[人教版]高二英语选修8Unit1A_land_of_diversityreading_and_Warming_up课件（新[人教版]).pptVIP

4.Duing Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich. 5.It is believed that soon there will be only a mixture of many races and cultures. True or False few In Los Angeles and San Francisco. Later arrivals and most recent arrivals 6. In which two cities are Chinatowns? 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 Reading Comprehension I Skimming: The passage focuses on the ______. A. population of California B. customs and languages of California C. people of California D. history of California 2. No specific group is mentioned in ____. A. NATIVE AMERICANS B. GOLD MINERS C. THE FUTURE D. LATER ARRIVALS Russians Later Arrivals people The Spanish Most Recent Arrivals Native Americans How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Gold Miners Native Americans 1.Time: 2.Where did they come from: 3.What happened in the sixteenth century? Native Americans 15000 years ago from Asian to Alaska were killed by European were forced into slavery died from the disease survived the terrible times The Spanish Fill in the form:(note down an important events) 16th century 18th century in 1846 in 1821 Spanish soldiers arrived and took their land California was ruled by Spain California became part of Mexico Mexico gave California to the United States Influence: today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language Russians Gold Miners Do some T or F questions: 1.In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California. 2.In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. 3.There are about 25,000 Russian-Americans living in San Francisco. 4.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of America in 1850. after and around S