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Unit1AlandofdiversityCaliforniaWarmingupandReadingIfyouwanttolearnsomethingaboutacountry,astate,etc,whatdoyouwanttoknow?SizeLocationCapitalPopulationLanguageHistorygeographyCustomscultureclimate,agricultureindustry,educationmedicalcare……AquizaboutthegeneralknowledgeoftheUSA1.WhichflagisAmericanflag?A.B.C.2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYorkB.WashingtonD.CC.LosAngelesA.B.C.D.3.WhichstandsfortheUSA?√NationalEmblem（国徽）4.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.B.C.D.47484950A.B.C.D.10.Whichdoesn’tbelongtotheUSA?StatueofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTowerCaliforniaPre-reading:TheyareallaboutCalifornia.Whatarethey?NativeAmericanAgoldminerinCalifornia.AbuildinginChinatowninCalifornia.1.What’sthetopicofthistext?A.thecultureofCaliforniaB.thehistoryofCaliforniaC.theweatherofCalifornia2.Makealistofthepeoples(民族)mentionedinthistextplease.While-readingPara.1Task1FastreadingRussiansLaterArrivalspeoplesTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericans2.Makealistofthepeoplesmentionedinthistext.GoldMiners(thesubtitles)RussiansChineseItaliansDanishKoreansCambodiansTask2ScanningWhendidtheyfirstcametoCalifornia?intheearly1800sduringthegoldrushperiod(inthelate1840s/early1850s)inthelate19thcenturyin1911inmorerecentdecadesReadthefirstparagraphandfillintheblanksIntroduction(Para.1)：Californiaisthemost___________stateandthe____largeststatewiththe_______population.multiculturalthirdlargestTheCharacteristicsofCaliforniaTask3DetailedReading1.Whendidtheycome:_______________2.Howdidtheycome:_____________________3.WhathappenedtothemafterthearrivaloftheEuropeans?werekilledbyEuropeanswereforcedintoslaverydiedfromthediseasesNativeAmericansNativeAmericans(para2)15,000yearsagobymeansofalandbridgeThey_______greatly.sufferedWritedownanimportanteventinCalifornianhistoryineachbox.16thcentury18thcenturyin1821in1846SpainishsoldiersarrivedinCaliforniaCaliforniawasruledbySpainCaliforniabecamepartofMexicoMexicogaveCaliforniatotheUSATodayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguageTheSpanish(para3)Influence:TrueorFalse?Correctthefalseones.1.In1848,beforetheAmerican-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.2.Alotofadventurersachievedtheirdreamofbecomingrich.3.Californiabecomethethirty-firststateoftheUnitedstatesofAmericain1850.afterFewRussian&Gold-Miners(para4-5)FFTLaterarrivals&mostrecentarrivals(para6-9)1.WhicheventbroughtevenlargemembersofChineseimmigrantstoCalifornia?Thebuildingoftherailnetworkfromthewesttotheeastcoast2.Laterarrivalsincludeimmigrantssuchas_________________,______,________,__________and_________.ItaliansDanishJewishAfricansJapaneseChineseThefuture(para10)WhatattractpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoCalifornia?TheyareattractedbytheclimateandlifestyleofCalifornia.SummaryCaliforniaisthemost___________stateintheUSA.ThefirstsettlersarrivedinCaliforniaby_________ofalandbridge.Inthe18thcentury,Californiawas_____bySpain,whichhadadeepeffectonCalifornia.In1848,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia,andthedreamofbecoming______attractedpeoplefromallovertheworld.Inthe1860sthebuildingoftherailnetwork______moreChinesethere.Inmorerecentdecades,Californiahasbecame________tomorepeoplefromAsia.Attractedbytheclimateandthe________,manypeoplehavebeen___________toCalifornia.Inthenearfuture,Californiawillbecomea_________ofmanyracesandcultures_______anymajorracialorculturalgroups.multiculturalrichhomebroughtmeansruledlifestyleimmigratingmixturewithoutHomework•1.Readthetextagainafterclassandtrytoretellitinyourownwords.•2.FinishtheexercisesonPage4.