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Reading and Thinking
Unit 3 Diverse Cultures
Learn about a city that has diverse cultures
1. Lead-in
Where San Francisco lies in the USA?
What makes it beautiful and special?
It is a wealthy city in California which lies on the Coast of the US.
West
Golden Gate Bridge
The Redwood Forest
Napa Valley
Mission District
Chinatown in San Francisco
Gold Rush
Therefore, it may be a____________ .
Format(格式): __________
The heroine(主人公): _________
The place she visited: ______________
dairy
Li Lan
San Francisco, US
travel journal
2. Prediction
Skimming
Read really quick, and tell me:
1. What is this text about?
A Chinese girl, Li Lan, has taken a trip to California, and she wrote a travel journal .
A. The author was back in San Francisco again and felt very good.
B. The author visited a local museum that showed the historical changes in California.
C. The author made a brief introduction to the Mission District and told us what she had done there.
2. Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
D. The author is going to a jazz bar tomorrow evening.
E. The author selected a Cantonese restaurant to have a meal in Chinatown.
Para.4
Para.5
2. Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Scanning
( ) 1. Before I came back in San Francisco, I visited .A. The Golden Gate Bridge
B. Napa ValleyC. The Mission District
D. Chinatown
B
Scanning
( ) 2. When did the earthquake happen in the city of San Francisco?A. In 1906. B. In 1848.C. In 1806. D. In 1948.
A
Scanning
( ) 3. What impressed the writer first about San Francisco?A. The Redwood Forest.
B. The wine country.C. The beautiful old buildings.
D. The Golden Gate Bridge.
C
( ) 4. What does the author think impressed her most in the Mission District?A. The Mission School.
B. The graffiti and comic art.C. The street art.
D. The mix of cultures.
Scanning
D
( ) 5. Why did Chinese immigrants go to San Francisco at first?A. They wanted to join the gold rush.B. They wanted to open up shops and restaurants.C. They wanted to find jobs on farms.D. They wanted to build the railway.
Scanning
A
( ) 6. Where did the writer go for dinner? A. A Cantonese restaurant.
B. A jazz bar. C. A shop.
D. A Mexican restaurant.
( ) 7. How did the author feel about tomorrow's tour?A. Worried. B. Excited. C. Frustrated. D. Surprised.
Scanning
A
B
Before coming to San Francisco
afternoon
morning
tomorrow
evening
Scanning: The timeline
camped in the Redwood Forest;
visited the wine country of Napa Valley
Before coming to San Francisco
the Redwood Forest
Napa Valley
morning
explored the neighborhood;
learned about Mission School Art;
ate Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truck
Mission District教会区
Mexican-Chinese
noodles
a food truck 快餐车
afternoon
went to a historical museum
4 evening
enjoyed a meal in a Cantonese restaurant in the Chinatown
4 tomorrow
will go to a jazz
bar in the
Richmond
District
Para1:
1、What scenery impressed the writer first about San Francisco?
2、How did Li Lan feel about the changes of the city?
Careful Reading:Explore the diverse cultures of the city
Today was my first day back in San Francisco after camping in the Redwood Forest and visiting the wine country of Napa Valley.I have to admit that it definitely feels good to be back in the city again.And what a city-a city that was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake that occurred in1906.There are so many beautiful old buildings-many sitting on top of big hills,offering great views of the city,the ocean,and the golden Gate Bridge.
so many beautiful old buildings
---many sitting on top of big hills
1 What scenery impressed the writer first about
San Francisco?
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2 How did Lilan feel about the changes
of the city?
Today was my first day back in San Francisco after
camping in the Redwood Forest and visiting the wine
country of Napa Valley.I have to admit that it definitely
feels good to be back in the city again.And what a city-
a city that was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake
that occurred in1906.There are so many beautiful old buildings-manysitting on top of big hills,offering great
views of the city,the ocean,and the golden Gate Bridge.
amazed
Para2:(in the Mission District, morning):
residents
art
food
Why is it called “a real mix of cultures ”?
Because of its residents,art,and food.
Topic sentence ?
Some opened up shops and
restaurants in Chinatown.
America got California from ____________
attracted over 300,000 people from all over the world.
made a great contribution to the changes.
Mexico
The gold rush
Chinese people
1What historical changes happened
in California?
2What contributions did Chinese
make?
Many others found jobs on farms ,
joined the gold rush
or went to build the railway that
joined California to the eastern
region of the country.
Para3:(in a local museum,afternoon)
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“When these immigrants left their countries,
they carried a bit of home in their hearts,
and built a new home here.”
What’s your understanding of the last sentence?
People from different countries brought diverse cultures to build a new home with their hometown in heart.
Para 4:( in the Chinatown,the evening)
Was there any example to show cultural diversity?
There were cafés and restaurants, including a Cantonese restaurant serving its food on beautiful china plates.
Para 5:( tomorrow evening,a jazz bar in Richmond Street)
Jazz originated from the American Blacks in the late 19th century.
Is there any example showing cultural diversity?
jazz bar
Cultural/ Ethnic diversity
Chinatown
(cafés and Chinese
restaurants)
4 Summary
The Mission District
(people from Mexico
or Central America,street art,Mexican-Chinese food)
The local museum
(immigrants from
different countries)
Richmond District
(a jazz bar)
historical reasons
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2. What are the benefits and challenges of
cultural diversity?
The benefits:
People are able to experience a wide variety of cultures, making their lives moreinteresting.
The challenges:
People may have trouble communicating or
understanding each other.
各美其美,
美人之美,
美美与共,
天下大同。
How can we solve the challenges of diverse cultures ?
Find your beauty ,
And that of others .
Share the beauty.
And achieve unity.
-Fei Xiaotong 费孝通
We should (珍惜)
our own traditional culture and
___________(尊重)cultural
diversity,and thus live in
(和睦)with each
other。
cherish
respect
harmony
Level A
Today, I arrived back in San Francisco, and it feels good (1)_________ (be) back in the city again. The city succeeded in (2)_________ (rebuild) itself after the earthquake that (3)_________ (occur) in 1906, and I stayed in the Mission District, enjoying some delicious noodles mixed with cultures. In the afternoon, I headed to a local museum (4)_________ showed the historical changes in California. During the gold rush, many Chinese arrived, and some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown to earn a (5)_________(live). Many others worked on (6)_________ (farm), joined the gold rush, or went to build the railway that connected California to the east. The museum showed us (7)_________America was built by immigrants from (8)_________(difference) countries and cultures.
to be
rebuilding
occurred
that
living
farms
how
different
In the evening, I went to Chinatown, and ate in a Cantonese restaurant that served food on (9)_________(beauty) china plates. Tomorrow evening, I’m going to (10)_________ jazz bar in the Richmond District.
beautiful
a
Level B
Level B 阅读七选五
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