B3U3 Diverse Cultures
Reading and Thinking
Li Lan’s Travel Journal
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Pre-reading
Where is San Francisco?
What do you know about San Francisco?
Ⅰ
Read for basic information
Who:
Where:
When:
How the author develops the passage?
in order
Li Lan
San Francisco
Wednesday, 21 June
Before coming back to San Francisco
In the morning
In the afternoon
This evening
time
What is the style of the text?
A. a news report B. a letter
C. A travel guide D. a travel journal
Main idea:
It is a Li Lan’s about travel in
. She visited many places and experienced .
travel journal
San Francisco
diverse cultures
Skim the text quickly to find out Li Lan’s route
Before coming back to San Francisco
In the morning
In the afternoon
This evening
Tomorrow
Headed to a local museum
1. Camped in the Redwood Forest
2. Visited Napa Valley
Walked around Mission District
Went to Chinatown
Going to a jazz bar
What characters does San Francisco have?
strong/tough
vibrant and diverse
(充满活力的)
historical
Inclusive
adventurous
Discussion:
What are the benefits and challenge of cultural diversity?
Benefits
Challenges
Misunderstandings
Cultural biases
Conflicts in values and lifestyles
Ⅰ
Pre-reading
While-reading
Before SF
Time
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Routes
Redwood Forest, Napa Valley
Tomorrow evening
Mission District
A local museum
Chinatown
Richmond District
Answer the questions using information from the travel journal. (P29)
What impressed the writer first about San
Francisco?
2. What is so special about the Mission District?
It is a lively, historical area.
It is full of culture and life.
3. Why did Chinese immigrants go to San Francisco?
4. What examples of ethnic diversity can you find in the journal?
Assignment
Write a travel journal of a city with diverse cultures.
(about 60 words)