1、Reading Good morning,everyone!Welcome to my class!Star-Spangled Banner How much do you know about the USA?The White House The executive mansion of the President of the United States.The American President lives and works in the building.The Statue of Liberty The crowned lady is 46 meters high,with a
2、 torch in her right hand holding high in the air and Declaration of Independence in her left.1.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(the stars and stripes)3.Which state is the largest one in the US?A.New York B.Texas C.Los
3、Angeles4.How many stars are there on the American flag?A.52 B.50 C.135.Which is the longest river in the US?A.Nile B.Yangtze River C.Mississippi6.Who is the person on the one-dollar note?A.Jefferson B.Washington C.Franklin7.When is American Independence Day?A.June 4th B.July 4th C.August 14th 8.Cali
4、fornia is the _ largest state in the USA.A.third B.second C.fourth D.fifth9.California,a state in the western USA,borders _A.the Pacific Ocean B.the Indian OceanC.the Atlantic Ocean D.the Arctic Ocean10._ has the largest population in the USA.A.California B.Alaska C.Washington D.Texas11.California e
5、ntered the Union on September 9,1850,as the _ state.A.thirtieth B.thirty-eighth C.thirty-second D.thirty-firstWarming upSeattleSan FranciscoLos AngelesDenverHoustonNew OrleansMiamiAtlantaBostonNew YorkPhiladelphiaWashington,D.CAppalachianRocky MountainsMexicoChicagoSt.LouisCanadaAtlantic OceanPacifi
6、c Oceanthe MississippiCaliforniaSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioCalifornia ReadingScan the passage and answer the questions 1.Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold?2.When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California?3.What attracted people from different part
7、s of the world to immigrate to California?4.What is the main idea of the passage?(use one sentence to describe it).1.Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold?South Americans and people from the United States.2.When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California?Du
8、ring the Gold Rush Period,many Chinese immigrated to California to achieve their dream of becoming rich.In the 1860s,a large number of Chinese went there to build the railway from the west to east coast.3.What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California?The climate
9、and lifestyle attracted immigrants to California from different parts of the world.4.What is the main idea of the passage?(use one sentence to describe it).California is a state made up of various people from almost all parts of the world./It tells us the history of California.1.California is the th
10、ird largest state in USA but has the largest population.2.Its known that when exactly the first people arrived in what we now know as California.3.The native people suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century.4.Over 40%of Californians speak Spanish as a first language.5.In th
11、e 1800s,Russian fur trappers,began settling in California.FTTTFTrue or false6.A lot of people rushing for gold lost their lives or went back home,but most of them left in California to make a living for themselves in the new towns or on farms.7.Compared with the period of gold rush,less Chinese immi
12、grated to California during the period of building the railway from the west to the east coast.8.By the 1920s,the film industry was well established in California.TTF9.It is the agriculture since its beginning in 1970s that has attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California.10.With more immigrants c
13、oming to California now and then,It is believed that before long there will be a even greater mix of nationalities in this state.TF15,000 years agoFirst settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia.These people are now known as native Americans.16th centurySpanish soldiers arrived in south America.1
14、821California became part of Mexico.1846The USA declared war on Mexico.1848Gold was discovered in California.1850California became the 31st state of the USA.Russians Japanese ChineseCambodians Africans Koreans Italians Danish Jewish Pakistanis early 1800slate 1840s(early1850s)1800slate 1800s1920searly 1900s1970s1970s19111970sBeside each culture group,write the period in which they first came to California in large numbers.1.Read the passage after class and underline difficult language points.2.Prepare for the word formations and collect suffixes of the nouns,verbs and adjectives.Homework
