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Unit 1 A land of diversity Teaching goals: 1. Ability goals Enable the students to talk about the history of California. 2. Learning ability goals Enable the students learn how to talk about the history of California. Teaching important points Enable the students learn how to talk about the important events in Californian history. Teaching difficult points Enable the students to explain the reasons why California is such a multicultural community in the 21st century. Teaching methods Skimming, scanning and discussion. Teaching aids a computer, a projector Teaching procedures Step 1: Lead-in Introduce some knowledge about the USA 1. The American flag is known as “the Stars and Stripes”. 50 stars —— each representing one state 13 stripes —— the original 13 states Red —— courage White —— freedom Blue —— loyalty and justice 2. Which city is known as the “Big Apple”? A. New York B. Chicago C. Los Angeles 3. When is American Independence Day? A. June 4th B. July 4th C. August 14th 4. Which state is the largest one in the US? A. New York B. Texas C. California D. Florida 5. ____ has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas 6. ____ is the first president of the USA. A. Thomas Jefferson B. John Adams C. George Washington D. Abraham Lincoln 7. The USA lies in the south of North America. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. The northern land neighbor is Canada, and south of it is Mexico. 8. some cities in the USA Step 2: Reading Native Americans Time: 15,000 years ago Where they came from: from Asia (by means of) What happened to them in the sixteenth century? They were killed by Europeans / were forced into slavery / died from the disease / survived the terrible times Spanish Fill in the form: (an important even) 16th century: Spanish soldiers arrived, fought and took their land 18th century: California was ruled by Spain in