Lesson1GlobalWarming

1、Unit 1 A land of diversity,Warming up & Reading 永胜四中 邓宇航,Hotel California,Step 1 Lead in Lets listen to a song.,Step 2 Pre-reading,How much do you know about California?,It has an area of 411,000 square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most develop

2、ed economy.,1. California is the _ largest state in the USA. A. third B. second C. fourth D. fifth,2. California, a state in the western USA, borders _. the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian Ocean C. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean,General knowledge quiz about California.,3. _ is Californias larges

3、t and the nations second largest city. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco,4. Californias official nickname is the _ Sunflower State B. Golden State C. Land of Opportunity D. Evergreen State,5. _ has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texa

4、s,6. California entered the Union on September 9, 1850, as the _ state. A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first,California coast,Hoover tower,California sunset,One corner of the city,Discuss the content of each picture with your partner.,Native American Indian one of the first

5、 people to live in California.,A gold minerthe discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.,A building in Chinatown, San FranciscoMany Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.,Step 3 Ski

6、mming1. How many kinds of people are referred in the passage? What are they?,Russians,Later Arrivals,The Spanish,Most Recent Arrivals,Native Americans,Gold Miners,Step 4 Careful reading. Find out the following time and what happened over these time in the text?,15,000 years ago 16th century 1821 184

7、6 1848 1850,15,000 years ago, Native Americans and in 16th century, the Europeans and the native people . In 1821, Mexico. In 1846, Mexico the USA. In 1848, gold . In 1850, the 31st federal state of the USA.,were living in Calnifornia,arrived,suffered greatly,California became part of,had to give Ca

8、lnifornia to,was discovered in Calnifornia,Calnifornia was elected to become,1. California is the third largest state in USA but has the largest population. 2. The native people suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century. 3. Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first

9、language.,T,T,II. True or False.,F,15,000 years,Arctic,Step 5 Summary,Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.,Catholic,1800s,Mexico,1846,gold,thirty-first,Chinese,rail network,late 19th century,film industry,ship and aircraft,attracted,racial,Step 6 Discussion,1. Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? Explain in your own words. Write three or four sentences. Compare your answer with others in your class.,We will meet problems of languages, customs, climate, food and so on.,2. If you have a chance to vi