高中英语 Unit1 Reading课件 新人教版选修8.pptVIP

6. Which doesn’t belong to the USA A. Statue of Liberty B. White House C. Golden Bridge D. Eiffel Tower 7. Which state is the largest one in the USA? A. Alaska B. Texas C. California D. Florida 8. ____ has the largest population in the USA. A. Washington B. Alaska C. California D. Texas Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles Houston Miami Atlanta Rocky Mountains Mexico Chicago Great Lakes Canada Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean the Mississippi New York Philadelphia Washington, D.C Watch the video and answer the questions: 1. What can you see in the video? 2. What place do you think the video shows us? 3. Where is the town? Chinese temples, dragon dances, Shaolin Kung fu, acrobatics, stone lions, lanterns… In Los Angeles, California. A Chinatown. Skim the text and match each time and the important event in Californian history. 1. 15000 years ago 2. 16th century 3. 1821 4. 1846 5. 1848 6. 1850 A. The USA declared war on Mexico. B. Gold was discovered in California. C. Spanish soldiers arrived in South America. D. California became the 31st state of the USA. E. California became part of Mexico. F. First settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. Skimming Scan the text and decide whether the following statements are True or False. California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population. ( ) The native Americans were treated well after the arrival of Europeans. ( ) Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men. ( ) There are about 25,000 Russian-Americans living in San Francisco. ( ) During Gold Rush period, many achieved their dream of being rich. ( ) It is believed that soon there will be only a mixture of many races and cultures. ( ) the third largest suffered greatly in and around few Scanning Read the text carefully and do the following exercises: 1. Fill in the form with proper information