1、編輯pptLearning about language P4major-majority hard- hardship racial- race distinct- distinction Italian- Italy korean- Korea Pakistani- Pakistan Danish- Denmark編輯pptLearning about language P4 II. Federal Catholic majority Ministry boom Italy distinction hardships Korea elected III. Arctic Strait cro

2、ssing by means of rail making a life aircraft編輯pptSan FranciscoLos AngelesHoustonBostonNew YorkAppalachianRocky MountainsMexicoChicagoSt. LouisCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe MississippiA Land Of Diversity編輯pptin /on /to 表方位California lies /is / is located _ the southwest of America.Los Angeles

3、 lies / is / is located _ the south of San Francisco.Canada lies/is /is located_ the north of America.in toon編輯pptSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntario編輯ppt編輯pptCaliforniaWhere is California ?on the West Coast of the United States.What else do you know about California? Area:Population:the largestthe 3th

4、 largest編輯pptbeachLets appreciate some pictures of California編輯pptSunrise and seagull編輯pptGolden Gate Bridge編輯ppt say something about the pictures. 編輯ppt How each picture is relevant to the history of California? Native American Indianone of the first people to live in California.編輯pptA gold minerth

5、e discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California. 編輯ppt A building in Chinatown, San FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.編輯pptIntroduction -characters of CaliforniaWhy is

6、the USA called a melting pot?It is the _largest state in the USA but has the _population.It also has the distinction of being the most _state in the USA.The _of the immigrants live on. this diversity of culture3rdlargestmulticulturalcustoms and languages編輯pptPart 2-people coming from many parts of t

7、he world (1) Native Americans at least 15,000 years ago The settlers crossed the Bering Strait their lives : a. suffered greatly b. Thousands were killed or forced into slavery . c. Many died form the diseases while some survived. Today there are more Native Americans living in California than in an

8、y other state. 編輯ppt(2) The SpanishFact 1 Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were_, whose ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives. Fact 2. Today over _percent of Californians speak _as a first or second language.religious men40Spanish編輯ppt(3) Russians In_, Russ

9、ian_, who had originally gone to Alaska, began settling in California. Today there are about 25,000 Russian- Americans living in and around San Francisco. the early 1800shunters編輯ppt(4) Gold miners Q1. When was gold discovered in California? (in_)Q2. Who were attracted to California?Q3. Did they ach

10、ieve their dream of becoming rich? Fact: By the time California became the_ federal state of the USA in_, it was already a multicultural society.1848a. South Americans and people from the US b. adventures from Europe and Asia 31st1850編輯ppt(5) Later arrivals time Chinese - Italians - immigrants from

11、Denmark - Jewish people - Japanese farmers -. People from Africa-in the 1860sin the late 19th century1911in the 1920sat the beginning of the 20th centurysince the 1800s.編輯ppt編輯ppt編輯pptPart 2 1. the third largest state 2. have the distinction of 3. the diversity of culture 4. be forced into slavery 5

12、. survive these terrible times 6. declare war on 7. in the early 1800s 8. the mix of nationalities 9. a mixture of many races and cultures 1. diversity 2. third 3. population 4. multicultural 5. ruled 6. settling 7. gold 8. parts 9. Asia 10. AttractedIII.1-5 BACAD 6-10 CBCBA 11-13 BBB 編輯pptPlease ma

13、ke a summary according the following tips: Native Americans the Spanish Russians Gold miners later arrivals most recent arrivals the future編輯pptComprehendingImportant events (exercise 1 on page 3)15,000 years ago16th centuryFirst settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America. These peo

14、ple are now known as Native Americans.Spanish soldiers arrived in South America.編輯ppt 18211846California became part of MexicoThe US declared war on Mexico 1850 1848Gold was discovered in California.California became the 31st state of the US.編輯pptSpanishRussiansAfricansChineseItaliansDanishin the ea

15、rly 16th centuryin the early 1800ssince the 1800sin the late 1840s/ early 1850sin the late 19th centuryin 1911exercise 2 on page 3編輯pptJewishJapaneseKoreansCambodiansVietnamesePakistanisin the 1920sat the beginning of the 20th centuryin more recent decadesIn more recent decadesin more recent decades

