They are American Indians, the earliest Native Americans. For thousand years, the American Indians lived as hunters in North America. From 16th to 17th century, European settlers got to America And drove away the native Americans and ruled the countryIn the 1830s, the government decided to remove the Native Americans to the west to make room for European settlers Rocky Mountains How many parts can the text be divided into?Brief introduction: the beginning of the journey. The hard time during the journey.The end of the journey.Part1:(Par.1)Part2:(Par.2~ 5)Part3: (Par.6)Read the text carefully and find out their moving route . Spring of 1845 set offstarted from Kansas 1846.11.4 Many weeks later reached the edge of the desert Time Eventsgave him the idea … 1845.10 1846.4.12 Salt Lake Desert Death Valley 1846.12.25 1. The reason why my father wanted to go to California is that ______ A. California was in desert B. California was far away C. California was a wonderful land described in a book D. California was the largest state in the USA2. Why did the travelers called their ninety-mile drive through the Salt Lake Desert the “Long Drive”? A. Because the landscape was dry and barren. B. Because water was salty and not drinkable. C. Because their water supply was so low. D. All of above. 3. Why didn’t the children stay behind with the children and wait for help? A. Because that meant he/ she would died. B. Because he/ she knew that the children were tiresome. C. Because he/ she knew that there was a wagon waiting for him/ her. D. Because he/ she could get a prize by his/ her father.4. From the text, we can infer ______ A. the author and the travelers had to go all day and all night long. B. there was no oxen left when the travelers reached California. C. many travelers died when their days of hardship came to an end. D. it’s a long way to travel from the author’ hometown to California. 5. The best title of the text is______. A. A Journey To California B. Long Drive C. The Salt Lake Desert D. Enjoy Your Life6. How long did the author spend finishing the journey? A. More than 40 months B. About 2 months C. About a year D. About a year and a month When we come across the problems, we shouldn’t try to escape. Instead, we should learn to face reality and solve the problems. As long as we overcome the difficulties and never give up, we will achieve our goals and succeed. Moreover, we all have dreams in our heart. As long as we insist and keep making great efforts, I believe we will make our dreams come true one day. What can we learn from this text?Homework:1.Read the text again and find out the useful words and expressions 2. Finish word study exercise in P50~P51, Ex1~3
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