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2019新人教高中英语必修三
Unit 3 Diverse Cultures
Reading and Thinking
Teaching objectives:
By the end of this period, you will be able to…
1. identify the features and reasons of a city that has diverse cultures.
2. figure out the main structure of the passage by classifying and organizing the key information.
3. voice their personal opinions about the reasons for cultural diversity and its benefits and challenges
4. determine the author’s feelings and attitudes.
Read the map of America and locate the following place:
Mississippi River,
Rocky Mountains,
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean,
Canada, and Mexico.
And then try to locate California and San Francisco
Warming up
Lead-in
Do you want to visit San Francisco?
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San Francisco
tourist
attractions
Golden gate bridge
1906 Earthquake
Gold rush
Beautiful coastal city
location
California, USA
Chinatown
What do you know about San Francisco, California?
History & culture
A city with diverse cultures
Have a quick look at the format, the pictures and the passage, and then answer the following questions.
1. What type of text do you think it is?
A. diary B. travel journal C. news report D. travel guide
2. Where did Li Lan go for a trip?
3. What is her travel plan? Find out the places that she has been to or plans to visit.
Has been to: Redwood Forest, Napa Valley, Mission District, a local museum, Chinatown
Plan to visit: Richmond District
San Francisco
Reading for main ideas
Read the travel journal again and complete the timeline of Li Lan’s trip.
Before coming to SF
In the morning
Inthe afternoon
In the evening
Tomorrow evening
What order is the text written in?
●camped in the Redwood Forest
●visited Napa Valley
●explored the neighborhood
● learnt about Mission School art
●ate Mexican- Chinese
Noodles from a food truck
●went to a historical museum
●learnt about the history of California
●went to
Chinatown
●ate at a Cantonese restaurant
●will go to
a jazz bar
in the Richmond District
Reading for structure
Task 1 A