1、Unit 3 Diverse CulturesUnit 3 Diverse CulturesReading and ThinkingLearning objectives1.Read and find out Li Lans travel experiences in San Francisco.2.Learn the reading skillsfinding the timeline and drawing a diagram to classify and organize information;3.Think critically of the reasons,advantages
2、and disadvantages of diverse culture.Lead-inChinatownGolden Gate BridgeFind San Francisco on the map and discuss this question 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?
3、2.What do you know about San Francisco?Prediction2.What is the passage mainly about?1.What is the style of the text?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 trav
4、els,which may be kept in a diary or in a blog format online.It is usually organized in time order or space order.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 Sa
5、n Francisco from the pictures?Men mining for gold in gold rush.Who:_Where:visit _When:_What:Li Lan recorded _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 information
6、Scan Li Lans travel journal and find out the places that she has been to or plans to visit.ReadingTask 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 eve
7、ning,a jazz bar Napa Valleytime&placeLi Lans travel journal and find out the places.Redwood ForestNapa ValleyMission Districtlocal museumChinatownjazz bar in the Richmond DistrictLi Lans travel journalSan FranciscoDifferent placesMission DistrictLocal MuseumChinatownRichmond District1.Before I came
8、back in San Francisco,I visited_.para1.A.the Golden Gate BridgeB.Napa ValleyC.the Mission DistrictD.Chinatown 2.When did the earthquake happen in the city of San Francisco?para1A.In 1906.B.In 1848.C.In 1806.D.In 1948.3.What is the Mission District most famous for?para2.A.Its population.B.Its hisory.
9、C.Its art cultures.D.Its liveliness.2.What is the main idea of the third paragraph?A.The historical changes of California.B.The attraction of California.C.The population of California.D.The gold rush of California.3.Why did Chinese immigrants go to San Francisco?para3.A.To enjoy scenery.B.To call on
10、 relatives.C.To earn a living.D.To receive further education.4.People came from all over the world ,San Francisco quickly became a big city.para3.A.to seek their restaurantB.to seek their interestC.to seek their fortuneD.to seek their happiness5.Where did the writer go for dinner?para3.A.Select a Ca
11、ntonese restaurant.B.Select a jazz bar.C.Select a shop.D.Select a Mexican restaurant.6.What impressed the writer most in Chinatown?A.Its china plates.B.Its Cantonese character.C.Its cafs and restaurants.D.Its jazz bars.NoImagerebuiltnoodlesmuseumChinatownservedjazzBack in San FranciscoAfter _ in the
12、 Redwood Forest and visiting _ of Napa Valleymorningwalked around _ the _ for a few hours afterwards,_ delicious _afternoonheaded to a _ and learned about _ in Californiaeveningwent to and ate _ in a Cantonese restauranttomorrowgo to _ in the Richmond Districtcampingwine countrylooking atstreet arta
13、tenoodleslocal museumhistorical changesgreat fooda jazz barChinatown Afternoon Morning Tomorrow Evening 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 go to a jazz bar in t
14、he Richmond DistrictComplete the timeline of Li Lans trip.San FranciscoIt is a historical city.There is a real mix of cultures there.It is a great city to live in.American got California in1848.Gold rush started in 1848.It rebuilt itself in 1906.Immigrants built America.1.The Mission District2.The l
15、ocal museum3.Chinatown4.Richmond Districtmodern and lively;good cafes;restaurants and bars.Today,I arrived back in San Francisco,and it feels good(1)_(be)back in the city again.The city succeeded in(2)_(rebuild)itself after the earthquake that(3)_(occur)in 1906,and I stayed in the Mission District,e
16、njoying 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 some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown to earn a(5)_(live).Many others worked on(6)_(farm),joined th
17、e 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.
