unit 3: Gold Fever

7th gradeMOVE AHEADMay 6th, 2009

Gold comes from earth

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Let’s find more about gold

Working with Vocabulary

Word Meaning Sentence discover

died

journey

mountain

secret

steal

travel

wagon

The Gold Rush

In 1848, only 15,000 people lived in California. That year, James Marshall found gold. He didn't tell anyone about the gold. It was a secret.

But then the newspapers heard about it. Soon, thousands of people from all over the world came to California to look for gold. They left their towns, their farms, their stores and their homes. They left everything because they wanted to get rich. They came by ship, in wagons and on foot. They crossed mountains and rivers. They traveled for many months. It was a long, hard journey and many people died on the way.

At first, there was a lot of gold in the rivers of California. Some of the first gold diggers became very rich. It was exciting. Then, life became hard. People started to steal gold from each other. There were no laws and many people had guns. Life was dangerous.

The Gold Rush ended in 1870. What happened to James Marshall? He started the Gold Rush, but he never got rich. He lived in a small cabin in California for many years. He died in 1885—a poor man .

The Gold Rush

In 1848, only 15,000 people lived in California. That year, James Marshall found gold. He didn't tell anyone about the gold. It was a secret.

But then the newspapers heard about it. Soon, thousands of people from all over the world came to California to look for gold. They left their towns, their farms, their stores and their homes. They left everything because they wanted to get rich. They came by ship, in wagons and on foot. They crossed mountains and rivers. They traveled for many months. It was a long, hard journey and many people died on the way.

At first, there was a lot of gold in the rivers of California. Some of the first gold diggers became very rich. It was exciting. Then, life became hard. People started to steal gold from each other. There were no laws and many people had guns. Life was dangerous.

The Gold Rush ended in 1870. What happened to James Marshal? He started the Gold Rush, but he never got rich. He lived in a small cabin in California for many years. He died in 1885—a poor man .

Answer the following questions from the paragraph:الفقرة من التالية االسئلة عن اجب

In 1848, only 15,000 people lived in California. That year, James Marshall found gold. He didn't tell anyone about the gold. It was a secret.

• Who found gold in California? ………….• How many people were in California in 1848?

………………..

But then the newspapers heard about it. Soon, thousands of people from all over the world came to California to look for gold. They left their towns, their farms, their stores and their homes. They left everything because they wanted to get rich. They came by ship, in wagons and on foot. They crossed mountains and rivers. They traveled for many months. It was a long, hard journey and many people died on the way.

1. Why did people come to California? ………………..

2. How did people come to California?...........................

Answer the following questions from the paragraph:

الفقرة من التالية االسئلة عن اجب

At first, there was a lot of gold in the rivers of California. Some of the first gold diggers became very rich. It was exciting. Then, life became hard. People started to steal gold from each other. There were no laws and many people had guns. Life was dangerous.

1. Write the connectors: 1)………….. 2)…………..

2. Where did people find gold?..................................

3. Why was life dangerous? ……………………………………………………………….

Answer the following questions from the paragraph:

الفقرة من التالية االسئلة عن اجب

Answer true or false

…...1. In 1848, there were many people in California.

…...2. James Marshall told people that he found gold.

…...3. People left their homes to look for gold.

…...4. People came to California in trains an cars.

……5. Some people walked to California.

……6. The journey to California was long and hard.

…....7. There was gold in the river.

……8. All the people in California were friendly.

……9. The gold ended in 1885.

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