新人教版高中英语必修3Unit 3 Diverse Cultures-Reading for Writing教学设计

Unit 3 Diverse Cultures-Reading for Writing教学设计

The topic of this part is “Describe a place with distinctive culturalidentity”.

This section focuses on Chinese culture byintroducing Chinatown, whose purpose is to show the relationship between theChinese culture and American culture. The Chinese culture in Chinatown is animportant part of American culture. Chinatown is an important window ofspreading Chinese culture and the spirit homeland of oversea Chinese, whereforeigners can experience Chinese culture by themselves.

Concretely, the title is “Welcome toChinatown!”, from which we can know that the article aims at introducingChinatown. The author used the “Introduction--Body Paragraph--Conclusion” todescribe the people, language, architecture, business, famous food and drinksand people’s activities, which can be a centre for Chinese culture and showsits unique charm.

1. Read quickly to get main idea;read carefully to get the detailed information.

2. Learn the characteristics of writing andlanguage.

3. Learn to introduce your own town accordingto the text.

4. Learn to correct others’ writing.

1. Learn the characteristics ofwriting and language.

2. Learn to introduce your own town accordingto the text.

Step 1 Lead in ---Small talk

In the reading part, we mentioned the Chinatown of San Francisco. Howmuch do you know about Chinatown of San Francisco ?

Chinatown is a main living place for Chinese immigrants, where you cansee many Chinese-style buildings, costumes, operas, restaurants, music and evenhear Chinese.

Step 2 Before reading ---Predict thecontent

What is the writer’s purpose of writing thistext ? How do you know ?

From thetitle(Welcome to Chinatown) and some key words from the text(tourist, visit, visitors,experience), we can know the purpose of the text is to introduce Chinatown andshow the relationship between Chinese culture and American culture.

Step 3 While reading ---Task 1

Scan the text and match the main idea.

Para 1 Thecharacteristic of Chinatown

Para 2 The history ofChinatown

Para 3 Theintroduction of Chinatown’s shops and products

Para 4 Theorigin of Chinatown

Para 5 Theexistence value of Chinatown

Para 6 Thefamous food and drinks of Chinatown

Step 4 While reading ---Task 2

Read the text and answer thefollowing questions.
Q1: What are the famous tourist sites in the Chinatown of San Francisco ?
Dragon Gate, Tin How Temple, Bank ofCanton, and Portsmouth Square.

.Q2: Which is the best season to visit theChinatown in San Francisco ?
all year round

Q3: What else can you do there ?
We can explore the interesting sights, experience traditional Chinese culture,go shopping, eat Chinese food, and so on

Step 5 While reading ---Task 3

Study the organisation and languagefeatures.

1.What informationis included in the introduction ? Tick the items that are mentioned.
location climate history population
ethnic groups languages famous figures legends
famous food/drink touristattractions business and industries other names

2. Underline thesentences that are used to describe the items above.

Location:in San Francisco

Climate: mild all year round

History: Chinese immigrants settled in the areaduring the railroad construction and gold rush period

Ethnic groups: the majority of residents in Chinatown arestill ethnic Chinese

Languages: many of whom do not speak Englishfluently

Famous figures: Robert Louis

Famous food/drink:traditional dishesfrom all over China

Touristattractions: Dragon Gate, TinHow Temple, Bank of Canton, Portsmouth Square

Business andindustries: souvenirs, goods,and clothing; all kinds of traditional Chinese herbal medicine; Chinese teastores

Step 6 Post reading---Summary
Answers: 1.tourist draw 2. Climate 3. settled 4. destroyed 5.rebuilt 6. site

7. Chinese food 8. diverse culture

Step 7 Writing---The Outline

Step 8 Writing---Words and phrases

1. is locatedin/on 位于，坐落
2. has a history of...years 有......年历史
3. cover an area of... 占地……(面积)
4. has a population of 有……人口
5. take on a new look 呈现新的面貌
6. be home to... 是……的家园
7. 政治、文化中心 thepolitical and cultural center
8. 四季分明 four distinct seasons
9. 改革开放政策 thereform and opening-up policy
10. 发生巨大变化 great changes have taken place
11. 为......做出贡献 make contributions to
12. 吸引......的注意力 draw the attention of

Step 9 Writing---make sentences
1. 北京人口约2 000万, 面积16 000多平方千米。
Beijing has a population of about 20,000,000 and covers an area of more than16, 000 square kilometers.
2. 北京位于华北平原北部。Beijing is located in the north of the NorthChina Plain.
3. 北京四季分明, 夏季炎热多雨, 冬季寒冷干燥。
Beijing has four distinct seasons. It is hot and rainy in summer and cold anddry in winter.
4. 北京是中国的政治、文化中心。Beijing is the political and cultural centerof China.

5.它成功举办了2008年奥运会, 吸引了世界的眼光。
It successfully hosted the 2008 Olympic Games and drew the attention of theworld.

6.北京有很多旅游景点, 如天安门、故宫、长城和鸟巢等。
There are many places of interest,such as ian’anmen Square, the Forbidden City,the Great Wall and the Bird’s Nest.

Step 10 Writing

假如你是李华, 请你给某英文报社的“城市风采”栏目写一篇短文, 介绍我们的首都——北京。要点如下:

1. 基本概况: 人口约2 000万, 面积16 000多平方千米, 位于华北平原北部;