1、Reading and ThinkingLead-in:videoKnow something about San FranciscoGolden 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 ValleyNapa Valley),是美国著名
2、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 NapaCity 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 FranciscoChinatown唐人街/中国城旧金山的唐人街(ChinatownChinatown)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。Prediction1.What is the style of the text?A.a
3、news report B.a letter C.a travel guide D.a travel journalA 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 order.Who:_Where:visit _When:_What:Li Lan recorded _How the author develops the
4、 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 information Camped in the Redwood Forsest;Visited Napa Valley Afternoon Morning Tomorrow Eveninggot the first impression of the city;walked around
5、the 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 DistrictBefore coming to San FranciscoWhat did Li Lan do on her trip?Today was my first day back to San F
6、rancisco a travel journalRedwood Forest the Mission Districta local museumIn the afternoon,ChinatownThis evening,Tomorrow evening,a jazz bar Napa Valleytime&placeadmitvi.&vt.承认;准许进入承认;准许进入(或加或加入入);容纳;容纳(1)be admitted as.作为作为被接受被接受admit.to/intobe admitted into/to.被被录取;被录取;被接收接收(2)admit sb./sth.as/to
7、be.承认某人承认某人/某事是某事是admit doing/having done.承认做了承认做了(3)admission n.允许进入;入场费允许进入;入场费occurvi.发生;出现发生;出现sth.occurs to sb.某人突然想起某事某人突然想起某事it occurs to sb.that.某人突然想到某人突然想到head to(朝朝)前进;前进;(向向)去去(1)head for/towards(朝朝)前进;前进;(向向)去;前往去;前往(2)名词转化为动词:名词转化为动词:head n头头vi.前往前往nurse n护士护士vt.护理护理face n脸脸vt.面对面对brid
8、ge n桥桥vt.沟通沟通eye n眼睛眼睛vt.看,注视看,注视seekvt.&vi.寻找;寻求;争取;寻找;寻求;争取;(向人向人)请求请求seek-sought-sought(1)seek ones fortune 寻找成功致富之路;闯世界寻找成功致富之路;闯世界seek.from.向向 征求征求.(2)seek (for)sth/sb 寻找某人寻找某人/某物某物seek to do sth.试图做某事试图做某事earnvt.&vi.挣得;赚得;赢得;博得挣得;赚得;赢得;博得(1)earn moneymake money挣钱挣钱earn a livingmake a living 谋生
9、谋生earn the respect of sb.赢得某人的尊敬赢得某人的尊敬(2)earnings n.利润;收入,工资利润;收入,工资selectvt.选择;挑选;选拔选择;挑选;选拔(1)select.as.挑选挑选作为作为select sb.to do sth.挑选某人做某事挑选某人做某事select.from.从从中挑选中挑选(2)selection n.挑选;被挑选的人挑选;被挑选的人/物物(3)selective adj.选择性的;认真挑选的选择性的;认真挑选的bring about 导致;引起导致;引起bring back使回想起;使恢复使回想起;使恢复bring in 引进;
10、生产引进;生产bring up 抚养,抚育;谈及抚养,抚育;谈及bring down 降低;减少降低;减少bring out 使显现;出版使显现;出版claimvt.&n 夺取夺取(生命生命);宣称;断言;索赔;宣称;断言;索赔(1)make a claim 索赔;对索赔;对(赔偿等赔偿等)提出要求提出要求(2)claim to do sth./that.声称做某事声称做某事claim to have done sth.声称已做某事声称已做某事claim sth.from sb.for sth.因为因为 向某人索要向某人索要 赔偿金赔偿金it is claimed that.据称据称apart
11、 from除了除了.外外apart from 相当于相当于 aside from,后接名词、代词或,后接名词、代词或 v-ing 作作宾语,宾语,apart from 有以下两种含义:有以下两种含义:(1)除了除了.外外(还还),此外此外,加之加之(相当于相当于 in addition to,besides 或或 as well as)(2)除除了了外外(都都)(相当于相当于 except for或或 but)escapevi.&vt.逃走;逃脱;避开;被遗逃走;逃脱;避开;被遗忘;被忽视忘;被忽视n逃跑;逃脱;解脱逃跑;逃脱;解脱(1)escape from.从从中逃脱中逃脱escape doing sth.逃避做某事逃避做某事(2)escape ones attention/notice 逃过某人的注意逃过某人的注意(3)a narrow escape 九死一生九死一生