2020-2021学年高二下学期英语人教选修8Unit1WarmingupandReading课件

California coast Hoover tower Andres Canyon Lake Tahoe Death Valley San Francisco Rocky M ountains Mexico Canada Atlantic OceanPacific Ocean the M ississippi California The pleasant weather, long beach and graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous. It has an area of 411,000 square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy. Native Americans Some pictures about the history of California Gold miners — the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California. A building in Chinatown, San Francisco — Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco. Page1 Reading Reading Comprehension ISkimming: • The passage focuses on the ______. A. population of California B. customs and languages of California C. people of California D. history of California 2. How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Six. Russians Later Arrivals people The Spanish Most Recent Arrivals Native Americans How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Gold Miners First settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. These people are now known as Native Americans. Spanish soldiers arrived in South America. What happened to California？ 15,000 years ago: 16th century: Page3 Task1 California became part of Mexico. The US declared war on Mexico. Gold was discovered in California. California became the 31st state of the USA. 1821: 1846: 1848: 1850: Spanish _____________________ Russians ____________________ Africans ____________________ Chinese _____________________ Italians _____________________ Danish _____________________ When did the following cultural group first came to California in large numbers？（Page3 Task2） Spanish _____________________ Russians ____________________ Africans ____________________ Chinese _____________________ Italians _____________________ Danish _____________________ When did the following cultural group first came to California in large numbers？ in the early 16th century early 1800s 1800s late 1840s/ early 1850s in the late 19th century 1911 Jewish _____________________ Japanese ____________________ Koreans ____________________ Cambodians _________________ Vietnamese ___________________ Pakistanis _____________________ 20th century 1920s in more recent decades from about the 1970s from about the 1970s from about the 1970s 1.California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population. 2.The native Americans are treated well after the arrival of Europeans. 3.Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men. 4. In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California. 5.Duing Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich. 6.It is believed that soon there will be only a mixture of many races and cultures. True or False 1.California is the largest state in the USA and has the largest population. 2.The native Americans are treated well after the arrival of Europeans. 3.Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men. Reading Comprehension II the third largest True or False suffered greatly 4. In the early 1800s, Russian hunters began settling in California. 5.Duing Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich. 6.It is believed that soon there will be only a mixture of many races and cultures. True or False few Finish《全优课堂》 Page3 V.