内容正文:
B3U3 Diverse Cultures
Reading for Writing
Learning aims
1. To acquire some basic information about San Francisco’s Chinatown;
2. To master the structure and language features of the passage about an introduction to a city/town;
3. To write an introduction to Vancouver;
Tin How Temple
Bank of Canton
Portsmouth Square
Dragon Gate
Reading Comprehension
Style (体裁)
Tense (时态)
Theme (主题)
Person (人称)
Target readers
The famous tourist sites
an exposition(解释,阐述)
(mainly) the present tense
introduce San Francisco’s Chinatown
third person
Dragon Gate; Tin How Temple; Bank of Canton; Portsmouth Square
visitors/tourists
Para1
Introduction
Para2-5
Body
Para6
Summary
Short introduction to the Chinatown
What can you find and do in Chinatown?
Importance of Chinatown
history; ethnic groups;
languages;
famous figures;
famous food/drink;
tourist attractions;
businesses and industries
Structure
Main ideas
items/information
location; climate
importance/influence
Reading for the structure
Study the organisation and language features.
___ location ___ climate ___ history
___ population ___ ethnic groups ___ languages
___ famous figures ___ legends/stories ___ famous food/drink
___ tourist attractions ___ businesses and
industries ___ other names for the
city/town
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What information is included in the introduction? Tick the items that are mentioned.
Underline the sentences that are used to describe the items above.
location
climate
history
ethnic groups
languages
tourist attractions
famous figures
businesses and industries
famous food/drink
Reading for the items
What items are mentioned in the introduction?
location
climate
history
ethnic groups
languages
famous figures
tourist attractions
businesses and industries
famous food/drink
an introduction to a city
location
climate
history
population
ethnic groups
languages
famous figures
legends/stories
famous food/drink
tourist attractions
businesses and industries
other name