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　　Unit 1 A land of diversity
　　Teaching goals:
　　1. Ability goals
　　Enable the students to talt the history of California.
　　2. Learning ability goals
　　Enable the students learn how to talt the history of California.
　　Teaching important points
　　Enable the students learn how to talt the important events in Californian history.
　　Teaching difficult points
　　Enable the students to explain the reasons why California is such a multicultural community in the 21st century.
　　Teaching methods
　　Skimming, scanning and discussion.
　　Teaching aids
　　a computer, a projector
　　Teaching procedures
　　Step 1: Lead-in
　　Introduce some knowledge about the USA
　　1. The American flag is known as “the Stars and Stripes”.
　　50 stars —— each representing one state
　　13 stripes —— the original 13 states
　　Red —— courage
　　White —— freedom
　　Blue —— loyalty and justice
　　2. Which city is known as the “Big Apple”?
　　A. New York     B. Chicago     C. Los Angeles
　　3. When is American Independence Day?
　　A. June 4th  B. July 4th   C. August 14th
　　4. Which state is the largest one in the US?   
　　A. New York  B. Texas   C. California        D. Florida
　　5. ____ has the largest population in the USA.
　　A. California  B. Alaska C. Washington    D. Texas
　　6. ____ is the first president of the USA.
　　A. Thomas Jefferson           B. John Adams
　　C. George Washington        D. Abraham Lincoln
　　7. The USA lies in the south of North America. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. The northern land neighbor is Canada, and south of it is Mexico.
　　8. some cities in the USA
　　Step 2: Reading
　　1. Native Americans
　　Time: 15,000 years ago
　　Where they came from: from Asia (by means of)
　　What happened to them in the sixteenth century?
　　They were killed by Europeans / were forced into slavery / died from the disease / survived the terrible times
　　2. Spanish
　　Fill in the form: (an important even)
　　16th century: Spanish soldiers arrived, fought and took their land
　　18th century: California was ruled by Spain
　　in 1821: California became part of Mexico
　　in 1846: the United States declared war on Mexico
　　3. Russians & Gold miners