选修八Unit1California.ppt

The United States of America Competition 1. Which is the national flag of the USA? A. B. C. D. Gold Miners: In 1848,gold was discovered. Dream: People to arrive: Result: Listen to the tape and do the following exercise. Discussion The state of California is a multicultural community because European, African and Asian people have been immigrating to the state for the last 200 years. Before their arrival, Native American people had lived there for thousands of years. People from all over the world are still coming to settle in California because of its good climate and the lifestyle it offers. Russians Later Arrivals people The Spanish Most Recent Arrivals Native Americans Skimming:How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Gold Miners When and how did first settlers in California come from? Para2 15000years ago. By means of a land bridge. 2. Today, there are more _______ ___________ living in California than in any other state. native Americans Para2 Native Americans 1.Time: 2.Where did they come from: 3.What happened in the sixteenth century? 15000 years ago from Asia Native Americans were killed by Europeans were forced into slavery/ died from the diseases brought by Europeans survived from the terrible times How is each picture relevant to the history of California? Native American Indian— one of the first people to live in California. Native California Indians The Spanish Fill in the form: note down an important events 16th century 18th century in 1821 in 1846 Spain soldiers arrived and took their land California was ruled by Spain California became part of Mexico Mexico gave California to the United States Influence: today over 40% of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language In 1848 , gold was discovered i