人教版Book8 Unit1 reading.ppt

How much do you know about the USA and California?  6.California is also called: A. Golden State B. Beach State C. Silver State D. China State Native Americans 1. Living in California ______________ 2. They crossed the Bering Strait to America by means of a _____ _____. 3. in the 16th century: The Spanish Fill in the form: (note down an important event) 16th century 18th century in 1821 in1846 Russians Gold Miners 1. In the early 1800s, Russian hunters 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 became the thirty-first state of the USA in 1850. Some New words Summary California is _______________state in the USA and it also has the distinction of being the most _____________state in the USA. The first settlers crossed _______________from ____and arrived in California. The _______________suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the _____century. In the 18th century, __________was ruled by _____ until _________the people of Mexico gained their independence from Spain. California then became part of________. But after the American-Mexican war in 1846, California was given back to the USA. Homework 1. Try to retell the text in about 100 words. 2. reading comprehension exercises 【paragraph 10】 不久以后 明显主要的种族或文化群体 …和…的混合物 before long distinct major racial or cultural groups a mixture of A and B * A land of diversity Unit 1 zxxkw Pacific ocean Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean CANADA MEXICO Rocky Mountains Mississippi River California Activity 1: Lead in Let’s first watch a video. It’s a video about American cultures. When you watch, try to list all the things you know in the video and put them down on the paper. Stars and Stripes states the Statue of Liberty the White House the Great Canyon the Disneyland cowboy Coco Cola KFC