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课件网) Unit 1 A land of diversity California Warming up How much do you know about the USA ？ 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 U.S.A. official name: capital city : languages: major cities: national holiday: famous people: English Bill Gates, Michael Jordan… New York Los Angeles Chicago Houston… The United States of America Independence Day, 4 July Washington DC California How each picture is relevant to the history of California? Native American Indian—one of the first people to live in California. Pre-reading Native California Indians A gold miner—the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California. California gold miners around 1849 A building in Chinatown, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco. Chinatowns in 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 1.California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population. 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 II Skimming: the third largest True or False suffered greatly 4. In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling 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 False few Russians Later Arrivals people The Spanish Most Recent Arrivals Native Americans How many kinds 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 ... ...
