U1 California
Task 1: What do you know about California? Write down at least 10 words in your notebook.
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Task 2: 10 things to see in California
Watch the video and answer the questions. Write them down in your notebook.
1) How far is it from Malibu to Los Angeles?
- 1 hour away
- half an hour away
- ten minutes away
2) Death Valley is the ... in California.
- highest, coldest and wettest
- coldest, lowest and driest
- lowest, driest and hottest
3) What kind of terrain does Death Valley have?
- salt flats and sand dunes
- deserts and mountains
- all of the above
4) Why is the architecture in San Francisco unique? Because it's built ..
- on the seaside
- in the mountains
- on hills
5) Where can you see seals and sea lions?
- Pier 39
- Pier 49
- Pier 59
6) What kind of town is Montery?
- desert town
- cliff town
- coastal town
7) What can you explore in Redding?
- trails, mountains, waterfalls and hot springs
- beaches, lakes, rivers and cliffs
- all of the above
8) . Where is San Diego?
- Southern California
- Eastern California
- Northern California
9) What country does San Diego boarder?
- Cuba
- Canada
- Mexico
10) What particular characteristic does Joshua Tree have?
- beaches
- rock formations
- all of the above
11) Mount Shasta is
- an alien hot spot
- in the desert
- an active volcano
12) Venice Beach is good for
- trails and wildlife
- walking on the boardwalk and people watching
- fishing and eating seafood
13) What can you see along the drive in Big Sur?
- the sea and whales
- beaches and lakes
- the ocean and cliffs
14) . The winding road is ___ route between Northern and Southern California.
- not the shortest
- not the most beautiful
- not the fastest
Do you want to see the online version? https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/top-10-things-to-see-in-california
Task 3: These are all questions about California. Do you know the answers? If you don't, find them on the internet.
Task 4: Goldrush
Watch the video and answer the questions. Write them down in your notebook.
1)
Fill the gap: The United States has been essentially depression for a ________________________ years.
2)
Fill the gap: There's no real good way, no matter how ________________________ you work in the united states to get ahead.
3)
Fill the gap: Almost the entire population of 20 ________________________ people lived on the East coast.
4)
Fill the gap: And at the furthest point away sat ________________________.
5)
Fill the gap: Back then, only a select few were brave enough or ________________________ enough to make the Trek West.
6)
Fill the gap: James Marshall was an ________________________ guy who came to California to start a new life.
7)
Fill the gap: Marshall became the first man to find ________________________ in California.
8)
Fill the gap: Headlines splashed across the front pages of ________________________, from California all the way to New York City...
9)
Fill the gap: ...instantly ________________________ the attention of a poor ________________________ nation.
10)
Fill the gap: As hundreds of thousands of ________________________ 49ers set out for the West coast?
11)
Fill the gap: An 8,000 mile ________________________ around the Southern tip of South America.
12)
Fill the gap: It was the start of the ________________________ mass migration.
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