选修八unit1阅读课件.ppt

Russians Later Arrivals people The Spanish Most Recent Arrivals Native Americans 3.How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Gold Miners California (one of the 50 states of the USA) 8. Where is California? A. B. E. C. D. Superior Michigan Erie Huron Ontario Stage People Time Event Later arrivals Africans Moved from Mexico Chinese Build the railway Japanese Farmed Denmark Established a town Jewish Developed industry Italians Fished and made wine Africans 1942-1945 Worked in ship aircraft industries 1860s 1800s In the late 19th century By 1920s At the beginning of the 20th century 1911 Detailed Reading 5. The most important and largest river in the United States of America is____ ? A. the Ohio River B. the Colorado River C. The Missouri River D. the Mississippi River The Spainsh 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 Spainish as a first or second language Detailed Reading a narrow area of sea which connects two larger areas of sea difficult or unpleasant conditions of life strait n. 海峡 hardship n. 苦难；困苦 elect vt. 选择；决定做某事 to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting rail n. 铁路；扶手；横条  A. New York B. Chicago C. Los Angeles 5. Which city is known as the “Big Apple”? 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 aloft and Declaration of Independence in her left. Warming up Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Houston New Orieans Miami Atlanta Boston New York Phila