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1、Unit1 A Land of DiversityIf you want to learn something about a country,a state,etc,what do you want to know?SizeLocationCapitalPopulationLanguageHistorygeographyCustomscultureclimate agriculture industryeducation medical careHow much do you know about the USA?1.LocationOcean on the east coast _Ocea
2、n on the west coast _Country to the north of USA _Country to the south of USA _Mountains range in the west _Atlantic OceanPacific OceanCanadaMexico Rocky MountainsRocky MountainsMexicoAtlantic OceanPacific OceanCanada2.Which flag is American flag?A.B.C.3.Which city is the capital of the USA?A.New Yo
3、rk B.Washington D.C.C.Los Angeles 4.How many states are there in the USA?A.B.C.D.474849505.When is American Independence Day?A.A.July 14th B.July 4th B.C.C.October 1st D.August 14th 6.The most important and largest river in the United States of America is_.A.the Ohio River B.the Colorado River C.The
4、 Missouri River D.the Mississippi RiverA.B.C.D.7.Which doesnt belong to the USA?Statue ofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTowerA8.Which are American brands?BCDEFGGermanyGermanyFinland9.Which state is the largest one in the USA?A.New York B.Texas C.California D.Alaska 10._ has the largest populatio
5、n in the USA.A.California B.Alaska C.Washington D.Texas 11.Where is California?A.B.E.C.D.Native California IndiansCalifornia gold miners around 1849Chinatowns in CaliforniaTask 1 Multiple-choice questions 1.Whats the topic of this text?A.the culture of California B.the history of California C.the cl
6、imate of California D.the population of California2.During which period was California part of Mexico?A.1846 1848.B.1821 1848.C.1821 1846.D.1848 1850.3.Which of the following is wrong about the Gold Rush?A.Only a few people became rich in the Gold Rush.B.Many people died in the Gold Rush.C.It happen
7、ed during the American-Mexico war.D.The first to arrive for gold were South Americans.4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the 6th part?A.Film industry attracted many foreign people to California.B.The town established by the Danish people was located in Hollywood.C.Most Africans worked
8、 in the ship and aircraft industries.D.Jewish people take up a large percentage in California.5.Which of the following is NOT true?A.The text mainly talks about the history of California.B.Over 40%of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language today.C.It was so hard to make a life in Ca
9、lifornia that most didnt survive during the Gold Rush Period.D.Today a large percentage of Chinese-Americans live in the“Chinatowns”of Los Angeles and San Francisco in California.RussiansLater Arrivals peopleThe SpanishMost Recent ArrivalsNative AmericansTask 2 Careful ReadingQ:How many kinds of peo
10、ple are mentioned in this text?Gold Miners1.Native Americans1.Time:2.How did they come:3.What happened in the sixteenth century?Native Americans15000 years agocrossed the Bering Strait were _ by Europeanswere forced into _died from the disease _ the terrible timeskilledslaverysurvived2.The SpainshFi
11、ll in the form:(note down the important events)16th century 18th century in 1821 in 1846 Spainish soldiers arrived and took their land California was ruled by SpainCalifornia became part of Mexico Mexico gave California to the United StatesInfluence:today over 40%of Californians speak Spainish as a
12、first or second language3&4.Russians&Gold MinersDo some T or F questions:1.In the early 1800s,Russian hunters began settling in California.2.In 1848,before the Amerian-Mexican war,gold was discovered in California.3.A lot of adventures achieved their dream of becoming rich.4.California became the th
13、irty-first state of the United states of Amerian in 1850.afterfewItalians:_Africans:_Chinese:_ in the late 19th centuryduring the Gold Rush/1860s1800sJapanese:_Pakistanis/Indians:_Danish:_Koreans/Cambodians/Vietnamese:_ early 20th century1911from the 1970sJewish:_1920s in more recent decades5&6.Late
14、r&recent arrivalsTask 3 Summary California is _state in the USA and it also has the distinction of being the most _ state in the USA.The first settlers crossed _ from _ and arrived in California.The _ suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the _century.In the 18th century,_was ruled by _
15、 until _the people of Mexico gained their independence from Spain.California then became part of_.But after the American-Mexican war in 1846,California was given back to the USA.the third largestmulticulturalthe Bering Straitthe Arcticnative Americans16thCaliforniaSpain1821Mexico In 1848,in Californ
16、ia gold was_,which _people from all over the world to arrive there to achieve their dreams of_.In 1850,California became the _state of the USA as a multicultural society.Attracted by the _,more and more people from different parts of the world have been _ California,including Asians,Africans,America
17、ns and Europeans.In the near future,California will become _many races and cultures _ any major racial or cultural groups.discoveredattractedbecoming rich31stclimate and lifestyleimmigrating toa mixture ofwithouthave the distinction oflive onIt is likely that.cross.to.by means of in addition(to)be r
18、uled byfight against gain independence fromdeclare war on/upon 1.有有.的特征的特征2.继续存在继续存在;以以.为为生生3.可能可能.4.穿过穿过.到达到达.5.通过通过.方法方法6.除除之外还之外还7.被被统治统治8.与与作战作战9.脱离脱离.获得独获得独立立10.对对宣战宣战Task 4 Useful expressionsnot long afterachieve ones dream of doing.make a lifedespite great hardshipestablish a townkeep up become home to immigrate tobefore longa mixture of 11.在在.之后不久之后不久12.实现实现.的梦想的梦想13.习惯习惯新生活新生活;谋谋生生14.尽管有尽管有许许多多艰艰辛辛15.建立城建立城镇镇16.保持，保存保持，保存17.成成为为家园家园18.18.移民到移民到移民到移民到.19.19.不久之后不久之后不久之后不久之后20.20.的混合体的混合体的混合体的混合体