英语：Unit-1《A-land-of-diversity》课件-Warming-up&readin

TheStatueofLibertyUnit1AlandofdiversityReading一个多元文化的国土TheUnitedStatesofAmericaIfyouwanttolearnsomethingaboutacountry,astate,etc,whatdoyouwanttoknow?SizeLocationCapitalPopulationLanguageHistorygeographyCustomscultureclimate,agricultureindustry,educationmedicalcare……AquizaboutthegeneralknowledgeoftheUSA1.WhichflagisAmericanflag?A.B.2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYorkB.WashingtonD.CC.LosAngelesStar-SpangledBanner(星条旗)TheAmericaflagisknownas“thestarsandstrips”.50stars——Eachstarrepresentsonestate13stripes——theoriginal13states.Red——courageWhite——freedomBlue——loyaltyandjusticeJune14——FlagDay.NationalFlagA.B.C.D.3.WhichstandsfortheUSA?√NationalEmblem（国徽）4.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.B.C.D.474849505.What’sthesizeoftheUSA?9,429,091sqkmA.C.D.6,429,091sqkm8,429,091sqkmB.7,429,091sqkm6.What’sthepopulationoftheUSA?A.193,027,571B.293,027,571C.393,027,571D.493,027,5717.ThemostimportantandlargestriverintheUnitedStatesofAmericais____?A.theOhioRiverB.theColoradoRiverC.TheMissouriRiverD.theMississippiRiver8.WhenisAmericanIndependenceDay?A.June14thB.July4thC.October1stD.August14th9.Whichcityisknownasthe“BigApple”?A.NewYorkB.ChicagoC.LosAngelesA.B.C.D.10.Whichdoesn’tbelongtotheUSA?StatueofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTower11.WhichareAmericanbrands?ABCDEFGGermanyGermanyFinland12.WhoareAmericans?ABCDEkeanuReevesDavidBeckhamStevenSpeilbergRonaldinhoBritainBrazilArnoldSchwarzeneggerSanFranciscoLosAngelesHoustonBostonNewYorkWashington,D.CMexicoChicagoSt.LouisCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceanPacificoceanGulfofMexicoAtlanticOceanCANADAMEXICORockyMountainsMississipppiRiverCaliforniaCaliforniaPre-readingIthasanareaof411.ooosquarekilometers.AnditisoneoftheAmericanstatesofthelargestpopulation,withthemostdevelopedeconomy.California,astateinthewesternUSA,bordersthePacificOcean.Ithasanofficialnickname“GoldenState”.CaliforniaisthethirdlargeststateintheUSAwiththelargestpopulation.ItscapitalLosAngelesisCalifornia’slargestandthenation’ssecondlargestcity.AbriefintroductionFastreadingWhat’sthetopicofthistext?A.thecultureofCaliforniaB.thehistoryofCaliforniaC.theclimateofCaliforniaD.thepopulationofCaliforniaRussiansLaterArrivalspeopleTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericansHowmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?GoldMinersNativeAmericans1.Time:15000yearsago2.Wheredidtheycomefrom:fromAsiatoAlaska3.Howdidtheycome:bymeansofalandbridge4.Whathappenedinthesixteenthcentury?werekilledbyEuropeanwereforcedintoslaverdiedfromthediseaseNativeAmericansTheSpanish16thcentury18thcenturyin1821Influence:todayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguageSpanishsoldiersarrivedandtooktheirlandCaliforniawasruledbySpainCaliforniabecamepartofMexicoMexicogaveCaliforniatotheUnitedStatesin1846Russians&GoldMinersTrueorfalsestatements:1.Intheearly1800s,RussianfurtrappersbegansettlinginCalifornia.2.In1848,beforetheAmerican-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.3.Alotofadventurersachievedtheirdreamofbecomingrich.4.Californiabecomethethirty-firststateoftheUnitedstatesofAmericain1850.afterFewStagePeopleTimeEventLaterarrivalsAfricansMovedfromMexicoChineseBuildtherailwayJapaneseFarmDenmarkEstablishedatownJewishfilmindustryItaliansFishedandmadewineAfricans1942-1945Workedinship&aircraftindustries1860s1800sLate1900sBythe1920sEarly1900s1911StagePeopleTimeEventRecentarrivalsIndians,PakistanisWorkedinComputerindustryCambodiansKoreansVietnameseLaotiansImmigratedFutureDifferentpartsFutureImmigrateRecentdecades1970s15,000yearsago16thcentury:1821184618481850FirstsettlerscrossedtheBeringStraitfromAsia.ThesepeoplearenowknownasNativeAmericans.SpanishsoldiersarrivedinSouthAmericaBecamepartofMexicoTheUSdeclaredwaronMexicoGoldwasdiscoveredinCaliforniaCaliforniabecamethe31ststateoftheUS.ThefutureWhatattractpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoCalifornia?PeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldareattractedbytheclimateandlifestyleofCalifornia.Lookatthepicturesbelow.EachillustratessomethingaboutCalifornia.Discussingroupswhateachpicturemeanstoyou.AnativeAmericanIndianwasstandingbesideacampItseemedthathefeltveryhappy.Maybehehadagoodharvest.NativeCaliforniaIndiansHewasagoldminer.Hewaspanninggold.Helookednotonlythinandweak,butalsothirstyandtired.Itwasdifficultforthemtoachievethedreamofbecomingrich.Californiagoldminersaround1849AbuildinginChinatownManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemliveinChinatowninSanFrancisco.By1990,thenationsbeingimmigratedfromdifferentpartsoftheworldhadmadeCaliforniaintothemostraciallyandethnicallydiversestateinthecountry.ChinatownsinCaliforniaWhyisCaliforniainthe21stcenturysuchamulticulturalcommunity?Explaininyourownwords.Writethreeorfoursentences.ThestateofCaliforniaisamulticulturalcommunitybecauseEuropean,AfricanandAsianpeoplehavebeenimmigratingtothestateforthelast200years.Beforetheirarrival,nativeAmericanpeoplehadlivedthereforthousandsofyears.PeoplefromallovertheworldarestillcomingtosettleinCaliforniabecauseofitsgoodclimateandthelifestyleitoffers.1.WhowerethefirsttoarriveinCaliforniatorushforgold?SouthAmericansandpeoplefromtheUnitedState