新人教選修八Unit1Alandofdiversity-Reading2[課件].ppt

1、Using language,GEORGES DIARY 12-14 JUNE,Fast reading,Read Georges diary quickly then do exercise 1 on page7,Angel Island,Fishermans Wharf,China town,Golden Gate Bridge,Cable car,Careful reading,Fill in the blanks with words in the passage.,Monday,_straight to hotel and_ luggage, then went _ Rode on

2、_ Visited _,went,dropped,exploring,a cable car,Fishermans Wharf,Paragraph 1,Answer the questions:,1.Why did Andrew Hallidie invent the Cable car system?,He invented the cable car system because the horse-drawn trams used before were unsafe.,2.Where did George eat lunch on his First day in San Franci

3、sco?,He ate at Fishermans Wharf.,Tuesday,_ a couple from hotel and _ a car. Spent all day _ In evening, went to _,Teamed up with,hired,driving around city,Chinatown,Para 2,1.Why did George hire a car? Why do you think he teamed up with Terri and Peter? 2. Name three things that visitors can do in Ch

4、inatown.,Questions,Answers:,1.Why did George hire a car? Why do you think he joined up with Terri and Peter?,It was cheaper to hire a car with other people because they could share the cost. Also he probably enjoyed being in the company of other tourists.,2. Name three things that visitors can do in

5、 Chinatown.,Eat in Chinese restaurants, go to markets, visit temples and museums.,Wednesday,Took ferry to _ and had a good view of _,Angel Island,the Goldern Gate Bridge,Questions,What is Angel Island famous for?,It was famous as a place for Chinese immigrats to be checked before they could enter Ca

6、lifornia .,Part 3,Task 1,Exercise3 on page9,Task 2,Rewrite the diary entry for Tuesday inserting all the missing words.,Answer,I teamed up with a couple from my hotel (Peter and Terri ) and hired a car. We spent all day driving around the city. Theres a great drive marked out for tourists. It has bl

7、ue and white signs with seagulls on them to show the way to go. Its a 79km round-trip that takes in all the famous tourist spots. We stopped many times to admire the view and take photographs. I now have a really good idea of what the citys like.,In the evening, I went to Chinatown with Peter and Te

8、rri. Many/A lot of/Some Chinese immigrants settled in this area in the 1850s. The fronts of the buildings are decorated to look like old buildings in southern China. There are some interesting temples, a number of markets and a great many restaurants here. There are also art galleries and a museum containing documents, photographs and all sorts of objets about the history of Chinese immigration, but its closed in the evening. I will have to