1、Unit 3 Diverse Cultures Video TimeMiss PanObjectives In this class,you will discover the life in Queens express your opinions on life in Queens grasp specific information in videosGuessing GameWhich city is it?Video TimeQueensQueens is a neighbourhood in the city of New York.Video Time What does mel
2、ting pot refer to?Worlds Biggest Melting PotQueens is a neighbourhood in the city of New York.It claims to be one of the most diverse places in the world.With almost half of the population born in another country,it is a great example of a melting pot.Video TimeMatch each word or phrase with the cor
3、rect definition.You may use a dictionary to help you.1 global village2 multiculturalism3 resident4 ethnicity5 cherish6 Hispanic7 random8 melting pot_ the fact of belonging to a particular race_ without a set plan or pattern_ used to describe a world where everything is connected_ someone who lives i
4、n a place_ a place where people of different backgrounds live together_ accepting and including people from different cultures_ treat with care and love_ a person whose first language is Spanish,especially onefrom Latin America living in the USVideo Time1.global villageMatch each word or phrase with
5、 the correct definition.You may use a dictionary to help you.used to describe a world where everything is connected2.multiculturalismaccepting and including people from different culturesmulti-cultural-isme.g.Now that we are all part of the global village.Video Timee.g.Some public libraries only ope
6、ns for local residents.Match each word or phrase with the correct definition.You may use a dictionary to help you.ethnic-ity3.residentsomeone who lives in a place 4.ethnicitythe fact of belonging to a particular race Video Time5.cherishMatch each word or phrase with the correct definition.You may us
7、e a dictionary to help you.treat with care and love6.Hispanica person whose first language is Spanish,especially one from Latin America living in the USe.g.My grandfather cherished his memories of the years he spent on a farm as a young man.e.g.There is no need to speak English.Since all the guests
8、are Hispanic,you can speak Spanish.Video TimeMatch each word or phrase with the correct definition.You may use a dictionary to help you.7.randomwithout a set plan or pattern 8.melting pota place where people of different backgrounds live together The interviewees are chosen by a random order.Video T
9、imeVideo TimeComplete the sentences with the correct words.1.The residents of Queens come from _ different nations.2.More than _ different languages are spoken in Queens.3.The family of one woman who was interviewed has been Puerto Rican for more than _ generations.4.A 2001 study measured diversity
10、based on how likely it is for _ randomly selected people to have different backgrounds.5.This survey can prove that Queens is the _ place in the US.100150fivetwomost diverse Video Time1.Who are those speakers in the video?2.What are they talking about?They are talking about background of the immigra
11、nts.3.Which ethnicities do they mentioned?Tick them while watching.JapanIndiaSouth KoreaAustraliaGermanIrishEnglishFrenchNative AmericanCanadaPuerto Rican SingaporeRussianEastern EuropeanHispanicDenmarkTurkishArabicVideo TimeVideo Time1.Who are those speakers in the video?They are immigrants.2.What
12、are they talking about?They are talking about background of the immigrants.ethnic 3.Which ethnicities do they mentioned?Tick them while watching.JapanIndiaSouth KoreaAustraliaGermanIrishEnglishFrenchNative AmericanCanadaPuerto Rican SingaporeRussianEastern EuropeanHispanicDenmarkTurkishArabicJapanIn
13、diaSouth KoreaAustraliaGermanIrishEnglishFrenchNative AmericanCanadaPuerto Rican SingaporeRussianEastern EuropeanHispanicDenmarkTurkishArabicVideo TimeBeginningNarrator:In todays global village,multiculturalism is normal.But one neighbourhood in particular claims to be one of the most diverse places
14、 in the world.Welcome to Queens,New York.Narrator:Almost half of the population of Queens was born in another country.Its residents come from 100 different nations and they speak almost 150 different languages.No racial or ethnic group is a majority here.There may be other neighbourhoods with even m
15、ore foreign-born residents,but only here do we find so many different cultures,nationalities,and ethnicities all in one place.Woman 1:I know that,you know,Im from Madras,the southern part of India.My parents live there and my grandparents live there.Woman2:Mymums from South Korea.And on my fathers s
16、ide.I am German,Irish,English,and I think a little bit of Native American but that part Im not sure.Woman3:My great-grandfather was Puerto Rican and his parents were Puerto Rican and so on and so forth.So,as far as I know,weve always been Puerto Rican.And I feel connected to that and when I look in
17、the mirror I see that and I see my grandmother and my great-grandmother.Its something that I cherish and its something that Im very protective ofWoman4:So you have Eastern Europeans.You have Hispanics.You have Turkish.You have Arabic.I like that.I like that very much.Narrator:A 2001 study measured d
18、iversity using a simple idea.How likely is it that two randomly selected people have different backgrounds?In their study,Queens scored highest in the United States.As the most diverse community in the most diverse country in the world its a fair claim。Video TimeEndingNarrator But even if there is n
19、o way to prove that its the most diverse place in the world.Queens,New York,is a great example of a melting pot.Video TimeDiscuss the following questions in groups.1.Do you think it would be easy to live in Queens if you were an immigrant?Why or why not?Compared to many other places,it should be fairly easy to live in Queens if I were an immigrant,simply because so many of the people living there are immigrants.It would be easy to fit in and get along with people,and meet other people from my country.Thank you for your attention!
