Unit 1 A land of diversity CaliforniaWarming upHow much do you know about the USA ？A: The United States of AmericaB: 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-Spangled 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?NationalEmblem（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.455234507. Which state is the largest one in the USA? A. New York B. TexasC. California D. Florida 8. _ has the largest population in the USA.A. California B. AlaskaC. Washington D. TexasSeattleSan FranciscoLos AngelesHouston MiamiAtlantaAppalachianNew YorkBostonPhiladelphia Washington, D.CRocky MountainsMexicoChicagoDetroitCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe MississippiU.S.A.official name: capital city :languages:major cities:national holiday:famous people:EnglishBill Gates, Michael JordanNew York Los Angeles Chicago HoustonThe 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-readingNative California IndiansA 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 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 passage focuses on the _. A. population of CaliforniaB. customs and languages of CaliforniaC. people of CaliforniaD. history of California 1.2. No specific group is mentioned in _. 2. A. NATIVE AMERICANS 3. B. GOLD MINERS 4. C. THE FUTURE 5. D. LATER ARRIVALS1.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 IISkimming:the third largestTrue or Falsesuffered greatly4. 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 FalsefewRussiansLater ArrivalspeopleThe SpanishMost Recent Arrivals Native AmericansHow many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Gold MinersNative Americans1.Time: 2.Where did they come from:3.What happened in the sixteenth century? NativeAmericans15000 years agofrom Asian to Alaskawere killed by European were forced into slavery died from the disease survived the terrible timesThe SpanishFill in the form:(note down an important events) 16th century 18th century in 1846 in 1821Spanish soldiers arrived and took their landCalifornia was ruledby SpainCalifornia became part of MexicoMexico gave California to the United StatesInfluence: today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second languageRussians & 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 the United states of America in 1850.afterand around San FranciscoStagePeopleTimeEventLater arrivalsAfricans 1800sChinese 1860sItaliansLate 1800sDenmark 1911JewishBy 1920sJapanese Early 20thAfricans 1942 1945Moved from MexicoBuilt the railwayFarmed Established a townDeveloped industryFished and made wineWorked in ship& aircraft industryStagePeopleTimeEventRecent arrivalsIndians Pakistanis 1970sCambodians Koreans Vietnamese Recent decadesFuture Different parts of the world Future Worked in computer industryImmigratedImmigratedSummaryCalifornia is _state in the USA and 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. California then became part of_. But after the American-Mexican war in 1846, California was given back to the USA. the third largestmulticultural the Bering StraitAsianative