课件56张PPT。Unit 1Unit 1 A land of diversityTo try to list the things you know about America
To look at some pictures and predict information in a reading passage
To read a passage and learn more things about CaliforniaHow much do you know about America? Can you list the things that you know about America?Star-Spangled Banner(星条旗) 50 stars — Each star represents one state 13 stripes — the original 13 states.Blue — loyalty and justiceRed — courageWhite — freedomThe White House The Statue of Liberty ________________ is the executive mansion (官邸) 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 White HouseindependenceThe language they mainly use is _______.
Mountain range in the west is ______________________.
The longest river in the USA is ______________________.the Mississippi Riverthe Rocky MountainsEnglishSome important cities:New York, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, Houston, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta, Seattle, Denver, Kansas, Detroit, Boston, …Who can name some important cities of the USA?Look at the map of the USA. Work with your group to write on the map the names of as many of the following as you can. Compare your answers with other groups.
ocean on the east coast
ocean on the west coast
country to the north of USA country to the south of USA
California
mountain range in the west
Great Lakes
longest river in the USA
some important citiesSeattleSan FranciscoLos AngelesDenverHoustonNew OrieansMiamiAtlantaBostonNew YorkPhiladelphigWashington, D.CAppalachianRocky MountainsMexicoChieagoDetroitSt. LouisCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe MississippiCaliforniaSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioThe USA lies in _________________,
bordering both the _________ Ocean and the ________ Ocean, between _________ and ________. There are ________ states in the US. Forty-eight of them are in the single region, while ________ and _________ are not contiguous with any of the other states. the North AmericaAtlanticPacificCanadaMexicofiftyAlaskaHawaii If you have a chance to go to the USA, where would you prefer to visit, California or Washington DC or other cities? Why?
Let’s appreciate some pictures about California.California coastHoover towerCalifornia sunsetHotel CaliforniaCaliforniaAndres Canyon
安德烈斯峡谷 Lake Tahoe
太浩湖 Death ValleyIt 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 graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous. How is each picture relevant to the history of California?Native Americans
— one of the first people to live in California.Gold miners — the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California. A building in Chinatown, San Francisco — Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.Native AmericansSome pictures about the history of CaliforniaGold Rush Period1. California is the _____ largest state in the USA.
A. third B. second C. fourth D. fifth2. California, a state in the western USA, borders ______.
the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian Ocean
C. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic OceanGeneral knowledge quiz about California.3. _____ is California’s largest and the nation’s second largest city.
Sacramento B. Los Angeles
C. San Diego D. San Francisco4. California’s official nickname is the _____.
Sunflower State
B. Golden State
C. Land of Opportunity
D. Evergreen State5. _____ has the largest population in the
USA.
A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas6. California entered the Union on
September 9th 1850, as the ____ state.
A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth
C. thirty-second D. thirty-firstThe text is about the brief _______ of California, which focuses on the settlement of the state.historyRead the text quickly and complete its main idea.15,000 years ago: First settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. These people are now known as Native Americans.16th century: Spanish soldiers arrived in South America.Beside each time note down an important event in Californian history.California became part of Mexico.
The US declared war on Mexico.
Gold was discovered in California.
California became the 31st state of
the US.1821:
1846:
1848:
1850:Spanish __________________________
Russians _________________________
Africans _________________________
Chinese _________________________
Italians _________________________
Danish _________________________Beside each cultural group write the period in which they first came to California in large numbers.in the early 16th centuryearly 1800s1800slate 1840s/ early 1850sin the late 19th century1911Jewish ___________________________
Japanese _________________________
Koreans _________________________
Cambodians ______________________
Vietnamese ______________________
Pakistanis _______________________beginning of the 20th century1920sin more recent decadesfrom about the 1970sfrom about the 1970sfrom about the 1970sI. Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.15,000land bridgeslaveryEuropeansreligious 16thRussian-AmericanshuntersgoldEurope Gold RushfishermenDenmarkJewishfarmers1800s shipAsiaIndianscomputer1. California is the third largest state in USA but has the largest population.
2. In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California.
3. The native people suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century.FTTII. True or False.4. Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first language.
5. In the 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California.TT6. A lot of people rushing for gold lost their lives or went back home, but most of them remained in California to make a living for themselves in the new towns or on farms.T7. Compared with the period of gold rush, less Chinese immigrate to California during the period of building the rail network from the west to the east coast.
8. By the 1920s, the film industry was well established in California.TF 9. It is the computer industry since its beginning in 1970s that has attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California.
10. With more immigrants coming to California now and then, it is believed that before long there will be a even greater mix of nationalities in this state.TTWhy is California such a multicultural community? What problems do you think might arise?
Explain in your own words.
Write three or four sentences.
Compare your answers with others
in your class.The state of California is a multicultural
community because European, African and Asian people have been moving into the state for the last 200 years. It is this mix of peoples with their own customs, culture and food that have given California its multicultural flavor. Problems that might arise include intercultural rivalry or competition, discrimination or misunderstanding. It is to the credit of Californians that such problems do not arise very often.Prepare for the word formations and collect suffixes of the nouns, verbs and adjectives.
