California.ppt

A land of diversity 一个多元文化的国土,Book 4 Unit 1,Topics of this unit: History and geography of the USA Nationality and people Customs and culture,America lies in the South of North America. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The northern land neighbour is Canada, and the southern is Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.,Mississippi River,Warming up,The United States of America is composed of a federal（联邦的） district - Washington DC and 50 states. All the states, except for Hawaii islands and Alaska, are situated in mainland America. It has a population of about 290 million. Its area is 9,370,000 sq km. The climate of USA is mainly temperate（温和的） in nature but in Hawaii and Florida, it is tropical.,The American flag consists of 13 horizontal stripes, with 7 red stripes alternating with 6 white stripes. The upper left corner has a rectangular blue field, containing 50 five-pointed white stars. The stripes of the American flag symbolize the 13 colonies that originally constituted the United States of America. The stars represent the 50 states of the Union. The stars are arranged in a circle so that no one colony would be viewed above another.,The national flag: The Star-Spangled Banner 星条旗,The national emblem,The national anthem: the star-spangled banner 星条旗永不落,The White House,The executive mansion of the President of the United States. The American President lives and works in the building.,The Pentagon 五角大楼,As a symbol of the US military, the Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located at 48 N. Rotary Road, Arlington, Virginia 22211 (Map). Its mailing address is Washington, DC 20301.,Statue of Liberty,The crowned lady is 46 meters high, with a torch in her right hand holding aloft and Declaration of Independence in her left.,New York,New Yorka beacon(灯塔) for the best, brightest and bravest people from all over the U.S. and all around the world. New Yorka real melting pot, Empire State. Its hard being a New Yorker. The largest city in the United States with the nickname the Big Apple, and consists of five districts: Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Richmond. New York is known especially for its Broadway theater district, the Wall Street financial district, and the elegant residential areas of Fifth Avenue etc.,New York,If I can make it there, Id make it anywhere. New Yorkers value their privacy Stop someone on the street and ask directions its as though you had walked into his private office. Privacy is for New Yorkers what saving face is for Asians.,The Empire State Building,Central Park,Brooklyn Bridge,The headquarters of the United Nations,1. Which flag is American flag? A. B. C.,2. Which city is the capital of the USA? New York Washington D.C Los Angeles,(the stars and stripes),Competition about the general knowledge of USA.,3. Which state is the largest one in the US? A. New York B. Texas C. Los Angeles,4. How many stars are there on the American flag? A. 52 B. 50 C. 13,5.Which city is known as the “Big Apple”? A. New York B. Chicago C. Los Angeles,6. In which year was the constitution （宪法） written? A. 1779 B. 1789 C. 1799,7. Which is the longest river in the US? A. Nile B. Yangtze River C. Mississippi,8. What language do most state names come from? A. Spanish B. English C. Native Americans,9. Who is the person on the one-dollar note? A. Jefferson B. Washington C. Franklin,10. When is American Independence Day? A. June 4th B. July 4th C. August 14th,11.Obama is the _ president in the USA. A. 41st & 42nd B. 43rd &44th C. 44th,12. California is the _ largest state in the USA. A. third B. second C. fourth D. fifth,13. California, a state in the western USA, borders _ the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian Ocean C. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean,14. _ is Californias largest and the nations second largest city. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco,15. Californias official nickname is the _ Sunflower State B. Golden State C. Land of Opportunity D. Evergreen State,16. _ has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas,17. California entered the Union on September 9, 1850, as the _ state. A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first,Pre-reading,It has an area of 411,000 square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy.,California is amazing. The pleasant weather, long beach and graceful natural landscape（风景） make the tourism prosperous（繁荣的）.,Reading,Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold? When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California? What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California? What is the main idea of the passage? (use one sentence to describe it).,Task 1: Scanning,California,Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold? South Americans and people from the United States. 2.When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California? During the Gold Rush Period, many Chinese immigrated to California to achieve their dream of becoming rich. In the 1860s,a large number of Chinese went there to build the railway from the west to east coast.,3.What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California? I think the temperate climate attracted immigrants to California. Maybe the modern lifestyle there is more attractive to people from other parts of the world. 4.What is the main idea of the passage? (use one sentence to describe it). California is a state made up of various people from almost all parts of the world.,Reading,Task 3: Important events in California history.,California,15,000 years ago,16th century,1821,1846,1848,1850,Native Americans Asians Bering strait,Europeans Native people Suffered greatly,Mexican gained independence part of Mexico,the United States declared war part of the US,people all over gold rush,31st state of the US multicultural society,Russians:_ Chinese:_ Africans:_ Italians:_ Jewish:_ Japanese: _ Cambodians: _ Koreans:_ Danish:_ Pakistanis:_,early 1800s,late 1840s/early 1850s,1800s,late 1800s,1920s,early 1900s,Reading,Task 4: The period in which they first came to California.,California,from about the 1970s,1911,from about the 1970s,from about the 1970s,Discussion,Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? Explain in your own words. Write three or four sentences. Compare your answer with others in your class.,Writing style and techniques,The passage is a historical narrative article. It introduces briefly the main history events of different periods of times in California. It also describes when, how and why the people from different parts of the world immigrated to California. The short history of California is described clearly and accurately, which gives the readers a deep impression.,Consolidation,Writing characteristic,1. The text is arranged well in the order of time. 2. The text catches the feature of people and things and uses adjectives. 3. The text centers on the subject and the purpose. 4. The text seems more vivid and lively with the inserted pictures.,Consolidation,Main idea,The text mainly introduces the short history of California. It describes the great history events happened in various times. It also tells us when, how and why different people from all over the world having been immigrating to California. It explains to us the reasons why it will be a simple multicultural community in the 21th century.,Homework,1. Discuss the question in Activity 4 on page 4, trying to explain the reasons in their own words and write 34 sentences. 2. Prepare for the word formations and collect suffixes of the nouns, verbs and adjectives.,New words,majority n. 大多数；大半 percentage n. 百分比；百分率 mix n. 混合；结合 mixture n. 混合物；混合 occur vi. 发生；出现 indicate vt. 指出；表明,apparent adj. 显然的；表面上的 slip vi. 滑动；滑跤 hire vt.& n. 租用；雇佣 insert vt. 插入；嵌入 react vi. 做出反应；回应,Skimming,CALIFORNIA,Asians,Natives,15,000,1600s,Arrived first,Suffered by Europeans,Spanish,1600s,1800s,1821,1846,Declared war & Given back,Took natives land,Ruled by Spain,Became part of Mexico,Russians,South Americans Americans, Europeans, Asians,1800s,1848,1850,Discovered &Rush for gold,Settled in,Became a state,Africans,1800s,Moved from Mexico,Chinese,1860s,Built the railway,Japanese,Early 1900,Farmed,Demark,1911,Established a town,Jewish,By 1920s,Developed industry,Italians,Late 1900s,Fished and made wine,Africans,19421945,Worked in ship & aircraft industries,Indians, Pakistanis,Cambodians, Koreans, Vietnamese, Laotians,1970s,Recent decades,Worked in Computer industry,Immigrated,Different parts,Future,Immigrated,Reading,Task 2: Discuss how each picture is relevant to the history of California.,California,Native American Indianone of the first people to live in California.,A gold minerthe discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.,A building in Chinatown, San FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.,It shows us a Catholic religious man who came California to teach the natives. In the early 16th century, Spanish fought against the nave people , took their land and settled in California.,gave Native Americans the same rights as other citizens for the first time. School segregation and discrimination in housing were banned, but African Americans still encountered prejudice and hostility.,So many African Americans were having classes in the school. In 1924, the United States Congress,