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高一—人教版必修三—英语—第三单元
Unit 3 Diverse Cultures
Lesson 2 Reading and Thinking (1)
Learn about a city that has diverse cultures
Learning Objectives
In today’s lesson, you are expected to:
1. figure out the text type and main idea of the passage;
2. understand and think about how a city has a diverse culture;
3. learn to classify and organize information.
What is culture
Culture is _____ we _______.
food
customs
music
tradition
Warming up
For example:
Find one thing at your home that shows Chinese culture.
Find one thing at your home that represents a foreign culture.
How can we learn a foreign culture better
go abroad
surf the Internet
read books
…
Learn about a city that has diverse cultures
Reading theme:
1. Find the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Canada, Mexico, Rocky Mountains and Mississippi River on the map.
Pre-reading
Mississippi
River
The Pacific
Ocean
The Atlantic
Ocean
Canada
Mexico
Rocky
Mountains
The United States is located in the middle
of North America, facing the Pacific
Ocean on the west, the Atlantic Ocean on
the east, Canada on the north, Mexico on the south, and with the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River running from north-west to south-east. It consists of 50 states, including the oversea states Alaska and Hawaii.
Mississippi
River
The Pacific
Ocean
The Atlantic
Ocean
Canada
Mexico
Rocky
Mountains
2. Find San Francisco on the map and discuss
this question in groups: What do you know and want to know about it
CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco:
It is a world-famous port and tourist city in California, on the west coast of the USA.
It is known as “Jiu Jinshan” by Chinese.
Considered one of the best cities in the world to live in, it is famous for its Chinatown, food, famous architecture, and diverse cultures.
……
Now, let's follow Li Lan's trip to get more information about San Francisco.
Travel Journal
1. Scan the passage and decide which of the following types of writing it belongs to: diary, travel journal, news report, letter, personal profile, travel guide
Scanning
first person of speech
date
pictures
旅游日志
travel journal
Where did she go
What do you think the writer might write about in her journal
What did she do
How did she feel
2. Scan Li Lan's travel journal and find out the places that she has been to or plans to visit.
Has been to: Redwood Forest, Napa Valley, Mission District,
a local museum, Chinatown.
Plans to visit: Richmond District
Skill:
Capitalized letters
What's the main idea of the passage
This passage is a ______________ about Li Lan's travel in _____________. She liked the city a lot. She visited many places and experienced their _________________.
travel journal
San Francisco
diverse cultures
Fast reading
Learn about a city that has diverse cultures
Read the first or second sentence in each paragraph except paragraph 2, and tell:
In what order is the journal organized
a time order
Before coming to San Francisco
afternoon
evening
tomorrow
morning
Careful-reading
Timeline of Li Lan's trip
before coming to San Francisco
afternoon
evening
tomorrow
morning
Where did she go
What did she do
Classify and organise information
We can better understand a passage by classifying or organising information in it. Classifying means deciding the kind of information, e.g. dates, numbers, opinions. Organising means putting things in order, e.g. according to how old, how much, what kind. Sometimes it’s a good idea to draw a diagram to organise the information in the passage.
afternoon
evening
tomorrow
Before coming to San Francisco
morning
Mission District
a local museum
Chinatown
Richmond District
a jazz bar
Timeline of Li Lan's trip
the Redwood Forest
Napa Valley
Where did she go
afternoon
evening
tomorrow
Before coming to San Francisco
morning
camped in the
Redwood Forest
visited Napa Valley
Mission District
a local museum
Chinatown
Richmond District
got the first impression of the city
walked around the Mission District
Ate Mexican-Chinese noodles
Visited the local museum
learned about the history of California
went to Chinatown
Ate at a Cantonese restaurant
will go to a jazz bar in the Richmond District
What did she do
Timeline of Li Lan's trip
How did she feel
Circle words or sentences to show:
Paragraph 1:
Feelings:
amazed, impressed …
after the earthquake
rebuild itself
What can you infer from the second sentence Why does the writer use the words “have to admit” and “definitely” in the second sentence
What is the function of the phrase “what a city” in the third sentence
What is paragraph 1 mainly about What is its function
Paragraph 2:
Which place does paragraph 2 focus on
Why do you think the writer chose this place as her starting place
Which part does the writer focus on—art, music, or food Why
What did the writer discover about the art in the Mission District, and what did she think of it
How did she feel in the Mission District
Circle words or sentences to show:
interested, impressed, fascinated…
Feelings:
Mix of people
(…from Mexico or Central American)
Mix of art
(…graffiti art and comic art)
Mix of food
(…Mexican-Chinese noodles)
a real mix of cultures
Ethnic diversity
cultural diversity
Questions for thought
Have you ever been to a place that has a diverse culture What do you think brought about the cultural diversity
One culturally diverse place that I have been to is Harbin, the capital city of Heilongjiang Province. I went there last year with my family to see the Ice and Snow Festival, and I was amazed at how the culture was different to most other Chinese cities. There is a big Russian influence there, with beautiful Russian architecture and lots of interesting restaurants. I learnt that Harbin is called “the Oriental Moscow” and that many Russians settled there to help build the railway over 100 years ago.
Embrace the diversity!
Homework
1. Follow the recording to read the text aloud several times.
2. Review the important words and phrases learnt in this period and finish Exercise 6 on P29.
Thanks for listening！

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