高中英语必修三 Unit 3 Diverse Cultures 3.1 Reading and thinking

1、Reading and ThinkingUnit 3 Diverse CulturesWhat do you know about the cities? What do they have in common?Step 1. Lead inWuhanXianSanFranciscoStep 2. Pre-ReadingRead the title and look at the photos. What will be talked about in the text?1. Before I came back in San Francisco, I visited_. A. the Gol

2、den Gate BridgeB. Napa ValleyC. the Mission DistrictD. Chinatown2. When did the earthquake happen in the city of San Francisco? A. In 1906. B. In 1848. C. In 1806. D. In 1948. 3. Why did Chinese immigrants go to San Francisco? A. To enjoy scenery. B. To call on relatives. C. To earn money. D. To rec

3、eive further education. 4. Where did the writer go for dinner? A. A Cantonese restaurant. B. A jazz bar. C. A shop. D. A Mexican restaurant. Read and choose.Step 3. While-ReadingRead the passage carefully and answer the following questions.(1)Where are many beautiful old buildings in San Francisco?_

4、(2)What started in the Mission District?_(3)Why did many people from all over the world come to San Francisco?_(4)What is so special about Chinatown?_On top of big hills.An art movement called the“Mission School”To seek their fortune.There were so many good cafs and restaurants.Step 3. While-Reading

5、Before coming to San Francisco_ in the Redwood Forest and visited _ of Napa ValleyIn the morningwalked around _ the _ for a few hours and _ some delicious Mexican-Chinese _campedthe wine countrylooking atstreet artatenoodlesIn the afternoonheaded to a _ and learned much about the _ in CaliforniaIn t

6、he eveningwent to Chinatown and ate _ in a Cantonese restauranttomorrowgo to _ in the Richmond Districtlocal museumhistorical changesgreat fooda jazz barRead and fill.Read and fill.Step 3. While-Reading根据课文完成短文Today, I arrived back in San Francisco, and it feels good (1) _(be) back in the city again

7、. The city succeeded in (2)_ (rebuild) itself after the earthquake that (3)_ (occur) in 1906, and I stayed in the Mission District, enjoying some delicious noodles mixed with cultures. In the afternoon, I headed to a local museum (4)_ showed the historical changes in California. During the gold rush

8、, many Chinese arrived, and some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown to earn a (5)_ (live). Many others worked on (6)_ (farm), joined the gold rush, or went to build the railway that connected California to the east. The museum showed us (7)_ America was built by immigrants from (8)_ (diffe

9、rence) countries and cultures. In the evening, I went to Chinatown, and ate in a Cantonese restaurant that served food on (9)_ (beauty) china plates. Tomorrow evening, Im going to (10)_ jazz bar in the Richmond District. to berebuildingoccurred thatlivingfarmshowdifferentbeautifulaStep 3. While-Read

10、ing(1)Which place in San Francisco would you like to visit? Why?(2)What are the benefits of cultural diversity in America? PairworkStep 4. Post-ReadingWhat are the benefits and challenges of cultural diversity?Have you ever been to a place that has a diverse culture? What do you think brought about

11、the cultural diversity? GroupworkStep 4. Post-Reading1. admit vi. &vt. 承认vt. 准许进入(或加入)*She apologised to me and admitted taking/having taken my umbrella by mistake. 词汇复现她向我道歉并承认错拿了我的伞。*The narrow windows admit little light into the room. 窗户狭窄, 只有少量光线可以照进房间。*Women were only admitted into the club las

12、t year. 这家俱乐部去年才接纳女会员。 *You will not be admitted to the theatre after the performance has started. 演出开始后不许进入剧场。Step 4. Post-ReadingLanguage points 【即学即练】(1)语法填空I still remember three years ago when I was admitted _ this school. She can always put other people right, but will never admit _ (make) an

13、error herself. Her _(admit) to Beijing University made her parents very happy. to/intomakingbeing admitted(2)一句多译他承认违反了交通规则。He admitted _ the traffic rules. He admitted _the traffic rules. He admitted _the traffic rules. breakinghaving brokenthat he had broken2. occur vi. 发生, 出现*And what a citya cit

