4 California's official nickname is the ___.

A. Sunflower State

B. Golden State

C. Land of Opportunity

D. Evergreen State

5 ____ has the largest population in the USA.

A. California B. Alaska C. Washington D. Texas

6 California entered the Union on September 9th 1850, as the ____ state.

A. thirtieth B. thirty-eighth C. thirty-second D. thirty-first

Keys: AABBAD

Step Ⅳ Reading

Skimming

In this part, the students will read the text again and try to get the main idea.

The text is about the brief _______ of California, which focuses on the settlement of the state. history

Careful Reading

1. Ask students to read the text carefully and fill in the blanks. Show the form with blanks on the screen.

CALIFORNIA

Native

Americans ★ They are said to have lived in California for over 1. ______ years, who crossed the Bering Strait by means of a(n) 2. ___________.

★ In the 16th century, many native people were killed or forced into 3. _______ by the 4. __________ and many died from the diseases brought by them.

Spanish ★ The Spanish first arrived in South America in the early 5. _____ century.

★ Most of the first Spanish to go to California were 6. _______ men.

Russians ★ In the early 19th century, Russian 7. _______ began settling in California.

★ Today there are about 25, 000 8. _________________ living in and around San Francisco.

Gold miners ★ In 1848, 9. _____ was discovered in California, which attracted people from all over the world.

★ The first to arrive were South Americans and people from the US, followed by adventurers from 10. ________ and Asia.

Later arrivals ★ Chinese began to arrive during the 11. __________ Period, and even more came in the 1860s.

★ Italians, mainly 12. _________ but also wine makers, arrived in the late 19th century.

★ In 1911 immigrants from 13. _________ established a town of their own.

★ In the 1920s the film industry boom attracted many Europeans including many 14. ________ people.

★ Japanese 15. ________ began arriving in California in the early 20th century, and a lot more have settled there since the 1980s.

★ Africans have been living in California since the 16. _____, and more arrived between 1942 and 1945 to work in the 17. _____ and aircraft industries.