内容正文:
Describe a place with distinctive cultural identity
Unit 3 Reading for Writing
What impressed you most in the video?
history
Now let's read a passage to know more information about the Chinatown in San Francisco.
tourist
attractions
language
architecture
food
…
What do you want to know about Chinatown?
1. Who are the target readers?
Visitors /tourists.
2. What’s the writing purpose?
To introduce Chinatown.
3.What type of passage is it?
A: A student diary
B. A research paper
C. A travel brochure(旅游册子)
D. A sports magazine
Fast-reading
What are the famous tourist sites in the Chinatown of San Francisco?
Dragon Gate龙门, Tin How Temple天后古庙, Bank of Canton广东银行, and Portsmouth Square花园角广场.
2. What else can you do there?
We can explore the interesting sights, experience traditional Chinese culture, go shopping, eat Chinese food, and so on.
Read the introduction to the Chinatown in San Francisco and answer the questions:
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
Brief introduction of the Chinatown in San Francisco.
The origin of Chinatown
The introduction of Chinatown’s shops and products
The history of Chinatown
The importance of Chinatown
The features of diets of Chinatown
Read for main idea
Tip: focus on the first sentence of each paragraph,key words.
Read for structure
Introduction
Body
Summary
________ _______________
to Chinatown in San Francisco
_______ _____________ of Chinatown
__________ of Chinatown
General introduction
Detailed information
Importance
Part1(Para.1)
Part2(Para.2-5)
Part3(Para.6)
general
specific
general
Read for structure
What information is included in the introduction? Tick the items that are mentioned.
___ location ___ climate ___ history
___ population ___ ethnic groups ___ languages
___ famous figures ___ legends/ stories ___ famous food/drink
___ tourist attractions ___ businesses and industries ___ other names for the city/town
What information is included?
Para.1
The Chinatown in San Francisco is th