Unit 1 A land of diversity Warming up and reading
Step 1 Warming up A quiz about the general knowledge of the USA.
1. Which city is the capital of the USA?
A.New York
B.Washington D.C
C.Los Angeles
2. How many states are there in the USA?
A.47
B.48
C.49
D.50 3. The most important and largest river in the United States of America is____ ?
A. the Ohio River
B. the Colorado River
C. The Missouri River
D. the Mississippi River 4. When is American Independence Day?
A. June 4th
B. July 4th
C. October 1st
D. August 14th 5. Which city is known as the “Big Apple”?
A. New York
B. Chicago
C. Los Angeles 6.Which doesn"t belong to the USA?
A.Statue of Liberty
B.White House
C.Eiffel Tower
D.Golden Gate Bridge Step 2 Pre-reading A brief introduction of California.
California, a state in the western USA, borders the Pacific Ocean. It has an official nickname
"Golden State". California is the third largest state in the USA with the largest population. Its capital Los Angeles is California"s largest and the nation"s second largest city.
Step 3 Reading 1. Fast reading
1)What"s the topic of this text?
A. the culture of California
B. the history of California
C. the climate of California
D. the population of California
2)How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?
2. careful reading
Native Americans 1.Time: ___________
2.Where did they come from: __________________________ 3.What happened in the sixteenth century?
people
The Spanish 1.16th century:
18th century:
in 1821:
in 1846: 2.Influence:
Russians & Gold Miners True or false
1.In the early 1800s, Russian fur trappers began settling in California. 2.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California.
3.A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich.
4.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of America in 1850.
Stage
People
Time
Event
Later arrivals Africans
Moved from Mexico Chinese
Build the railway Japanese
Farm Denmark
Established a town Jewish
film industry Italians
Fished and made wine Africans
1942-1945 Worked in ship& aircraft industries
Recent arrivals Indians,Pakistans
Worked in Computer industry Cambodians Koreans Vietnamese Laotians
Immigrated Future Different parts
Future Immigrate
Answer:
Ocean on the east coast :
Atlantic Ocean Ocean on the west coast : Pacific Ocean Country to the north of USA : Canada Country to the south of USA : Mexico
Mountains range in the west : Rocky Mountains Great Lakes : Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario Longest river in the USA : Mississippi River 15,000 years
ago
16 th
century
1821
1846
1848
1850