Book8 Unit 1 A Land of diversity,Guess which place we are going to talk about,How much do you know about the USA ,step1:Lets have a quiz,1. Which flag is American flag? A. B. C,Star-Spangled Banner(星条旗,50 stars,13 stripes,Blue,Red courage,White freedom,Back,Each star represents one state,the original 13 states,loyalty and justice,2. Which city is the capital of the USA? New York Washington D.C Los Angeles,3. How many states are there in the USA,A,B,C,D,47,48,49,50,A,B,C,D,4. Which stands for the USA,National Emblems(国徽,C,主体为一只胸前带有盾形图案的白头海雕（秃鹰）。白头海雕是美国的国鸟，它是力量、勇气、自由和不朽的象征。盾面上半部为蓝色横长方形，下半部为红、白相间的竖条，其寓意同国旗。鹰之上的顶冠象征在世界的主权国家中又诞生一个新的独立国家美利坚合众国；顶冠内有13颗白色五角星，代表美国最初的13个州。鹰的两爪分别抓着橄榄枝和箭，象征和平和武力。鹰嘴叼着的黄色绶带上用拉丁文写着“合众为一”，意为美利坚合众国由很多州组成，是一个完整的国家,A,B,C,D,5. Which doesnt belong to the USA,Statue of Liberty,Golden Bridge,White House,Eiffel Tower,C,6. Which are not American brands,A,B,C,D,Germany,B F G,E,F,G,Germany,Finland,7.When is American Independence Day? A. June 14th B. July 4th C. October 1st D. August 14th,8.Location of the USA. Ocean on the east coast _ Ocean on the west coast _ Country to the north of USA _ Country to the south of USA _ Mountains range in the west _,Atlantic Ocean,Pacific Ocean,Canada,Mexico,Rocky Mountains,Back,San Francisco,Los Angeles,Rocky Mountains,Mexico,Canada,Atlantic Ocean,Pacific Ocean,the Mississippi,California,9.The location of California,Reading,CALIFORNIA,How is each picture relevant to the history of California,Native American Indianone of the first people to live in California,Native California Indians,A gold minerthe 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 FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco,Chinatowns in California,The main idea of the text is that . A. the population of California is bigger than any other city of the USA B. California is the most attractive state of the USA C. California is a state made up of various people, its a multicultural society. D. people living in California have different nationalities,C,a multicultural society,II. Fast reading,前缀mutil-是“多、多方面、多方向”的意思。例如： multi-racial mutil-media multiparty multi-purpose,The main idea of each part,Part 1 Part 2 Part 3,The _of California,The _ of settlement of California,The _ of California,Native Americans,The Spanish,Russians,Gold miners,Later arrivals,Most recent arrivals,Para_,para_-_,Para_,introduction,history,future,A land of diversity,1,2,9,10,California,Introduction: (Para.1,California is the most _ state and the _ largest state with the _ population,multicultural,third,largest,California has attracted people from nearly every country in the world,the Characteristics of California,Detailed Reading,Back,1.Time: 2.How did they come to California? 3.What happened to the native people in the sixteenth century,Native Americans,15000 years ago,They crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric time,were killed by European were forced into slavery died from the disease survived the terrible times,Native Americans: (on para2,Bering Strait,Back,Took natives land,Ruled by Spain,Became part of Mexico,Declared war;gave back,Settled in,Careful reading,The Spanish & Russians (Para3-4,in the early 1800s, Russians, who had originally gone to Alaska, bagan settling in California,Back,Russians & Gold Miners,1. Today there are about 25,000 Russian-Americans living in and around San Francisco. 2. In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. 3.During the Gold Rush Period many people went to California in the hope of becoming rich. 4. A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich. 5.The first to arrive in California to rush for gold were Asians and people from the United States. 6. California became a state of the US two years after the gold was discovered there,T,F,F,F,after,Few,True or false,T,South Americans,T,A. Europeans B. The Pacific Islander C. Asians D. South Americans E. Americans,Ex2.Put them in order according to the times they rushed in,A land of diversity,D-E-A-C-B,Careful reading,Back,Later arrivals & most recent arrivals,Which event brought even large members of Chinese immigrants to California,The building of the rail network from the west to the east coast,Para6&9,Moved from Mexico,Built the railway,Farmed,Established a town,Developed industry,Fished and made wine,Worked in ship& aircraft industry,Careful reading,Later arrivals & Most recent arrivals (Para 6-9,First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. These people are now known as Native Americans,Spanish soldiers arrived in South American,California became part of Mexico,California became the 31st state of the US,Gold was dis