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Unit 3 Diverse Cultures
Reading for writing
Describe a place with distinctive cultural identity
distinctive adj. (特征/性格/外表)
独特的, 特别的, 与众不同的)
Welcome to Chinatown
Background Knowledge
19世纪末时,中国移民像“卖猪仔”似的被运来加州修筑太平洋铁路和淘金,对当地的经济建设贡献厥伟,但他们却与义裔移民、黑人、穷白人、水手一块儿被当时的政府视为“次等公民”,并规定他们居住在特定区域内以免“污染”其它地方。他们只好在以都板街(Grant Ave.)为中心的小范围内活动,后来这里又迁入了新的移民,发展至今,便成了眼前的“唐人街”,也是亚洲之外最大的华人社区。
旧金山的唐人街是海外最具中国传统风格的唐人街,最有特色的唐人街。唐人街长宽约1公里,共占16条街口,入口在格兰特街和布斯特街交会处,大门是一座中式牌楼,绿瓦盖顶,上书孙中山的“天下为公”4个大字。穿过牌楼,走进唐人街,你会发现这里的建筑、布置与电影中上世纪80年代的香港非常相像,充耳所闻的大多是粤语,会感觉非常亲切。
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1. Who are the target readers?
Visitors.
2. What is the writer’s purpose of writing this text?
How do you know?
To introduce a diverse cultural Chinatown in San Francisco to visitors.
To attract more people to Chinatown.
We know it from the title and the words“visitors”, tourists”, etc.
Scanning
3. What are the famous tourist sites in the Chinatown of San Francisco?
the Dragon Gate, the Tin How Temple, Bank of Canton, and Portsmouth Square.
4. What else can you do there?
We can explore the interesting sights, experience traditional Chinese culture, go shopping, eat Chinese food, and so on.
1. Fill in the chart based on the information of the text.
Skimming
Paragraph 1 (Introduction)
Main idea
Details
(aspects)
Expressions
A short introduction to Chinatown
location, features, climate
biggest, oldest, a very popular tourist draw, mild all year round
Paragraph 2 (Body)
Main idea
Details
(aspects)
Expressions
history, feature, ethnic groups, language
Detailed information about Chinatown
Historically ..., what started as ...then turned into ...,
A centre for Chinese
The majority of residents ..., many of whom
a real taste of China
Paragraph 3 (Body)
Main idea
Details
(aspects)
Expressions
Detailed information about Chinatown
architecture, attractions, famous figure