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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. Teaching Aims: Lead-in Which country do you want to visit most Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Canada Rocky Mountain Mississippi River Mexico Pre-reading Describe the geographical location of San Francisco. Pre-reading What do you know and want to know about the San Francisco Para1. The author was _____ in San Francisco again. Para2. In the _____,the author went to Mission District Para3. In the _____, the author headed to a_____ _____ . Para4. In the_____, the author went to _____ Para5. _____ evening, the author will go to a _____ _____ in the _____ . Scanning : Read for structure back Tomorrow evening jazz Chinatown bar afternoon local museum morning The diagram shows the events were arranged in_____ order. time Richmond District Scanning Scan 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 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) Li Lan’s route Routes Time Morning Afternoon Evening Tomorrow evening Before SF Mission District A local museum Chinatown Redwood Forest, Napa Valley Richmond District In time order Before SF Morning Afternoon Evening Tomorrow 1. camped... 2. visited... 3. What a city! 1. walked around... 2. ate ... 3. get the first impression... 1. visited ... 2. learnt ... 3. did a really good job of ... 1. went ... 2. ate .. 3.What great food! 1.will go to ... 2. Cant't wait! amazed; impressed interested; surprised touched; impressed happy; satisfied eager to know Activities Feelings Read again and complete the tasks. Time It seems that Li Lan quite enjoyed her trip in San Francisco. C Use your own words to summarise the main idea for each paragraph. Paragraph 1: _____ _____ Paragraph 2: _____ _____ Paragraph 3: _____ _____ Paragraph 4: _____ _____ Paragraph 5: _____ _____ People are always curious about space and scientists work hard to find answers. People’s dream of space exploration came true in the 20th century. Despite the huge risks, humans still desire to explore space. China’s space programme has made great progress in a short time. The future of space exploration remains bright. How to summarise the main idea When the main idea is not clearly stated in a topic sentence, you should read the full paragraph or passage carefully and find the words or ideas that repeat themselves. They are likely evidence of the author’s main idea. main idea of each paragraph: Para 1: People are always curious about space and scientists work hard ... ...
