新人教选修八-Unit-1-A-land-of-diversity-Warming-up-and-R

Warmingup(5m)LookatthemapoftheUSAwithyourgroup.Writeonthemapthenamesofasmanyofthefollowingasyoucan.Unit1AlandofdiversityWarmingupandReadingIOceanontheeastcoast_________________Oceanonthewestcost__________________CountrytothenorthofUSA__________________CountrytothesouthofUSA________________Mountainsrangeinthewest______________________AtlanticOceanPacificOceanCanadaMexicoRockyMountainsGreatLakes:LongestriverintheUSA:Someimportantcities:Superior,Michigan,Huron,ErieandOntarioMississippiRiverNewYork,WashingtonDC,LosAngeles,SanFrancisco,Chicago,NewOrleansSanFranciscoLosAngelesHoustonBostonNewYorkWashington,D.CMexicoChicagoCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceanSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntarioCalifornia(oneofthe50statesoftheUSA)CALIFORNIA(theGoldenState)LyingonthePacificOcean,CaliforniaisonthewestcoastoftheUnitedStates,whichisdiverseintopography(地形),climateandecologicalenvironment.Ithasanareaof411squarekilometers,anditisoneoftheUSstatesofthelargestpopulation,withthemostdevelopedeconomy.Meanwhile,itspleasantweather,longbeach,andgracefulnaturallandscapemakethetourismprosperous.Pre-reading--(2m)NativeCaliforniaIndiansCaliforniagoldminersaround1849ChinatownsinCaliforniaAlandofdiversitySkimming:answerthefollowingquestions:1.WhowerethefirsttoarriveinCaliforniatorushforgold?2.WhenandwhydidthelargenumberofChineseimmigratetoCalifornia?3.WhatattractedpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoimmigratetoCalifornia?1.WhowerethefirsttoarriveinCaliforniatorushforgold?2.WhenandwhydidthelargenumberofChineseimmigratetoCalifornia?SouthAmericansandpeoplefromtheUnitedStates.Duringthegoldrushperiod,manyChineseimmigratedtoCaliforniatoachievetheirdreamofbecomingrich,andinthe1860s,alargenumberofChinesewenttheretobuildtherailwayfromthewesttoeastcoast.Keys:3.WhatattractedpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoimmigratetoCalifornia?Thetemperateclimate,themodernlifestyleanditsdiverseculturesattractedimmigratestoCalifornia.Keys:DetailedreadingIReadparagraph1toparagraph5againandtrytofillintheform,youcanhaveadiscussioningroupoffour.StagePeopleTimeEventNativeAmericansAsians15000Natives1600sSpanishSpanish1600s1800s18211846RussiansRussians1800sGoldminersSouthAmericansEuropeansAsians18481850ArrivedfirstSufferedbyEuropeansTooknative’slandRuledbySpainBecamepartofMexicoDeclaredwar;givebackSettledinDiscovered&rushforgoldBecameastateDetailedreadingIIReadparagraph6toparagraph8againandtrytofillintheform,youcanhaveadiscussioningroupoffour.StagePeopleTimeEventLaterarrivalsAfricans1800sChinese1860sJapaneseEarly1900Denmark1911JewishBy1920sItaliansLate1900sAfricans1942~1945MovedfromMexicoBuilttherailwayFarmedEstablishedatownDevelopedindustryFishedandmadewineWorkedinship&aircraftindustryStagePeopleTimeEventRecentarrivalsIndiansPakistanis1970sCambodiansKoreansVietnameseRecentdecadesFutureDifferentpartsoftheworldFutureWorkedincomputerindustryImmigratedImmigratedcomprehending15,000yearsago:FirstsettlerscrossedtheBeringStraitintheArctictoAmerica.ThesepeoplearenowknownasNativeAmericans.16thcentury:SpanishsoldiersarrivedinSouthAmerica.1821:CaliforniabecamepartofMexico.1846:TheUSdeclaredwaronMexico.1848:GoldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.1850:Californiabecamethe31ststateoftheUS.Answerkeyforexercise1onpage3:Answerkeyforexercise2onpage3:SpanishRussiansAfricansChineseHaliansDanishintheearly16thcenturyearly1800s1800slate1840s/early1850sinthelate19thcentury1911JewishJapaneseKoreansCambodiansVietnamesePakistanis1920sbeginningofthe20thcenturyfromaboutthe1970sfromaboutthe1970sinmorerecentdecadesfromaboutthe1970sSuggestedanswertoexercise3onpage3:ThestateofCaliforniaisamulticulturalcommunitybecauseEuropean,AfricanandAsianpeopleshavebeenmovingintothestateforthelast200years.Itisthismixofpeopleswiththeirowncustoms,cultureandfoodthathavegivenCaliforniaitsmulticulturalflavour.Problemsthatmightariseincludeinterculturalrivalryorcompetition,discriminationormisunderstanding.ItistothecreditofCaliforniansthatsuchproblemsdonotariseveryoften.DiscussionWhatdoyouthinkCaliforniaislikeafteryourreadingthepassage?Discusswithyoupartnersandtrytogiveasimpleintroductionofit.HomeworkSurftheInternettofindmoreinformationaboutCaliforniaandyouareexpectedtopresentittoyourpeerinthenextclass.HotelCalifornla