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Unit 1 A land of diversityWarming up&readingUnit 1 A land of diversityWarmStudy aims:1.Learn some useful words&phrases2.Learn something about America and California3.Understand the reason why California is a multicultural state.Study important points:1.Understand the meaning of some important words&phrases.2.Learn about the history of California.Study difficult points:Understand how and when many different groups of people came to California in the history.Study aims:A guessing game:How much do you know about America?A guessing game:Warming up1.Which flag is American flag?A.B.C.2.Which city is the capital of the USA?A.New York B.Washington D.C C.Los Angeles 1.Which flag is American flagA.B.C.D.3.Which stands for the USA?National Emblems（国徽）（国徽）A.B.C.D.3.Which stands for t4.How many states are there in the USA?A.B.C.D.474849504.How many states are there i5.Who is the former president of America?A.B.C.D.George George W.BushW.Bush George George H.W.BushH.W.Bush PutinPutin Bill Bill ClintonClinton 5.Who is the former presidentA.B.C.D.6.Which doesnt belong to the USA?Statue ofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTowerA.B.C.D.6.Which doesnt belong7.Which state has the largest population in the USA?A.Texas B.Florida C.Alaska D.California7.Which state has the largestCaliforniaMississippiPacific OceanAtlantic OceanC A N A D AMEXICOCaliforniaMississippiPacific O1.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 USA2.California is the _ largest state in the USA.third1.Whats the topic of this texRussiansLater Arrivals peopleThe SpanishMost Recent ArrivalsNative Americans3.How many groups of people are mentioned in this text?Gold MinersRussiansLater Arrivals peoplNative Americans1.Time:15000 years ago2.How did they come:crossed the Bering Strait3.What happened in the 16th century?thousands were _ or forced into _ many died from _ some _ the terrible timesNative Americanssurvivedslaverykilledthe diseasesNative Americans1.Time:1500The SpainshFill in the form:(note down an important events)16th century 18th century in 1821 in 1846Spainish soldiers arrived and took their landThe Spanish settled In the US California became part of MexicoMexico gave California to the USInfluence:today over _ of Californians speak Spainish as a first or second language40%The SpainshFill in the form:(nRussians&Gold MinersDo some True or False questions: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.A lot of adventures achieved their dream of becoming rich.4.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of American in 1850.afterafter FewRussians&Gold MinersDo some StagePeopleTimeEventLater arrivalsChinesebuilt the railwayItaliansfished and made wineDenmark1911Jewishattracted by the film industryJapanesefarmedAfricans moved to California from MexicoAfricans1942-1945worked in_ industrieslate 19th century 1860searly 20th centuryby the 1920s1800sestablished a township&aircraftStagePeopleTimeEventLater arrStagePeopleTimeEventRecent arrivalsIndians,PakistanisWorked in Computer industryCambodiansKoreansVietnameseLaotiansImmigratedFuturePeople from different parts of the worldFutureImmigrate to CaliforniaRecent decades1970sStagePeopleTimeEventRecent arr 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 or she felt very happy.Maybe he or she had a good harvest.Discussion Look at the vHe 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.He was a gold miner.He was pA building in ChinatownA building in Chinatown,San FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.A building in ChinatownA buildChinatowns in CaliforniaChinatowns in California Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community?Explain in your own words.Write three or four sentences.Discussion Why is California in the 21sThe state of California is a multicultural community because European,African and Asian people have been immigrating to the state for the past 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.The state of California is a mHomework 1.Make a summary of the text and try to retell it.2.Underline the useful words and expressions in the reading text and learn them by yourself.Homework 1.Make a summary of Thank you!
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