新人教版Book_8Unit_1_The_State_of_Diversity-----Reading.ppt

Some pictures about the history of California! Native Americans Gold Rush Period The Gold Rush 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 California’s largest and the nation’s second largest city. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco 4. California’s 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. 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 USA 2. 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. Who were the first to arrive in California to rush for gold? South Americans and people from the United States. 2. When and why did the large number of Chinese immigrate to California? During the Gold Rush Period, many Chinese immigrated to California to achieve their dream of becoming rich. In the 1860s, a large number of Chinese went there to build