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Module 8 Unit 1 A land of diversity

1. Warming up Look at the map of the USA with your group. Write on the map the names of as many of the following as you can.

Ocean on the east coast __Atlantic Ocean

Ocean on the west cost ______Pacific Oce an

Country to the north of USA ___Canada

Country to the south of USA __Mexico

Mountains range in the west ____Rocky Mountains

Great Lakes : ____Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario

Longest river in the USA __Mississippi River

Some important cities:_New York, Washington D C, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans

Ask Ss to illustrate something about California. Then let them discuss in groups what each picture means.

Suggested Answers:

Picture 1: Life of Native

Californian Indians

Picture 2: A Californian gold miner

around 1849

Picture 3: A traditional Chinese

building in San Francisco’s Chinatown

Picture 4: Native American

Picture 5: A Spanish monk

Picture 6: African Americans

More information:

Picture 1: A native American Indian — one of the first people to live in California.

Picture 2: A gold miner —the discovery of gold in

California created a gold rush which brought people from all over

the world to California.

Picture 3: A building in Chinatown, San Francisco — many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in

Chinatown in San Francisco.

Picture 5:It shows us a Catholic religious man who came to California to teach the natives. In the early 16th century,

Spanish fought against the native people, took their land and

settled in California.

Picture 6: So many African Americans were having classes in the school. In 1924, the United States Congress gave Native

Americans the same rights as other citizens for the first time.

School segregation and discrimination in housing were banned, but

African Americans still encountered prejudice and hostility.

3. Skimming: answer the following questions:

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 i mmigrated to California to achieve their dream of becoming rich, and in the 1860s, a large number of Chinese went there to build the railway from the west to east coast.

3)What attracted people from different parts of the world to

immigrate to California

The temperate climate, the modern lifestyle and its diverse cultures attracted immigrates to California.

reading Ask Ss to take the quiz belo w and according to the questions; see whether Ss can grasp the details of the text. (① A ② B ③C ④ B ⑤ D)

① What does the text mainly talk about

A. The history of California.

B. The large population of California.

C. The people of California.

D. The climate and lifestyle of California.

② How did California become a state of America

A. Mexico gained independence from Spain.

B. Mexico lost the America-Mexico war and then gave it to the USA.

C. Spain lost the Spain-America war.

D. Spain gave it to the USA as a gift.

③ Which of the following statements is not true

A. A lot of people became rich in the gold rush.

B. Most people died in the gold rush.

C. After the gold rush, most people settled in California although did not find gold.

D. The first to arrive in California for gold were Europeans.

④What’s the main reason that Chinese imm igrants came to California

A. For gold.

B. For the building of the railway.

C. To open restaurants.

D. To live in the Chinatown.

⑤ Why has California attracted so many people

A. Gold was discovered here.

B. It has attractive climate and lifestyle.

C. Many people came here to make a fortune.

D. All of the above.

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1. California is the third largest state in USA b ut has the largest population.

2. It’s known that when exactly the first people arrived in what we now know as California.

3. The native people suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans

in the 16th century.

4. Over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first language.

5. In the 1800s, Russian fur trappers, began settling in California.

6. A lot of people rushing for gold lost their lives or went back home, but most of them left 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 railway from the west to the east coast.

8. By the 1920s, the film industry was well established in California.

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.

reading try to fill in the form, you can have a discussion in group of four.

CALIFORNIA

Stage People Time Event

Nativ

e Americans Asian s15,000Arrived first Natives1600s Suffered by Europeans

Spani sh Spanish

1600s Took native’s la nd

1800s Ruled by Spain

1821Became part of Mexico

1846Declared war & Given

back

Russi ans Russian

s

1800s Settled in

Gold miners

South

Americans

America

ns,

Europea

ns, Asi ans

1848

Discovered &

Rush for gold

1850Became a state

Later arrivals African

s

1800s Moved from Mexico

Chinese1860s Built the railway Japanes

e

Early 1900Farmed Demark1911Established a town Jewish By 1920s Developed industry Italian

s

Late 1900s Fished and made wine

African

s

1942~1945Worked in ship &

aircraft industries

Recen t Arriv als

Indians

,

Pakistanis

1970s Worked in Computer industry

Cambodi

ans,

Koreans,

Vietnam

ese,

Laotians

Recent

decades Immigrated