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人教课标 Book 8
Unit 1 A land of diversity
How much do you know
about the USA?
Look at the map of the USA.
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Denver
Houston
New Orieans
Miami
Atlanta
Boston
New York
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Washington,
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The USA lies in _________________,
bordering both the ________ Ocean and
the _______ Ocean, between ________
and ________. There are _____ states in
the US. 48 of them are in the single region,
while _______ and _______ are not
contiguous with any of the other states.
the North America
Atlantic
Pacific Canada
Mexico fifty
Alaska Hawaii
• The language they mainly use is
_______.
• Mountain range in the west is
______________________.
• The longest river in the USA is
______________________.the Mississippi River
the Rocky Mountains
English
• Some important cities:
New York, Washington D.C., Los Angeles,
San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans,
Houston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Seattle,
Boston, …
Who can name
some important
cities of the USA?
California
All the leaves are brown
And the sky is grey
I’ve been for a walk
On a winter’s day
I’d be safe and warm
If I was in L.A.
California dreaming
Stopped into a church
I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my knees
And I pretend to pray
You know the preacher likes the cold He knows I’m gonna
stay
California dreaming
Predict the content of the
text according to the title
and the inserted pictures.
I. Can you get the main idea of the
passage after your fast reading?
It mainly talks about the history
of California and its multicultural
society.
Part 1(Para 1) Brief introduction to
California.
Part 2(Para2-9) The history of people
from different countries.
Part 3(Para10) The future of
California.
II. Divide the text in three parts and try to
give the main idea of each part.
I. Read the text carefully and fill in
the blanks.
Native
Ameri
cans
★ They are said to have lived in
California for over 1. ______ years,
who crossed the Bering Strait by
means of a(n) 2. ___________.
15,000
land bridge
Native
Ameri
cans
★ In the 16th century, many
native people were killed or
forced into 3. _______ by the 4.
__________ and many died from
the diseases brought by them.
slavery
Europeans
The
Spanish
★ The Spanish first arrived in
South America in the early 5.
_____ century.
★ Most of the first Spanish to go
to California were 6. _______ men.
Russians ★ In the early 19th century,
Russian 7. _______ began settling
in California.
★ Today there are about 25, 000
8. _________________ living in
and around San Francisco.
religious
16th
Russian-Americans
hunters
Gold
miners
★ In 1848, 9. _____ was
discovered in California, which
attracted people from all over
the world.
★ The first to arrive were
South Americans and people
from the US, followed by
adventurers from 10. ________
and Asia.
gold
Europe
Later
arrivals
★ Chinese began to arrive during
the 11. __________ Period, and
even more came in the 1860s.
★ Italians, mainly 12. _________
but also wine makers, arrived in
the late 19th century.
★ In 1911 immigrants from 13.
_________ established a town of
their own.
Gold Rush
fishermen
Denmark
Later
arrivals
★ In the 1920s the film industry
boom attracted many Europeans
including many 14. ________
people.
★ Japanese 15. ________ began
arriving in California in the early
20th century, and a lot more have
settled there since the 1980s.
Jewish
farmers
Later
arrivals
★ Africans have been living in
California since the 16. _____,
and more arrived between 1942
and 1945 to work in the 17. _____
and aircraft industries.
1800s
ship
Most
recent
arrivals
★ In recent decades, more
people have come to California
from 18. _____, including
Koreans, Cambodians,
Vietnamese and Laotians.
★ Since the 1970s, 19. _______
and Pakistanis have been
attracted to California by its 20.
_________ industry.
Asia
Indians
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II. Choose the best answer.
Which of the following is NOT true
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 happened during the American-
Mexican war.
D. South Americans were among the first
to arrive to look for gold.
C
1. California is the third largest state
in USA but has the largest
population.
2. Over 40% of Californians speak
Spanish as a first language.
T
III. True or False.
F
3. Compared with the period of gold
rush, less Chinese immigrate to
California during the period of building
the rail network from the west to the
east coast.
4. With more immigrants coming to
California now and then, it is believed
that before long there will be a even
greater mix of nationalities in this state.
F
T
Pairwork:
Make a dialogue with your classmate.
If you were a Californian, what would
you want to introduce to the tourists?
1. Discuss the question in Activity 3
on page 3, trying to explain the
reasons in their own words and
write 3~4 sentences.
2. Read the passage again and try
to find the using langages you
don't know.
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