新人教版高中英语选修八unit1-reading.ppt

Careful reading: Native Americans In the 18th century California was ruled by ____.In the early 16th century, Spanish soldiers first arrived here, ___________ the native people and ___ the land. Two centuries later, the Spanish had settled in most parts of ___________ and along the ________ coast. Most of the first settlers were _______ men. In 1821,California became part of _____. In 1846, it was given to the ____as a result of a war. But the Spanish _______ in this state is still very strong. Spanish is spoken as a ____ or second language. * Unit 1 A land of diversityCalifornia Atlantic Pacific Canada Mexico Rocky Mountains California Los Angeles New York San Francisco Mexico Gulf USA California Reading Comprehension Skimming: The passage focuses on the ______. A. population of California B. customs and languages of California C. people of California D. history of California What about the people today living in California? After the arrival of the Europeans, what happened to the native people? How where did the first setters come from? When did the first people arrive in the land? No one knows. It’s likely that …..at least 15,000 years ago. They crossed the Bering Strait …..by means of a land bridge. 1)…killed or forced into slavery. 2)…died from 3)…survived …more Native Americans.. than.. The Spanish: Fill in the balnks: Spain fought against took South America northwest religious Mexico USA influence first 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 San Francisco *