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课件网) Unit3 Diverse Culture Reading and thinking Learning objectives: 1. To understand more about the key words and phrases. 2. To know about the history and development of San Francisco. 3. To know about the importance of diverse cultures. Warming up Enjoy a video about S. F and Chinatown What did you see in this video Video S.F. and its cultures China Town Golden Gate Bridge Gold Rush What did you see in this video Mission District ◇ Can you find something you are familiar with in the picture ◇ Is it like the street in your city a street in the San Francisco strings of lanterns Chinese shops English signs unique architectures This is a street that features diverse cultures. CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO Located in California on the West Coast of the US, San Francisco is one of the wealthiest cities in the US by average income. San Francisco is a city in California on the West Coast of the US. It is famous for its Chinatown and its sports teams. 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 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 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 While-reading Read the paragraph 1 quickly and tell whether the following sentences are true(T) or false(F). ( ) (1)Li Lan went to San Francisco before camping in the Redwood Forest and visiting the wine country of Napa Valley. ( )(2)Li Lan's trip was not as good as she had thought. F F (3) When did the earthq ... ...
