1、lets enjoy famous pictures about the USAThe Statue of Liberty The White House Capitol HillSan FranciscoLos AngelesHoustonBostonNew YorkWashington, D.CAppalachianRocky MountainsMexicoChicagoSt. LouisCanadaAtlantic OceanPacific Oceanthe MississippiDo the following exercises with the help of the mapOce

2、an on the east coast: Atlantic OceanOcean on the west coast:Country to the north of USA:Country to the south of USA:Mountain range in the west:Great Lakes:Longest river in the USA:Some important cities:Ocean on the west coast:Ocean on the west coast: Pacific OceanCountry to the north of USA:Country

3、to the north of USA: CanadaCountry to the south of USA:Country to the south of USA: MexicoMountain range in the west:Mountain range in the west: Rocky MountainsGreat Lakes:Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and OntarioLongest river in the USA:Longest river in the USA: Mississippi RiverSome

4、 important cities:Some important cities: New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans It has an area of 411.ooo square kilometers. And it is one of the American states of the largest population, with the most developed economy. 好萊塢星光大道好萊塢星光大道Native California IndiansChin

5、atowns in CaliforniaNew phrasesby means of 用用.方法方法in addition to 除除之外還之外還by the time in the 1850s 到到19世紀(jì)六十年代世紀(jì)六十年代keep up 保持，保存保持，保存occur to sb. 某人想到某人想到be worth sth./doing sth. 值得做某事值得做某事team up with sb. 與與合作合作 或一起工作或一起工作take in 收容收容, 吸收，包吸收，包括括a great/good many 許多許多, 大量大量of ones own 某人自己的某人自己的figh

6、t against 與與作戰(zhàn)作戰(zhàn)feel like doing sth. 想要做某事想要做某事make a life 謀生謀生mark out 標(biāo)出標(biāo)出New phrases第三大州第三大州在不同時期在不同時期/時代時代用用方法，借助方法，借助 決不，一點也不決不，一點也不此外，除此外，除之外還有之外還有與與斗爭，與打架斗爭，與打架贏得贏得獨立獨立在在安頓下來，定居安頓下來，定居習(xí)慣新的生活方式，謀生習(xí)慣新的生活方式，謀生保持，繼續(xù)，鼓起保持，繼續(xù)，鼓起 the third largest state at various times by means of by no means in ad

7、dition (to) fight against gain ones independence settle in sp make a life keep upNative AmericansSome pictures about the history of California! How each picture is relevant to the history of California? Native American Indianone of the first people to live in California.Pre-readingGold Rush PeriodA

8、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. California is amazing. The pleasant weather

9、, long beach and graceful natural landscape make the tourism prosperous.15,000 years ago 16thcentury:1821184618481850First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. These people are now known as Native AmericanSpanish soldiers arrived in South AmericanBecame part of Mexico The US declared war on

10、 MexicoGold was discovered in California California became the 31st state of the US.Comprehending: EX-2Task1 Fast reading True or False questions1.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 t

11、he first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men. 4.In the early 1800s, Russians began setting in California just for fur. 5.Duing Gold Rush Period, many achieved their dream of being rich. 6. In the late 19th century, Chinese immigrants arrived in California. 7.It is believed t

12、hat before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no major racial or culture groups. FFTTFFT導(dǎo)學(xué)案展示三DCCBB提高題 答案ADBCCLets end of this unit.Lets end of this unit.Thank you !Thank you !StagePeopleTimeEventLater arrivalsAfricans 1800sChinese 1860sJapanese Early 1900Denmark 1911JewishBy 1920sItaliansLate 1900sAfricans 1942 1945Moved from MexicoBuilt the railwayFarmed Established a townDeveloped industryFished and made wineWorked in ship&aircraft industry Russians Chinese Africans Italians Jewish Japanese Cambodians Koreans Danish Pakistanis Early 1800s Late 18