(共13张PPT)
Recite the words
1. v. 承认；准许进入
2. v.发生
3. cheese
4. definitely
5. head to
6. mission
7. n.地区，区域
8. 寻找（过去式-过去分词）
9. comic
10. fortune cookie
admit
occur
n.奶酪
adv.肯定；确实
朝…前进
n.传教区；重要任务，使命
district
seek-sought-sought
n.连环漫画 adj.滑稽的
幸运曲奇
B3U3 Diverse Cultures
Reading &Thinking
—Develop the awareness of multicultural communication
Learning Objectives
1. Get the basic information by reading about the diversity of Chinese and American cultures.
2. Describe the cultural diversity of San Francisco according to timeline of the Li Lan’s journey.
3. Discuss the benefits and challenges of cultural diversity and develop the awareness of multiculturalism on America and China.
What’s your impression of San Francisco
What kind of text is it (what)
2. Whose experience is this passage about (who)
3. Which city did she go (where)
4. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. a short-story collection B. a popular science magazine
C. a research paper D. a travel journal
Li Lan
San Francisco
Go through the passage quickly to answer the following questions:
The passage mainly introduces Li Lan's travel experience in San Francisco.
first-person narrative
Pre-reading
While-reading
1. Read the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1 A. The author was back in San Francisco again and felt
very good.
Para.2 B. The author was going to a jazz bar.
Para.3 C. The author selected a Cantonese restaurant to have a
meal in China town.
Para.4 D. The author visited a local museum that showed the
historical changes in California.
Para.5 E. The author made a brief introduction to the Mission
District and told us what she had done there.
Tips：pay attention to the first sentences of each paragraph
While-reading
Task1: fill in the blank according to the timeline.
Task2: complete those two questions about the travel journal.
Time Places Diverse Cultures and Reasons Feelings
Before coming to SF
morning
afternoon
evening
tomorrow
The Redwood Forest,
Napa Valley
amazed & impressed
Mission District
people from different regions，
street art, Mexican-Chinese noodles.
( “Mission School” started here. It’s influenced by graffiti art and comic art)
interested
local museum
immigrants from different countries and cultures ( gold rush)
touched
Chinatown
so many good cafés and Chinese restaurants
happy
a jazz bar in the Richmond District
jazz
eager to know
2. Read the passage carefully and draw a mind map to introduce Li Lan’s journey. ( time, places, diverse cultures and reasons, feelings)
people, art, food
people
drink, food buildings
music
a city with diverse cultures
3. Answer the questions using information from the travel journal.
1.What is so special about the Mission District
2.Why did Chinese immigrants go to San Francisco
The Mission District is a lively, historical area full of culture and life.
To seek their fortune in the gold rush.
Cultural shock
Cultural shock
relations
the old people’s life
phenomenon of cultural diversity in our life
What are the benefits and challenges of cultural diversity
Benefits
Challenges
1. More opportunities to experience different cultures and customs
2. Personal growth (cultural awareness, more communication, cooperation)
3. More open-minded society
4. Exchange of creative ideas
……
1. Misunderstanding across languages and cultures
2. Conflicting values and lifestyles
3. Unconscious cultural biases.
4. Bring challenges to government and social management
……
Post-Reading: Discussion
PK
The beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people.
世界之美源自人之多样。
各美其美，美人之美，
美美与共，天下大同。
We should u_________ and r______ diverse cultures.
nderstand
espect
Today was my first day back in San Francisco. It 1.___________(definite) feels good to be back in the city again. The city was able to rebuild 2.______(it) after an earthquake in 1906. My hotel is in the Mission District, one of the oldest 3.________(part) of the city. Many people 4._________(live) here are from Mexico or Central America. Here, an art movement 5.___________(call) the “Mission School” started. In the afternoon, I headed 6. _________ a local museum that showed the historical changes in California. In 1848, gold was discovered here,7.___________ started a gold rush. Many people from all over the world came to seek their fortune. The museum did a really good job of showing how America 8.___________ (build) by 9.______________(immigrate) from different countries and cultures. This evening, I went to Chinatown, where I selected 10.________Cantonese restaurant to taste good food. Tomorrow evening, I'm going to a jazz bar in the Richmond District.
Homework
definitely
to
itself
parts
living
called
which
was built
immigrants
a
