高中英语 Unit 1 A land of diversity warming upcpre reading and reading课件 新人教版选修8.pptVIP

General Knowledge Quiz about the USA 1.How many states are there in the USA? A. 49 B. 50 C. 51 D. 48 2.The most important and largest river in the USA is ____ A.The Ohio River B. the Colorado River C. The Missouri River D. the Mississippi 3.California is the ______largest state in the USA. A.third B. second C. fourth D. fifth 4.California, a state in the western USA, borders_____ A.The Pacific Ocean B. the Indian Ocean C.The Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean * This is the map of the ________________. USA B D A A 5._______has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas A 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 California (one of the 50 states of the USA) Pre-reading---(2 m) Native California Indians California gold miners around 1849 Chinatowns in California Skimming: answer the following questions: Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold? When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California? What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California? 1. Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold? 2. When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California? Keys: South Americans and people from the United States. During the gold rush period, many Chinese immigrated to California to achieve their dream of becoming rich, and in the 1860s, a large number of Chinese went there to build the railway from the west to east coast. 3. What a