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Unit 3 Diverse Cultures
Reading and Thinking:
Learn about a city that has diverse cultures
Learning Objectives
To know some basic information about San Francisco through getting the features of a travel journal.
To summarize the features of this city through analyzing the writer’s feeling and some facts the writer has seen in this city.
To raise awareness of cultural diversity through evaluating the benefits and the challenges of cultural diversity.
1. I have to admit that it definitely feels good to be back in the city again.我不得不承认,再次回到城市的感觉确实很好。
admit: vi.&vt. (admitted; admitting) 承认;vt. 准许进入/加入
◎observe and think:
1)Jack admitted making a terrible mistake.
2)She admitted having stolen the car.
3)He was admitted to the hospital suffering from heavy burns.
4)I couldn’t admit to my parents that there was still room for improvement.
5) This big lecture hall can admit 1,500 people.
承认
供认
准许进入
承认
容纳
完成句子:学校传来消息说,李璇被北大录取了。
Word came from the school that Lixuan ____________________ Peking University.
单句语法填空:
She admitted _____________________ (drive) the car without insurance.
Summary:___________ n.准许进入;入场费
_______________________ 承认做某事
__________________ 被获准进入…;被录取
________________ 向某人承认道......
admit doing/having done
be admitted to/into
admission
admit to sb that
was admitted to /into
driving/having driven
2. And what a city--a 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1906年大地震后重建的城市。
(1) vi. 发生,出现 (occurred, occurred) 无被动,无进行,主语为物
When exactly did the incident occur?
(2) vi. (想法等)被想到
The thought occurred to me that he might not tell the truth.
=It occurred to me that he might not tell the truth.
1.我想到自己应该帮妈妈多做点家务活。
2. 此类事件只有当外界条件有利时才会发生。
It occurred to me that I should help my mother do more housework.
Such events occur only when the external condition are favorable.
◎Observe and think:
The same idea occurred to Elizabeth in her