,Unit 1 A land of diversity 一个多元文化的国土,9,6,3,7,1,2,5,4,8,Atlantic,Pacific,Canada,Mexico,Rocky Mountains,Mississippi,WashingtonDC,California,10,Los Angeles,Superior,Michigan,Huron,Erie,Ontario,New York,Boston,Philadelphia,San Francisco,Mexico Gulf,How much do you know about California ?,Lets have a quiz!,1. California is the _ largest state in the USA. A.third B. Second C.fourth D. fifth 2. California, a state in the western USA, borders _. A. the Pacific Ocean B.the Indian Ocean C. the Atlantic Ocean D.the Arctic Ocean 3. _ is Californias largest and the nations second largest city. A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco,A,A,B,4. Californias official nickname is the _ ? A. Sunflower State C. Land of opportunity B. Golden State D. Evergreen State 5. _has the largest population in the USA. A. California C. Alaska B. Washington D. Texas 6. California entered the Union on September 9, 1850, as the _state. A. thirtieth C. thirty-eighth B. thirty-second D. thirty-first,B,A,D,California, READING,Divide the passage into three parts according to the main idea of each part. Part1 ( ) Brief introduction to California. Part2 ( ) When and why people from different countries moved to California. Part3 ( ) The future of California.,para1,para2-para9,para10,Reading,First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. These people are now known as Native American,Spanish soldiers arrived in South American,Became part of Mexico,The US declared war on Mexico,Gold was discovered in California,California became the 31st state of the US.,Task1 Scanning,Write the period in which these people first came to California in large numbers,Spanish Russians Africans Chinese Italians Danish Jewish Japanese Koreans,Early 16th century Early 1800s 1800s Late 1840s Late 19th century 1911 1920s Beginning of the 20th century From about the 1970s,Cambodians Vietnamese Pakistanis,From about the 1970s In more recent decades From about the 1970s,Task2 Fast reading True or False questions,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. 4.During Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich. 5. In the late 19th century, Chinese immigrants arrived in California. 6.It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no major racial or culture groups.,F,F,T,F,F,T,