人教版高中英语选修八-Unit-1-A-land-of-diversity-PPT课件.pptVIP

What was the result about Chinese immigrants during the Gold Rush period? 1. In the past, few achieved their dream of becoming rich. Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship. They settled in the new town or on farms. 2. Today, Chinese-Americans live in all parts of California, although a large percentage have chosen to stay in the “Chinatowns” of Los Angeles and San Francisco. A building in Chinatown, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco. Chinatowns in California Stage People Time Event Later arrivals Africans 1800s Chinese 1860s Japanese At the beginning of 20th century Denmark 1911 Jewish By 1920s Italians Late 1900s Africans 1942~ 1945 Moved from Mexico Built the railway Farmed Established a town Developed industry Fished and made wine Worked in ship aircraft industry Stage People Time Event Recent arrivals Indians, Pakistanis Worked in Computer industry Cambodians Koreans Vietnamese Laotians Immigrated Future Different parts Future Immigrated Recent decades 1970s 破解长难句并背诵 It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural State in the USA, having attracted people from all over the world. 现在分词作原因状语 加州与众不同之处在于它也是美国最具多元文化特征的一个州，它吸引了来自世界各地的人们 2. Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows. 宾语从句 最早一批人具体是在什么时候来到我们现在了解的加利福尼亚地区的，谁也说不清楚 3. Although Chinese immigrants began to arrive during the Gold Rush Period, it was the building of the rail network from the west coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s. 强调句 虽然中国移民在淘金热时期开始来到美国，但是更大批量的中国移民却是在19世纪60年代为了修建贯穿美国东西海岸的铁路而来。 1. Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural state ? 2. If you have a chance to go to the USA, would you like to visit California? Why? 1.If you have a chance to go to the USA, would