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Unit 3 Reading and Thinking
Book 3
Learn about a city that
has diverse cultures
Scan Li Lan’s travel journal and find out the places that she has been to or plans to visit.
Golden Gate Bridge
The Redwood Forest
Napa Valley
Mission District
Chinatown in San Francisco
There are 50 states.
How many states are there in The United States of America?
Which state is along
the west coast?
It's California.
How much do you know about
California?
It's near the Pacific Ocean. It's the busiest state in the USA. The population of California is the largest. There are many art museums and some famous cities near the sea, such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and so on.
Find San Francisco on the map and discuss this question in groups: What do you know and want to know about the city?
San Francisco is a city in California on the West Coast of the US. It is famous for its Chinatown and its sports teams.
Now, let's follow Li Lan's trip to
get more information about
San Francisco.
Task
1
This passage is a ____________ about
Li Lan's travel in ___________. She liked the city a lot.
She visited many places and experienced their _______________.
a travel journal
San Francisco
diverse cultures
What's the main idea of the passage?
Look at the map carefully and fill in the blanks with information about San Francisco.
San Francisco is located in the north-west __________, the midpoint of the west coast in the United States. It is the third largest city of California. It is the second biggest port of the _________ Ocean, covering an area of 119 _________ _________ and having a population of 750,000. It’s surrounded by _________ on three sides.
California
Pacific
square
kilometers
sea
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Gold Rush
Li Lan’s route
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Task
2
Scan Li Lan's travel journal and 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.
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Plans to visit: Richmond District
Classify and organise