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Unit1Alandofdiversity一个多元文化的国土HowmuchdoyouknowabouttheUSA?1.WhichflagisAmericanflag?A.B.C.C2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYorkB.WashingtonD.CC.LosAngelesBA.B.C.D.3.WhichstandsfortheUSA?NationalEmblems(国徽)C4.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.B.C.D.47484950D5.WhoispresidentofAmericanow?A.B.C.D.BarackHusseinObamaGeorgeH.W.BushPutinBillClintonBA.B.C.D.6.Whichdoesn’tbelongtotheUSA?StatueofLibertyGoldenGateBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTowerC9.Whoisthepersonontheone-dollarnote?A.JeffersonB.WashingtonC.FranklinBGeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstPresident(andismarkedontheUSonedollarbill).10.Thelargeststate---Alaska11.____hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.A.CaliforniaB.AlaskaC.WashingtonD.TexasA12.CaliforniaenteredtheUniononSeptember9,1850,asthe___state.A.thirtiethB.thirty-eighthC.thirty-secondD.thirty-firstD8371264CanadaMexicoWashingtonDCLosAngelesHuronErieOntarioNewYorkBostonPhiladelphiaSanFranciscoMexicoGulfAquiz:HowmuchyouknowabouttheUSA.TheUSAliesin_________________,borderingboththe________Oceanandthe________Ocean,between_______and________.Thereare_____statesintheUS.48ofthemareinthesingleregion,while______and_______arenotcontiguouswithanyoftheotherstates.theNorthAmericaAtlanticPacificCanadaMexicofiftyAlaskaHawaiiStar-SpangledBanner50stars——Eachstarrepresentsonestate13stripes——theoriginal13states.Blue—loyaltyandjusticeRed——courageWhite—freedomTheWhiteHouseTheStatueofLibertyNativeAmericansHOLLYWOODHollywoodfilmcityCaliforniasunsetLosAngelesDisneylandGoldRushPeriodLookatthepicturesonP2-3.EachillustratesomethingaboutCalifornia.Discussingroupswhateachpicturemeanstoyou.Pre-readingHoweachpictureisrelevanttothehistoryofCalifornia?NativeAmericanIndian—oneofthefirstpeopletoliveinCalifornia.Agoldminer—thediscoveryofgoldinCaliforniacreatedagoldrushwhichbroughtpeoplefromallovertheworldtoCalifornia.AbuildinginChinatown,SanFrancisco—ManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemliveinChinatowninSanFrancisco.CaliforniaIfyouwanttolearnsomethingaboutacountry,astate,etc,whatdoyouwanttoknow?SizeLocationCapitalPopulationLanguageHistorygeographyCustomscultureclimate,agricultureindustry,educationmedicalcare……Task1:Dividethepassageintothreepartsaccordingtothemainideaofeachpart.Part1()BriefintroductiontoCalifornia.Part2()WhenandwhypeoplefromdifferentcountriesmovedtoCalifornia.Part3()ThefutureofCalifornia.para1para2-para9para10FastReading:RussiansLaterArrivalspeopleTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericansGoldMinersTask2:HowmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinPart2?15,000yearsagoFirstsettlerscrossedtheBeringStraitintheArctictoAmerica.ThesepeopleareknownasNativeAmericans.16thcenturyDetailedReading:Ex1P3SpanishsoldiersarrivedinSouthAmerica.CaliforniabecamepartofMexico.TheUnitedStatesdeclaredwaronMexico.GoldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.Californiabecamethe31ststateoftheUS.1821184618501848•Spanish•Russians•Africans•Chinese•Italians•Danish•Jewish•Japanese•Koreans•Cambodians•Vietnamese•PakistanisIntheearly16thcenturyearly1800s1800sLate1840s/inthe1860sInthelate19thcentury1911Ex2P31920satthebeginningofthe20thcenturyInmorerecentdecadesInmorerecentdecadesInmorerecentdecadesFromabout1970sTask1Readthetextagainandfinishthemultiple-choicequestions1.Thispassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom______.A.anewpaperB.ageographybookC.anovelD.atravelbrochureBpostReading:2.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.PeoplelivinginCaliforniahavedifferentnationalities.B.CaliforniaisthemostattractivestateoftheUS.C.TheareaoftheCaliforniaislargerthananyothercityoftheUS.D.Californiaisastateconsistingofvariouspeoplefromalmostallovertheworld.D1-ItalsohasthedistinctionofbeingthemostmulticulturalstateintheUSA,havingattractedpeoplefromallovertheworld.加州与众不同之处在于它也是美国最具多元文化的一个州，它吸引了来自世界各地的人们。2.ExactlywhenthefirstpeoplearrivedinwhatwenowknowasCalifornia,noonereallyknows.（para-2）[分析]a.本句是一个主从复合句,也是个______。b.主句是__________________,从句是______引导的宾语从句。c.在宾语从句中,what引导的从句作介词in的____。noonereallyknows倒装句when宾语【仿写】经理具体是在什么时候查明了迈克所做的事的，我们也不清楚。ExactlywhenthemanagerfoundoutwhatMikehaddone,wereallydon’tknow.3.However,itislikelythatNativeAmericanswerelivinginCaliforniaatleastfifteenthousandyearsago.（para-2）[考点]此句中的it是_________,真正的主语是后面的________。另外,what,how,where,who等也常用作主语从句的_______。形式主语that从句引导词4.Thatiswhytodayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguage.（para-3）[考点]why在此引导表语从句。表语从句也可由what,where,when等引导。5.BythetimeCaliforniaelectedtobecomethethirty-firstfederaloftheUSAin1850,itwasalreadyamulticulturalsociety.（para-5）(1)Bythetimewearrivedthemeetinghadbeenover.BythetimeJanegetshome,heraunt___________________forLondonforameeting.A.willleaveB.leavesC.willhaveleftD.left.归纳用法:bythetimeof当……的时候。通常引导一个时间状语从句，表示“到……的时候”时主句则表示在此时间之前某件事已完成。如果从句用一般过去时，主句常用过去完成时;如果从句用一般现在时，主句则用将来完成时或者现在完成时。6.AlthoughChineseimmigrantsbegantoarriveduringtheGoldRushPeriod,itwasthebuildingoftherailnetworkfromthewesttotheeastcoastthatbroughtevenlargernumberstoCaliforniainthe1860s.（para-6）虽然中国移民在淘金热时期就开始到来了,但是更大批量的中国移民却是在19世纪60年代为修建贯穿美国东西海岸的铁路而来的。[点拨]此句为主从复合句,从句为although引导的让步状语从句,主句为itwas...that强调句,用来强调主语thebuildingof...。如：Itwasbeinginvitedtothe