人教版高中英语选修八 Unit1 A Land of Diversity Period2 Warming up and Reading 课件(共25张PPT)

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Unit 1 A land of diversity


Period 2 Warming up and Reading



The United States of America,commonly called the United States or America, is a republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district. It also has numerous overseas territory .
Donald Trump is the 45th president of America. The election of president is held every four years, people their national leader.
The US is a country of immigrants. At first, because the demands of
labor was increasing, the government set a series of policies to attract
.They were almost from every corner of the world, including Chinese, Italians, Arabs and so on.
Religion has played an important role in America , the of Americans (76%) thinks themselves as Christians, mostly with Protestant(新教) and .
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Review
warming up:
Look at the map of the USA and write on the map the names as many as you can.

San Francisco
Los Angeles
Houston
Boston
New York
Washington, D.C
Rocky Mountains
Mexico
Chicago
Canada
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
the Mississippi
California
Per-reading:
When talking about California, what comes to your mind!

Rome is not built in one day , So is California.
Fast reading:
Go through the text and answer the
following questions.
1.What’s the text mainly about?
2.How many parts can the text be divided into?


1. What’s the text mainly about ?
A. the culture of California
B. the history of California
C. the weather of California



Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
The future

2.How many parts can the text be divided into?
Match the main idea of each part:

The introduction of California

The history of
settlement of California
(para.1)
(para.2-9)
(para.10)

Reading:
Listen carefully and read aloud with the record. Grasp as many details as possible and answer some questions.
CALIFORNIA
California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, having attracted people from all over the world. The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home. This diversity of culture is not surprising when you know the history of California.


Question：
Which of the following statement is not mentioned ?
California is very popular.
Chinese people celebrate Chinese New Year in California.
People can hear different languages spoken in california.
California is very crowded.
NATIVE AMERICANS
Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. Scientists believe
that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by
means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. In the 16th
century, after the arrival of the Europeans, the native people suffered
greatly. Thousands were killed or forced into slavery. In addition, many
died from the diseases brought by the Europeans. However, some
survived these terrible times, and today there are more Native Americans
living in California than in any other state.
THE SPANISH
In the 18th century California was ruled by Spain. Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th century, when they fought against the native people and took their land. Two centuries later,
The Spanish had settled in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of what we now call the United States. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, whose ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives. In 1821, the people of Mexico gained their independence from Spain. California then became part of Mexico. In 1846 the United States declared war on Mexico, and after the war won by the USA, Mexico had to give California to the USA. However, there is still a strong Spanish influence in the state. That is why today over 40%of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.
1、Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.
Native Ameri-cans ★ They are said to have lived in California for over 1. ______ years, who crossed the Bering Strait by means of a(n) 2. ___________.
★ In the 16th century, many native people were killed or forced into 3. _______ by the
4. __________ and many died from the diseases brought by them.

15,000
land bridge
slavery
Europeans

The
Spanish
RUSSIANS
In the early 1800’s, Russian hunters, who had originally gone to Alaska, began settling in California. Today there are about 25, 000 Russian-Americans living in and around San Francisco.
GOLD MINERS
In 1848, not long after the American-Mexican war. gold was discovered in California. The dream of becoming rich quickly attracted people from all over the world. The nearest, and therefore the first to arrive, were South Americans and people from the United States. Then adventurers from Europe and Asia soon followed. In fact, few achieved their dream of becoming rich . Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship. They settled in the new towns or on farms. By the time California elected to become the thirty-first federal state of the USA in 1850, it was already a multicultural society .

1.In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in
California.
2.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold
was discovered in California.
3.Many adventurers achieved their dreams of
becoming rich.
4.California became the 31th federal state of the
US in 1850s.
Ture or False:
T
F
T
F
after
Few
LATER ARRIVALS
Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the1860s. Today, Chinese-Americans live in all parts of California, although a large percentage have chosen to stay in the “China towns” of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Other immigrants such as Italians, mainly fishermen but also wine makers, arrived in California in the late 19th century. In 1911 immigrants from Denmark established a town of their own, which today still keeps up their Danish culture. By the 1920’s the film industry was well established in Holly wood, California. The industry boom attracted Europeans including many Jewish people. Today California has the second largest Jewish population in
the United States.



Japanese farmers began arriving in California at the beginning of the 20th century, and since the 1980’s a lot more have settled there. People from Africa have been living in California since the 1800s, when they moved north from Mexico. However, even more arrived between 1942 and 1945 to work in the ship and aircraft industries.
MOST RECENT ARRIVALS
In more recent decades, California has become home to more people Asia, including Koreans Cambodians, Vietnamese and Laotians. Since its beginning in the 1970’s, the computer industry has attracted Indians
and Pakistanis to California.

What people are mentioned:
Chinese Spanish Italian Danish

Jewish Japanese Russian African

Korean Cambodian Vietnamese Laotian

Indian Pakistani












THE FUTURE
People from different parts of the world, attracted by the climate and the lifestyle, still immigrate to California. It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.
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Question:
1.Why do people from different parts of the world still immigrate
to California?

Because they are attracted by the climate and the lifestyle.
2.Will the immigrants keep up their old customs more easily in future?
Maybe not. There will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, mixture of many races and cultures will be more.

California is state and also has the distinction of being the most ___________ state in the USA. The first settlers crossed the from Asia and arrived in California. In the 18th century, California was ruled by until 1821, 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 . In 1850, Californian became the state of the US. Attracted by the , more and more people from different parts of the world still to California. In the future, it will be a of many races and cultures .
Summary
The third largest
multicultural
Bering strait
Spain
Mexico
USA
31st
climate and lifestyle
immigrate
mixture

HOMEWORK:
Imagine you were a Californian. Introduce California to us:
1.地理特点（面积、人口、文化等）
2.历史发展（不同时期的移民）
3.未来发展
4.表示欢迎


Thank you !
Spanish soldiers
and the land from the natives.
Mexico gave California to the United States.
16th century
18th century
California was

by Spain
In 1821
California became part of .
In 1846
Influence:
Today over 40%of Californians speak
Spanish as a first or second language.
arrived
took
ruled
Mexico