高中英语 Unit 1 A land of diversity Reading California课件 新人教版选修8.pptVIP

Native Americans 1.Time: 15000 years ago 2.Where did they come from: from Asian to Alaska 3.What happened to them？ were killed by European were forced into slavery died from the disease survived the terrible times The Spanish Fill in the form: (note down an important event) 16th century 18th century in 1821 in 1846 Russians Gold Miners Do some T or F questions: 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 adventures achieved their dream of becoming rich. 4.California became the thirty-first state of the United states of Amerian in 1850. * Unit 1 一个多元文化的国土 Canada Mexico New York ② ③ ⑥ ⑦ ① ⑧ ⑤ ④ Washington D.C. Do you know the following places? Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Atlanta Miami Las Vegas The Great Lakes Houston ⑥ ⑦ Ocean on the east coast _________________ Ocean on the west cost __________________ Country to the north of USA __________________ Country to the south of USA ________________ Mountains range in the west ______________________ Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Canada Mexico Rocky Mountains Great Lakes : Longest river in the USA : Some important cities: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario Mississippi River New York, Washington D C, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans World Trade Centre Empire State building Manhattan Statue of Liberty White House The Mississippi River is the largest river in North America. Rising in Minnesota, it flows south, across the continental interior and finally into the Mexico Gulf. Task 1: Fast reading 1.What’s the topic of this text? A. the culture of California B. the history of California C.the weather of California D. the history of USA Russians Later Arrivals people The Spanish Most Recent Arriva