(
课件网) What do you know about the USA Brainstorm Warming up Enjoy a video about S. F and Chinatown What did you see in this video Video S.F. and its cultures A Travel Journal What can you see in the video The Golden Gate Bridge A suspension(悬浮) bridge serves as the symbol of SF. Monsters vs Aliens Bumblebee Pre-reading: Lead-in What’s the common feature in the films The Golden Gate Bridge is the most famous landmark of San Francisco. Monsters vs Aliens Bumblebee Unit 3 DIVERSE CULTURES Reading and Thinking Learn about a city that has diverse cultures To read a travel journal about San Francisco To understand and think about how a city had a diverse culture To learn to classify information Step 1: Warming up some famous cities near the sea the west coast of America How much do you know about California the most visited places on the planet San Francisco San Francisco Los Angeles Mexico Houston Washington D.C. Chicago New York Boston It lies on the West Coast of the US, in the state of California. Canada Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean port city tourist attraction It is located along the west coast of the United States and is one of the most visited places on the planet. There are many art museums and some famous cities near the sea, such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and so on. California How much do you know about California Scan the text quickly 1. basic information: Who:_____ Where:_____ When:_____ What: Li Lan recorded _____ _____ 2. How does the author develop the passage in _____ order time Li Lan San Francisco Wednesday 21, June morning what she saw and did and how she felt. a travel journal afternoon evening tomorrow Before coming to S.F morning Redwood Forest Napa Valley Mission District a local museum Chinatown Richmond District a jazz bar Timeline of Li Lan's trip 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) Camped in the Redwood Forsest; Visited Napa Valley Afternoon Morning Tomorrow Evening got the first impression of the city; walked around the Mission District ate Mexican -Chinese noodles visited the local museum learnt about the history of California went to Chinatown ate at a Cantonese restaurant will go to a jazz bar in the Richmond District Reading Task 3:Complete the timeline of Li Lan’s trip. Before coming to San Francisco What did Li Lan do on her trip Classify and organise information We can better understand a passage by classifying or organising the 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 is a good idea to draw a diagram to organise the information in the passage. amazed; impressed interested impressed;touched happy; satisfied eager; curious 1906 San Francisco earthquake rebuild itself and offer great ... ...
