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Unit 1 A land of diversityLead inFast readingCareful readingDiscussionListeningUnit 1 A land of diversityLearning aims:1.To learn about the history of California 2.To explain the reasons why California is such a multicultural community in the 21st century.Important point:Enable the students use the reading skills:skimming and scanning to grasp information about California.Difficult point:Enable the students learn how to talk about the important events in Californian history.Reading skills:1.略读或浏览阅读(skimming）；2.扫描式阅读(scanning)Star-Spangled Banner(星条旗星条旗)The America flag is known as“the stars and strips”.50 stars Each star represents one state 13 stripes the original 13 states.Red courageWhite freedomBlueloyalty and justiceJune 14 Flag Day.National FlagThe Statue of Liberty The White House Capitol Hill好莱坞星光大道好莱坞星光大道 San FranciscoLos AngelesHoustonBostonBostonNew YorkNew YorkWashington,D.CWashington,D.CRocky MountainsMexicoChicagoCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe Mississippi It has an area of 411.ooo square kilometers.And it is one of the American states of the largest population,with the most developed economy.1.Whats the topic of this text?A.the culture of California B.the history of California C.the weather of California D.the history of USAFast readingFast readingRussiansLater Arrivals peopleThe SpanishMost Recent ArrivalsNative Americans2.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?Gold MinersCareful-readingNative American Indianone of the first people to live in California.Native AmericansNative Americans1.Time:2.Where did they come from:3.What happened in the sixteenth century?suffered greatly Native Americans15000 years agocrossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to Americawere killed by Europeanwere forced into slaverydied from the diseasesurvived the terrible timesThe SpanishFill in the form:(note down an important event)16th century 18th century in 1821 in 1846Spain soldiers arrived and took their landCalifornia was ruled by SpainCalifornia became part of MexicoMexico gave California to the USAWhat is the influence?Today over 40%of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.Pictures about gold rush in CaliforniavHe was a gold miner.He looked not only thin and weak,but also thirsty and tired.The discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.Russians&Gold MinersDo some T or F questions:1.In the early 1800s,Russian fur trappers began settling in California.2.In 1848,before the Amerian-Mexican war,gold was discovered in California.3.A lot of adventures achieved their dream of becoming rich.4.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of America in 1850.afterafter fewWhen and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California?In the 1860s,a large number of Chinese went there to build the railway from the west to east coast During the Gold Rush Period,many Chinese immigrated to California to achieve their dream of becoming rich.What was the result about Chinese immigrants during the Gold Rush period?1.In the past,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 town or on farms.2.Today,Chinese-Americans live in all parts of California,although a large percentage have chosen to stay in the“Chinatowns”of Los Angeles and San Francisco.A building in Chinatown,San FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.Chinatowns in CaliforniaStagePeopleTimeEventLater arrivalsAfricans 1800sChinese 1860sJapaneseAt the beginning of 20th centuryDenmark 1911JewishBy 1920sItaliansLate 1900sAfricans 1942 1945Moved from MexicoBuilt the railwayFarmed Established a townDeveloped industryFished and made wineWorked in ship&aircraft industryStagePeopleTimeEventRecent arrivalsIndians,PakistanisWorked in Computer industryCambodiansKoreansVietnameseLaotiansImmigratedFutureDifferent partsFutureImmigratedRecent decades1970s破解破解长难句并背句并背诵 1.It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural State in the USA,having attracted people from all over the world.现在分词作原因状语现在分词作原因状语加州与众不同之处在于它也是美国最具多元加州与众不同之处在于它也是美国最具多元文化特征的一个州，它吸引了来自世界各地文化特征的一个州，它吸引了来自世界各地的人们的人们 2.Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California,no one really knows.宾语从句从句最早一批人具体是在什么最早一批人具体是在什么时候来到我候来到我们现在了解的加利福尼在了解的加利福尼亚地区的，地区的，谁也也说不清楚不清楚 3.Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period,it was the building of the rail network from the west coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s.强强调句句虽然中国移民在淘金然中国移民在淘金热时期开始来到美国，期开始来到美国，但是更大批量的中国移民却是在但是更大批量的中国移民却是在19世世纪60年代年代为了修建了修建贯穿美国穿美国东西海岸的西海岸的铁路而路而来。来。1.Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural state?2.If you have a chance to go to the USA,would you like to visit California?Why?1.If you have a chance to go to the USA,would you like to visit California?Why?1)California is a multicultural state,so you can experience different cultures.2)There are many Chinese-Americans,and you will get along well with them.3)There are many places of interest.4)It is the centre of finance.5)The good climate and lifestyle attract me.2.Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural?Because European,African and Asian people have been immigrating to the state for the last 200 years.Before their arrival,Native American people from all over the world are still coming to settle in California because of its goodclimate and the lifestyle it offers.Thank you for attention!
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