Book8 unit1个人好课堂课件

Paragraph 3 the Spanish
In the 18th century, California was ruled by Spain __________. In 1821, the people of _____________ gained their independence from Spain. In 1846, the united states declares war on Mexico and gain California. _______ 40% today, over _________of California speak Spanish as the first or second language.
B. 52 C. 34 D. 50
6. 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
True or False
4. In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California. few 5.Duing Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich.
6.It is believed that soon there will be only a mixture of many races and cultures.
Paragraph 1 a brief introduction of California
third California is the _______largest largest state in the USA, but has the ______ population. California has the distinction of being the most _________ multicultural state in the USA.
Paragraph5 Gold miners
gold was found in California. • In 1848, _______ rich attracted • The dream of becoming ___________ people from all over the world. • In fact, _______ achieves their dream of few becoming rich
The last paragraph The Future
• People from different parts of the world, climate and the lifestyle, attracted by the ______ still immigrate to California. • People believe there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of _______ races and cultures.
Paragraph 7 more recent arrivals
• In more recent decades, California has become home to more people from Asia _____. • In the 1970s, the computer _______ industry has attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California.
9. Which state has the largest population in the USA.
A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas
Canada
Boston New York San Francisco Los Angeles Pacific Ocean Mexico Houston Chicago
A gold miner— the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.
A building in Chinatown, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.
Paragraph 4 Russians
hunters In the early 1800s, Russian _______ began to settle in California. Today, about _________Russian 25000 Americans live in and around san Francisco.
The Statue of Liberty
Warming up
The United States of America
2. Which flag is American flag?
A
B
c
3. Which city is the capital of the USA?
A. New York B. Washington D.C. C. Los Angeles
4. Who is the President of America now?
B. A.
Bill Clinton George W. Bush
C.
George H.W. Bush
D. Barack Obama
5. How many states are there in the USA?
A. 45
7. Which city is known as
the “Big Apple”?
A. New York B. Chicago C. Los Angeles
8. Which state is the largest one
in size in the USA?
A. New York B. Texas C. California D. Florida
Washington, D.C
Atlantic Ocean
Pre-reading
How each picture is relevant to the history of California?
Native American Indian—one of the first people to live in California.
Paragraph 6 late arrivals
Chinese immigrants began to arrived in gold rush period California during the_____________.
Larger numbers of chinese went to california for the ______ of the rail network from the west to the east in the 1860s. Japanese _______ began arriving in california at the beginning of the _______ ve Americans
It is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least
Fifteen thousand _____________________________ years ago. scientists
believe that these settlers crossed ________
the bering strait ______________________________to America by means
of_____________________ the land bridge which existed in prehistoric times
Skimming: Reading Comprehension II True or False
the third largest 1.California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population. suffered greatly 2.The native Americans are treated well after the arrival of Europeans. 3.Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men.