课件38张PPT。Unit 1 A land of diversityCaliforniaLead-in1.What will come to your mind
when you hear USA?
2.What do you know about USA?The White House Capitol HillThe Statue of Liberty How much do you know about America?Warming up1.What does USA stands for?
A: The United States of America
B: Usually stupid and annoying2. Which flag is American flag?
A. B. C. Star-Spangled Banner
(星条旗) The America flag is known as “the stars and strips”.
50 stars—— Each star
represents one state
13 stripes—— the original
13 states.
Red—— courage
White —— freedom
Blue——loyalty and justice
June 14 —— Flag Day. National FlagChoose the best answer1.he capital of he USA?
New York
Washington D.C.
Los Angeles A.B.C.D. 2. Which stands for the USA? National
Emblem
(国徽)3. Who is the President of America now?A.B.C.D.George W. Bush George H.W. Bush Bill Clinton Barack Obama 4. How many states are there in the USA?A.B.C.D.455234505. Which state is the largest one in the USA?
A. New York B. Texas
C. California D. Florida
6. ____ has the largest population in the USA.
A. California B. Alaska
C. Washington D. TexasA.B.C.D.7.Which doesn’t belong to the USA?Statue of
LibertyGolden
BridgeWhite
HouseEiffel
Tower8.Which are American brands?ABCDEFGGermanyGermanyFinland9.Who are Americans?ABCDEkeanu
ReevesDavid
BeckhamSteven
SpeilbergRonaldinho BritainBrazilCalifornia1. California is the ______A__ largest state in
the USA.
A. third B. Second C. fourth D. fifth
2. California, a state in the western USA,
borders ____A____.
A. the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian Ocean
C. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean
3. ___B__ is California’s largest and the nation’s
second largest city.
A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles
C. San Diego D. San FranciscoGeneral knowledge quiz about California Look at the pictures below. Each illustrates something about California. Native American Indian—one of the first people to live in California.Pre-reading Native California IndiansA gold miner—the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California. California gold miners around 1849A building in Chinatown, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.Chinatowns in CaliforniaReading Comprehension ISkimming: The passage focuses on the ______.
A. population of California
B. customs and languages of California
C. people of California
D. history of California
2. No specific group is mentioned in ____.
A. NATIVE AMERICANS
B. GOLD MINERS
C. THE FUTURE
D. LATER ARRIVALS1.California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population.
2.The native Americans are treated well after the arrival of Europeans.
3.Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men.
Reading Comprehension IISkimming:the third largestTrue or Falsesuffered greatly4. In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California.
5.Duing Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich.
6.It is believed that soon there will be only a mixture of many races and cultures.
True or FalsefewNative Americans1.Time: 15000 years ago
2.Where did they come from: from Asia to Alaska
3.What happened in the sixteenth century?
were killed by Europeans
were forced into slavery
died from the diseases brought by Europeans
survived the terrible times
Native AmericansThe Spanish16th century 18th century in 1821
in 1846Influence: today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second languageSpanish soldiers arrived
and took their landCalifornia was ruled
by Spain
California became part
of MexicoMexico gave California
to the United StatesRussians & Gold MinersTrue or false statements:
1.In the early 1800s, Russian fur trappers began settling in California.
2.In 1848, before the American-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 the United states of America in 1850.
after FewMoved from MexicoBuilt the railwayFarmed Established a townDeveloped industryFished and made wineWorked in ship&
aircraft industryBackWorked in
computer industryImmigratedImmigratedPlease make a summary according the following tips: Native Americans
the Spanish
Russians
Gold miners
later arrivals
most recent arrivals
the future
California is _______________state in the USA and it also has the distinction of being the most _____________state in the USA. The first settlers crossed _______________from ____and arrived in California. The _______________suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the _____century. In the 18th century, __________was ruled by _____ until _________the people of Mexico gained their independence from Spain. California then became part of________. But after the American-Mexican war in 1846, California was given back to the USA. the third largestmulticulturalthe Bering StraitAsianative Americans16thCaliforniaSpain1821Mexico In 1848, in California gold was__________, which _________people from all over the world to arrive there to achieve their dreams of______________. In 1850, California became the _____state of the USA as a ____________society. Attracted by the__________________, more and more people from different parts of the world having been _________________California, including Asians, Africans, Americans and Europeans. In the near future, California will become ____________many races and cultures _______ any major racial or cultural groups. discoveredattractedbecoming rich31stmulticulturalclimate and lifestyleimmigrating toa mixture ofwithoutThank you!