高二英语：book8Unit1： Reading.ppt

ks5u精品课件 A building in Chinatown exercise 3 on page 3 : 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 peoples with their own customs, culture and food that have given California its multicultural flavour. Problems that might arise include intercultural competition, discrimination or misunderstanding. It is to the credit of Californians that such problems do not arise very often. Thanks 阿拉斯加州 - 1,717,854 平方千米 德克萨斯州 - 695,621 平方千米 加利福尼亚州 - 423,970 平方千米 （） 蒙大拿州 - 380,838 平方千米 （ 新墨西哥州 罗得岛州 - 4,002 平方千米 美国德克萨斯因盛产向日葵有Sunflower State的 阿肯色(Arkansas):机会之乡(Land of Opportunity Future Future Different parts of the world Recent decades Cambodians Koreans Vietnamese Event 1970s Time Indians Pakistanis People Recent arrivals Stage Worked in computer industry Immigrated Immigrated Skimming Scanning (True or False) 1.California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population. 2.The native Americans are treated well after the arrival of Europeans. 3.Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men. 4.Duing Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich. 5. In the late 19th century, Chinese immigrants arrived in California. 6.It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no major racial or culture groups. F F T F F T comprehending 15,000 years ago: First settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. These people are now known as Native Americans. 16th century: Spanish soldiers arrived in South America. 1821: California became part of Mexico. 1846: The US declared war on Mexico. 1848: Gold was discovered in California 1850: California became the 31 st state of the US. Answer key for exercise 1 on page 3: Answer key for exercise 2 on page 3 : Spanish Russians Africans Chinese Italians Danish in the early 16th centur