1. Canada Rocky Mountains the Mississippi Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean
Mexico
The United States of America

2. California, a state in the western USA, borders the Pacific Ocean
California, a state in the western USA, borders the Pacific Ocean. It has an official nickname “Golden State”.
California (one of the 50 states of the USA)
California

3. 1. What’s the topic of this text?
Fast-reading
1. What’s the topic of this text?
2. Can you try to analyze the structure of this text?
California

4. 1. What’s the topic of this text?
Fast-reading
1. What’s the topic of this text?
A. the population of California
B. the history of California
C. the weather of California
D. the customs and languages of California
California

5. Fast-reading 2. Can you try to analyze the structure of this text?
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
The introduction of California
Native Americans
The Spanish
The history of different
immigrants to California
Russians
Gold miners
Later arrivals
The future
Most recent arrivals
California

6. size population distinction
Intensive Reading
size 1
Part 1. Introduction
population 2
distinction 3
California

7. Time Method of arrival sufferings
Intensive Reading
Native Americans
What aspects did the author mention when it came to Native Americans?
Time
Method of arrival
sufferings
(补充提问,屏幕中为1，4)2. Where were these people from? (Not exactly sure, findings show their Ancestors: mongolian)
3. Why did they come to California?(it’s commonly believed :possible reason1: war& natural disaster ;possible reason 2:made a living by hunting, follow their animals all the way to california)

8. What influence did the Spanish have on Californians?
Intensive Reading
The Spanish
What influence did the Spanish have on Californians?
religion & language
Russians
California
San Francisco
Russia
Alaska
California

9. Intensive Reading
Gold Miners
What brought those gold miners to California?
The discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.
Did they all achieve what they had expected? And what was their result?
California

10. Later Arrivals & Most Recent Arrivals
Intensive Reading
Later Arrivals & Most Recent Arrivals
Chinese, Italians, Danes, Jews, …
Part 3. the Future
People will continue to immigrate to
California, resulting in a mixture of
many races and cultures.
California