Unit 1 A land of diversity

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Unit 1 A land of diversity
Period 1 Warming up and Reading

• What can you see in these pictures?

the 9.11 Incident
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Brainstorm

• What will come to your mind when you hear USA?
• What do you know about USA?

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Unit 1 A land of diversity
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The America flag is known as the stars and
strips. 50 stars Each star represents one
state 13 stripes the original
13 states. Red courage White
freedom Blueloyalty and justice June 14 Flag
Day.
National Flag
the Star-Spangled Banner (???)
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What do you know about the USA?
Famous people Bill gate, Michael Jordan
Languages English
Present President George W. Bush
Major cities New York. Los Angeles . Chicago.
Houston
U.S.A.
population 296,000,000
National holiday Independence Day, 4 July
Capital city Washington DC
Official Name The united states of America
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Warming up
???
How much do you know about America?
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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

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3. Which stands for the USA?
National Emblems (??)
A.
B.
v
C.
D.
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4. How many states are there in the USA?
A.
47
48
B.
C.
49
D.
50
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5. Who is president of America?
B.
A.
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
C.
D.
George H.W. Bush
Putin
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6.Which doesnt belong to the USA?
Statue of Liberty
Golden Bridge
White House
Eiffel Tower
A.
B.
C.
D.
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7.Which are American brands?
A
D
B
C
Germany
E
F
Finland
G
Germany
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8.Who are Americans?
Steven Speilberg
David Beckham
B
keanu Reeves
C
A
Britain
Ronaldinho
E
Brazil
D
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a famous actor the governor of
California
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Do the following exercises with the help of the
map
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Do the following exercises with the help of the
map Ocean on the east coast Atlantic
Ocean Ocean on the west coast Country to the
north of USA Country to the south of
USA Mountain range in the west Great
Lakes Longest river in the USA Some important
cities
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Ocean on the west coast Pacific
Ocean Country to the north of USA
Canada Country to the south of USA
Mexico Mountain range in the west Rocky
Mountains Great Lakes Superior, Michigan,
Huron, Erie and
Ontario Longest river in the USA Mississippi
River Some important cities New York,
Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Chicago, New Orleans
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• Match the names with the map.

Canada
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Mexico
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Fast reading
1.Whats the topic of this text? A. the
culture of California B. the history of
California C.the weather of California D.
the history of USA
2.Which state in the USA has the largest
Population? California (over 30 million people)
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3.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this
text?
Most Recent Arrivals
Native Americans


people
Later Arrivals
The Spanish

Gold Miners
Russians
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Native Americans

• 1.Time 15000 years ago
• 2.Where did they come from from Asian to Alaska
• 3.What happened in the sixteenth century?
• were killed by European
• were forced into
  slavery
• died from the disease
• survived the terrible
  times

Native Americans
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The Spainsh

• Fill in the form(note down an important events)
• 16th century 18th century in 1821
• in 1846

California was ruled by Spain
Spain soldiers arrived and took their land
California became part of Mexico
Mexico gave California to the United States
Influence today over 40 of Californians speak
Spainish as a first or second language
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Russians Gold Miners

• Do some T or F questions
• 1.In the early 1800s, Russian fur trappers began
  settling in California.
• 2.In 1848, before the Amerian-Mexican war, gold
  was discovered in California.
• 3.A lot of adventures achieved their dream of
  becoming rich.
• 4.California become the thirty-first state of the
  United states of Amerian in 1850.

after

few

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Stage People Time Event
Later arrivals Africans Moved from Mexico
Later arrivals Chinese Build the railway
Later arrivals Japanese Farmed
Later arrivals Denmark Established a town
Later arrivals Jewish Developed industry
Later arrivals Italians Fished and made wine
Later arrivals Africans 1942-1945 Worked in ship aircraft industries
1800s
1860s
Early 1900s
1911
By 1920s
Late 1900s
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Stage People Time Event
Recent arrivals Indians, Pakistanis Worked in Computer industry
Recent arrivals Cambodians Koreans Vietnamese Laotians Immigrated
Future Different parts Future Immigrated
1970s
Recent decades
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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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Native California Indians
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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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California gold miners around 1849
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A building in Chinatown

• Many Chinese have settled in California and many
  of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco. By
  1990,the nations being immigrated from different
  parts of the world had made California into the
  most racially and ethnically diverse state in the
  country.

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Chinatowns in California
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Other reference pictures about gold rush in
California
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Exercise 3 Russians _________ Jewish ______
Danish _____ Chinese _____________
Japanese _______________ Pakistanis
_______________ Africans __________ Cambodians
___________ Italians ____________
Koreans _______________________
early 1800s
1920s
1911
late1840s /early1800s
early 1900s
from about the 1970s
1800s
from about the 1970s
late 1800s
from about the 1970s
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TASK1

• 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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• 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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TASK2

• Imagine you are a Californian , and introduce
  California to tourists.

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Homework
1.Make a summary of the text and try to retell
it. 2.Underline the useful words and expressions
in the reading text and learn by yourself.