Star-Spangled Banner,How much do you know about the USA?,The White House,American President lives and works in the building.,The Statue of Liberty,The crowned lady is 46 meters high, with a torch in her right hand holding high in the air and Declaration of Independence in her left hand.,1. Which flag is American flag? A. B. C.,2. Which city is the capital of the USA? New York Washington D.C Los Angeles,Test about the general knowledge of the USA.,3. Which state is the largest one in the US? A. New York B. Texas C. Los Angeles,4. How many stars are there on the American flag? A. 52 B. 50 C. 13,5. Which is the longest river in the US? A. Nile B. Yangtze River C. Mississippi,6. Who is the person on the one-dollar note? A. Jefferson B. Washington C. Franklin,7. When is American Independence Day? A. June 4th B. July 4th C. August 14th,8. California is the _ largest state in the USA. A. third B. second C. fourth D. fifth,9. California, a state in the western USA, borders _ the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian Ocean C. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean,10. _ has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas,11. California entered the Union on September 9,1850, as the _ state. A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first,Seattle,San Francisco,Los Angeles,Denver,Houston,New Orleans,Miami,Atlanta,Boston,New York,Philadelphia,Washington, D.C,Appalachian,Rocky Mountains,Mexico,Chicago,St. Louis,Canada,Atlantic Ocean,Pacific Ocean,the Mississippi,California,Detroit,California,the Bering Strait Spain Catholic Mexico the Pacific Island Denmark Danish Korea Korean Pakistan Pakistani Cambodian Vietnamese Laotian,n. 白令海峡 n. 西班牙 adj. 天主教的n. 天主教徒 n. 墨西哥 n. 太平洋群岛 n. 丹麦 adj. 丹麦的；丹麦语的n. 丹麦人 n. 韩国；朝鲜 ; adj. 韩国人；朝鲜人 n. 巴基斯坦 adj.巴基斯坦（人）的 n. 巴基斯坦人 n柬埔寨人 n. 越南人 n. 老挝人,preview,Fast Reading,Read the text quickly and divide the whole passage into three parts and give the main idea of each part.,Introduction of California,When and why people from different countries moved to California,The future of California,Part1( ) Part2( ) Part3( ),para1,para2-para9,para10,Detailed reading,Read the first paragraph and find some information about California (1 min),Part1 (para1 ) Brief introduction to California,It is the _ largest state in the USA. It has the largest _ in the USA. It is the most _ state in the USA.,third,population,multicultural,multi- 多方面、多方向的 multi-media 多媒体,Part2 (para2-para9 ) Many people from different countries moved to California.(1 min),Native Americans,1.Time: _ 2.How did they come ? 3.What happened in the sixteenth century? _ arrived .Then the Native Americans _ or _. In addition, many _ brought by the Europeans.,15000 years ago,They crossed _and settled in California. They are known as Native Americans,The Europeans,were killed,forced into slavery,died from the diseases,the Bering Strait,Native Americans,The Spanish,18th century,in 1821,in 1846,the people of Mexico _ from Spain. So California _,California was ruled by Spain,the United States _ Mexico. _ lost the war ,so it had to _.,gained their independence,declared war on,became part of Mexico,Mexico,give California to the USA,What happened in different time? (1 min),Russians & Gold Miners (1 min),1.In the early 1800s, _began settling in California.,Russian hunters,2.in 1848,achieve their dream of becoming rich,So people from many countries rushed here to _,gold was discovered in California,3.in 1850,.California became the thirty-first state of the USA .,It was difficult for them to achieve the dream of becoming rich.,Fishermen and wine makers,Built the railway,Farmers,Film industry,Worked in ship & aircraft industries,Worked in Computer industry,Immigrants,Later and Recent arrivals (1 min),Later and Recent arrivals,In these two periods, that is, since the late 19th century, many people from different countries have come to California to _,or as _.,do different work,immigrants,So we can get a conclusion:,What will California be like in the future?,Part3 (para10 ) The future of California (1 min),In the future, people from different parts of the world, _by the _ and _, still _ to California .So it will become the most multicultural state in the USA,attracted,climate,lifestyle,immigrate,California is the third largest state in the USA. But it has the largest population. It is also the most multicultural state in the USA.,At least 15000 years ago, Native Americans crossed the Bering Strait and settled in California. In the16th century, the Europeans arrived .Then the Native Americans were killed or forced into slavery .In addition, many died from the