课件34张PPT。Use the phrases
“by means of…, keep up,
occur to sb., team up with sb., take in, a great/good many, of one’s own, fight against, feel like doing sth., make a life, mark out” to make a short passagePractice Unit 1
A land of diversity
一个多元文化的国土This is the map of the ________________.USAWarming up ( 5m) Look at the map of the USA with your group. Write on the map the names of as many of the following as you can.①Pacific ocean Atlantic ocean Canada Mexico California Rocky mountainMississippi river L. Superior L. Huron L. Ontario L. Erie L. Michigan Washington D CAtlanta Miami Huston L AS FChicago Alaska Hawaii New Orlean Philadelphia②③④New York⑤⑥⑦⑧BrainstormWhat will come to your mind when you hear USA?
What do you know about USA?
1. Which flag is American flag?
A. B. C.2. Which city is the capital of the USA?
New York
Washington D.C
Los Angeles A.B.C.D. 3. Which stands for the USA?√ National
Emblems
(国徽)4. How many states are there in the USA?A.B.C.D.474849505. Who is president of America?A.B.C.D.George W. Bush George H.W. Bush Putin Bill Clinton A.B.C.D.6.Which doesn’t belong to the USA?Statue of
LibertyGolden
BridgeWhite
HouseEiffel
Tower7.Which are American brands?ABCDEFGGermanyGermanyFinland8.Who are Americans?ABCDEkeanu
ReevesDavid
BeckhamSteven
SpeilbergRonaldinho BritainBrazilArnold Schwarzenegger
a famous actor
the governor of CaliforniaCalifornia (one of the 50 states of the USA) It has an area of 411.ooo square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy. Pre-readingPre-reading
Discuss how each picture is relevant to the history of California. How each picture is relevant to the history of California?Native American Indian—one of the _____people to live in California.firstNative AmericansA gold_____—the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California. miner A building in_________, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.Chinatown It shows us a ________religious man who came California to teach the natives. In the early 16th century, Spanish fought against the na?ve people , took their land and settled in California.CatholicReading A land of diversity
Work with your group members and finish the following exercise.
Part1
Part2
part3The introduction of CaliforniaThe history of
settlement of
CaliforniaThe futureNative AmericansThe SpanishRussiansGold minersLater arrivalsMost recent arrivalsSkimming: answer the following questions:Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold?
When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California?
What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California?1. Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold?2. When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California?
Keys: South Americans and people from the United States.During the gold rush period, many Chinese immigrated to California to achieve their dream of becoming rich, and in the 1860s, a large number of Chinese went there to build the railway from the west to east coast.3. What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California?Keys:The temperate climate, the modern lifestyle and its diverse cultures attracted immigrates to California.Choose the best answers1. The main idea of the text is_____.
A. The population of California is bigger than any other city.
B. California is the most attracting state of the Us.
C. California is a state made up of various people from almost all part of the world.
D. People living in California have different nationalities.2.Native Americans ________.
A. Build a land bridge in order to get to California.
B. May have lived in California for more than 15,000 years.
C. All became slaves of Europeans.
D. Only live in California.3. Many California speak Spanish because.
A. The state was once ruled by Spain.
B. These people come from Spain.
C. They think the Spanish language is beautiful.
D. Religious men taught them the Spanish language4.The following statements are true except that______.
A. In 1948 many people rushed to California in the hope of becoming rich.
B. Most of the Chinese went there to find gold.
C. Only a small number if gold miners became rich.
D. California became a state of the US two years after gold was found there. 5.It can be inferred that_____.
A. European and Jewish people came to see films in Hollywood. California.
B. People from Mexico came to work in the ship and aircraft industries.
C. Indians and Pakistanis are good at making computers.
D. There will be more big racial cultural groups because more people are arriving in California. Please use some sentences to describe U.S.A.diversity,developed, powerful,50 states, capital,Washington,political center,New York …...