高中英语：Unit 1 The Land of Diversity课件人教版选修8.pptVIP

Pre-reading How each picture is relevant to the history of California? 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 The Spainsh Fill in the form:(note down an important events) 16th century 18th century in 1821 in 1846 Russians Gold Miners True or false statements: 1.In the early 1800s, Russian fur trappers began settling in California. 2.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. 3.A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich. 4.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of America in 1850. * Unit1 A Land of Diversity How much do you know about America? San Francisco Los Angeles Houston Boston New York Washington, D.C Rocky Mountains Mexico Chicago Canada Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean the Mississippi Superior Michigan Erie Huron Ontario Please tell the names of the five lakes It has an area of 411.ooo square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy. Look at the pictures on this page and in the reading passage. Each illustrate something about California. Discuss in groups what each picture means to you. Pre -reading Native American Indians Gold miner (pot) Traditional Chinese building Native American Indian—one of the first people to live in California. Native California Indians A gold miner—the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California. California gold miners around 1849 A building in Chinatown, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in China