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课件网) Reading for Writing UNIT3DIVERSE CULTURES Welcome to Chinatown Lead-in Do you know where the Chinese culture center is in foreign countries Chinatown free talk What do you think there should be Chinese reataurant中餐馆， Mandarin普通话, Cantonese,广东话 ancient Chinese architecture 古代建筑 Tang Costume唐装... Pre-reading Read to know more information about one Chinatown. read the passage and answer some questions 1. Where the Chinatown is 2. when can we visit the Chinatown The Chinatown is located in San Francisco we can visit the Chinatown anytime because the climate is mild. Read to know more information about one Chinatown. read the passage and answer some questions 1. What are the famous tourist sites in the Chinatown 2 What else can you do there Dragon Gate, Tin How Temple, Bank of Canton and Portsmouth Square. We can explore the interesting sights, experience traditional Chinese culture, go shopping, eat Chinese food, and so on. What information is included in the introduction Tick the items that are mentioned. read carefully. _____ 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 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Underline the sentences that are used to describe the items above. location climate history ethnic groups languages tourist attractions famous figures businesses and industries famous food/drink pre-writing write an introduction of our hometown-Huanggang 黄冈市位于湖北省东部。 Huanggang is located in the east of Hubei Province. pre-writing write an introduction of our hometown-Huanggang 全市共辖1个市辖区、2个县级市、7个县，总面积17400平方千米。 The whole city is divided up into one municipal distrct, two county-level cities and seven counties. The total area is 17,400 square kilometers in size. pre-writing write an introduction of our hometown-Huanggang 这个城市大概有六百万人口。 The city has a population of about six million. 这个城市有着超过两千年的悠久历史。 The city has a long history of more than 2,ooo years. Reading for the language features 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 ... Its population is ….. mild all year round hot and rainy on summer and cold and dry in winter. 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. famous sites include…;to name but few; a key site; a great place ….have many places of interest, such as ... ...
