Unit 3 Diverse Cultures
Reading and Thinking
Teaching Material Analysis
The topic of this part is “Learn about a city that has diverse cultures”.
This section is a travel journal. In the diary, a Chinese student Li Lan recorded her trip to California and mainly introduced her day trip to San Francisco and what she had seen, heard and felt, from the beginning interest in the city buildings to later better understanding of the diverse cultures’ influence to all aspects of the city. San Francisco is a place which shows the mix of American diverse cultures, like the Mission District where many from Mexico or Central America live and Chinatown where many Chinese made a living by running shops and restaurants because of the gold rush in the 19th century. Therefore, many different cultures have been mixed from the 19th century, among of which is the Chinese culture.
Diary is just a way of recording daily life and has its own format. The first line is the date, on the left or on the right. The body of diary is always used to record what the writer saw, heard, did and thought all day with the first person and past tense. Travel journal recording the writer’s travel attractions, activities and thoughts has the same format as the diary.
Concretely, Li Lan recorded her own day travel according to the timeline or time order. In the first paragraph, she told the reader her first impression on San Francisco. In the second, third and fourth paragraphs, she respectively described her activities, what she saw and heard and the next day’s plan in the morning, afternoon and tomorrow evening. In the day travel, the writer experienced and gradually understood diverse cultures are filled with every corner of the city, which is also the theme of the text.
Teaching Aims
1. Get the detailed information according the timeline; classify and organize information by drawing a diagram.
2. Learn the reading skills—finding the timeline and drawing a diagram to classify and organize information.
3. Know and understand the features and reasons of diverse cultures.
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4. Think critically of the reasons, advantages and disadvantages of diverse cultures.
Important and Difficult Points
1. Learn the reading skills—finding the timeline and drawing a diagram to classify and organize information.
2. Know and understand the features and reasons of diverse cultures. Teaching Procedures Step 1 Lead in—Small talk
Have students find San Francisco on the map and discuss this question in groups: What do you know and want to know about the city？ Step 2 Before reading—Predict the content
Format: diary The heroine: Li Lan
What she did: visit San Francisco, US
Therefore, we can know the article is about Li Lan recording what she saw, heard, did and felt in her diary after visiting San Francisco, US. So it may be a travel journal. Step 3 While reading
Task 1
Read the text and answer the following questions.
Q1: Where has she been to and where does she plan to visit? (The captalised words)
Q2: When did the earthquake happen in the city of San Francisco? Q3: Why did Chinese immigrants（移民）go to San Francisco? Q4: Where did Li Yan go for dinner? Q5: How is the article organized? Task 2
Read the text again and complete the timeline of Li Lan’s trip in Activity 3. Task 3
Answer the questions using information from the travel journal. Q1: What impressed the writer first about San Francisco? Q2: What is so special about the Mission District?
Q3: What examples of ethnic diversity can you find in the journal?
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Step 4 Post reading—Critical thinking
Discuss these questions in groups. And then get some Ss to share their opinions. Q1: Have you ever been to a place that has a diverse culture? What do you think about culture diversity?
Q2: What are the benefits and challenges of cultural diversity? Step 5 Post reading—Retell
Complete the passage according to the text.
Today, I arrived back in San Francisco, and it feels good (1) _____ (be) back in the city again. The city succeeded in (2) _____ (rebuild) itself after the earthquake that (3) _____ (occur) in 1906, and I stayed in the Mission District, enjoying some delicious noodles mixed with cultures.
In the afternoon, I headed to a local museum (4) _____ showed the historical changes in California. During the gold rush, many Chinese arrived, and some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown to earn a (5) _____ (live). Many others worked on (6) _____ (farm), joined the gold rush, or went to build the railway that connected California to the east. The museum showed us (7) _____ America was built by immigrants from (8) _____ (difference) countries and cultures.
In the evening, I went to Chinatown, and ate in a Cantonese restaurant that served food on (9) _____ (beauty) china plates. Tomorrow evening, I’m going to (10) _____ jazz bar in the Richmond District. Step 6 Homework
Review what you have learned today.
Unit 3 Diverse Cultures Reading and Thinking 导学案
【学习目标】
1．阅读旅行日记，了解旧金山的城市风貌、文化特色，以及加利福尼亚州的历史，体会多元文化对美国的影响；
2．通过阅读课文，理解文章，了解多元文化更多内容根源和社会背景，拓宽国际视野，提升文化理解和鉴别能力；
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3．学会使用结构图分类和整理文本信息，从而把握文章的结构和作者的写作逻辑；
4．结合语境理解生词的意义，掌握重点词汇在具体语境中的用法。 【教学重难点】
重点
1．理解旧金山的多元文化特征及其成因；
2．学会使用结构图分类和整理文本信息，从而把握文章的结构和作者的写作逻辑；
3．掌握重点词汇在具体语境中的用法。 难点
1．学会使用结构图分类和整理文本信息，从而把握文章的结构和作者的写作逻辑；
2．掌握重点词汇在具体语境中的用法。 【学习过程】 一、课前预习
1．词汇积累（核心单词+重点短语） A．核心单词
B．重点短语
2．词语释义
①_________to say that you have done sth. wrong or illegal; to allow sb./sth. to enter a place
②_________a way of emphasizing that sth. is true and that there is no doubt
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about it
③_________to exist or be found somewhere; to happen
④_________ at a later time; after an event that has already been mentioned ⑤_________to look for sth./sb.; to try to obtain or achieve sth.
⑥_________to get money for work that you do; to get sth. that you deserve ⑦_________to choose sb./sth. from a group of people or things, usually according to a system
⑧_________the smaller part of a group; less than half of the people or things in a large group
⑨_________several events or things of a similar kind that happen one after the other
⑩_________to get away from an unpleasant or dangerous situation 二、课文理解
1. Read the passage and have the Ss match the main idea of each paragraph. Then check the answers in class.
Para.1 A. A visit to a museum in the afternoon. Para.2 B. Li Lan’s plan for the next day. Para.3 C. Introduction to the Mission District. Para.4 D. Li Lan’s impression on San Francisco. Para.5 E. The good experience of food in Chinatown. 2. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. ①What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Li Lan’s camp in Redwood Forest. B. Li Lan’s visit at Napa Valley. C. Li Lan’s sightseeing in San Francisco. D. Li Lan’s introduction to the Mission District. ②What happened to San Francisco in 1906? A. Many beautiful old buildings were built. B. An earthquake happened. C. Gold was discovered there.
D. Over 300,000 Chinese immigrants poured into the city. ③What is TRUE about the Mission District?
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《Unit 3 Diverse Cultures Reading and Thinking》教案(附导学案)
