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课件网) B3U3 Reading and Thinking 1.To identify the type of the text. 2.To learn how the passage is organized. 3.To discover and understand diverse cultures in the passage. Learning Aims: guess the city that we are going to learn It's near the Pacific Ocean. It’s a beautiful coastal city in California on the West Coast of USA. Lead-in Know something about San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge 金门大桥,1937年开通，全长约2.7千米，桥两端有两座高达227米的塔，是世界上最大的单孔吊桥之一，世界上无数桥梁中最繁忙的桥梁之一，每天都约有10万辆汽车从桥上驶过,被视为旧金山的象征。 Know something about San Francisco Redwood Forest红杉林 Know something about San Francisco 纳帕谷（Napa Valley），是美国著名的酒谷、著名的加州葡萄酒产地，位于美国加利福尼亚州旧金山以北的纳帕市（City of Napa） ，以生产葡萄酒而闻名 ，其知名度就像中国贵州的茅台和山西的杏花村一样 ，人们一般就叫它纳帕。 Know something about San Francisco Chinatown 唐人街/中国城 旧金山的唐人街（Chinatown）是美国西部最大的可与纽约唐人街相比的地方，这里大约有十万余名华侨居住。这里所写的所听的都是汉语，所见的都十分有中国传统风格，宛然是一个小中国。 Let’s read and have a look! graffiti 涂鸦 gold rush淘金热 Scan the text quickly 1. What’s the writing style of the text A. traval guide B. travel journal C. personal profile D. letter 2. Find out Li Lan’s route (the places that she has been to or plans to visit) Scanning Scan快速查阅 Li Lan’s travel journal and find out the places that she has been to or plans to visit. Tip: scan for the names of places(place names will be capiltalised) Redwood Forest Napa Valley Mission District local museum Chinatown jazz bar in the Richmond District 1.I have to admit that it definitely feels good to be back in the city again. 我不得不承认，再次回到这个城市的感觉确实很好。 【句式解读】 句中it为形式主语，真正的主语为后面的不定式短语to be back。动词不定式作主语时, 为了保持句子平衡, 常用it作形式主语, 而将真正的主语后置。常用于这个句型的形容词有easy, difficult, hard, important, possible等。 【用法总结】 (1)it＋系动词＋形容词＋to do... (2)it＋系动词＋名词＋to do... (3)it＋系动词＋介词短语＋to do... (4)it＋动词＋宾语 (＋形容词)＋to do... ①It is better to get up early. 早起会更好。 ②It takes a lot of effort to recover the system. 恢复系统不是一件容易的事情。 ③It is against the law to steal. 偷窃是犯法的。 [巩固内化] 补全句子 ①_____ before dark. 天黑以前赶到那里很困难。 ②_____ this matter. 处理这个问题是他的责任。 ③_____ that you have to go away. 听说你一定要走，我很难过。 [特别提醒] 用it作形式主语的好处是避免句子由于主语太长而显得头重脚轻。 It is difficult to get there It was his duty to attend to It makes me sad to hear 2.what a city—a city that was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake that occurred in 1906. What a city是what a good city it is的省略。两个that都引导定语从句，代替先行词在从句中 作主语，不能省略。 There are so many beautiful old buildings—many sitting on top of big hills，offering great views of ... ...
