高二英语人教版选修8Unit1 A land of diversity reading课件(共21张PPT).ppt

* Unit 1 A land of diversity 一个多元文化的国土 9 6 3 7 1 2 5 4 8 Atlantic Pacific Canada Mexico Rocky Mountains Mississippi WashingtonDC California 10 Los Angeles Superior Michigan Huron Erie Ontario New York Boston Philadelphia San Francisco Mexico Gulf How much do you know about California ??? 1. California is the _______ largest state in the USA. A.third B. Second C.fourth D. fifth 2. California, a state in the western USA, borders ________. A. the Pacific Ocean B.the Indian Ocean C. the Atlantic Ocean D.the Arctic Ocean 3. _____ is California’s largest and the nation’s second largest city. A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco A A B 4. California’s official nickname is the _______ ? A. Sunflower State C. Land of opportunity  B. Golden State D. Evergreen State 5. ___has the largest population in the USA. A. California C. Alaska  B. Washington D. Texas 6. California entered the Union on  September 9, 1850, as the ______state. A. thirtieth C. thirty-eighth  B. thirty-second D. thirty-first B A D —— READING Divide the passage into three parts according to the main idea of each part. Part1 ( ) Brief introduction to California. Part2 ( ) When and why people from different countries moved to California. Part3 ( ) The future of California. para1 para2-para9 para10 15,000 years ago 16th century: 1821 1846 1848 1850 First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. These people are now known as Native American Spanish soldiers arrived in South American Became part of Mexico The US declared war on Mexico Gold was discovered in California California became the 31st state of the US. Task1 Scanning Write the period in which these people first came to California in large numbers Spanish Russians Africans Chinese Ita