U1-california

Unit1California(practiceonlisteningandspeakingbasedonthetext)Contents1.PracticeonlisteningandspeakingbasedonthetextofCalifornia2.Extendedexercises1432CanadaMexicoMexicoGulf5Location:Majorcities:inthewestofAmericaalongthePacificCoastLosAngeles,SanFransiscoScenicspots:HollywoodWalkofFame,DeathValley,GoldenGateBridge,Disneyland(theveryfirstone)Famouscompanies:AppleInc,Google,(locatedinSiliconValley)FamousUniversities:UniversityofCalifornia,StanfordUniversityAbriefintroductionofCaliforniaAbriefintroductionofCaliforniaIfyouareaskedtomakeanadvertisementforCalifornia,whatwillyousay?Californiaisaplace_______________________!ListeningandspeakingTask1Listentothespeakerandthenfillintheblanks.CaliforniaisthethirdlargeststateintheUSAbuthas___________________.Italsohasthe__________ofbeingthemost____________stateintheUSA,______________peoplefromallovertheworld.thecustomsandlanguagesoftheimmigrantsliveonintheirnewhome.This____________ofcultureisnotsurprisingwhenyouknowthe_______ofCalifornia.thelargestpopulationdistinctionmulticulturalhavingattracteddiversityhistoryQuestion:Whichsentenceisthetopicsentence?ListeningandSpeakingTask2Listentothespeakerandfindouthowmanygroupsofpeoplearementionedandwhatarethey?Laterarrivals,MostrecentarrivalsNativeAmericans,TheSpanish,Russians,GoldMinersListeningandSpeaking(TheSpanish)Task1Listentothespeakerandfillintheblanks.Inthe18thcentury,CaliforniawasruledbySpain._______________firstarrivedinSouthAmericaintheearly16thcentury,whentheyfoughtagainstthenativepeopleandtooktheirland.Twocenturieslater,theSpanish___________inmostpartsofSouthAmericaandalong______________ofwhatwenowcalltheUnitedStates.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywere____________,whoseministrywastoteachtheCatholicreligiontothenatives.1821,thepeopleofMexico_______________fromspain.CaliforniathenbecamepartofMexico.ListeningandSpeakingIn1846theUnitedStates____________onMexico,andafterthewarwonbytheUSA,MexicohadtogiveCaliforniatotheUSA.However,thereisstillastrongSpanishinfluenceinthestate.______todayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishas________________.ListeningandSpeakingTask2Makeamindmapaccordingtothetimeorderandthenretellthispartaccordingtoyourmindmap.ListeningandSpeaking(GoldMiners)Task1Listentothespeakerandthenanswerthefollowingquestions1.Whatattractedpeoplefromallovertheworld?2.Didmostofthemachievedtheirdreamofbecomingrich?Answers:1.Thedreamofbecomingrich.2.Fewachievedtheirdreamofbecomingrich.ListeningandSpeaking(GoldMiners)DiscussionIfitwere1848now,andyouhadjustheardofthenewsthatgoldhadbeenfoundinCalifornia,oneofyourfriends,whowaspoor,wantedtogotoCaliforniatolookforgoldsoastofulfillhis/herdreamofbecomingrich.Buthehesitatedandaskedyouforsomeadvice.Wouldyoubeinfavorofhis/herideaornot?Giveyourreasonandexchangeyourideaswithyourpartner.ListeningandSpeaking(TheFuture)Readittogetherandthenanswerthequestions.Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworld,attractedbytheclimateandthelifestyle,stillimmigratetoCalifornia.Itisbelievedthatbeforelongthemixofnationalitieswillbesogreattherewillbenodistinctmajorracialorculturalgroups,butsimplyamixtureofmanyracesandcultures.1.Whatwillbethekeyattractionstoimmigrantsinthefuture?2.IfyouaregivenachancetovisitCaliforniawhatdoyouexpecttoseethere?Extendedexercises1.WatchthefollowingadvertisingvedioofStandfordUniversity.Whilewatchingthevedio,pleasewritedownthekeywordsabouttheadvantagesofStandfordaswellastheusefulwordsandexpressionsinthesubtitile.ExtendedexerciseskeywordsabouttheadvantagesofStandfordUniversity1.mostinteresing,accomplishedanddown-to-earthpeople2.pushyourlimit/createnewthings3.share/getwhatsomebodyelsehasasayonit/impoveitandpassitback4.goallout5.feellikehome6.kidsfromallwalksoflife7.asenseofbelonging8.aroundcrediblepeople9.humble10.supportundergraduateparticipationinresearch11.miilionsofopportunitiestodoindependentstudyandgetinvolvedincuttingedgeresearch12.positivefeedbackfromyourprofessorExtendedexercisesRoleplayAmiddleschoolstudentwantstohaveaknowledgeoftheStandfordUniversity,sohe/sheaskedtheotherstudentforinformationwhoisfromtheStandfordUniversity.Workingroupsoftwoandcreateaconversationbetweenthetwoofthembasedonthewordsandexpressionsfromthevedio.Thankyou!