Unit 1 Warming_up and Reading-comprehending

White------ freedom
Blue------
loyalty and justice
50 stars—— Each star represents one state
4. Which stands for the USA?
A.
B.
National Emblem （国徽）
C.
D.
5. Who is the President of America now?
3.What happened in the sixteenth century? •were killed by European •were forced into slavery Native •died from the disease Americans •survived the terrible times
Chinatowns in California
Skimming: Reading Comprehension I
1. The passage focuses on the ______. A. population of California B. customs and languages of California C. people of California D. history of California 2. No specific group is mentioned in ____. A. NATIVE AMERICANS B. GOLD MINERS C. THE FUTURE D. LATER ARRIVALS
In 1850, California became the _____state of the 31st
California. The native Americans _______________suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the _____century. 16th In the 18th century, __________was ruled by _____ California Spain
Later arrivals
Africans
Chinese Italians Denmark Jewish
1800s
1860s Late 1800s 1911 By 1920s
Japanese Early 20th Africans 1942~ 1945
Stage
People Indians Pakistanis
In 1848, in California gold was__________, which discovered
_________people from all over the world to arrive attracted there to achieve their dreams of______________. becoming rich
Time 1970s
Event Worked in computer industry
Recent arrivals
Cambodians Recent Immigrated Koreans decades Vietnamese
Future
Different parts of the world
Future
Seattle Detroit San Francisco Los Angeles Pacific Ocean Atlanta Houston Miami Atlantic Ocean
New York
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia Washington, D.C
Mexico
national holiday: official name: Independence Day, 4 July The United States of America languages: English major U.S.A. cities: capital city : New York Washington Los Angeles DC famous Chicago Houston… people: Bill Gates, Michael Jordan…
in 1846
Mexico gave California to the United States
in 1821
California became part of Mexico
Influence: today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language
A.
Bill Clinton
B.
George W. Bush
C.
George H.W. Bush
D.
Barack Obama
6. How many states are there in the USA?
A. 45
B. 52 C. 34 D. 50
7. Which state is the largest one in the
California gold miners around 1849
A building in Chinatown, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.
6.It is believed that soon there will be only a mixture of many races and cultures.
How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Most Recent Arrivals
Native Americans
people
Later Arrivals The Spanish Gold Miners Russians
Native Americans
1.Time: 15000 years ago
2.Where did they come from:
from Asian to Alaska
Stage
People
Time
Event Moved from Mexico Built the railway Fished and made wine Established a town Developed industry Farmed Worked in ship& aircraft industry
Immigrated
Summary
California is _______________state in the USA the third largest and it also has the distinction of being the most
_____________state in the USA. The first settlers multicultural crossed _______________from Asia ____and arrived in the Bering Strait
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.
until _________the people of Mexico gained their 1821
independence from Spain. California then became part of________. But after the American-Mexican Mexico war in 1846, California was given back to the USA.
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.
Russians & Gold Miners
Do some T or F questions: 1.In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California. after 2.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. 3.There are about 25,000 RussianAmericans living in San Francisco. Francisco and around San 4.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of America in 1850.