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新人教版高中英语必修三
Unit3 Diverse Cultures
Reading and Thinking
To know some basic information about San Francisco by getting the features of a travel journal.
To summarize the features of this city by analyzing （分析）the writer’s feeling and some facts the writer has seen in this city.
To raise awareness of cultural diversity by evaluating (评估)the benefits and the challenges of cultural diversity.
Learning aims
By the end of this class, you will be able:
What do you know about the USA
Lead-in
What’s the common feature in the films
The Golden Gate Bridge
A suspension(悬浮) bridge serves as the symbol of SF.
Monsters
vs
Aliens
Bumblebee
Lead-in
Oakland, California
Golden Gate Bridge
金门大桥
San Francisco
Lead-in
China Town
Silicon Valley
Golden Gate Bridge
Stanford University
the biggest one in the
US, which has a history of more than 120 years
the kingdom of the electronics and computer industries
the center of world high-tech innovation and development
a suspension bridge located on the Golden Gate Strait, which is the main symbol of San Francisco
a top private research university in the world
Lead-in
California
San Francisco
Please find San Francisco on the map
It's near the Pacific Ocean. It’s a beautiful coastal city in California on the West Coast of USA.
Lead-in
What do you know and want to know about San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
The Redwood Forest
Napa Valley
Mission District
Chinatown in San Francisco
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Li Lan’s trip in San Francisco
amazed, impressed
Time and her feelings
Redwood Forest; Napa Valley
interested
Mission District
touched
A local museum
happy
eager
Before coming to San Francisco
In the morning
In the afternoon
In the evening
Tomorrow evening
Chinatown
Richmond District
3. Read the travel journal again and complete the
timeline of Li Lan's trip.
afternoon
tomorrow
Before coming to San Francisco
morning
camped in the Redwood Forest;
visited Napa Valley
explored the
neighborhood;
learnt about Mission School art
ate Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truck
went to a
historical
museum
went to Chinatown to enjoy some home style cooking
will go to
a jazz bar
in the
Richmond District
evening
4. Answer the questions using information
from the travel journal.
What impressed
the writer first about San Francisco
So many beautiful
old buildings, many sitting on top of big hills.
What is so special
about the Mission
District
The Mission District
is a historical area full
of energy, culture and
life.
4. Answer the questions using information
from the travel journal.
Why did Chinese
immigrants go to
San Francisco
To seek their fortune in the gold rush.
What examples of
ethnic diversity can you find in the journal
The Mission District full of people from Mexico or
Central America; Mexican-Chinese noodles from a
food truck; Chinatown.
After reading
Summary 根据课文完成短文。
I feel good ____ (be) back in San Francisco again. The city succeeded in _________ (rebuild) after the earthquake ________(occur) in 1906 and I stayed in the Mission District, enjoying some delicious noodles mixed ____ cultures.
In the afternoon, I headed to a local museum ___ showed the historical changes in California. During the gold rush, many Chinese arrived to seek _____ fortune in the city. The museum showed us ____ America was built by immigrants from_________ (difference) countries and cultures.
In the evening, I went to Chinatown and ate in a Cantonese restaurant that served food on ________ (beauty) china plates. Tomorrow evening, I'm going to ___ jazz bar in the Richmond District.
to be
rebuilding
occurred
that
their
how
different
beautiful
with
a
After Reading
6. Complete the following sentences using words from
the travel journal. Be sure to use the correct forms.
1 Over 3,000 lives were claimed in the 1906 San
Francisco earthquake and the series of fires that
_______ after it. More than 80% of the city was
destroyed, including much of the ________ area.
One area that was hit the hardest was the Mission
_______.
2 Yunnan Province is_________ one of the most
diverse provinces that I have ever been to. Apart
from being the kingdom of flowers, it is home to
many ethnic minority groups. After visiting the
southern part of Yunnan, I have to _____ that it is
the best ______ of China to escape the cold winter.
occurred
downtown
District
definitely
admit
region
1. If you have a chance to travel to San Francisco, which place mentioned in the travel journal will you want to go most Why
Pair work
2. Please describe a city in China that has
diverse cultures. What do you think
brought about the cultural diversity
Sample：
One culturally diverse place that I have been to is Harbin, 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 is 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.
Discuss the questions below.
What are the benefits and challenges of cultural diversity
The benefits: People are able to experience
a wide variety of cultures, making
their lives more interesting.
The challenges: People may have trouble
communicating or understanding
each other.
多样的文化
能够
……的混合物
朝……走去
闯世界
谋生
淘金热
在……方面做得好
diverse culture
be able to
a mix of
head to
seek one's fortune
earn one's living
gold rush
do a good job of
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