内容正文:
B3U3 Diverse Cultures
Period 2 Reading and Thinking
CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO
Watching
Watching
Read for text type
Q: What is the style of the text?
A. a news report
B. a letter
C. a travel guide
D. a travel journal
a travel journal
in the past tense(过去式)
A Travel Journal
time information
Read for structure
Q: How is the text organized?
in time order
Skim and scan
Scan the text and find out Li Lan's travel routes
Read for structure
Before coming to S. F.
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Tomorrow
looked at the street art for a few hours…;
ate delicious food
I learnt the history of this city.
I ate in a Cantonese restaurant.
I’m going to a jazz bar.
Read for details
What did I do or see?
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What impressed Li Lan first about S.F.?
Para. 1
Read and think
A. an ancient city
B. a beautiful and modern city
C. a tough(坚韧的) and attractive city
通过分析原文信息,概括旧金山城市特点,深度理解文章信息;训练逻辑思维与批判性思维;
补充文章中的信息gap
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My hotel is near downtown, in the Mission District, one of the oldest parts of the city. Many of the people living here are from Mexico or Central America. This district used to be a poor area of town, but is now a centre for art, music, and food. In fact, an art movement called the “Mission School” started here. It’s influenced by graffiti art and comic art. I walked around looking at the street art for a few hours. It was quite modern and lively. Afterwards, I ate some delicious Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truck. A real mix of cultures here!
Para. 2
What Li Lan's impression of Mission District?
Mexican-Chinese noodles
Mexican-American people
a modern and lively district with diverse cultures
find out what mixed cultures here
This evening, I went to Chinatown. There were so many cafés and restaurants to choose from. I selected a Cantonese restaurant that served its food on beautiful china plates. What great food!
Para. 4
That’s enough for today. Tomorrow evening, I’m going to a jazz bar in th