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1、编辑pptLearning about language P4major-majority hard- hardship racial- race distinct- distinction Italian- Italy korean- Korea Pakistani- Pakistan Danish- Denmark编辑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编辑pptSan FranciscoLos AngelesHoustonBostonNew YorkAppalachianRocky MountainsMexicoChicagoSt. LouisCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe MississippiA Land Of Diversity编辑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编辑pptSuperiorMichiganErieHuronOntario编辑ppt编辑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编辑pptbeachLets appreciate some pictures of California编辑pptSunrise and seagull编辑pptGolden Gate Bridge编辑ppt say something about the pictures. 编辑ppt How each picture is relevant to the history of California? Native American Indianone of the first people to live in California.编辑pptA gold minerth

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

13、ke a summary according the following tips: Native Americans the Spanish Russians Gold miners later arrivals most recent arrivals the future编辑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.编辑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.编辑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编辑pptJewishJapaneseKoreansCambodiansVietnamesePakistanisin the 1920sat the beginning of the 20th centuryin more recent decadesIn more recent decadesin more recent decades

16、in more recent decades编辑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.编辑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.编辑ppt最具多元文化特征的一个州最具多元文化

18、特征的一个州 依靠依靠/ /凭借大陆桥凭借大陆桥 被迫成为奴隶被迫成为奴隶 另外另外 与斗争与斗争 夺去了他们的土地夺去了他们的土地 获得了独立获得了独立 成了墨西哥的一部分成了墨西哥的一部分 对墨西哥宣战对墨西哥宣战 输了这场战争输了这场战争 来的最早的来的最早的 实现梦想实现梦想 改变方式谋生改变方式谋生 中国的移民中国的移民 保持保持 成了亚洲人的家成了亚洲人的家 向加利福尼亚移民向加利福尼亚移民 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编辑ppt编辑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.编辑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 多种族国家多种族国家multi-media 多媒体多媒体multiparty 多党多党multiparty system 多党制多党制multi-purpose 多种用途多种用途编辑pptmono-前缀：前缀：one, single 单单 eg: a monolingual dictionarybi-前缀：前缀：two, twice, double双双 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 编辑ppt4. No one really knows when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, in what we now know as California, 宾语从句宾语从句 in the place that定语从句定语从句编辑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. 编辑ppt 5. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.编辑ppt 她有可能会成功她有可能会成功.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编辑ppt 6. die of cancer/hunger/sorrow/thirst/ old age 死于癌症饥饿悲痛干旱衰老死于癌症饥饿悲痛干旱衰老 die from a wound/overwork/an unknown cause 死于外伤过度劳累不明原因死于外伤过度劳累不明原因 Many of them died of

25、 starvation. The soldier died from a wound in the breast.编辑ppt7. any otherChina has more people than any other country in the world.China has more people than any country in Europe.编辑ppt8. They fight for liberty. freedom/ peace/ independence 编辑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. 编辑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）宣称）宣称,声称声称,断言断言She declared herself to be innocent. He declared that it was true.(3) 申报申报Have you anything to declare?10. declare war on对宣战编辑ppt 11. percentage percent : - Whats the _ of boys in your class? - 75_ . percentageper