广东省江门市第一中学（人教版）高中英语Module8Unit1Alandofdiversity-Reading1（课件）（共57张PPT）.pptVIP

Jewish Japanese Koreans Cambodians Vietnamese Pakistanis 1920s early 1900s From about 1970s From about 1970s In more recent decades From about 1970s Task III Why is California such a multicultural community? What problems do you think might arise？ The state of California is a multicultural community because European, African and Asian peoples have been moving into the state for the last 200 years. It is this mix of people with their own customs, culture and food that have given California its multicultural flavour (特色，风味). Problems that might arise include intercultural rivalry (竞争)or competition, discrimination (歧视) or misunderstanding. It is to the credit of Californians that such problems do not arise very often. Task IV Translate the following sentences into Chinese orally and try to recite them. 1. Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows. 2. It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA，having attracted people from all over the world. 3. In fact, few achieved their dream of becoming rich. Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship. 4. It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups, but simply a mixture of many races and cultures. Task IV Retelling Fill in the blanks with the proper words. California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. It is the most 1________ (culture) state in the USA. This is not 2________ (surprise) when you know the history of California which has attracted people from nearly every country in the world. No one really knows what time the first 3________ (settle) arrived in what we now know as California. The scientists believe that the native Americans reached Alaska 4________ means of a land bridge. In the 18th century, California was ruled by Spain. Of t