
Learning bjectives
By the end f this sectin, yu will be able t:1. Learn abut San Francisc befre reading;2. find ut Li Lan’s travel experience in San Francisc thrugh careful reading;3. infer writer’s pinin t Francisc and analyze her feelings in travelling different places;4. discuss the benefits and challenges f cultural diversity with yur grup mates;5. retell Li Lan’s travel jurnal with the help f mind map;6. use key wrds yu have learnt in Li Lan’s travel jurnal t cmplete ne exercise.
When it cmes t a city with diverse cultures, which city ccurs t yu?
Read the fllwing map, and learn abut the America.
Rcky Muntains
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf f Mexic
Find San Francisc n the map and discuss this questin in grups: What d yu knw and want t knw abut the city?
San Francisc is a city in Califrnia n the West Cast f the US. It is famus fr its Chinatwn and its sprts teams.
Suggested Answer
A Chinese girl, Li Lan, has taken a trip there, and she wrte a travel jurnal. What d yu think she might write abut in her jurnal based n these pictures?
Has been t: Redwd Frest, Napa Valley, Missin District, a lcal museum, ChinatwnPlans t visit: Richmnd District
Scan Li Lan’s travel jurnal and find ut the places that she has been t r plans t visit.
Suggested Answers
Scan Li Lan’s travel jurnal and identify its structure.
A Travel Jurnal f San Francisc
Para 1: General ____________ f San Francisc
activities in the mrning
activities in the afternn
activities in the evening
activities in the tmrrw evening
Read the travel jurnal again and cmplete the timeline f Li Lan’s trip.
Classify and rganise infrmatinWe can better understand a passage by classifying r rganising the infrmatin in it. Classifying means deciding the kind f infrmatin, e.g., dates, numbers, pinins. Organising means putting things in rder, e.g., accrding t hw ld, hw much, what kind. Smetimes it is a gd idea t draw a diagram t rganise the infrmatin in the passage.
camped in the Redwd Frestvisited Napa Valley
wandered arund the Missin Districtate Mexican-Chinese ndles
visited a lcal museumlearnt abut the histry f Califrnia
went t Chinatwnate at a Cantnese restaurant
will g t a jazz bar in the Richmnd District
Answer the questins using infrmatin frm the travel jurnal.
What impressed the writer first abut San Francisc?What is s special abut the Missin District?Why did Chinese immigrants g t San Francisc?
The beautiful ld buildings, many sitting n tp f big hills.The Missin District is a vibrant, histrical area full f culture and life.T seek their frtune in the gld rush.
In her pinin, it is a culturally diverse city/state.
Frm Li Lan’s trip, what d yu think is her expressin f San Francisc? And find ut sme examples in the jurnal.
peple frm Mexic r Central America
peple frm all ver the wrld sught their frtune, including Chinese
cafés and Chinese restaurants
Did Li Lan enjy her trip in San Francisc? Can yu find sme evidence t supprt yur idea?
amazed, impressed
eager t knw
Retell Li Lan’s trip based n the fllwing timeline.
Discuss these questins in grups.
Have yu ever been t a place that has a diverse culture? What d yu think brught abut the cultural diversity?What are the benefits and challenges f cultural diversity?
One culturally diverse place that I have been t is Harbin, the capital city f Heilngjiang Prvince. I went there last year with my family t see the Ice and Snw Festival, and I was amazed at hw the culture was different t mst ther Chinese cities. There is a big Russian influence there, with beautiful Russian architecture and lts f interesting restaurants. I learnt that Harbin is called “the Oriental Mscw” and that many Russians settled there t help build the railway ver 100 years ag.The benefits: Peple are able t experience a wide variety f cultures, making their lives mre interesting. The challenges: Peple may have truble cmmunicating r understanding each ther.
Cmplete the fllwing sentences using wrds frm the travel jurnal. Besure t use the crrect frms.
Over 3,000 lives were claimed in the 1906 San Francisc earthquake and the series f fires that _______ after it. Mre than 80% f the city was destryed, including much f the __________ area. One area that was hit the hardest was the Missin _______.Yunnan Prvince is ________ ne f the mst diverse prvinces that I have ever been t. Apart frm being the kingdm f flwers, it is hme t many ethnic minrity grups. After visiting the suthern part f Yunnan, I have t ______ that it is the best ______ f China t escape the cld winter.
