Unit 1 A land of diversity Warming up&Reading 课件（34张PPT）

(共34张PPT)
If you want to learn something about a country, a state, etc, what do you want to know ?
Size
Location
Capital
Population
Language
History
geography
Customs
culture
climate,
agriculture
industry,
education
medical care
……
A quiz about the general knowledge of the 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
Emblem
（国徽）
4. How many states are there in the USA?
A.
B.
C.
D.
47
48
49
50
5. What’s the size of the USA?
9,429,091 sq km
A.
C.
D.
6,429,091 sq km
8,429,091 sq km
B.
7,429,091 sq km
6. What’s the population of the USA?
193,027,571 B. 293,027,571
C. 393,027,571 D. 493,027,571
7. The most important and largest river
in the United States of America is____ ?
A. the Ohio River
B. the Colorado River
C. The Missouri River
D. the Mississippi River
8. When is American Independence Day?
A. June 4th B. July 4th
C. October 1st D. August 14th


9. Which city is known as the “Big Apple”?
A. New York B. Chicago C. Los Angeles

In which year did it get its independence?
A.
B.
C.
D.
10.Which doesn’t belong to the USA?
Statue of
Liberty
Golden
Bridge
White
House
Eiffel
Tower
11.Which are American brands?
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Germany
Germany
Finland
12.Who are Americans?
A
B
C
D
E
keanu
Reeves
David
Beckham
Steven
Speilberg
Ronaldinho
Britain
Brazil
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Pacific ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
CANADA
MEXICO
Rocky Mountains
Mississipppi River
California
California
Pre-reading
California, a state in the western USA, borders the Pacific Ocean. It has an official nickname “Golden State”. California is the third largest state in the USA with the largest population. Its capital Los Angeles is California’s largest and the nation’s second largest city.
A brief introduction
Fast reading
What’s the topic of this text?
A. the culture of California
B. the history of California
C. the climate of California
D. the population of California
Russians
Later Arrivals
people
The Spanish
Most Recent Arrivals
Native Americans
How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?
Gold Miners



Native Americans
1.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 Americans
The Spanish
16th century 18th century in 1821





in 1846
Influence: today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language
Spanish soldiers arrived
and took their land
California was ruled
by Spain
California became part
of Mexico
Mexico gave California
to the United States
Russians & Gold Miners
True 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
Few
1860s
1800s
Late 1900s
By the 1920s
Early 1900s
1911
Stage People Time Event
Later arrivals Africans Moved from Mexico
Chinese Build the railway
Japanese Farm
Denmark Established a town
Jewish film industry
Italians Fished and made wine
Africans 1942-1945 Worked in ship& aircraft industries
Recent
decades
1970s
Stage People Time Event
Recent arrivals Indians,
Pakistanis Worked in Computer industry
Cambodians
Koreans
Vietnamese
Laotians Immigrated
Future Different parts Future Immigrate

First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from
Asia. These people are now known as Native Americans.
Spanish soldiers arrived in South America
Became part of Mexico
The US declared war on Mexico
Gold was discovered in California
California became the 31st state of the US.
15,000
years
ago
16th
century:
1821
1846
1848
1850
Look at the pictures below. Each illustrates something about California.
Discuss in groups what each picture means to you.
A native American Indian was standing beside a camp It seemed that he felt very happy. Maybe he had a good harvest.
Native California Indians
He was a gold miner. He was panning gold. He looked not only thin and weak, but also thirsty and tired. It was difficult for them to achieve the dream of becoming rich.
California gold miners around 1849
A building in Chinatown
Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco. By 1990,the nations being immigrated from different parts of the world had made California into the most racially and ethnically diverse state in the country.
Chinatowns in California
Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? Explain in your own words. Write three or four sentences.
The state of California is a multicultural community because European, African and Asian people have been immigrating to the state for the last 200 years. Before their arrival, native American people had lived there for thousands of years. People from all over the world are still coming to settle in California because of its good climate and the lifestyle it offers.
Homework for Sept3 Wednesday
Read the text carefully several times and underline some good expressions and sentences.
Exx1,2 P4 (Learning about Language)
Exx1,2, 3P 48
Please make a summary according the following tips: Native Americans
the Spanish
Russians
Gold miners
later arrivals
most recent arrivals
the future