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Objectives
3. To understand why we name California “a land of diversity”.
2. To know something about the history of California.
1. To summarize and remember the main idea of the passage.
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A Land of Diversity
Reading in Unit 1, Book 8
Lead-in
what do you know about the land of diversity—the USA?
Let’s have a quiz!
Which flag is the national flag of
the USA?
A. B. C.
2. Which city is the capital of the
USA?
A. New York
B. Washington D.C
C. Los Angeles
3. How many states are there in the USA?
A.
B.
C.
D.
47
48
49
50
4. Which state is the largest one in the USA?
A. New York. B. Alaska.
C. California. D. Florida.
6. California is the _____ largest state in the
USA.
A. third B. Second C. fourth D. fifth
A land of Diversity
California
Reading
Fast reading
Skimming
Part 1: paragraph ( )
Part 2: paragraph ( )
Part 3: paragraph ( )
A brief introduction
The history of California
The future of California
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2-9
10
Scanning
Fill in the blanks to get main idea.
This passage introduces the
of California, which explains why it has become the most
state in the USA.
history
multicultural
Careful reading
to get detailed information
Part 1 (paragraph 1)
Read and answer.
Q: Why does California have a diversity of culture?
A:Because it attracted people from all over the world to come with their
customs and languages. To understand the diversity, we must know the history
of California.
Part 2. The history of California
history learning
who
when
what
Paragraph 2. Native Americans
When were the native Americans living in California?
.
2. When did the Europeans arrive in California?
.
3. What happened to the native Americans after the Europeans arrived?
.
Read and find
At least 15,000 years ago
In the 16th century
The native Americans suffered greatly
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Paragraph 3. The Spanish
California became
part of Mexico
Mexico gave California to the USA.
Spain ruled California.
Spanish soldiers
arrived.
16th century
18th century
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Paragraph 4~5. Russians and Gold miners
T or F judgments
In the early 1800s, Russians had settled in Alaska.
2. In 1848, gold was discovered in California.
3. During this period, people from America, Europe and Australia followed to arrive in California.
4. California became the 21st state of the USA in 1850.
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F
F
California
Asia
thirty-first
Paragraph 6~9. Later Arrivals
Match the items
Italian
Jewish
African
Japanese
Indian & Pakistani
Danish
Chinese
1970s
by the 1920s
since the 1980s
late 19th century
1860s
1911
1942~1945
ship and aircraft
fisherman
established a town
computer
film
the building of rail
farmers
Chinatowns
Part 3 (paragraph10). The Future
What will California be in the future?
A land with many migrants.
There will be a great distinction among the groups.
It will simply be a mixture of many races and cultures.
multicultural
California is _______________state in the USA and it also has been the most _____________state in the USA. The native Americans were living in California______________________. But they suffered greatly after the arrival of _____________ in the _____century. In the 18th century, California was ruled by ________ until _________ California became part of________. But after the American-Mexican war in ______, California was given back to the USA.
the third largest
multicultural
at least 15,000 years ago
the Europeans
16th
Spain
1821
Mexico
1846
Summary
In 1848, in California gold was__________, which _________people from all over the world to arrive there. In 1850, California became the _____state of the USA. Later, more and more people from different parts of the world have ________ in California. In the near future, California will become a mixture of many _______and________.
Summary
discovered
attracted
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arrived
races
cultures
Discussion
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If you have a chance to live in California, would you like to go? Why?
2. Pick out the language points or sentences that you can’t understand.
Retell the story
according to your own words.
Homework
Thank you!