人教英语选修8warmingupandreading.pptxVIP

Unit 1 A land of diversity 一个多元文化的国土;国名释义： 美利坚合众国 （The United States of America）简称美国（U.S.A.）。美国因洲名而得名。 美国的绰号叫“山姆大叔”。传说始于1812年英美战争期间的美国纽约特罗伊城商人山姆·威尔 ;National Day：July, 4th Independent in 1776.） ;How much do you know about California ???;Hello, everyone! I am Jerry Brown （杰里·布朗）， the governor of California. Let’s have a test before we start to learn Unit 1. Are you ready?;;2. How many states are there in the USA?;A.;A.;5. Which are American brands?;6.Who are Americans?;8. ___has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska  C. Washington D. Texas;9. California’s official nickname is the _______, it’s the ________ largest state in the USA. A. Sunflower State, Second B. Golden State, third C. Sunflower State, first D. Golden State, first;10. _____ is California’s largest and the nation’s second largest city. A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco;Warming up;Ocean on the east coast _________________ Ocean on the west cost __________________ Country to the north of USA __________________ Country to the south of USA ________________ Mountains range in the west ____________________;Great Lakes : ;San Francisco;Superior;;CALIFORNIA (the Golden State);California;CALIFORNIA;Divide the passage into three parts and try to get the main idea of each part. Part1 ( ) Brief introduction to California. Part2 ( ) When and why people from different countries moved to California. Part3 ( ) The future of California. ;How each picture is relevant to the history of California? ; Native California Indians;A gold miner—the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California. ;California gold miners around 1849;Other reference pictures about gold rush in California; A building in Chinatown, San Fra