expressed through words.
Thoughts are expressed ____ ______ ___
words.
4. Most members of the committee have
agreed to the proposal.
　____ ________ ___ the members of the
committee have agreed to the proposal.
The majority of
by means of
That is why __________________
________________________ (今天还
有40％ 的加利福尼亚人仍然用西班牙
语) as a first or second language.
2. It is believed that before long _________
_________________________ (多种国籍
的混合将会非常之大) that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups.
today over 40％ of
Californians speak Spanish
the mix of nationalities will be so great
III. Translation.
3. __________________ (那个县便繁荣起来)
when gold was discovered there.
4. There are strict controls on ___________
_______________ (移民到这个国家).
5. Those two ideas are __________________
___________ (截然不同).
6. The surviving sailors managed to
___________________________ (坚持到
救生船来到).
The county boomed
into this country
immigration
each other
quite distinct from
keep up until the lifeboat came
Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows.
Two centuries later, the Spanish had settled in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of what we now call the United States.
【模仿1】当我们把它和我们称之为 “大哥大”相比，我们发现新的移动电话携带轻便，小巧，价格便宜。
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【模仿2】当我们到达人们称之为小鸟天堂的地方时，我们兴奋地发现数千种鸟类定居在那。
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
When we compared it to what we called “Da Ge Da”, we found new mobile phones are light and small to carry with a low price.
When we arrived at what people call Bird Paradise, we were excited to find thousands of kinds of birds are settling there.
George Washington was born in _______________________(现在是Virginia的州)
= George Washington was born in the place
that is now the state of Virginia.
The impressionist are accepted as the beginning of
_________________ (我们称之为现代艺术)
what is now the state of Virginia
What we call “modern art”
2. However, it is likely that Native Americans
were living in California at least fifteen
thousand years ago.
然而，很可能至少在15,000年前美洲土著
人就生活在加利福尼亚了。
It is very likely that he will not agree.
I think it is likely that they will arrive
tomorrow morning.
3.Today there are more native Americans living in California than in any other state.
China has more people than _________________________（世界上任何国家）
China has more people than _________________ (欧洲任何国家)
any other country in the world.
any country in Europe.
4. The nearest, and therefore the first to arrive, were South Americans and people form the United States.
5. It was the building of the rail network form the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s.
距离最近因而来得最早的是南美洲人和美国人。
更大批量的中国移民却是在19世纪60年代为了修建贯穿美国东西海岸的铁路而来的。
6. It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures．
It is believed that… 人们认为
It is said that … 据说
It is hoped that…人们希望
It is supposed that…人们猜测
It is reported that …据报道
It is reported that some tornadoes occurred in the USA.
It is hoped that the cost of medical care can be cut down.
15,000 years ago, first settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. These people are now known as native Americans.
In the 16th century, Spanish soldiers arrived in South America.
In 1821, California became part of Mexico.
In 1846, The US declared war on Mexico.
In 1848, gold was discovered in California.
In 1850, California became the 31st state of the USA.
I am a slow walker , but I never walk backwards .
---Abraham Lincoln , American president