M8U1reading阅读课件.ppt

A land of diversity,Unit 1 A Land of Diversity,.refers to America _ flag is known as“the stars and stripes”.,50 stars:50 states,13 stripes:the original 13 states,couragefreedomloyalty and justice,the Star-Spangled Banner(星条旗),whose/of which the,The Rocky Mountains,The Mississippi,Superior,Michigan,Huron,Erie&Ontario,Great lakes,America,stretching 4500 kilometers from the _ Ocean on the east to the _ Ocean on the west,lies in the central part of North America.It borders _ on the north,and reaches south to _.,Atlantic,Pacific,Canada,Mexico,It is the _ largest state in the USA but has the largest _.It is also the most _ state in the USA.It is a state with a d_ of cultures.,third,population,multicultural,iversity,California,1.Whats the topic of this text?A.the culture of California B.the history of California C.the weather of California D.the history of the USA,Beside each date note down an important event in Californian history.,15,000 years ago16th century1821184618481850,First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia.These people are now known as Native Americans.Spanish soldiers arrived in South America.California became part of Mexico.The US declared war on Mexico.Gold was discovered in California.California became the 31st state of the US.,Beside each cultural group,write the period in which they first came to California in large numbers.,Russians Chinese Africans Italians Jewish,Japanese Cambodians Koreans Danish Pakistanis,early 1800slate 1840s/early 1850s1800slate1800s1920s,early 1900sfrom about the 1970sfrom about the 1970s1911from about the 1970s,Native Americans：,1.exactly When?2.Where?3.How?4.What happened to the native people in the 16th century?,suffered greatly,the Bering Strait in the Arctic,No one knows.(15,000 years ago),by means of.in prehistoric times,were killed by Europeanwere forced into slavery died from the disease survived the terrible times,The Spanish,Spanish soldiers took their land,settled in&ruledreligious mentheir ministry,California became part of Mexico.,The USA declaredwar on Mexico and won it,Influence:Today over 40%of Californians speak Spanish as a first or second language.,the early 16th century,the 18th century,in 1821,in 1846,1.In the early 1800s,Russian hunters began settling in California.2.In 1848,before the American-Mexican war,gold was discovered in California.3.A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich,most of whom stayed there to make a life despite hardship.4.California elected to become the 31st federal state of the USA in 1850,when it was already a multicultural society.,after,Few,Russians&Gold Miners,Later arrivals and Most recent arrivals,1.Which two cities are Chinatowns in?2.Where was the film industry established?3.What attracted Europeans including Jewish people?,Los Angeles&San Francisco,Hollywood,The industry boom.,a large percentage of=the majority of,Most recent arrivals,including Koreans,Cambodians,Vietnamese,Laotians,Indians,Pakistanis,become home to Asians in recent decades,including people from Korea,Cambodia,Vietnam,Laos,India,Pakistan,It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups,but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.,人们认为，要不了多久，多种国籍的混合将会非常之大，以至于不可能存在一种主要的种族或文化群体，而只是多种族，多文化的混合体。,Attracted by the _ and the _ there,they _ to California,making it the most _ state in America.Meanwhile,their customs and languages _ _ in their new home.,climate,lifestyle,immigrate,multicultural,live on,Conclusion:A land of diversity,It has the distinction of being a multicultural country,having attracted people from all over the world.,People immigrate from all over the world to the USA.,Diverse immigrants brought diverse cultures,which live on in their new home.,Immigrants still keep up their own cultures.,phrases&sentences,多元文化的社会继续存在；继续生存用方法，依靠被迫做.夺去他们的土地大多数，很多从.获得独立成为.的一部分向.宣战对.有强烈影响美籍俄裔人第一批到达的人,a multicultural society live on by means of.be forced to do/into doing take their land the majority of.gain(ones)independence from become part of declare war on.have a strong influence on Russian-Americans the first to arrive,Phrases,实现.的梦想习惯于新的生活,谋生 尽管艰难困苦选择/决定做.联邦政府很大比例坚持;维持;沿袭(传统;风俗)电影业成为.的家园移民到.人们认为.大量地,.achieve the dream of doing sth.make a life despite hardship elect to do the federal government a large percentage keep up the film industry become home to.immigrate to.It is believed that.in large numbers,1.加洲是美国的第三大洲,而且是人最多的洲.加洲与众不同之处在于它也是美国最具多元文化的一个州,吸引了来自世界各地的人们。2.此外,欧洲人带来了疾病,使许多人染病而死.不过,还是有一些人经历了这些恐怖时期而活下来了.3.西班牙人在南美的大部分地区和我们现在称之为美国的西北沿海地区定居下来.,1.California is the third largest state in the United States but has the largest population.It also has the distinction of being the most multicultural state in the USA,having attracted people from all over the world.,2.In addition,many died from the diseases brought by the Europeans.However,some survived these terrible times.,3.The Spanish had settled in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of what we now call the United States.,4.但是尽管条件十分艰苦,多数人仍然留在了加洲劳作谋生.5.人们认为,要不了多久,多种国籍的混合将会非常之大,以至于不可能存在一种主要的种族或文化群体,而只是多种族或多文化的混合体.,4.But most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship.,5.It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups,but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.,California,What problems do you think might arise?Explain in your own words and write three or four sentences.,Discussion,too crowdedcultural conflictcommunicationracial discriminationsecuritycommit crimes,Melting Pot(大熔炉)American Salad(美国色拉),seek common ground while reserving differences,How to deal with these problems?,Discussion,美国色拉，意思是尊重各个民族的文化，保持民族文化的身份，就像色拉一样，不同色彩的蔬菜融合在一起，但依然保持自身的特质,Learn to r_Learn to t_Learn to a_Learn to u_,espect,olerate,ppreciate,nderstand,