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The Spanish 2. Why is there strong Spanish influence in California? Because it was once ruled by Spain in the 18th century. Russians 3. How many Russian-Americans living in and around San Francisco? About 25,000. Gold miners 4. When was gold discovered? In 1848. 5. Who went to California to search for gold? South Americans, people from the United States and adventurers from Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. In Los Angeles and San Francisco. Later arrivals and most recent arrivals 6. In which two cities are Chinatowns? 7. What brought even lager numbers to California in the 1860s? 8. What people are mentioned in these two paragraphs? Chinese, Italians, Danish, Europeans including Jewish, Japanese, Africans, people from Asia including Cambodians, Koreans, Vietnamese, Laotians, Indians and Pakistanis. The building of the railways from the west to the east coast. Comprehending Below each time note down an important event in Californian history. 15,000 years ago 16th century First settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. These people are now known as Native Americans. Spanish soldiers arrived in South America. 1821 1846 California became part of Mexico. The US declared war on Mexico. 1848 1850 Gold was discovered in California. California became the 31st state of the US. Why is California such a multicultural community? What problems do you think might arise? Explain in your own words and write three or four sentences. Compare your answers with your partner and be prepared to tell your ideas to the class. Discussion Pick out the difficult language points in the reading text. Finish your discussion in written form. Homework 高二英语Book8 Unit 1 第一节 Warming up and reading A land of diversity Warming up and reading Unit 1 What will come to your mind when you hear “USA”? Free talk NBA Statue of Liberty Disneyland Hollywood Canada Mexi