人教版高中英语选修八 unit 1 a land of diversity reading名师公开课市级获奖课件（27张）.pptVIP

Stage People Time Event Later arrivals Africans 1800s Chinese 1860s Japanese Early 1900 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 1970s Cambodians Koreans Vietnamese Recent decades Future Different parts of the world Future Worked in computer industry Immigrated Immigrated comprehending 15,000 years ago: First settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. These people are now known as Native Americans. 16th century: Spanish soldiers arrived in South America. 1821: California became part of Mexico. 1846: The US declared war on Mexico. 1848: Gold was discovered in California. 1850: California became the 31 st state of the US. Answer key for exercise 1 on page 3: Answer key for exercise 2 on page 3 : Spanish Russians Africans Chinese Halians Danish in the early 16th century early 1800s 1800s late 1840s/early 1850s in the late 19th century 1911 Jewish Japanese Koreans Cambodians Vietnamese Pakistanis 1920s beginning of the 20th century from about the 1970s from about the 1970s in more recent decades from about the 1970s Suggested answer to exercise 3 on page 3 : The state of California is a multicultural community because European, African and Asian peoples have been moving into the state for the last 200 years. It is this mix of peoples with their own customs, culture and food that have given California its multicultural flavour. Problems that might arise include intercultural rivalry or competition, discrimination or misunderstanding. It is to the credit of Californians that such problems do not arise very often. Discussion What do you think California is like after your reading the passage? Discuss with you partners and try to give a simple introduction of it. Homework Surf the Internet to find more information about