高中英语Unit 3 Diverse Cultures学案及答案

【Learning objectives】

1.To know some basic information about San Francisco by getting the features of a travel journal.

2.To summarize the features of this city by analyzing （分析）the writer’s feeling and some facts the writer has seen in this city.

3.To raise the awareness of cultural diversity by evaluating (评估)the benefits and the challenges of cultural diversity.

Step 1. Lead in

Enjoy the video of San Francisco.

Step 2. Pre-reading（读前）

Read the map and find San Francisco:

It's near the _________________. It’s a beautiful_________ city in California on the West Coast of ________.

Step 3. While-reading（读中）

Task1: Skimming （略读）:

1. Find out the basic information:

Who:_________           Where:_________          When:__________

2. How the author develops the passage?    in ______ order

3. What’s the writing style of the text?

 A. travel guide                

B. travel journal

 C. personal profile       

D. letter

4. Find out Li Lan’s route (the places that she has been to or plans to visit)

(Before coming to

San Francisco )

Task2: Scanning （寻读）:

Read each paragraph carefully and answer the questions:

         Para.1 (First impression)

1.What does San Francisco look like?

There are so many ___________________—many sitting ______________, offering great views of _________, __________________, and_________________.

2.What did San Francisco achieve?

_______________________ after the earthquake that occurred in 1906.

         Para. 2 (Mission District)

3. Where does the people living here come from?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What’s the current condition (现状）of this district?

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5. What’s the author ate there?

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         Para.3 (Museum)

6.What’s the historical change?

America got__________ from Mexico in 1848. ________________ started. Over 300,000 people came from all over the world to ________________________.

7.What did Chinese immigrants do?

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Step4. Post-reading（读后）

1.Discussion: From Li Lan’s viewpoint, what’s the general impression of San Francisco?

SF is a city with _________________.