高二英语选修unitreading.pptxVIP

高二英语选修unitreading Rocky Mountains Mexico Canada Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Washington, D.C the Mississippi Los Angeles New York Some important cities: Washington, D.C New York Los Angeles San Francisco San Francisco 第1页/共9页 Task 1: Fast reading 1.What’s the main idea of this text? A. the population of California B. the history and culture of California C. the weather of California D. the history of USA 2.Which state in the USA has the largest population? California 3. How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? 第2页/共9页 Russians Later Arrivals people The Spanish Most Recent Arrivals Native Americans 3.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Gold Miners 第3页/共9页 15,000 years ago 16th century: 1821 1846 1848 1850 First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. These people are now known as Native American Spanish soldiers arrived in South America Became part of Mexico The US declared war on Mexico Gold was discovered in California California became the 31st state of the US. Task2 Scanning What happened? 第4页/共9页 Task3 Detailed information 1. From the text, we know that _________. A. California once belonged to Russia. B. California is a place which includes a variety of cultures C. the Spanish were friendly to native Americans at first D. all who went to California for gold made a fortune 2. Many Californians speak Spanish because __________. A. the state was once ruled by Spain B. these people came from Spain C. They think the Spanish language is beautiful D. religious men taught them the Spanish language 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Most people died in the gold rush B. The first to arrive in California for gold were Asians C. Most people did not become rich but settled in California D. All the people became rich in the gold rush 第5页/共9页 Task3 Detailed information 4. Where do Chinese-Americans live ? ___________ They live in all parts of C