Wrds and Expressins
And what a city — a city that was able t rebuild itself after the earthquake that ccurred in 1906. (P28) 多么神奇的一座城市啊——一座1906年大地震后重建的城市。ccur /?'k??(r)/ vi. 發(fā)生;出現(xiàn) 例句A great decline in the yung wrkfrce is likely t ccur in China.年輕勞動(dòng)力大幅減少的情況可能會(huì)在中國發(fā)生。拓展ccur vi. (想法等)被想到sth. ccurs t sb. (想法等)浮現(xiàn)在某人的腦海中。It ccurs t sb. t d sth. 某人想到做某事。It ccurs t sb. that ... 某人想到……(It作形式主語,真正的主語是that引導(dǎo)的從 句,且that不能省略)
Over 300,000 peple came frm all ver the wrld t seek their frtune, and San Francisc quickly became a big city. (P28) 世界各地30多萬人蜂擁而至,在這里謀出路,舊金山迅速成為一座大都市。seek /si?k/ vt. & vi. (sught, sught) 尋找;尋求;爭?。唬ㄏ蛉耍┱?qǐng)求搭配seek ne’s frtune 尋找成功致富之路;闖世界seek (fr) sth./sb. 尋找某物/某人seek ... frm sb. 向某人請(qǐng)求……例句If yu becme t stressed t functin prperly, yu shuld seek prfessinal help.如果你過于焦慮不安而不能正常工作,你應(yīng)該尋求專業(yè)幫助。In my pinin, when in truble, we shuld seek help frm thse we trust mst.在我看來,當(dāng)我們有麻煩時(shí),我們應(yīng)該向我們最信任的人尋求幫助。拓展 seek ut 挑選出,物色到
What d yu think brught abut the cultural diversity? (P29) 你認(rèn)為是什么導(dǎo)致了這種文化的多樣性?bring abut 導(dǎo)致;引起例句The rapid develpment f infrmatin technlgy has brught abut great changes in ur daily life. 信息技術(shù)的迅速發(fā)展給我們的日常生活帶來了巨大的變化。拓展 bring alng 帶上bring dwn 減少,降低;使垮臺(tái),使下臺(tái)bring back 把……送回,歸還;恢復(fù);使想起bring up 養(yǎng)育;提出(討論等)bring in 引入;賺得,掙bring ut 使顯現(xiàn);出版
Apart frm being the kingdm f flwers, it is hme t many ethnic minrity grups. (P29) (云南)除了是花的王國以外,還是許多少數(shù)民族的居住地。apart frm (aside frm) 除了……外(還);此外例句Apart frm its gegraphical diversity, Canada’s many areas reflect the diversity f its residents.除了其地理上的多樣性,加拿大的許多地區(qū)還反映了其居民的多樣性。We didn’t see anyne all day, apart frm a cuple f kids n the beach.除了海灘上的幾個(gè)小孩兒,我們一整天沒見到什么人。Apart frm a lt f free resurces, the Internet gives me the chance t cmmunicate in real time with native speakers.除了大量的免費(fèi)資源,互聯(lián)網(wǎng)讓我有機(jī)會(huì)與講母語的人實(shí)時(shí)交流。
Apart frm being the kingdm f flwers, it is hme t many ethnic minrity grups. (P29) (云南)除了是花的王國以外,還是許多少數(shù)民族的居住地。minrity /ma?'n?r?ti/ n. 少數(shù)民族;少數(shù)派;少數(shù)人搭配a minrity f +可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù) 少數(shù)……(作主語時(shí),謂語動(dòng)詞用單復(fù)數(shù)形式均可)be in a/the minrity 占少數(shù)例句We ffer yu the chance t visit different ethnic minrity cultures and experience fr yurself their traditins, custms and ways f life.我們?yōu)槟峁C(jī)會(huì),讓您領(lǐng)略不同少數(shù)民族的文化,親身體驗(yàn)他們的傳統(tǒng)、習(xí)俗和生活方式。拓展 minr adj. 較小的,次要的 vi. 輔修(+in) n. [C]輔修課程
Mre than 80% f the city was destryed, including much f the dwntwn area. (P29) 這座城市超過80%的區(qū)域被摧毀,包括市區(qū)的大部分地區(qū)??键c(diǎn)提煉 “分?jǐn)?shù)/百分?jǐn)?shù)+f+名詞”作主語時(shí)的主謂一致問題 “分?jǐn)?shù)/百分?jǐn)?shù)+f+名詞”作主語時(shí),謂語動(dòng)詞的單復(fù)數(shù)由f后面的名詞的單復(fù)數(shù)決定,即當(dāng)名詞為可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式時(shí),謂語動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式;當(dāng)名詞為可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)形式或不可數(shù)名詞時(shí),謂語動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)形式。例句Mre than 70 percent f the surface f the earth is cvered with water.地球表面的百分之七十以上被水覆蓋著。One third f the students have nt passed the final examinatin.三分之一的學(xué)生沒能通過期末考試。One third f the wrk has been finished s far.目前已完成了三分之一的工作。
拓展 “sme f, plenty f, a lt f, mst f, the rest f, all f, half f ... +名詞”作主語時(shí),謂語動(dòng)詞的單復(fù)數(shù)也由f后面的名詞的單復(fù)數(shù)決定。例句Mst f the ld traditins have died ut with time ging by.隨著時(shí)間的推移,大多數(shù)的舊傳統(tǒng)已經(jīng)消失了。A lt f students are waiting impatiently utside.許多學(xué)生在外面不耐煩地等待著。It was reprted that a lt f damage t the city was caused by the sudden flds.據(jù)報(bào)道,突如其來的洪水對(duì)這個(gè)城市造成了極大損失。
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