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North America
South AmericaAfrica
Europe
Asia
Oceania
Antarctica
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Name the seven continents and four oceans.
Mississippi River
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Denver
HoustonNew Orieans
Miami
Atlanta
BostonBoston
New YorkNew York
PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaWashington, D.CWashington, D.CA
ppal
achi
anR
ocky Mountains
Mexico
ChicagoDetroit
St. LouisSt. Louis
Canada
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
the Mississippi
Ocean on the east coast _________________
Ocean on the west cost __________________
Country to the north of USA __________________
Country to the south of USA ________________
Mountains range in the west ______________________
Longest river in the USA : ____________________
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Canada
Mexico
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
Superior
MichiganErie
Huron
Ontario
United States of America is compos
ed of a federal district - Washington DC an
d 50 states. All the states except for Hawaii
islands are situated in mainland America.
It has a population of about 2,900 million.
Its area is 9,370,000 sq km. The climate of
USA is mainly temperate( 温带的 ) in nat
ure but in Hawaii and Florida, it is tropica
l.
Star-Spangled Banner
50 stars —— Each star represents one state
13 stripes —— the original 13 states.
Blue —
loyalty and justice
Red —— courage
White —
freedom
The White House
The executive mansion of the
President of the United States. The
American President lives and works in
the building.
The Statue of Liberty
The crowned lady is
46 meters high, with
a torch in her right
hand holding a loft
and Declaration of
Independence in her
left.
1. Which flag is American flag?
A. B. C.
2. Which city is the capital of the USA?
A. New York
B. Washington D.C
C. Los Angeles
Competition about the general knowledge of USA.Competition about the general knowledge of USA.
3. Who is president of America?
B. Gordon Brown
A. Obama C. Putin
4. Which doesn’t belong to the USA?
A. Statue of Liberty
D. GoldenBridge
B. WhiteHouse
C. Big Ben
Pre-reading
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.
California is
amazing. The
pleasant weather,
long beach and
graceful natural
landscape make the
tourism prosperous.
How each picture is relevant to the
history of California?
Native American
Indian— one of
the first people to
live in California.
A gold miner—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.
Some pictures about
the history of
California!
Native Americans
Gold Rush Period
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 _____.
A. the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian OceanC. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean
General knowledge quiz about California
3. _____ is California’s largest and the
nation’s second largest city.
A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles
C. San Diego D. San Francisco
4. California’s official nickname is the ___
A. 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. Texas
6. California entered the Union on September 9, 1850, as the ___ state.A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first
New words
illustrate vt. 说明 ; 阐明distinction n. 差别 ; 区别;卓著majority n. 大多数 ; 大半prehistoric adj. 史前的elect v. 选择;决定做某事 ; 选举某人percentage n. 百分比 ; 百分率
boom n. ( 人口、贸易的 ) 繁荣 vi. 处于经济迅速发展时期immigrate vi. 移入(外国定居)racial adj. 人种的;种族的
1. What’s the topic of this text?
A. the culture of California B. the history of California C. the weather of California D. the history of USA2.Which state in the USA has the
largest Population? California (over 30 million people)
• Russians
• Later Arrivals
• The Spanish
• Most Recent Arrivals
• Native Americans
3. How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text?
• Gold Miners
1.Of the first Spanish to go to California , what are the majority ? 2. What is the relation between California and Mexico ? 3. What information about Russians can you get ?
4. Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold?5. When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California?
6. What attracted people from different parts of the world to immigrate to California?
Historical periods
Historical events
At least _______ _______ ago
It’s likely that Native Americans crossed the Bering Strait in the _____ to America.
15,000 years Arctic
Detailed reading
I. Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.
In the
early
16th
century
◆ _______ _______first arrived
in South America.
◆Most of the first Spanish to go
to California were________
______, whose ministry was to te
ach the _______ religion to th
e natives.
Catholic
Spanish soldiers
religious
men
In the
early
_____
◆ Russian hunters, who had orig
inally gone to Alaska, began se
ttling in California.
◆ People from Africa lived in Cal
ifornia.
In 1821 California became part
of_______.
In____ The USA declared war on
Mexico.
1800s
Mexico
1846
In 1848
South Americans, people from the United States and adventurers from _______and ______came to California searching for____ .
In 1850
California became the _________ federal state of the USA.
In the 1860s
A larger number of _______ came to California to build the ___________ from the west to the east coast.
gold
thirty-first
Chinese
rail network
Europe Asia
In the ______________
_________, mainly fishermen but also wine makers arrived in California.
In the first decades of the 20th century
◆ People from ________ established their own town in California.
◆ Europeans arrived in California because of the ___________ boom, including many _____ people.
◆ Japanese farmers arrived in California.
late 19th century
film industry
Italians
Jewish
Denmark
Between
1942 and
1945
More people from Africa worked in
the________________ industries.
In more
recent
decades
◆ California has become home to
more people from_____, includin
g _______, Cambodians, Vietna
mese and Laotians.
◆ The computer industry has ____
____Indians and Pakistanis.
ship and aircraft
attracted
AsiaKoreans
In the
future
People believe that there will
be no distinct major_____ or
________ groups, but simply a
________ of many races and
cultures in California.
racial cultural
mixture
1. California is the third largest state in USA but has the largest population.
2. In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California.
3. The native people suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century.
F
T
T
III. True or False.
4. Over 40% of Californians speak
Spanish as a first language.
5. In the 1800s, Russian hunters
began settling in California. T
F
6. A lot of people rushing for gold lost their lives or went back home, but most of them remained in California to make a living for themselves in the new towns or on farms.
7. Compared with the period of gold rush, less Chinese immigrate to California during the period of building the rail network from the west to the east coast.
8. By the 1920s, the film industry was well established in California.
T
T
F
9. It is the computer industry since its beginning in 1970s that has attracted Indians and Pakistanis to California.
10. With more immigrants coming to California now and then, It is believed that before long there will be a even greater mix of nationalities in this state.
T
T
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