Unit1 Book8 A land of diversity

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differences
Unit1 Book8 A land of diversity
----------America
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How much do you know about the general knowledge
of the USA ?
Let's have a group competition!
Rules
1. Stand
up to read out your answer.
2. From No.1 to15
you will score 100 for a correct answer, while
you will lose 100 points for a wrong answer. 3.
From No.16 to 19 you will score 200 for a
correct answer, while you will lose nothing for a
wrong answer.
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1. Which flag is American flag?
A.
B.
The America flag is known as the stars and
strips (???) .
C.
D.
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2. Which stands for the USA?
National Emblems (??)
A.
B.
v
C.
D.
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• 3. Which city is the capital of the USA?
• New York
• Washington D.C
• Los Angeles
• California

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4. How many states are there in the USA? A. 47
B. 48 C. 49 D. 50
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5. Which state is the largest one in the US?
A. New York B.
Texas C. California D. Florida
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6. ____ has the largest population in the USA.
A. California B. Alaska
C. Washington D. Texas
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• 7. The most important and longest river in the
  United States of America is______ ?
• A. The Ohio River
• B. The Colorado River
• C. The Missouri River
  
• D. the Mississippi River

1580 km 2320 km 4125 km 6020 km
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• 8. When is American Independence Day?
• A. June 4th B. July 4th
• C. October 1st D. August 14th

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9. In which year did the Civil War broke out and
come to an end?
A.
1861-1864
B.
1861-1865
C.
1862-1865
D.
1861-1866
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• 10. The 26th Olympic Games were held in _____ in
  1996.
• Los Angeles B. New York
• C. Atlanta D. San Francisco

The 10th Olympic Games, 1932 Los Angeles The
23rd Olympic Games, 1984 Los Angeles The 26th
Olympic Games, 1996 Atlanta
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11.Which doesnt belong to the USA?
Statue of Liberty
Golden Bridge
White House
Eiffel Tower
A.
B.
C.
D.
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12.Which is NOT an American brand?
A
B
Germany
C
D
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Washington
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Uncle Sam
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American Indian
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independence war(17761783) civil war (18611865)
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a. Valentines Day b. Christmas Day c.
Thanks-giving Day d. Independence Day e.
April Fools Day f. Halloween
a (Feb.14)---e(Apr.1)---d(Jul.4)
---f(Nov.1) ---c(the last Sunday of
Nov)---b(Dec.25)
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Mexico Canada Cuba
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Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, New York, Los
Angeles
New York
Chicago
A
E
B
D
C
Washington
Los Angeles
Atlanta
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• Look at the map of the USA (Page 1) with your
  partner. Write on the map the names as possible
  as you can.

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Canada
Appalachian Mountains
Washington, D.C
Rocky Mountains
San Francisco
the Mississippi
Atlantic Ocean
Los Angeles
Pacific Ocean
Houston
Mexico
Miami
Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, Washington DC ,
San Francisco
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California
Golden Gate Bridge
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Read the first paragraph and find some
information about California

• the third _______ state in the USA
• the ______population
• the ____ multicultural state in the USA

largest
largest
most
Why do we say it is the most multicultural state
in the USA ?
What does the text mainly talk about?
History of California
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Skimming
How many kinds of people are mentioned in this
text?
Most Recent Arrivals
Native Americans

Later Arrivals
people

The Spanish

Gold Miners
Russians
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Scanning (5m) answer the following questions
1. Where did first settlers in California come
from? When and how? 2. Of the first Spanish to
go to California, what were the most? What did
they do there? 3. When did California become part
of Mexico? 4. When did California become a state
of the US ? 5. From the late 19th to the late
20th century, why did so large numbers of people
come to California?
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Keys

• Where did first settlers in California come from?
  When and how?
• From Asia.
• 15000years ago. By means of a land bridge which
  existed in prehistoric times.
• 2. Of the first Spanish to go to California, what
  were the most? What did they do there?
• Religious men.
• They came to teach the Catholic religion to the
  natives.

through
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• 3. When did California become part of Mexico?
• In 1821.
• 4. When did California become a state of the US ?
• In 1850.
• 5. From the late 19th to the late 20th century,
  why did so large numbers of people come to
  California?
• To get a job\to work .

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• When was gold discovered in California?
• In 1848.

Scanning
Read Para.5 carefully and answer Which of the
following is NOT true about the Gold Rush?

A. It happened during the Amerian-Mexican
war.
B.
Many people died in the Gold Rush.
C. A lot of adventurers achieved
their dream of becoming rich.

D. The first to arrive for gold were South
Americans.
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Discussion

• Why is California in the 21st century such a
  multicultural community? Explain in your own
  words. Write three or four sentences.

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In 1850 California was already a multicultural
society.
Since the late 19th century, many people have
come to work in California.
In the future, people from different parts of the
world, attracted by the climate and lifestyle,
still immigrate to California
conclusion
the most multicultural state in the USA
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• 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 California because of its
  good climate and the lifestyle it offers.

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Read the passage and complete the form
Asia
religious men
Spanish
Mexico
the United States
fur trappers
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1848
adventurers
Denmark
Later arrivals
become home to
races and cultures
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Disscusion
Look at the pictures below.
Each illustrates something about
California. Discuss in groups what each picture
means to you.
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Disscusion
Look at the pictures below.
Each illustrates something about
California. Discuss in groups what each picture
means to you.
A native American Indian was standing beside a
camp .It seemed that he or she felt very happy.
Maybe he or she had a good harvest.
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• He 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
  the dream of becoming rich.

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A building in Chinatown

• Many Chinese have settled in California and many
  of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.

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• Picture on page 2A Spanish monk
• The first people to settle in California after
  the American Indians were Spanish monks from
  South and Central America who went to teach the
  Christian religion to Native Americans.

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• Picture on page 3
• African American
• originally brought to America as slaves, their
  descendents now live in California as American
  citizens.

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Great Lakes ???
?????
Superior
???
Huron
????
Ontario
Erie
???
Michigan
????
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Discussion
What do you think California is like after
your reading the passage? Discuss with you
partners and try to give a simple introduction of
it.
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• percentage C an amount of something, often
  expressed as a number out of 100
• What percentage of women return to work after
  having a baby?
• Interest rates have risen by two percentage
  points.