1、Unit 3 Diverse Cultures Reading and ThinkingWhat can you see in the video?What do you learn about San Francisco from the video?A city in California on the West Coast of USAOne of the livable cityCountless tourist attractionsThe biggest Chinatown in the USStanford UniversitySports teamsGold rushDiver
2、se culturesTextual analysis a travel journalFormDate in the first lineTenseSimple past tense,other tensesPersonFirst personContent What“I”saw,heard,thought and how I feltScan and complete the timeline activity 3Classify and organize informationWe can better understand a passage by classifying or org
3、anising 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 its a good idea to draw a diagram to organise the information in the passage.Scan and complete the ti
4、meline activity 3 camped in the Redwood Forest visit Napa ValleyBefore coming to San Francisco explored the neighbourhood learnt about Mission school art ate Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truckmorning went to a historical museumafternoon went to Chinatown to enjoy some home style cookingevenin
5、g will go to a Jazz bar in the Richmond DistricttomorrowRead and answer.1.What impressed the writer first about San Francisco?2.What is so special about the Mission District?3.Why did Chinese immigrants go to San Francisco?Read and summarize What examples of ethnic diversity can you find in the jour
6、nal?Mission District A local museumChinatown Richmond 1.People:Mexico or Central America 2.“Mission School”:graffiti art&comic artImmigrants from different countriesA jazz barCafs and restaurantsDid Li Lan enjoy her trip in San Francisco?Find evidence to support your idea.PartsExamples Feelings Para
7、1:City of San FranciscoPara2:Mission DistrictPara 3:local museumPara 4:ChinatownPara 5:Richmond DistrictAnd what a cityafter the earthquake;so many beautiful old buildings amazed;impressedI walked around looking quite modern and lively A real mix interestedThe museum did a really good jobbuilt a new
8、 home heretouchedThere are so many good cafes beautiful china plates.What great food!happy;excitedCant waiteager to knowWhat kind of city is San Francisco?Over 300,000 people came from all over the world to seek their fortune.When these immigrants left their countries,they carried a bit of home in t
9、heir hearts,and built a new home here.brave,tough and strongbeautiful,attractivemodern,lively,creativeopen,cultural diversityadventurous,hardworkingcultural diversity What a citythat was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake There are so many beautiful old buildings This district used to be a
10、poor area of town,but is now a centre for art,music,and food.It was quite modern and lively.I ate some delicious Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truck.Discuss in groups.Have you ever been to a place that has a diverse culture?What do you think about the cultural diversity?What are the benefits a
11、nd 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.Read and fill in the blanks.1.Over 3,000 lives were claimed in the 1906 San F
12、rancisco 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 _.occurreddowntownDistrict2.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.definitelyadmitregion
