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Module 8 Unit 1 A land of diversity

1. Warming up Look at the map of the USA with your group. Write on the map the names of as many of the following as you can.

Ocean on the east coast __Atlantic Ocean

Ocean on the west cost ______Pacific Oce an

Country to the north of USA ___Canada

Country to the south of USA __Mexico

Mountains 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 D C, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans

Ask Ss to illustrate something about California. Then let them discuss in groups what each picture means.

Suggested Answers:

Picture 1: Life of Native

Californian Indians

Picture 2: A Californian gold miner

around 1849

Picture 3: A traditional Chinese

building in San Francisco’s Chinatown

Picture 4: Native American

Picture 5: A Spanish monk

Picture 6: African Americans

More information:

Picture 1: A native American Indian — one of the first people to live in California.

Picture 2: A gold miner —the discovery of gold in

California created a gold rush which brought people from all over

the world to California.

Picture 3: A building in Chinatown, San Francisco — many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in

Chinatown in San Francisco.

Picture 5:It shows us a Catholic religious man who came to California to teach the natives. In the early 16th century,

Spanish fought against the native people, took their land and

settled in California.

Picture 6: So many African Americans were having classes in the school. In 1924, the United States Congress 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.

3. Skimming: answer the following questions:

1)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 i mmigrated to California to achieve their dream of becoming rich, and 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

The temperate climate, the modern lifestyle and its diverse cultures attracted immigrates to California.

reading Ask Ss to take the quiz belo w and according to the questions; see whether Ss can grasp the details of the text. (① A ② B ③C ④ B ⑤ D)