1、Unit 3Period 2 Reading and Thinking(英语英语 )ENGLISHENGLISH新 课 导 入How much do you know about America?新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标1）能通过阅读旅行日记，了解旧金山的城市风貌、文化特色，以及加利福尼亚州的历史，体会多元文化对美国的影响；2）能利用结构图梳理文本信息，分析语篇脉络结构，提升语篇分析意识和能力。新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标课 堂 学 习Find San Francisco on the map and discuss this question in
2、 groups:What do you know and want to know about the city?Before-Reading新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标Scan Li Lans travel journal and find out the places that she has been to or plans to visit.While-ReadingWednesday,21 JuneToday was my first day back in San Francisco after camping in the Redwood Forest and
3、 visiting the wine country of Napa Valley.I have to admit that it definitely feels good to be back in the city again.And what a citya city that was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake that occurred in 1906.There are so many beautiful old buildingsmany sitting on top of big hills,offering gre
4、at views of the city,the ocean,and the Golden Gate Bridge.新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标My hotel is near downtown,in the Mission District,one of the oldest parts of the city.Many of the people living here are from Mexico or Central America.This district used to be a poor area of town,but is now a centre f
5、or art,music,and food.In fact,an art movement called the Mission School”started here.Its influenced by graffiti art and comic art.I walked around looking at the street art for a few hours.It was quite modern and lively.Afterwards,I ate some delicious Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truck.A real
6、mix of cultures here!新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标 In the afternoon,I headed to a local museum that showed the historical changes in California.I learnt that America got California from Mexico in 1848.In the same year,gold was discovered near San Francisco,which started a gold rush.Over 300,000 people ca
7、me from all over the world to seek their fortune,and San Francisco quickly became a big city.Many Chinese arrived during this period.To earn a living,some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown.Many others found jobs on farms,joined the gold rush,or went to build the railway that joined Califo
8、rnia to the eastern region of the country.The museum did a really good job of showing how America was built by immigrants from different countries and cultures.When these immigrants left their countries,they carried a bit of home in their hearts,and built a new home here.新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标This
9、 evening,I went to Chinatown.There were so many good cafes and restaurants to choose from.I selected a Cantonese restaurant that served its food on beautiful china plates.What great food!Thats enough for today.Tomorrow evening,Im going to a Jazz bar in the Richmond District.Cant wait!Redwood Forest,
10、Napa Valley,Mission District,a local museum and Chinatown are the places she has been to.Richmond District is the place she plans to visit.新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标Read again and complete the timeline of Li Lans trip.Classify and organise informationWe can better understand a passage by classifying o
11、r 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,what kind.Sometimes it is a good idea to draw a diagram to organise the information in the passage.新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课
12、堂总结学习目标学习目标campedintheRedwoodForest;visitedNapaValleyBefore coming to San Franciscomorning camped in the Redwood Forest visited Napa Valley explored the neighborhood;learnt about Mission School art;ate Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truckafternoonwent to a historical museumeveningtomorrowwill g
13、o to a jazz bar in the Richmond Districtwent to Chinatown to enjoy some home style cooking新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标Answer the questions using information from the travel journal.1.What impressed the writer first about San Francisco?2.What is so special about the Mission District?The beautiful old bui
14、ldings,many sitting on top of big hills.The Mission District is a vibrant,historical area full of culture and life.3.Why did Chinese immigrants go to San Francisco?To seek their fortune in the gold rush.新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标4.What examples of ethnic diversity can you find in the journal?Cultural/
15、Ethnic diversitythe Mission DistrictRichmond DistrictChinatown(people from Mexico or Central America)the local museum(immigrants from China)(a jazz bar)(cafes and Chinese restaurants)新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标Read the passage again,and complete the chart.PartsFeelingsExamplesPara 1:city of San Francis
16、coPara 2:Mission District amazed,impressedAnd what a city.rebuild itself after the earthquake.so many beautiful old buildings.on top of big hills.offering great views.interested I walked around looking at the street art for a few hours.quite modern and lively.delicious.A real mix of cultures here!新知
17、讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标Part 3:local museumPara 4:Chinatown Para 5:Richmond Districttouched The museum did a really good job.immigrants left their own country.carried a bit of home in their hearts.built a new home here!happy.so many good cafes and restaurants.beautiful china plates.What great food!eag
18、er to knowCant wait!新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标Key points1.教材原句 I have to admit that it definitely feels good to be back in the city again.我得承认，再次回到城里的感觉实在是太棒了。admit vi.&vt.承认 vt.准许进入（或加入）e.g.You should have the courage to admit your mistakes.e.g.He admitted taking the money but promised never to do it
19、 again.e.g.They admitted that they were then on the spot.e.g.You must admit the task to be difficult.e.g.We admitted him into the society.新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标即学即练 单句语法填空1.His son _(admit)to a famous university,which made the whole family very pleased.2.He opened the door and admitted me _ the ho
