Unit1ReadingCaliforniaStudyinggoals:1.Tolearntothinkanddealwithproblems.2.Topracticereadingandimprovethereadingskills.3.TogettoknowthemulticulturalCalifornia.自主探究合作提高EachstarrepresentsonestateThenationalflagoftheUSAWhatdothestarsstandfor?自主探究合作提高A.45B.52C.34D.50自主探究HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?合作提高AtlanticPacificCanadaMexicoLosAngelesNewYorkSanFranciscoMexicoGulfUSAHowmuchdoyouknowaboutCalifornia?自主探究合作提高A.thi___A.thB.1.CaliforniaisthelargeststateintheUSA.rdB.secondC.fourthD.fifth2.California,astateinthewesternUSA,borders.ePacificOceanB.theIndianOceanC.theAtlanticOceanD.theArcticOcean3.isCalifornia’slargestandthenation'ssecondlargestcity.A.SacramentoLosAngelesC.SanDiegoD.SanFrancisco自主探究合作提高ialnieC.L4.California’sofficA.SunflowerStatB.GoldenStatecknameisthe?andofopportunityD.EvergreenStatehasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.5.___A.CaliforniaB.WashingtonC.AlaskaD.Texas6.CaliforniaenteredtheUniononSeptember9,1850,asthestate.A.thirtiethB.thirty-secondC.tD.thirty-eighthhirty-first自主探究合作提高TheGoldenGateBridgeBeautifulSceneryTheCoastofCaliforniaChinatownsduringtheSpringFestivalCaliforniaTask1:Thepassagecanbedividedintothreeparts.Matchthemainideawitheachpart.Part1(Para.1)A.ThehistoryofsettlementinCalifornia.Part2(Para.2-9)B.ThefutureofCalifornia.Part3(Para.10)C.BriefintroductiontoCalifornia.自主探究合作提高D.SkimmingTsak2:Thepassagefocusesonthe__.A.populationofCaliforniaB.customsandlanguagesofCaliforniaC.peopleofCaliforniahistoryofCalifornia自主探究合作提高peopleTask3:Howmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?Skimming自主探究合作提高Scanning:TrueorFalsethethirdlargest1.CaliforniaisthelargeststateintheUSAandhasthelargestpopulation.Fsufferedgreatly2.ThenativeAmericansaretreatedwellafterthearrivalofEuropeans.F3.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen.T自主探究合作提高TrueorFalsefew4.DuringtheGoldRushPeriod,manyachievedtheirdreamofbeingrich.F5.Itisbelievedthatsoontherewillbeonlyamixtureofmanyracesandcultures.T自主探究合作提高Readthepassageparagraphbyparagraphandanswerthequestions.自主探究合作提高1.Time:NativeAmericans15,000yearsago•werekilledbyEuropeans•wereforcedintoslavery•diedfromthediseases•survivedtheterribletimes探究一:NativeAmericans2.HowdidthefirstpeopletraveltoCalifornia?TheycrossedtheBeringStraitintheArctictoAmericabymeansofalandbridgewhich3.Wexhiasttehdapipnenperdehinistthoersiicxtteiemntehs.century?自主探究合作提高oneofthefirstpeopletoliveinCalifornia.4.Fillintheform:(notedownanimportantevents)16thcentury18thcenturyin1846in1821SpanishsoldiersarrivedandtooktheirlandCaliforniawasruledbySpainCaliforniabecamepartofMexicoMexicogaveCaliforniatotheUnitedStatesInfluence:todayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguage探究二:TheSpanish自主探究合作提高探究三:Russians&Goldminers5.HowmanyRussian-AmericanslivinginandaroundSanFranciscotoday?About25,0006.Whenwasgolddiscovered?In1848.自主探究合作提高7.WhowenttoCaliforniatosearchforgold?SouthAmericans,peoplefromtheUnitedStatesandadventurersfromEuropeandAsia.自主探究合作提高探究四:Laterarrivals&mostrecentarrivals&thefuture8.InwhichtwocitiesareChinatowns?InLosAngelesandSanFrancisco.Sunzhongshan天下为公EventChinese1860sItaliansthelate19thcenturyDenmark1911JewishBy1920sJapanesetheearly20thcenturyAfricans1800sBuilttherailwayFarmedEstablishedatownDevelopedindustryFishedandmadewineWorkedinship&aircraftindustryLaterarrivals9.Readthethreepartsandfinishthechartbelow.StagePeopleTimeStagePeopleArrivingtimeEventMostrecentarrivalsCambodiansKoreansVietnameseRecentdecadesImmigratedIndiansPakistanis1970sWorkedincomputerindustryThefutureDifferentpartsFutureImmigrateSummaryCaliforniaisthemost1_m_ult_ic_u_l_t_u_r_alstateintheUSA.ThefirstsettlersarrivedinCaliforniaby2m_e_ans_ofalandbridge.Inthe18thcentury,Californiawas3__r_u_l_e_d__bySpain,whichhadadeepeffectonCalifornia.In1848,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia,andthedreamofbecoming4r_i_chattractedpeoplefromallovertheworld.Inthe1860sthebuildingoftherailnetwork5b_r_ought_moreChinesethere.Inmorerecentdecades,Californiahasbecame6h_ometomorepeoplefromAsia.Attractedbytheclimateandthe7li_f_e_st_y_l_e,manypeoplehavebeen8_i_m_m__igra_t_i_n_gtoCalifornia.Inthenearfuture,Californiawillbecomea9_mixtu_r_eofmanyracesandcultures10_w_i_th_o_u_t_anymajorracialorculturalgroups.WhyisCaliforniainthe21stcenturysuchamulticulturalcommunity?Haveadiscussionwithyourgroupmembers.Think?TeamworkThestateofCaliforniaisamulticulturalcommunitybecauseEuropean,AfricanandAsianpeoplehavebeenimmigratingtothestateforthelast200years.Beforetheirarrival,NativeAmericanpeoplehadlivedthereforthousandsofyears.PeoplefromallovertheworldarestillcomingtosettleinCaliforniabecauseofitsgoodclimateandthelifestyle.AversionforyouImagineyouareaCalifornian.IntroduceCaliforniatoatouristfromChina.Makeashortdialogue.Youcanbeginyourconversationlikethis:A:WelcometoCalifornia.Nicetomeetyou.B:Nicetomeetyou.A:I’dliketointroducemyhometown,California,toyou.B:Ok,I’meagertoknowaboutit.A:...............B:...............HomeworkHomework:1.Readthepassagefluentlyandtrytounderstandeverysentence.2.FinishthetasksaboutthelanguagepointsinPeriod1.