1、Unit 1 A land of diversityUnit 1 A land of diversityCaliforniaCaliforniaWarming upHow much do you know about the USA？A:The United States of America B:Usually stupid and annoying2.Which flag is American flag?A.B.C.3.Which city is the capital of the USA?A.New York B.Washington D.C.C.Los Angeles Star-S
2、pangled Banner50 stars 13 stripes Red-White-Blue-original 13 statesthecouragefreedomloyalty and justiceEach star represents one state A.B.C.D.4.Which stands for the USA?National Emblem（国徽）（国徽）5.Who is the President of America now?A.B.C.D.George George W.BushW.Bush George George H.W.BushH.W.Bush Bill
3、 Bill ClintonClinton Barack Obama Barack Obama 6.How many states are there in the USA?A.B.C.D.455234507.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.TexasSeattleSan FranciscoLos Ange
4、lesHoustonMiamiAtlantaAppalachianNew YorkBostonPhiladelphiaWashington,D.CRocky MountainsMexicoChicagoDetroitCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe MississippiU.S.A.official name:capital city :languages:major cities:national holiday:famous people:EnglishBill Gates,Michael JordanNew YorkLos AngelesChica
5、goHoustonThe United States of AmericaIndependence Day,4 JulyWashington DCCaliforniaHow each picture is relevant to the history of California?Native American Indianone of the first people to live in California.Pre-reading Native California IndiansA gold minerthe discovery of gold in California create
6、d a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.California gold miners around 1849A building in Chinatown,San FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.Chinatowns in CaliforniaReading Comprehension ISkimming:1.The pa
7、ssage focuses on the _.A.population of California B.customs and languages of California C.people of California D.history of California2.No specific group is mentioned in _.A.NATIVE AMERICANS B.GOLD MINERS C.THE FUTURE D.LATER ARRIVALS1.California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest p
8、opulation.2.The native Americans are treated well after the arrival of Europeans.3.Of the first Spanish to go to California,the majority were religious men.Reading Comprehension IISkimming:the third largestTrue or FalseTrue or Falsesuffered greatly4.In the early 1800s,Russian hunters began settling
9、in California.5.Duing Gold Rush Period,many achieved their dream of being rich.6.It is believed that soon there will be only a mixture of many races and cultures.True or FalseTrue or FalsefewRussiansLater ArrivalspeopleThe SpanishMost Recent ArrivalsNative AmericansHow many kinds of people are menti
10、oned in this text?Gold MinersNative Americans 1.Time:2.Where did they come from:3.What happened in the sixteenth century?Native Americans 15000 years agofrom Asian to Alaskawere killed by Europeanwere forced into slaverydied from the disease survived the terrible timesThe SpanishFill in the form:(no
11、te down an important events)16th century 18th century in 1846 in 1821Spanish soldiers arrived and took their landCalifornia was ruled by SpainCalifornia becamepart of MexicoMexico gave California to the United StatesInfluence:today over 40%of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second languageR
12、ussians&Gold MinersDo some T or F 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.There are about 25,000 Russian-Americans living in San Francisco.4.California become the thirty-first state of t
13、he United states of America in 1850.afterafterand around San and around San FranciscoFranciscoStagePeopleTimeEventLater arrivalsAfricans 1800sChinese 1860sItaliansLate 1800sDenmark 1911JewishBy 1920sJapanese Early 20thAfricans 1942 1945Moved from MexicoBuilt the railwayFarmed Established a townDevel
14、oped industryFished and made wineWorked in ship&aircraft industryStagePeopleTimeEventRecent arrivalsIndians Pakistanis 1970sCambodians Koreans Vietnamese RecentdecadesFuture Different parts of the world Future Worked in computer industryImmigratedImmigratedSummary California is _state in the USA and
15、 it also has the distinction of being the most _state in the USA.The first settlers crossed _from _and arrived in California.The _suffered 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.Calif
16、ornia then became part of_.But after the American-Mexican war in 1846,California was given back to the USA.the third largestmulticulturalthe Bering StraitAsianative Americans16thCaliforniaSpain1821Mexico In 1848,in California gold was_,which _people from all over the world to arrive there to achieve
17、 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
18、major racial or cultural groups.discoveredattractedbecoming rich31stmulticulturalclimate and lifestyleimmigrating toa mixture ofwithoutRussians:_Italians:_Africans:_Chinese:_early 1800s in the late 19th centurylate 1840s/early 1850s1800sReview the period of each cultural group,in which they first ca
19、me to California in large numbers.Spanish:_ in the early 16th centuryJapanese:_Pakistanis:_Danish:_Koreans:_Cambodians:_ beginning of the 20th century1911from about the 1970sfrom about the 1970sfrom about the 1970sJewish:_1920sVietnamese:_ in more recent decades Why is California in the 21st century
20、 such a multicultural community?Have a discussion with your group members.Think?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 tho
21、usands 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.Imagine you are a Californian.Introduce California to the tourists from China.Homework1.Prepare for the Role Playing2.Review the new words.3.Read the text carefully and finish Ex.1 of Learning English.
