Unit 1 A land of diversity warming up and reading 课件（32张PPT）

课件32张PPT。1Unit1 A land of diversity2San FranciscoLos AngelesHoustonRocky MountainsMexicoCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe Mississippi 1 23456New YorkWashington D.CCalifornia34California Gold Rush in 18485Chinese Gold miners in California6Native Americans—one of the first people to live in California.71. What’s the topic of this text?
A. the culture of California
B. the history of California
C. the weather of California
D. the lifestyle of California
2. How many groups of people are mentioned in this text? ( )
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6While-reading83. From the text, we know that ( )
A. California is a place which includes a variety of cultures
B. California once belonged to Russia
C. the Spanish were friendly to the Native Americans at first
D. all who went to California for gold made a fortune9While-reading4.Which of the following is not true? ( )
A. California was once ruled by Spain
B. Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language today
C. Most Chinese immigrants didn’t survive during the Gold Rush Period.
D. Immigrants from Denmark still keep up their Danish culture today.10While-readingGroup work: two tasks 11 Careful readingGroup 1 Para 2
Group 2& 3 Para 3
Group 4 Para 4-5
Group 5 Para 6-8
Group 6 Para 9-10Group Tasks12 Read your paragraph(s) and finish the exercises for your groupGroup Task1131.When did they come:_______________
2. How did they come : ________________________








Native Americans (para2)at least 15,000 years agoby means of a land bridge3. After the arrival of the Europeans in the 16th century, _______.
A. Native people were killed or forced into slavery.
B. Many native people died from diseases brought by Europeans.
C. None of the native people could survive the terrible times.
D. Both A and B.
D14Influence: Today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second languageWrite down an important event in Californian history in each box.
16th century 18th century in 1821

in 1846Spanish soldiers
arrived in CaliforniaCalifornia was
ruled by SpainCalifornia
became part
of MexicoMexico gave
California to
the USA15The Spanish (para3)True or False? Correct the false ones.
1.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California.
2.A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich.
3.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of America in 1850.
after Few FFT16Russians & Gold-miners (para4-5)Gold Rush Period/ in the1860ssince 1800sin the late 19th centuryby the 1920sat the beginning of the 20th centuryin 191117Later arrivals (para6-8)In more recent decadesthe beginning in the1970s18Most recent arrivals & the future (para9-10) California Immigrants Festival In order to let people know the history of California well, the Californian government decides to hold a festival about the immigrants. Now each group is required to finish a task for this festival.19 Report Interview SpeechTask 220ReportTask2: giving a report about the Native Americans in California according to the reading text and supplementary materials.21Requirements:
1. Facts include the possible time when they came to California, how they arrived and the California Native American Day.
2. Limit your time to 2 minutes22ReportTip1: What you need to do:
Step1: Write sentences about the events happening to Native Americans.
Step2: Use link words to connect the sentences
Step3: choose one to give the report in front of the class23Report1. Meeting the requirements 2. Clear statement3. Creativity24 Evaluation standardsShow Time Report Interview Speech25start030″60″120″90″Task2: giving a report about the Native Americans in California according to the reading text and supplementary materials.
Report26start030″60″120″90″Task2: You are going to interview some people to learn about the Spanish and the Gold Rush in California. Interview27Task 2: Suppose you are the governor of California, please give a speech introducing California and calling for people to come to California. start030″60″120″90″Speech28 Since the 1800s, immigrants settled down in California for different reasons, including the war, the Gold Rush and economical ones. In recent decades, more and more people are attracted to California by its climate and life style. In the near future, California will become a mixture of many races and cultures29Immigrants in California30DiscussionWhat advantages and disadvantages will the increasing immigrants bring to America?As far as I am concerned…
Personally speaking…..
For my part,…..
As I see it, ……
………31HomeworkWrite an essay about the advantages and disadvantages the increasing immigrants may bring to California.2. Search for the information about the immigration history of Chinese American in California.Thanks!32