Unit 3
Li Lan’s travel journal
Think and discuss
Discuss the following questions with your partner.
1. Which city do you want to visit most What attracts you most about this city
2. Do you pay attention to the local culture when traveling Why
Understand the text
I. Decide whether the following statements are opinions (O) or facts (F).
1. This district is now a centre for art, music, and food. ________
2. The street art was quite modern and lively. ________
3. The museum did a really good job. ________
4. Many Chinese arrived in San Francisco during the gold rush. ________
II. Match the following effects with their causes.
Causes Effects
1. Gold was discovered near San A. San Francisco became a city with diverse
Francisco. cultures.
2. The local museum did a really good B. Over 300,000 people from all over the world
job. came to San Francisco.
3. Immigrants from different cultures C. I had a good understanding of the historical
settled in San Francisco. changes in California.
1-3 ________
Complete the summary
Below is the summary of the text with some content missing. Choose the right item from the
box to complete the summary. Change the form if necessary.
hotel, gold, immigrant, ethnic, good
It feels 1. ________ to be back in San Francisco after camping in the Redwood Forest and
visiting the wine country of Napa Valley. My 2. ________ is in downtown’s Mission District that
is now a cultural centre with street art and delicious 3. ________ food. In the afternoon I went to a
local museum where I learnt that America got California from Mexico in 1848, and in the same
year 4. ________ was discovered nearby. Over 300,000 people including many Chinese came to
seek their fortune. The museum showed me how America was built by 5. ________ from different
countries and cultures. In the evening I enjoyed some great Chinese food in Chinatown and
tomorrow evening I’m off to a jazz bar in the Richmond District.
Critical thinking
1. Would you like to live in a city with many diverse cultures Why or why not
2. What influence would the diverse cultures in your city have on your life
答案
Think and discuss
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Understand the text
I.
1-4 FOOF
II.
1-3 BCA
Complete the summary
1. good
2. hotel
3. ethnic
4. gold
5. immigrants
Critical thinking
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