2. Leading-in: A quiz about the USA 1.How many states are there in the USA? A, 49 B, 50 C, 51 D, 48 2. The capital of the USA is___. A, New York B, Los Angeles C, Washington D. C. D, Chicago 3. California’s official nickname is the ____. A, Sunflower State B, Golden State C, Washington D, Texas

3. San Francisco Los Angeles Houston Boston New York Washington, D.C Rocky Mountains Mexico Chicago Canada Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean the Mississippi California 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

4. 1. California is the ________ largest state in the USA. A.third B. Second C.fourth D. fifth 2. California, a state in the western USA, borders ________. A. the Pacific Ocean B.the Indian Ocean C. the Atlantic Ocean D.the Arctic Ocean 3. _____ is California ’ s largest and the nation ’ s second largest city. A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San Francisco A A B General knowledge quiz about California

5. 6. California’s official nickname is the _______ ? A. Sunflower State B. Golden State C. Land of opportunity D. Evergreen State 7. ___has the largest population in the USA. A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas 8. California entered the Union on September 9, 1850, as the ______state. A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first B A D

6. How each picture is relevant to the history of California? A native American— one of the first people to live in California. Pre-reading

7. A gold miner— the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.

8. A building in Chinatown, San Francisco—Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.

9. Divide the passage into three parts according to the main idea of each part. Part1 ( ) Brief introduction to California. Part2 ( ) When and why people from different countries moved to California. Part3 ( ) The future of California. para1 para2-para9 para10

10. 15,000 years ago 16 th century: 1821 1846 1848 1850 First settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia. These people are now known as Native American Spanish soldiers arrived in South American California became part of Mexico The US declared war on Mexico Gold was discovered in California California became the 31st state of the US. Comprehending: EX-1

11. Spanish Russians Africans Chinese Italians Danish Jewish Japanese korean Cambodians vietnamese Pakistanis In the early 16th century Early 1800s 1800s Late 1840s/ early 1850s Late 1800s 1911 1920s Early 1900s From about the 1970s In more recent decades From about the 1970s Comprehending: EX-2

12. Exercises in the reference book (jihchu)