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Unit 3
DIVERSE CULTURES
Warming- up
Watch and do a quiz
What information can you get from the video
Do a quiz!
1. The US stands for________________________.
2. There are _____ states in the USA.
3. The capital city of the US is_____________________.
4. The presidents house is called___________________.
5. The US is the _________largest country in the world.
6. The city with the most people is___________________.
7. The longest river in the US is___________________.
8. The currency of the country is____________.
the United States of America
50
the New York city
the White House
fourth
Washington DC
the Mississippi River
US Dollars
Watch and answer：
What information can you get from the video
Learn about a city
that has diverse cultures
To read a travel journal and know the city of San Francisco.
To understand and think about how a city had a diverse culture.
To learn to classify information.
To be able to apply what the students have learned to their own experience.
Do you know where San Francisco lies in the USA What makes it beautiful and special Watch the video to know about the city.
Learn about a city that has diverse cultures
Find San Francisco on the map.
Look at the map carefully and fill in the blanks with information about San Francisco.
San Francisco is located in the north-west __________, the midpoint of the west coast in the United States. It is the third largest city of California. It is the second biggest port of the _________ Ocean, covering an area of 119 _________ _________ and having a population of 750,000. It’s surrounded by _________ on three sides.
California
Pacific
square
kilometers
sea
Some places and information about San Francisco.
Golden Gate Bridge
The Redwood Forest
Napa Valley
Mission District
Chinatown in San Francisco
An earthquake occurred in San Francisco in 1906
Gold Rush
Scan Li Lan’s travel journal and find out Li Lan’s route.
The Redwood Forest
Napa Valley
Mission District
local musum
Chinatown
Richmond District
Classify and organise information
We can better understand a passage by classifying or organising information in it. Classifying means deciding the kind of information, e.g. dates, numbers, opinions. Organising means putting things in order, e.g. according to how old, how much, what kind. Sometimes it’s a good idea to draw a diagram to organise the information in the passage.
camped in the Redwood Forest;
visited Napa Valley
Before coming to San Francisco
Read the travel journal again and complete the timeline of Li Lan’s trip.
went to Chinatown
ate at a Cantonese restaurant
evening
will go to a Jazz bar in the Richmond District
tomorrow
walked around the Mission District that is now a centre for art, music and food with people from…
ate Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truck
morning
headed to a local museum
learned about the history about California
afternoon
What impressed the writer first about San Francisco
2. What is so special about the Mission District
The beautiful old buildings, many sitting on top of big hills.
The Mission District is now a centre for art, music, and food with people from Mexico or Central America.
Answer the questions using information from the travel journal.
3. Can you briefly introduce the history of California
America got California from Mexico in 1848, and the same year gold was discovered nearby. Over 300, 000 people including Chinese came to seek their fortune. To earn a living, some opened up shops and restaurants in San Francisco’s Chinatown while others helped build the railway going east. The museum showed me how America was built by immigrants from different countries and cultures.
4. What examples of ethnic diversity can you find in the journal
The Mission District which is full of people from Mexico or Central America; Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truck; Chinatown.
Retell Li Lan's travel journal according to the timeline and answers of the above questions.
camped in the Redwood Forest;
visited Napa Valley
Before coming to San Francisco
Read the travel journal again and complete the timeline of Li Lan’s trip.
went to Chinatown
ate at a Cantonese restaurant
evening
will go to a Jazz bar in the Richmond District
tomorrow
walked around the Mission District that is now a centre for art, music and food with people from…
ate Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truck
morning
headed to a local museum
learned about the history about California
afternoon
Retell ing： Today I come back to San Francisco after camping in the Redwood Forest and Napa Valley. My hotel is in Mission District that is now a cultural centre with many Mexicans, Central Americans. After walking around, I ate some delicious Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truck. By the afternoon I was in a local museum learning how America got California from Mexico in 1848, and the same year gold was discovered nearby. Over 300, 000 people including Chinese came to seek their fortune. To earn a living, some opened up shops and restaurants in San Francisco’s Chinatown while others helped build the railway going east. The museum showed me how America was built by immigrants from different countries and cultures. In the evening I enjoyed some great Chinese food in Chinatown and tomorrow evening I’m going to a jazz bar in the Richmond District.
Have you ever been to a place that has a diverse culture What do you think brought about the cultural diversity
What are the benefits and challenges of cultural diversity
The benefits: People are able to experience a wide variety of cultures, making their lives more interesting.
The challenges: People may have trouble communicating or understanding each other.
