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课件网) Unit 1 A land of diversity Period 2 Warming up and Reading The United States of America,commonly called the United States or America, is a republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district. It also has numerous overseas territory . Donald Trump is the 45th president of America. The election of president is held every four years, people their national leader. The US is a country of immigrants. At first, because the demands of labor was increasing, the government set a series of policies to attract .They were almost from every corner of the world, including Chinese, Italians, Arabs and so on. Religion has played an important role in America , the of Americans (76%) thinks themselves as Christians, mostly with Protestant(新教) and . Catholic, federal, immigrants ,elect ,majority federal Catholic immigrants elect majority Review warming up: Look at the map of the USA and write on the map the names as many as you can. San Francisco Los Angeles Houston Boston New York Washington, D.C Rocky Mountains Mexico Chicago Canada Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean the Mississippi California Per-reading: When talking about California, what comes to your mind! Rome is not built in one day , So is California. Fast reading: Go through the text and answer the following questions. 1.What’s the text mainly about? 2.How many parts can the text be divided into? 1. What’s the text mainly about ? A. the culture of California B. the history of California C. the weather of California Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The future 2.How many parts can the text be divided into? Match the main idea of each part: The introduction of California The history of settlement of California (para.1) (para.2-9) (para.10) Reading: Listen carefully and read aloud with the record. Grasp as many details as possible and answer some questions. CALIFORNIA California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, having attracted people from all over the world. The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new home. This diversity of culture is not surprising when you know the history of California. Question： Which of the following statement is not mentioned ? California is very popular. Chinese people celebrate Chinese New Year in California. People can hear different languages spoken in california. California is very crowded. NATIVE AMERICANS Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. In the 16th century, after the arrival of the Europeans, the native people suffered greatly. Thousands were killed or forced into slavery ... ...
