1、人教版英语人教版英语 必修第必修第三三册册Period 2 Reading and Thinking Period 2 Reading and Thinking Unit 3 Diverse CulturesUnit 3 Diverse CulturesLead in-small talkUnit 1,we went on many festival travel,today lets go a culture trip.Find San Francisco on the map and discuss this question in groups:What do you know and
2、want to know about the city?a city in California on the West Coast of the US.famous for its Chinatown and its sports teams.the wealthiest cities in the US one of the best cities in the world to live in.Before reading-predict the content Therefore,we can know the article is about_ _.So it may be a_.L
3、i Lan recorded what she saw,heard,did and felt in her dairy after visiting San Francisco,USFormat:_The heroin:_Where she visit:visit _dairyLi LanSan Francisco,UStravel journalWhile Reading-Task 1Read the text and answer the following questions.Redwood Forest,Napa Valley,Mission District,the Golden B
4、ridge,a local museum,ChinatownRichmond DistrictQ1:Where has she been to and which does she plan to visit?(pay attention to the captalised words)Has been to:Plan to visit:Q2:When did the earthquake happen in the city of San Francisco?In 1906While Reading-Task 1To seek their fortune in the gold rush.Q
5、3:Why did Chinese immigrants（移民）go to San Francisco?A Cantonese restaurantQ4:Where did Li Yan go for dinner?Time order/Timeline (morning,afternoon,evening and tomorrow)Q5:How is the article organized?While Reading-Task 2Read the text again and complete the timeline of Li Lans trip.Classify and organ
6、ize informationWe can better understand a passage by classifying or organising the 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.Whil
7、e Reading-Task 2 Before coming to San FranciscoCamped in the Redwood Forsest;Visited Napa Valley and the Golden Bridge afternoon morning tomorrow eveningExplored the neighbourhood;learnt about Mission School art;ate Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truckWent to a historical museum.Went to Chinato
8、wn to enjoy some home style cookingWhile Reading-Task 3Q2:What is so special about the Mission District?The beautiful old buildings,many sitting on top of big hills.The Mission District is a vibrant,historical area full of culture and life.Q1:What impressed the writer first about San Francisco?Answe
9、r the questions using information from the travel journal.While Reading-Task 3The Mission District which is full of people from Mexico or Central America;Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truck;Chinatown.Q3:What examples of ethnic diversity can you find in the journal?Answer the questions using in
10、formation from the travel journal.Post Reading-Critical thinkingOne culturally diverse place that I have been to is Harbin,Heilongjiang Province.I went there last year with my family to see the Ice and Snow Festival,and I was amazed at how the culture is different to most other Chinese cities.There
11、is a big Russian influence there,with beautiful Russian architecture and lots of interesting restaurants.I learnt that Harbin is called“the Oriental Moscow”and that many Russians settled there to help build the railway over 100 years ago.Q1:Have you ever been to a place that has a diverse culture?Wh
12、at do you think about the culture diversity?Discuss these questions in groups.Post Reading-Critical thinkingThe benefits:People are able to experience a wide variety of cultures,making their lives more interesting,and it can deepen the feelings for our national culture,it is also helpful for us to l
13、earn about other outstanding culture,which helps improve the ability to respect others.Q2:What are the benefits and challenges of cultural diversity?Discuss these questions in groups.The challenges:People may have trouble communicating or understanding each other,and it may lead to disappearance of
14、some civilizations and even make some people think“The western moon is rounder than his own.”Post Reading-Retell 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
15、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 some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown to earn a(5)_(live).Many others worked
16、on (6)_(farm),joined the gold rush,to berebuildingoccurredComplete the passage according to the text.thatlivingfarmsPost Reading-Retell 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.howdifferentbeautifulaHomeworkReview what you have learned today.
