ReadingforWritingUnit3DiverseCulturesLeadinWhenyouthinkofAmerica,whatwillcomeintoyourmindfirst?GoldenGateBridgeChinatownDragonGateLocation:Feature:

located/situatedinSanFrancisco

Itisapopulartouristdrawthatreceives...

theChinatowninSanFranciscoLookatthephotosbelowandguesswhatethnicminoritygroupsmightbetalkedabout.JustinmetanewfriendwhiletravellinginGuizhou.Listentotheirconversationandcompletethesummariesbelow.Part1Justinand__________watchedsome__________peopleplaythe__________.Theinstrumenthasahistoryofover__________yearsanditisevenmentionedintheoldestcollectionofChinesepoetry.Thentheywatchedthe________________.Justinwantedtobuysomehand-made_________________accessoriesassouvenirs.Hewastoldthatthepricewilldependonthepercentageof____________.WuYueMiaolusheng3000lushengdancetraditional/silversilverJustinmetanewfriendwhiletravellinginGuizhou.Listentotheirconversationandcompletethesummariesbelow.Part2Theywillgotoapretty_________minorityvillagecalled____________.Theywillseethe___________________andthe______________________.Theymayalsoseeaperformanceof________________________________.DongZhaoxingdrumtowerswindandrainbridgestheGrandSongoftheDongPeopleTick

the

items

that

are

mentionedin

the

introduction._____location_____climate_____history____population____ethnicgroups___languages______famous

figures____legends

/stories_____famous

food/drink______tourist

attractions_____businessesandindustries______othernamesforthecity/townTask3√√√√√√√√√locationclimatehistoryethnicgroupslanguagesfamousfiguresfamousfood/drinktouristattractionsbusinessesandindustriesin

San

Franciscomild

all

year

roundChinese

immigrants

settledintheareaduring

the

railroad

constructionandgold

rush

periodThe

majority

ofresidents

inChinatown

are

still

ethnicChinesemany

of

whom

do

not

speakEnglish

fluentlyRobert

LouisStevensontraditional

dishesfrom

all

over

ChinaDragon

Gate,Tin

How

Temple,

Bank

of

Canton,Portsmouth

Squaresouvenirs,goods,

and

clothing;all

kinds

oftraditional

Chinese

herbal

medicine;Chinese

tea

stores如何介紹地點WelcometoChinatown!1.Whatkindofpassageisit?A.Apieceofnews.

B.Apopularsciencearticle.

C.Anintroductiontoaplace.

D.Anintroductiontoaperson.2.What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthistext?IntroduceChinatowntopeopleallovertheworld.AshortintroductionofChinatown.Chinatown'sorigin,residentsandmainlanguage.TherebuildingofChinatownanditsfamousattractions.BriefintroductionhistorytouristattractionsstoresfoodImportanceReadingforstructureChinatown'sstores.Chinatown'sfood.ImportanceofChinatown.BeginningBody:DetaileddescriptionConclusionReadtheintroductionagaintotheChinatowninSanFranciscoandanswerthequestions.1.WhatarethefamoustouristsitesintheChinatownofSanFrancisco?2.Whatelsecanyoudothere?Activity2Readforstructure(CW)Part1Part2Part3Abriefintroductionofsymbolsfast-foodbaseballjazzMoresymbolsandtheirimportanceBodyIntroductionConclusion3symbolsTopicsentenceSupportingdetailsBodySummaryStructure2Write

an

introduction

to

your

city/town.

Here’ssomeusefulphrases

and

expressions:is

located

in/onhas

a

history

of

...

yearsis

divided

up

intohas

a

population

ofis...

in

size:is

home

to

...

ethnic

groupsthe

most

popular/greatest/largestpopular

festivals/foods/tourist

sightsinclude...3Exchangedraftswithapartner.Usethechecklisttogivefeedbackonyourpartner’sdraft.Isthecityintroductionclear?Istheinformationspecificandarethefactscoreect?Istheinformationarrangedinagoodorder?Doesthepassagehaveaproperbeginningandconclusion?Arethereanygrammar,spelling,orpunctuationerrors?4Getyourdraftbackandreviseit.Sample

Writing

Welcome

to

Lijiang!Lijiang

is

an

ancient

city

high

up

inthe

mountains

of

Yunnan,

near

theborders

of

Sichuan

andTibet.

It

wasan

important

stop

on

the

Ancient

teaand

Horse

Road,

which

connectedcentralChina

with

Myanmar

and

India,transportingnot

just

tea

but

also

silk

andother

goods.

Lijiang’s

Old

Town,

with

ahistory

of

over800years,isa

UNESCOWorld

Heritage

Site.

Today,

Lijiang

is

mostly

known

forits

ethnicminority

culture,

especiallythe

culture

of

theNaxi

ethnic

group.TheNaxi

are

famous

for

their

Dongbaculture.