1、Unit 3 Diverse CulturesUnit 3 Diverse CulturesReading and ThinkingLearning aims1. Read and find out Li Lans travel experiences in San Francisco.2. Explore the benefits and challenges of cultural diversity.Lead-in：videoLead-inChinatownGolden Gate BridgeFind San Francisco on the map and discuss this q
2、uestion in groups:.Lead-inLocated in California on the West Coast of the US, San Francisco is famous for its Chinatown and the Golden Gate Bridge.1.Where is San Francisco on the map?2.What do you know about San Francisco?Prediction2. What is the passage mainly about?1. What is the style of the text?
3、 A. a news report B. a letter C. a travel guide D. a travel journalThe passage is a travel journal for Li Lans trip in San Francisco.A travel journal is a personal record of his or her travels, which may be kept in a diary or in a blog format online. It is usually organized in time order or space or
4、der. datefirst person of speechpictures“The Mission School” is an art movement that grew up out of graffiti and comic art in the Mission District in the early 1990s. 3. What can you know about San Francisco from the pictures ?Men mining for gold in gold rush.Who: _Where: visit _When:_What: Li Lan re
5、corded _How the author develops the travel journal: in_ order.Li LanSan Francisco, USWednesday, 21 Junewhat she saw and did and how she felt. time a travel journalReadingTask 1: Skim for basic informationScan Li Lans travel journal and find out the places that she has been to or plans to visit.Readi
6、ngTask 2: Scan for Li lans travel route.(路线)Today was my first day back to San Francisco a travel journalRedwood Forest the Mission Districta local museumIn the afternoon,ChinatownThis evening,Tomorrow evening,a jazz bar Napa Valleytime&placeScan Li Lans travel journal and find out the places that s
7、he has been to or plans to visit.ReadingTask 2: Scan for Li lans travel route.(路线)Redwood ForestNapa valleyMission Districta local museumChinatownRichmond District Camped in the Redwood Forsest;Visited Napa Valley Afternoon Morning Tomorrow Eveninggot the first impression of the city;walked around t
8、he Mission Districtate Mexican -Chinese noodles visited the local museumlearnt about the history of Californiawent to Chinatown ate at a Cantonese restaurantwill go to a jazz bar in the Richmond DistrictReading Task 3:Complete the timeline of Li Lans trip.Before coming to San FranciscoWhat did Li La
9、n do on her trip? Classify and organise informationWe 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,
10、what kind. Sometimes it is a goodidea to draw a diagram to organise the information in the passage.Reading Task 4 : Read and classify the informationPartsFeelingsHow do you know?Para.1: city of San FranciscoPara.2: Mission DistrictPara.3: local museumPara.4: ChinatownPara.5: Richmond Districtamazed,
11、 impressedwhat a city/ so many beautiful old buildingsoffering great viewinterestedI walked around looking at the streetquite modern and lively/delicious/A real mix of culturestouchedThe museum did a really good job/carried a bit of home in their hearts,built a new home here.happyso many good cafes
12、and restaurantsbeautiful china platesWhat good food!eager to knowCant wait!Did Li Lan enjoy her trip in San Francisco? How do you know? Task 5 : Find out examples of ethnic diversity in the journal?Cultural / Ethnic diversity Richmond District(a jazz bar)The Mission District(people from Mexico or Ce
13、ntral America,The local museum(immigrants from different countries)Chinatown(cafs and Chinese restaurants)ChallengesPersonal growth (culture awareness, intercultural communication, cooperation)misunderstanding across languages and culturesbenefitsopportunities to experience different cultures and cu
14、stoms;conflicting values and lifestyles;unconscious cultural biases;race conflicts;Post Reading: Discuss the benefits and challenges of cultural diversity?more open-minded society;exchange of innovative ideas;How can we solve the challenges of diverse cultures ?Find your beauty , And that of others
15、.Share the beauty.And achieve unity.-Fei Xiaotong 费孝通We should (珍惜）our own traditional culture and _（尊重）cultural diversity，and thus live in (和睦）with each other。cherishrespectharmony Today, I arrived back in San Francisco, and it feels good (1) _(be) back in the city again. The city succeeded in (2)_
16、 (rebuild) itself after the earthquake that (3)_ (occur) in 1906, and I stayed in the Mission District, enjoying some delicious noodles mixed with cultures. In the afternoon, I headed to a local museum (4)_ showed the historical changes in California. During the gold rush, many Chinese arrived, and
17、some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown to earn a (5)_ (live). Many others worked on (6)_ (farm), joined the gold rush, or went to build the railway that connected California to the east. The museum showed us (7)_ America was built by immigrants from (8)_ (difference) countries and cultures. In the evening, I went to Chinatown, and ate in a Cantonese restaurant that served food on (9)_(beauty) china plates. Tomorrow evening, Im going to (10)_ jazz bar in the Richmond District. to berebuildingoccurredthatlivingfarmshowdifferentbeautifulaRead the passage again and fill in the blanks.
