Unit 1 A land of diversity Reading(辽宁省锦州市北宁市)

课件38张PPT。Meeting you all!
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Unit 1 　A land of diversity北镇高中李慧Entertaining you all!
A song
By the Eagles
You can sing
to the melody!11111111111111111111111111111111111So I called up the captainPlease bring me my wineHe said we haven't had that spiritHere since nineteen sixty nineAnd still those voices areCalling from far awayWake you up in the middle of the nightJust to hear them say... ...Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place(such a lovely face)They living it up at the Hotel CaliforniaWhat a nice surprise bring your alibisMirrors on the ceilingThe pink champagne on iceAnd she said we are all just prisonersHere of our own deviceAnd in the master's chambersThey gathered for the feastThey stab it with their steely knivesBut they just can't kill the beastLast thing I remember,I was running for the doorI had to find the passage backTo the place I was beforeRelax said programmed to receiveYou can check out any time you like
But you can never leave On a dark desert highway.Cool wind in my hair.Warm smell of colitas risingUp through the air Up ahead in the distance.I saw a shmmering lightMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dimI had to stop for the nightThere she stood in the doorwayI heard the mission bellAnd I was thinking to myselfThis could be heaven or this could be hellThen she lit up a candleAnd she showed me the wayThere were voices down in corridorI thought I heard them say... ...Welcome to the Hotel CaliforniaSuch a lovely place (such a lovely face)There's plenty of rooms at the Hotel CaliforniaAny time of year you can find it hereHer mind is Tiffany-twistedShe got the Mercedes-BenzShe got a lot of pretty,Pretty boys that she calls friendsHow they dance in the courtyardSweet summer sweatSome dance to rememberSome dance to forgetA quiz to you all :
1. Which name of place
was mentioned in the song ?
2. Which country does it belong to ?
3. Is it equal to a village , a town , a city
or a province of China?Yeah, It’s the United states of America!Some general knowledge of USAfor boys and girls to have a competition to see who can answer more of them!Let’s go! Seeing how fast you can do it !
How many states are there in the USA?A.B.C.D.49485250 Who is president of America?A.B.C.D.George W. Bush George H.W. Bush Putin Bill Clinton A.B.C.D.Which doesn’t belong to the USA?Statue of
LibertyGolden
BridgeWhite
HouseEiffel
TowerAWhich are American brands?BCDEFGSouth KoreaGermanyFinland3. Who is the person on the one-dollar note?
A. Jefferson B. Washington C. Franklin4. When is American Independence Day?
A. June 4th B. July 4th C. D. August 14th 5.George Bush is the ____ president in the USA.
A. 41st & 42nd B. 43rd &44th C. 44th & 45th Rewarding you all :
Offering you some more information
to enlarge your horizon!Well done!What is the name of the bridge in the pictures?The Golden Gate BridgeWhat is the building in the picture?The capital of California
----SacramentoA metropolis of California
----Los Angeles What is the city in the picture?The world-famous Hollywood Village is here which dominates the film-making industry of the nation. The weather is good , never very cold here and its beautiful suburbs of green hills are most suitable for film-making. Universal City Studio is the largest studio in the world. Disneyland is also located here.
What is the person in the picture?Once he was a famous actor,
but now he is the governor of California. The coin and seal of California Challenging you all !
Some Geography Knowledge :
Can you point out the four oceans in the map:
The Pacific Ocean a
The Atlantic Ocean b
The Indian Ocean c
The Arctic Ocean ddabbcb Helping you all to check it Can you point out the seven continents on the map:
Asia a South America d
Africa b North America e
Europe c Australia( Oceania) f
Antarctica gabcdefgg Helping you all to check it Flying your all imagination!
Reading the first
and the last paragraphs
carefully and find out
the useful information!Size: the _______largest state in the USA
Population: has the _______________ ( over __ million)
Multi-culture: the ______________ state in the USA
At various times of history, people from which countries in the world were attracted to California ? 1. Native Americans
2. The Spanish
3. Russians
4. Gold miners
5. Later arrivals
6. Most recent arrivals A mixture of
nationalities,
races and
culturesthirdLargest population30most multiculturalAsiansNatives15,0001600sArrived firstSuffered by
EuropeansLearning the details
with you!
About native Americans:Another question for you all!
Which statement is wrong?____
A. The native people are the first
settlers in California.
B. It is believed that the first settlers were
from America.
C. the native people in California were once
ruled by Europeans.
D. It was not the native people that brought
the diseases.BAsia 2. About the Spanish: Put the following statements in correct order.
___ California became part of Mexico.
___ Spanish soldiers and religious men first
arrived.
___ California was ruled by Spain.
___ The people of Mexico gained their
independence from Spain.
___ Mexico had to give California
to the USA.after 1821in the early 16th century18th century1821after 1846123453. About Russians:When and why did the Russian go to California? What were they called?
In the early 1800s.
for fur
fur trappersGuess what are they doing in the pictures ?
Then find the answer in Paragraph Five!4. About gold miners:We can learn from this paragraph that_____.
A. Many people came to California
to make a life in new towns.
B. It was the discovery of gold that
made people rush to California.
C. Many people achieved their
dreams of becoming rich and went home.
D. The first to arrive California to find gold came
from the Pacific Island.BWhat contributions
did Chinese make
to the history of
America?Most
Chinese-Americans
chose to live
in the _________ .The film industry in _________
attracted Europeans ,
including many _____ .They are famous ________ people. time immigrants reason to settle in
5. About later arrivals:in the 1860s building the railway in the late 19th
century Italians catching fish;
making wine in 1911 Danish / by the 1920s Europeans
Jewish film industry at the beginning
of 20th century
since the 1980sJapanese
farmers / since the 1800s
between 1942 and
1945 African working in the ship and
aircraft industries Chinese 6. About most recent arrivals:California has become home to people from Asia:
Including ____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________CambodiansKoreansVietnameseLaotiansIndians Pakistanis Finish EX.3 P4Russians:
Chinese:
Africans:
Italians:
Jewish:
Japanese:
Cambodians:
Koreans:
Danish:
Pakistanis:early 1800s
late 1840s
1800s
late 19th century
1920s
20th century
from about 1970s
from about 1970s
1911
from about 1970s WritingImagine you are travelling in California, Write a postcard to one of your friends
Introduce the city to her or him,
and express your own feelings about it . Farewell to you all!