16、in more recent decades編輯ppt Discussion Exercise 3 on page 3 Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? Explain in your own words. Write three or four sentences.編輯pptWhy is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community?because European, African and Asian peo

17、ple have been immigrating to the state for the last 200 years . Before their arrival, native American people had lived there for thousands of years. People from all over the world are still coming to settle in California because of its good climate and the lifestyle it offers.編輯ppt最具多元文化特征的一個州最具多元文化

18、特征的一個州 依靠依靠/ /憑借大陸橋憑借大陸橋 被迫成為奴隸被迫成為奴隸 另外另外 與斗爭與斗爭 奪去了他們的土地奪去了他們的土地 獲得了獨立獲得了獨立 成了墨西哥的一部分成了墨西哥的一部分 對墨西哥宣戰對墨西哥宣戰 輸了這場戰爭輸了這場戰爭 來的最早的來的最早的 實現夢想實現夢想 改變方式謀生改變方式謀生 中國的移民中國的移民 保持保持 成了亞洲人的家成了亞洲人的家 向加利福尼亞移民向加利福尼亞移民 the most multicultural state It is likely that by means of a land bridge be forced into slavery

19、in addition fight against/with take their land gain ones independence become part of Mexico declare war on Mexico lose the war the first to arrive achieve ones dream make a life Chinese immigrants keep up become home to people from Asia immigrate to California編輯ppt編輯ppt1. population un / cn. 人口人口 Th

20、e population of China_ large. And 70% of the population of China_ peasants.isareLanguage points 形容人口的多少通常用形容人口的多少通常用large / small. Whats the population of .?have a population of . 有多少人口有多少人口China has a population of 1.3 billion.編輯ppt2. multicultural adj. multi- 多、多方面、多方向的多、多方面、多方向的multi-coloured 多色的

21、多色的multi-racial country 多種族國家多種族國家multi-media 多媒體多媒體multiparty 多黨多黨multiparty system 多黨制多黨制multi-purpose 多種用途多種用途編輯pptmono-前綴：前綴：one, single 單單 eg: a monolingual dictionarybi-前綴：前綴：two, twice, double雙雙 eg: a bilingual dictionary3. *by all means by no means She is by no means poor. =not at all Can yo

22、u solve the problem by this means?-Can you see it? By all means. =certainlyby this means in this way by this method 編輯ppt4. No one really knows when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, in what we now know as California, 賓語從句賓語從句 in the place that定語從句定語從句編輯ppt George Washingto

23、n was born in _ is now the state of Virginia. A. which B. where C. that D. what = George Washington was born in the place that is now the state of Virginia. 編輯ppt 5. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.編輯ppt 她有可能會成功她有可能會成功.She is

24、_to succeed.likelyIt is possible for her to succeed. It is possible that she will succeed. It is likely that she will succeed.possible編輯ppt 6. die of cancer/hunger/sorrow/thirst/ old age 死于癌癥饑餓悲痛干旱衰老死于癌癥饑餓悲痛干旱衰老 die from a wound/overwork/an unknown cause 死于外傷過度勞累不明原因死于外傷過度勞累不明原因 Many of them died of

25、 starvation. The soldier died from a wound in the breast.編輯ppt7. any otherChina has more people than any other country in the world.China has more people than any country in Europe.編輯ppt8. They fight for liberty. freedom/ peace/ independence 編輯ppt9. The majority of the students in our class are hard

26、working. It is strange that at the meeting young people were in the majority. 編輯ppt1）宣布）宣布,宣告宣告1).The chairman declared the results of the election. 2).War was declared on the enemy.3).The judge declared the thief guilty.2）宣稱）宣稱,聲稱聲稱,斷言斷言She declared herself to be innocent. He declared that it was true.(3) 申報申報Have you anything to declare?10. declare war on對宣戰編輯ppt 11. percentage percent : - Whats the _ of boys in your class? - 75_ . percentageper