(
课件网) Unit 3 Diverse Cultures Learning aims 1. To acquire some basic information about San Francisco’s Chinatown; 2. To master the structure and language features of the passage about an introduction to a city/town; 3. To write an introduction to Vancouver; Leading-in Tin How Temple Bank of Canton Portsmouth Square Dragon Gate Reading Comprehension Fast reading Style (体裁) Tense (时态) Theme (主题) Person (人称) Target readers The famous tourist sites an exposition (mainly) the present tense introduce San Francisco’s Chinatown third person Dragon Gate; Tin How Temple; Bank of Canton; Portsmouth Square visitors/tourists Careful reading Task 1. Reading for the items What items are mentioned in the introduction？ location climate history ethnic groups languages famous figures tourist attractions businesses and industries famous food/drink an introduction to a city location climate history population ethnic groups languages famous figures legends/stories famous food/drink tourist attractions businesses and industries other names for the city/town Mind-map for an introduction to a city/town Para1 Introduction Para2-5 Body Para6 Summary Short introduction to the Chinatown What can you find and do in Chinatown Importance of Chinatown history; ethnic groups; languages; famous figures; famous food/drink; tourist attractions; businesses and industries Structure Main ideas items/information location; climate importance/influence Task 2. Reading for the structure expressions from this passage other expressions location size population climate in San Francisco be located/situated in; lie in; in the north of; to the east of the biggest ...covers an area of about…square kilometers. Its area is …square kilometers. …have a population of (over) ... Its (total) population is ….. mild all year round hot and rainy on summer and cold and dry in winter Task 3. Reading for the language features expressions from this passage other expressions history tourist attractions Businesses and industries famous food/drink historically; what started as a… then turned into... …have a history of …; …with a long history… taking care to include…; to name but few; a key site; a great place …have many places of interest, such as/including… offer a unique range of souvenirs, goods, and clothing ;all kinds of …; varieties of suit everyone’s taste; traditional dishes from all over China be famous for; be well-known for; win great popularity; be popular with sb. various vary from…to… Task 3. Reading for the language features 1.settle vi.& vt.定居；安家；结束(争论)；解决(纠纷) （2022 全国甲卷）The disagreement was so sharp that neither he nor I knew how to settle it. 分歧是如此尖锐，我和他都不知道该怎样解决。 settlement n.定居点；解决 settler n.移民；解决者 settle in/into 安顿下来; 习惯于; 适应 settle down(使)安定; 安居; 习惯于某种生活或工作 settle down to doing sth. 着手认真做某事 Language points 【知识归纳】 ... ...