20、use.was admitted into归纳拓展admit（to）sth.承认某事admit doing/having done sth.承认做（了）某事admit（to sb.）that.（向某人）承认 admit.to be+adj./n.承认是 admit sb.into/to.允许某人进入/接纳某人为的成员新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标2.教材原句 And what a citya city that was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake that occurred in 1906.多么神奇的一座城市啊！一座
21、1906年大地震后重建的城市。occur vi.发生；出现；存在e.g.A wonderful idea occurred to him.e.g.It occurred to him to tell his parents of the problem.e.g.It never occurred to me that I had seen her somewhere before.误区警示occuroccurredoccurredoccurring 新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标归纳拓展sth.occurred to sb.It occurred to sb.to do st
22、h.It occurred to sb.that.It struck/hit sb.that.某人突然想到 即学即练 完成句子1._(我突然想起)the band which I adored would perform at the National Stadium the next day.2.I hope _(他没出什么事).It occurred to me that/It struck/hit me that no accident has occurred to him新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标3.教材原句This district used to be a
23、poor area of town,but is now a centre for art,music,and food.这个区过去是城里的一个贫困区域，而现在是艺术、音乐和美食中心。used to do sth.过去常常做某事，曾经做某事否定形式：used not to do sth.did not use to do sth.新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标辨析：used to do sth.,be used to(doing)sth.与be used to do sth.的区别易混词组易混词组 辨析辨析 例句例句used to do sth.“过去常常做某事”，强调现在不
24、这样了There used to be a stone tower here.这儿曾经有座石塔。be used to(doing sth.)“习惯于（做某事）”，to 是介词，后接名词、代词、或动名词I am used to getting up early now.我现在习惯于早起了。be used to do sth.被动语态，“被用来做某事”Wood can be used to make paper.木材可以用来造纸。新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标即学即练 完成下列句子。完成下列句子。1.I used _(go)to work on foot,but now I dr
25、ive there.2.Wood is often used _(make)desks and chairs.3.She _(习惯于)living in the countryside now.4.This is what my mother _（过去常常告诉我的）.to goto makeis used to used to tell me 新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标3.教材原句 Over 300,000 people came from all over the world to seek their fortune,and San Francisco quickly
26、 became a big city.世界各地30多万人蜂拥而至，在这里谋出路，旧金山迅速成为一座大都市。seek vt.&vi.寻找；寻求；争取；（向人）请求Eg.The house was sought through but nothing suspicious was found.We are seeking to achieve better results in the final examination.误区警示seeksoughtsought 新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标归纳拓展hide and seek 捉迷藏 seek fame 求名 seek thro
27、ugh 找遍；搜查遍 seek to do sth.试图/设法做某事seek shelter 寻求庇护 seek advice from 向征求意见seek ones fortune 寻找成功致富之路；闯世界即学即练 单句语法填空1.The farmers seek _(harvest)all the crops before it rains.2.Something suspicious was found after the room was sought _.to harvest through新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标4.教材原句 To earn a living
28、,some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown.为了谋生，有些人在唐人街开商店、开餐馆。earn vt.&vi.挣得；赚得；赢得；博得e.g.His work has earned him many friends.e.g.He turned to writing to earn a living.e.g.Her unselfish acts earned her the respect of all the people.新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标归纳拓展earn sb.sth.为某人赢得某物earn ones/a
29、living（=make ones/a living）谋生earn the respect of sb.赢得某人的尊敬earn money（=make money）赚钱，挣钱 earn fame/a reputation 赢得名声 即学即练 单句语法填空1.What do you suppose should we do _(earn)respect from others?2.Devoted to his work,Mr Brown finally _(earn)his workmates respect by achieving success.to earn earned 新知讲授新知讲
30、授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标5.教材原句 I selected a Cantonese restaurant that served its food on beautiful china plates.我挑了一家粤菜馆，他们端出来的菜肴是放在精美的瓷盘子上的。select vt.选择；挑选；选拔e.g.Johns uncle let him select his own birthday gift.e.g.We selected her to represent us.e.g.The teacher selected the cleverest child as the leader
31、of the class.e.g.She selected a diamond ring from the collection.新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标归纳拓展select sb.to do sth.选择某人做某事select sb./sth.as.挑选某人/某物作为 select sb./sth.from.从中选出某人/某物selection n.挑选；选拔selective adj.有选择的即学即练 单句语法填空1.We ran out of wood and I was selected _(go)and gather more.2.The players wh
32、o _(select)from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game.to go are selected 新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标Complete the following sentences using words from the travel journal.Be sure to use the correct forms.1.Over 3,000 lives were claimed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake a
33、nd the series of fires that _ after it.More than 80%of the city was destroyed,including much of the _ area.One area that was hit the hardest was the Mission _.2.Yunnan Province is _ one of the most diverse provinces that I have ever been to.Apart from being the kingdom of flowers,it is home to many
34、ethnic minority groups.After visiting the southern part of Yunnan,I have to _ that it is the best _ of China to escape the cold winter.occurreddowntowndefinitelyDistrictadmitregionAfter-Reading6新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标Discuss these questions in groups.1.Have you ever been to a place that has a diver
35、se culture?What do you think brought about the cultural diversity?One culturally diverse place that I have been to is Harbin,the capital city of 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 was different to most othe
36、r Chinese cities.There 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.新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标2.What are the
37、benefits and challenges of cultural diversity?Benefits:Opportunities to experience different cultures and customs personal growth(culture awareness,intercultural communication,cooperation)More open-minded society Exchange of innovative ideasChallenges:Misunderstanding across languages and cultures Conflicting values and lifestyles Unconscious cultural biases新知讲授新知讲授课堂总结课堂总结学习目标学习目标If you have a chance to travel to San Francisco,which place mentioned in the travel journal will you want to go most?Why?
