新人教选修八UnitAlandofdiversityWarmingupreading.pptx

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1、How much do you know about America?第1页/共29页1.Which flag is American flag?A.B.C.2.Which city is the capital of the USA?New York Washington D.C A.Los Angeles 第2页/共29页A.B.C.D.3.Which stands for the USA?National Emblems（国徽）第3页/共29页4.How many states are there in the USA?A.B.C.D.47484950第4页/共29页5.Who is p

2、resident of America?A.B.C.D.George George W.BushW.Bush Barack Hussein Obama PutinPutin Bill Bill ClintonClinton 第5页/共29页A.B.C.D.6.Which doesnt belong to the USA?Statue ofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTower第6页/共29页7.Which are American brands?ABCDEFGGermanyGermanyFinland第7页/共29页8.Who are American

3、s?ABCDEkeanuReevesDavidBeckhamSteven SpeilbergRonaldinho BritainBrazil第8页/共29页Arnold Schwarzenegger a famous actor the governor of California第9页/共29页Fast reading1.Whats the topic of this text?A.the culture of California B.the history of California C.the weather of California D.the history of USA2.Wh

4、ich state in the USA has the largest Population?California(over 30 million people)第10页/共29页RussiansLater Arrivals peopleThe SpanishMost Recent ArrivalsNative Americans3.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?Gold Miners第11页/共29页Native Americans1.Time:15000 years ago2.How did they come:c

5、rossed the Bering Strait3.What happened to the natives in the 16th century?were killed by European were forced into slavery died from the disease survived the terrible timesNative Americans第12页/共29页The SpainshFill in the form:(note down an important events)16th century 18th century in 1821 in 1846Sp

6、ain soldiers arrived and took their landCalifornia was ruled by Spain California became part of MexicoMexico gave California to the United StatesInfluence:today over 40%of Californians speak Spainish as a first or second language第13页/共29页Russians&Gold MinersDo some T or F questions:1.In the early 18

7、00s,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 become the thirty-first state of the United states of Amerian in 1850.afterafter few第14页/共29页StagePeopl

8、eTimeEventLater arrivalsAfricansMoved from MexicoChineseBuild the railwayJapaneseFarmedDenmarkEstablished a townJewishDeveloped industryItaliansFished and made wineAfricans1942-1945Worked in ship&aircraft industries1860s1800sLate 1900sBy 1920sEarly 1900s1911第15页/共29页StagePeopleTimeEventRecent arriva

9、lsIndians,PakistanisWorked in Computer industryCambodiansKoreansVietnameseLaotiansImmigratedFutureDifferent partsFutureImmigratedRecent decades1970s第16页/共29页 Look at the pictures below.Each illustrates something about California.Discuss in groups what each picture means to you.A native American Indi

10、an was standing beside a camp.It seemed that he or she felt very happy.Maybe he or she had a good harvest.Disscusion第17页/共29页 Native California Indians第18页/共29页vHe was a gold miner.He was panning gold.He looked not only thin and weak,but also thirsty and tired.It was difficult for them to achieve th

11、e dream of becoming rich.第19页/共29页California gold miners around 1849第20页/共29页A building in ChinatownMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.By 1990,the nations being immigrated from different parts of the world had made California into the most rac

12、ially and ethnically diverse state in the country.第21页/共29页Chinatowns in California第22页/共29页Other reference pictures about gold rush in California第23页/共29页第24页/共29页 Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community?Explain in your own words.Write three or four sentence.TASK1第25页/共

13、29页The state of California is a multicultural community because European,African and Asian people have been immigrating to the state for the last 200 years.Before their arrival,native American people had lived there for thousands of years.People from all over the world are still coming to settle in

14、California because of its good climate and the lifestyle it offers.第26页/共29页Imagine you are a Californian,and introduce California to tourists.TASK2第27页/共29页Homework1.Make a summary of the text and try to retell it.2.Underline the useful words and expressions in the reading text and learn by yourself.第28页/共29页感谢您的观看！第29页/共29页