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B3U3 Diverse Cultures
Reading and Thinking
Do you know San Francisco?
a city in California on the West Coast of the US.
famous for its Chinatown and its sports teams.
the wealthiest city in the US
one of the best cities in the world to live in.
Find San Francisco on the map and discuss this question in groups: What do you know about the city?
Golden Gate Bridge
The Redwood Forest
Napa Valley
Mission District
Chinatown in San Francisco
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Gold Rush
Read for basic information
1. What is the text type of the passage?
2. Find out the basic information of who/ when/ where.
3. How the author develops the passage?
4. Find out Li Lan’s route (the places that she has been to or plans to visit.
1. What is the text type of the passage?
A. news report
B. travel journal
C. letter
2. Find out the basic information of who/ when/ where.
Who: Li Lan
When: Wednesday 21, June
Where: visit San Francisco
3. How the author develops the passage?
In time order
4. Find out Li Lan’s route (the places that she has been to or plans to visit.
Has been to:
Redwood Forest,
Napa Valley,
Mission District,
a local museum,
Chinatown.
Plans to visit:
Richmond District
The Redwood Forest
Napa Valley
Mission District
a local museum
Chinatown
jazz bar
Richmond District
Li Lan's route
Read the passage and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Para.1 A.A visit to a museum in the afternoon.
Para.2 B.Li Lan’s plan for the next day.
Para.3 C.Introduction to the Mission District.
Para.4 D.Li Lan’s impression of San Francisco.
Para.5 E.The good experience of food in Chinatown.
tomorrow
Before coming to San Francisco
morning
afternoon
evening
Read the travel journal again and complete the timeline of Li Lan’s trip.
Classify and organize information
We can better understand a passage by classifying or organising the information in it. Classifying means deciding the kind of information, e.g. dates, numbers, opinions. Organising means putting th