Unit1-A-land-of-diversity

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Unit 1 A land of diversityCalifornia,高二英语组,Warming up,How much do you,know about the USA？,What does USA stand for?,A:The,United,States of America,B:Usually stupid and annoying,2.Which flag is American flag?,A.B.C.,3.Which city is the capital of the USA?,New York,Washington D.C.,Los Angeles,Star-Spangled Banner,50 stars,13 stripes,Red-,White-,Blue-,original 13 states,the,courage,freedom,loyalty and justice,Each star represents one state,A.,B.,C.,D.,4.Which stands for the USA?,National,Emblem,国徽,5.Who is the President of America now?,A.,B.,C.,D.,George W.Bush,George H.W.Bush,Bill Clinton,Barack Obama,6.How many states are there in the USA?,A.,B.,C.,D.,45,52,34,50,7.Which state is the largest one in the USA?,A.New York B.Texas,C.California D.Florida,8._ has the largest population in the USA.,A.California B.Alaska,C.Washington D.Texas,Seattle,San Francisco,Los Angeles,Houston,Miami,Atlanta,Appalachian,New York,Boston,Philadelphia,Washington,D.C,Rocky Mountains,Mexico,Chicago,Detroit,Canada,Atlantic Ocean,Pacific Ocean,the Mississippi,California,Reading Comprehension I,Skimming:,The passage focuses on the _.,A.population of California,B.customs and languages of California,C.people of California,D.history of California,2.No specific group is mentioned in _.,A.NATIVE AMERICANS,B.GOLD MINERS,C.THE FUTURE,D.LATER ARRIVALS,Russians,Later Arrivals,people,The Spanish,Most Recent Arrivals,Native Americans,3.How many groups of people are mentioned in this text?,Gold Miners,Native Americans,1.Time:,2.Where did they come from:,3.What happened in the sixteenth century?,Native,Americans,15000 years ago,from Asian to Alaska,were killed by European,were forced into slavery,died from the disease,survived the terrible times,Back,Scanning,The Spanish,Fill in the form:(,note down an important events),16,th,century,18,th,century,in 1846,in 1821,Spanish soldiers,arrived,and took their land,California was,ruled,by Spain,California became,part of Mexico,Mexico gave California,to the United States,Influence,:,today over 40%of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language,Back,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,Detail Reading,moved from Mexico,built the railway,farmed,established a town,made contributions to film industry,fished and made wine,worked in ship&,aircraft industry,Back,Japanese,Jewish,people,worked in computer,industry,immigrated,1970s,Summary,California is _state in the USA and it also has the,distinction,of being the most _state in the USA.The first settlers crossed _from _and arrived in California.The _,suffer,ed greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the _century.In the 18th century,_was ruled by _ until _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 USA.,the third largest,multicultural,the Bering Strait,Asia,native Americans,16th,California,Spain,1821,Mexico,In 1848,in California gold was_,which _people from all over the world to arrive there to achieve their dreams of_.In 1850,California became the _state of the USA as a _society.Attracted by the_,more and more people from different parts of the world having been _California,including Asians,Africans,Americans and Europeans.In the near future,California will become _many races and cultures _ any major racial or cultural groups.,discovered,attracted,becoming rich,31st,multicultural,climate and lifestyle,immigrating to,a mixture of,without,Russians:_,Italians:_,Africans:_,Chinese:_,early 1800s,in the late 19th century,late 1840s/early 1850s,1800s,Review the period of each cultural group,in which they first came to California in,large numbers.,Spanish:_,in the early 16th century,Japanese:_,Pakistanis:_,Danish:_,Koreans:_,Cambodians:_,beginning of the 20th century,1911,from about the 1970s,from about the 1970s,from about the 1970s,Jewish:_,1920s,Vietnamese:_,in more recent decades,Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community?Have a,discussion,with your group members.,Discussion,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,1.Review the new words.,2.Read the text carefully and find some difficult sentences.,Thank you!,