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课件网) Unit 3 Reading and Thinking Please find San Francisco on the map It's near the Pacific Ocean, a coastal city in California on the West Coast of the US. How much do you know about this city China Town Golden Gate Bridge Gold Rush What did you see in this video Mission District Scan the text quickly 1. basic information: Who:_____ Where:_____ When:_____ 2. How the author develops the passage in _____ order time Li Lan San Francisco Wednesday 21, June morning Scan the text quickly 3. What’s the writing style of the text A. travel guide B. travel journal C. personal profile（简介） D. letter 4. Find out Li Lan’s route (the places that she has been to or plans to visit) Tip: skim for the names of places (place names will be capiltalised大写) Timeline of Li Lan's trip Before coming to SF In the morning In the afternoon a local museum In the evening Tomorrow Read for details When Where What did the writer do/see Para1: today Redwood Forestand many beautiful old buildings，big _____ great _____ of the city the _____，and the _____ Para2: morning Mission District walked around looking at_____ ate some delicious _____ Para3: afternoon Local museum learnt that America got _____from Mexico in 1848 some Chinese opened up_____, found jobs on farms, joined the _____ or build the _____ Para4: a local museum Chinatown many good _____ ate at a _____ restaurant Para5: tomorrow Richmond District go to a _____ views Golden Gate Bridge hills ocean the street art Mexican-Chinese noodles California cafes and restaurants Cantonese jazz bar shops and restaurants gold rush railway Post reading Think: “ a city that has diverse cultures” a mix of people a mix of art a mix of food a mix of cultures What are the benefits and challenges of cultural diversity？ Discussion The benefits: experience a wide variety of cultures, making lives more interesting... The challenges: have trouble communicating or understanding racial discrimination（种族歧视）... Post-reading Knowledge about diverse cultures opens up people’s mind and enables them to perceive things from different angles. 对于不同文化的了解，使人们的胸襟更加开阔，并从不同的角度去理解事物。 Sublimation 1 travel journal 2 be influenced by 3 head to sp 4 gold rush 5 seek one’s fortune 6 earn a / one’s living 7 open up 8 bring about 9 apart from 10 be home to 11 escape (doing) sth 受……影响 前往某地 淘金热 寻找出路；寻找致富之路 谋生 打开;开张;开业 产生;带来;导致 Language Points: Important phrases (P28 ~ P29) 旅行日志 除了 是……的发源地 摆脱 / 逃脱（做）某事 Complete the following sentences using words from the travel journal. 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. A ... ...
