(共21张PPT)
Reading and Thinking
A City that Has Diverse Cultures
Unit 3 Diverse Cultures
To know some basic information about San Francisco by getting the features of a travel journal.
To summarize the features of this city through analyzing some facts the writer has seen in this city and the writer’s feelings.
To raise awareness of cultural diversity and build confidence in our own culture.
Learning aims
By the end of this class, you will be able:
Please find San Francisco on the map
It's near the Pacific Ocean, a coastal city in California on the West Coast of the US.
China Town
Golden Gate Bridge
Gold Rush
What did you see in this video
Mission District
Li Lan
Let’s read and have a look!
graffiti
gold rush
Scan the text quickly
1. basic information:
Who:_________
Where:_________
When:__________
2. How does the author develop the passage
in ______ order
time
Li Lan
San Francisco
Wednesday
21, June
morning
Scan the text quickly
3. What’s the writing style of the text
A. travel guide
B. travel journal
C. personal profile(简介)
D. letter
4. Find out Li Lan’s route (the places that
she has been to or plans to visit)
Tip: skim for the names of places(place names will be capiltalised大写)
afternoon
evening
tomorrow
Before coming to S.F
morning
Redwood Forest
Napa Valley
Mission District
a local museum
Chinatown
Richmond District
a jazz bar
Timeline of
Li Lan's trip
Find out what Li Lan did and guess how she felt according to the underlined sentences.
Before coming to
San Francisco
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Tomorrow
Detailed Reading
wha
Before coming to SanFrancisco
in the Redwood Forest;
Napa Valley
para 1
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 in 1906. 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.
amazed
impressed
What(activities):
How(feelings when coming back to the city):
Camped
Visited
para 2
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!
Morning
walked around looking at the street art for a few hours.
ate delicious Mexican-Chinese noodles food.
interested
amazed
What(activities):
How(feelings):
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
While-reading
a mix of culture
a mix of _______
a mix of _______
a mix of _______
people
art
food
Mexican-Chinese
noodles
ethnic
diversity
headed to a local museum and learn about the history of California
para 3
In the afternoon, I headed to a local museum that showed the historical changes in California.I learnt that America got California from Mexico in 1848. In the same year, gold was discovered near San Francisco, which started a gold rush. Over 300,000 people came from all over the world to seek their fortune, and San Francisco quickly became a big city. Many Chinese arrived during this period.
Afternoon
impressed
touched
What(activities):
How(feelings):
To earn a living, some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown. 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. The museum did a really good job of showing how America was built by immigrants from different countries and cultures. When these immigrants left their countries, they carried a bit of home in their hearts, and built a new home here.
cultures ,customs and traditions
Gold rush started in 1848.
Chinese arrived.
America got California
in 1848.
Evening
selected a Cantonese restaurant to enjoy dinner
Tomorrow
will go to a jazz bar
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!
That’s enough for today. Tomorrow evening, I’m going to a jazz bar in the Richmond Distinct. Can’t wait!
Jazz is mixed music combining European harmony(和声)and African rhythm(节奏)!
happy;
satisfied
eager;
curious
What(activities):
How(feelings):
What(activities):
How(feelings):
Camped in the Redwood Forsest;
Visited Napa Valley
Afternoon
Morning
Tomorrow evening
Evening
Before coming to San Francisco
walked around looking at the street art for a few hours.
ate delicious Mexican-Chinese noodles food.
headed to a local museum and learn about the history of California
selected a Cantonese restaurant to enjoy dinner
will go to a jazz bar
Retell
amazed;
impressed
interested
impressed;touched
happy;
satisfied
eager;
curious
What are the benefits and challenges of cultural diversity?
Discussion
The benefits: experience a wide variety of cultures,
making lives more interesting...
The challenges: have trouble communicating or understanding
racial discrimination(种族歧视)...
Summary
Attitudes towards cultural diversity
Experience
Embrace(拥抱)
Respect
Understand
What attitudes should we hold towards cultural diversity
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,thus living in
(和睦)with each other.
cherish
respect
harmony
The beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people.
Complete the following sentences using words from the travel journal.
1. Over 3,000 lives were claimed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
and the series of fires that _________ after it. More than 80% of the
city was destroyed, including much of the _________ area. One area
that was hit the hardest was the Mission_______.
2. Yunnan Province is_________ one of the most diverse provinces that
I have ever been to. Apart from being the kingdom of flowers, it is
home to many ethnic minority groups. After visiting the southern
part of Yunnan, I have to ______ that it is the best _______ of China
to escape the cold winter.
occurred
downtown
District
definitely
admit
region
writing: write down an article to introduce a city in China that has diverse culture.
HOMEWORK