unit1 Warming_up reading) 必修8.pptVIP

The United States of America Pre-reading Summary California is _______________state in the USA and it also has the distinction of being the most _____________state in the USA. The first settlers crossed _______________from ____and arrived in California. The _______________suffered greatly after the arrival of Europeans in the _____century. In the 18th century, __________was ruled by _____ until _________the people of Mexico gained their independence from Spain. California then became part of________. But after the American-Mexican war in 1846, California was given back to the USA. Review the period of each cultural group, in which they first came to California in large numbers. Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? Have a discussion with your group members. 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. Imagine you are a Californian. Introduce California to the tourists from China. Russians Later Arrivals people The Spanish Most Recent Arrivals Native Americans How many kinds of people are mentioned in this text? Gold Miners Native Americans 1.Time: 2.Where did they come from: 3.What happened in the sixteenth century? Native Americans 15000 years ago from Asian to Alaska were killed by European were forced into slavery died from the disease survived the terrible times The Spanish Fill in the form:(note down an important events) 16th century 18th century in 1846 in 1821 Spanish soldiers arrived and took their land California was ruled by Spain California became part of Mexico Mexico gave C