选修8_Unit1_Warming_up and reading.ppt

A: The United States of America B: Usually stupid and annoying 4. In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California. 5.Duing Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich. 6.It is believed that soon there will be only a mixture of many races and cultures. 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. Imagine you are a Californian. Introduce California to the tourists from China. (3) 人口的增加或减少用grow (increase) 和 fall (decrease); 人口的多少用large和small修饰。 There has been a rapid increase in population in the city in the last few years. 过去几年这座城市人口增长很快。 2. It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA, … 加州与众不同之处在于它也是美国最具多元文化的一个州，… It also has the distinction of being …意思是What it is known for is … 前缀multi-是“多、多方面、多方想”的意思。如： multi-coloured (多色的), multi-racial (多种族的), multi-media (多媒体), multiparty (多党制 ), multi-purpose (多种用途) 3. Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows. no one really knows 是主句, exactly when… California是knows的宾语从句。what we… California是宾语从句, 作介词in的宾语。 4. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. 1) sb./sth. is likely to do sth. 某人/某物有可能做某事 It is likely/probable/possible that ... 有可能 … It is possible for sb. to do sth. .... 有可能做... 2) 辨析：likely, possible与probable possible指客观上有可能性，但往往含有希望很小的意味；probabl