1、Unit 1 A land of diversityTheAtlantic Ocean The Pacific Ocean CanadaMexico CaliorniaRocky MountainsGreat lakes The MississippiOcean on the east coastOcean on the west oceanCountry to the north of USACountry to the south of USAcaliforniaMountain range in the westThe longest riverSuperior lakeMichigan
2、 lakeHuron OntarioErieSan Francisco洛杉矶Los AngelesWashington D.C.New York1.Which flag is American flag?A.B.C.2.Which city is the capital of the USA?A.New York B.Washington D.C C.Los AngelesA.B.C.D.3.Which stands for the USA?National Emblems（国徽）4.How many states are there in the USA?A.B.C.D.47484950A.
3、B.C.D.5.Which doesnt belong to the USA?Statue ofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTowerGolden BridgeFast reading2.Why is California called the most multicultural state in the US?1.Which state in the USA has the largest Population?California(over 30 million people)California has attracted people fro
4、m nearly every country in the world.RussiansLater ArrivalspeopleThe SpanishMost Recent ArrivalsNative Americans3.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?Gold MinersNative Americans 1.Time:15000 years ago 2.Where did they come from:crossed the Bering strait in the Arctic to America 3.What
5、 happened to the native Americans in the sixteenth century?were killed by European were forced into slavery died from the disease survived the terrible timesNative AmericansThe SpainshFill in the form:(note down an important events)16th century 18th century in 1821 in 1846Spain soldiers arrived and
6、took their landCalifornia was ruled by SpainCalifornia became partof MexicoMexico gave California to the United States today over 40%of Californians speak Spainish as a first or second languageInfluence:Russians&Gold MinersDo some T or F questions:1.In the early 1800s,Russian fur trappersbegan settl
7、ing 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.afterfewStagePeopleTimeEventLater arrivalsAfricansMoved from Mex
8、icoChineseBuild the railwayJapaneseFarmedDenmarkEstablished a townJewishfilm industryItaliansFished and made wineAfricans1942-1945Worked in ship&aircraft industries1860s1800sLate 1900sBy 1920sAt the beginning of the 20th century1911StagePeopleTimeEventRecent arrivalsIndians,PakistanisWorked in Compu
9、ter industryCambodiansKoreansVietnameseLaotiansImmigratedFutureDifferent partsFutureImmigratedRecent decades1970s 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
10、 he or she felt very happy.Maybehe or she had a good harvest.DisscusionNative California IndiansvHe 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.California gold miners around 1849A building in Chinatown Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.Chinatowns in California
