英语：选修8-Unit1-A-land-of-diversity-Pre-reading-and-W

Unit1AlandofdiversityCaliforniaWarmingupHowmuchdoyouknowabouttheUSA？A:TheUnitedStatesofAmericaB:Usuallystupidandannoying2.WhichflagisAmericanflag?A.B.C.3.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYorkB.WashingtonD.C.C.LosAngelesStar-SpangledBanner50stars——13stripes——Red----White------Blue------original13statesthecouragefreedomloyaltyandjusticeEachstarrepresentsonestateA.B.C.D.4.WhichstandsfortheUSA?NationalEmblem（国徽）5.WhoisthePresidentofAmericanow?A.B.C.D.GeorgeW.BushGeorgeH.W.BushBillClintonBarackObama6.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.B.C.D.455234507.WhichstateisthelargestoneintheUSA?A.NewYorkB.TexasC.CaliforniaD.Florida8.____hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.A.CaliforniaB.AlaskaC.WashingtonD.TexasSeattleSanFranciscoLosAngelesHoustonMiamiAtlantaNewYorkBostonPhiladelphiaWashington,D.CMexicoChicagoDetroitCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceanU.S.A.officialname:capitalcity:languages:majorcities:nationalholiday:famouspeople:EnglishBillGates,MichaelJordan…NewYorkLosAngelesChicagoHouston…TheUnitedStatesofAmericaIndependenceDay,4JulyWashingtonDCCaliforniaHoweachpictureisrelevanttothehistoryofCalifornia?NativeAmericanIndian—oneofthefirstpeopletoliveinCalifornia.Pre-readingNativeCaliforniaIndiansAgoldminer—thediscoveryofgoldinCaliforniacreatedagoldrushwhichbroughtpeoplefromallovertheworldtoCalifornia.Californiagoldminersaround1849AbuildinginChinatown,SanFrancisco—ManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemliveinChinatowninSanFrancisco.ChinatownsinCaliforniaReadingComprehensionISkimming:1.Thepassagefocusesonthe______.A.populationofCaliforniaB.customsandlanguagesofCaliforniaC.peopleofCaliforniaD.historyofCalifornia2.Nospecificgroupismentionedin____.A.NATIVEAMERICANSB.GOLDMINERSC.THEFUTURED.LATERARRIVALS1.CaliforniaisthelargeststateintheUSAandhasthelargestpopulation.2.ThenativeAmericansaretreatedwellafterthearrivalofEuropeans.3.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen.ReadingComprehensionIISkimming:thethirdlargestTrueorFalsesufferedgreatly4.Intheearly1800s,RussianhuntersbegansettlinginCalifornia.5.DuingGoldRushPeriod,manyachievedtheirdreamofbeingrich.6.Itisbelievedthatsoontherewillbeonlyamixtureofmanyracesandcultures.TrueorFalsefewRussiansLaterArrivalspeopleTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericansHowmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?GoldMinersNativeAmericans1.Time:2.Wheredidtheycomefrom:3.Whathappenedinthesixteenthcentury?NativeAmericans15000yearsagofromAsiantoAlaska•werekilledbyEuropean•wereforcedintoslavery•diedfromthedisease•survivedtheterribletimesTheSpanishFillintheform:(notedownanimportantevents)16thcentury18thcenturyin1846in1821SpanishsoldiersarrivedandtooktheirlandCaliforniawasruledbySpainCaliforniabecamepartofMexicoMexicogaveCaliforniatotheUnitedStatesInfluence:todayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguageRussians&GoldMinersDosomeTorFquestions:1.Intheearly1800s,RussianhuntersbegansettlinginCalifornia.2.In1848,beforetheAmerican-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.3.Thereareabout25,000Russian-AmericanslivinginSanFrancisco.4.Californiabecomethethirty-firststateoftheUnitedstatesofAmericain1850.afterandaroundSanFranciscoStagePeopleTimeEventLaterarrivalsAfricans1800sChinese1860sItaliansLate1800sDenmark1911JewishBy1920sJapaneseEarly20thAfricans1942~1945MovedfromMexicoBuilttherailwayFarmedEstablishedatownDevelopedindustryFishedandmadewineWorkedinship&aircraftindustryStagePeopleTimeEventRecentarrivalsIndiansPakistanis1970sCambodiansKoreansVietnameseRecentdecadesFutureDifferentpartsoftheworldFutureWorkedincomputerindustryImmigratedImmigratedSummaryCaliforniais_______________stateintheUSAanditalsohasthedistinctionofbeingthemost_____________stateintheUSA.Thefirstsettlerscrossed_______________from____andarrivedinCalifornia.The_______________sufferedgreatlyafterthearrivalofEuropeansinthe_____century.Inthe18thcentury,__________wasruledby_____until_________thepeopleofMexicogainedtheirindependencefromSpain.Californiathenbecamepartof________.ButaftertheAmerican-Mexicanwarin1846,CaliforniawasgivenbacktotheUSA.thethirdlargestmulticulturaltheBeringStraitAsianativeAmericans16thCaliforniaSpain1821MexicoIn1848,inCaliforniagoldwas__________,which_________peoplefromallovertheworldtoarrivetheretoachievetheirdreamsof______________.In1850,Californiabecamethe_____stateoftheUSAasa____________society.Attractedbythe__________________,moreandmorepeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavingbeen_________________California,includingAsians,Africans,AmericansandEuropeans.Inthenearfuture,Californiawillbecome____________manyracesandcultures_______anymajorracialorculturalgroups.discoveredattractedbecomingrich31stmulticulturalclimateandlifestyleimmigratingtoamixtureofwithoutRussians:___________Italians:_____________________Africans:___________Chinese:_______________________early1800sinthelate19thcenturylate1840s/early1850s1800sReviewtheperiodofeachculturalgroup,inwhichtheyfirstcametoCaliforniainlargenumbers.Spanish:______________________intheearly16thcenturyJapanese:__________________________Pakistanis:_____________