(
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. What impressed the writer first about San Francisco 2. What is so special about the Mission District 3. Why did Chinese immigrants go to San Francisco 4.What did the immigrants bring to San Francisco Read for details Think: From Li Lan’s viewpoint, what’s the general impression of San Francisco Post-reading Mission District A local museum Chinatown A food truck 1. People: Mexico or Central America 2. “Mission School”: graffiti art & comic art Immigrants from different countries Mexican-Chinese noodles Cafés and restaurants SF is a city with diverse cultures. 1. What do you think brought about the cultural diversity 2. What are the benefits and challenges of cultural diversity Post-reading: Think and share The benefits: opportunities to experience different cultures and customs personal growth (culture awareness, intercultural communication...); more open-minded society; exchange of innovative ideas. The challenges: misunderstanding across languages and cultures conflicting values and lifestyles unconscious cultural biases. Para4. Richmond District: …… Para5. Chinatown: …… Cultural/Ethnic diversity Para3. the local museum: …… Para2. the Mission District: ……. Find out the sentences and key words that show San Francisco’s diverse cultures and the author’s feelings ... ...