14、y that was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake that occurred in 1906. 这是一座什么样的城市, 这是一座在1906年地震后得以重建的城市。*(2019北京高考) In a world that warms up by 3, it found that multiple changes to the colour of the oceans would occur. 如果温度再上升3摄氏度, 海洋的颜色就会发生各种各样的变化。*A good idea occurred to me while I was watc

15、hing TV. 我看电视时想到了一个好主意。*It never occurs to him that he should make such great success in teaching career. 他从来没有想到他竟会在教学事业中获得如此巨大的成功。【语块积累】sth. occur(s) to sb. 某人想到; 浮现在某人的脑海中It occurs to sb. to do/that从句某人想到occurvi. 可指某事偶然发生, 可与happen互换, 但比较正式。表示“某人想到”时, 用occur, 后接介词tohappenvi. 特指某事偶然发生。表示“某人发生了某事”,

16、 要用sth. happen(s) to sb. ; happen to do sth. 表示“碰巧做某事”take place多指有计划、有目的、有步骤地发生, 比如举办活动、发生变化等break out多指自然灾害、战争、疾病的突然爆发以上这些表示“发生”的单词或短语都不能用于被动语态【即学即练】(1)语法填空Its incredible that the idea occurred _ him in a dream. It never occurred to him _(ask) anyone. toto ask(2)选词填空(occur, happen, take place, bre

17、ak out)The terrible war _in 1937. What _ to you last night? When will the wedding _? It suddenly _to him that he had left his keys in the office. broke outhappenedtake placeoccurred3. used to do过去常常做*This district used to be a poor area of town, but is now a centre for art, music, and food. 这个地区过去是城

18、市的贫困地区, 但现在是艺术、音乐和食品中心。*I never used to pay attention to the pictures on the wall. 我过去从没注意过墙上的那些画。used to有两个否定形式和两个疑问形式。一种直接使用used; 一种借助于助动词did, 如下: 否定形式: used not to do=usednt to dodid not use to do=didnt use to do疑问形式: Used+主语+to+动词原形. . . ? Did+主语+use+to+动词原形. . . ? *Used your father to drink a l

19、ot? 你父亲曾经喝酒很多吗? *Didnt he use to drive to work? 他过去不曾开车上班吗? used to do sth. 表示过去惯常化的动作或经常存在的状态, 意为“过去常常做”be used to (doing) sth. 表示“习惯于”, 其中to为介词, 后接(动)名词be used to do sth. 为被动语态, 意为“被用来做某事”【即学即练】(1)选词填空(used to do sth. , be used to (doing) sth. , be used to do sth. )Mr White _live in China, so he _

20、Chinese dishes. Bamboo can _build houses. used tois used tobe used to(2)I _, but I gave up a couple of years ago. 我以前抽烟, 但几年前就戒掉了。(3)I didnt think I could ever _in a big city after living in the country. 我觉得在农村住了之后, 我不能适应大城市的生活。used to smokeget used to living(4)I _much when we were at school. 以前我们上学

21、时, 我并不太喜欢他。(5)It can _almost any emotion. 它可用于几乎所有的情感表达。didnt use to /usednt to like himbe used to express4. head to/for (朝)前进; (向)去*In the afternoon, I headed to a local museum that showed the historical changes in California. 下午, 我前往当地的一家博物馆, 这家博物馆展现了加利福尼亚的历史变迁。*It is not clear how many of them wi

22、ll head back to Saudi Arabia tomorrow. 尚不清楚他们当中有多少人明天将折回沙特阿拉伯。【即学即练】(1)If you work hard and never give up, you will _sooner or later. 如果你刻苦工作且从不放弃, 你迟早会走向成功。 (2)He _the bus stop. 他朝公交车站走去。head for successheaded for/to5. seek ones fortune寻找成功致富之路; 闯世界*Over 300, 000 people came from all over the world

23、 to seek their fortune, and San Francisco quickly became a big city. 来自世界各地的30多万人前来追求财富, 旧金山很快就成为了一座大城市。*We seek to find a way to make us get along well with the people around us. 词汇复现我们试图找一种方法使我们和周围的人相处融洽。*Many young people leave their hometown to seek their fortune in big cities. 很多年轻人离开家乡到大城市寻找成功

24、的机会。*Faster growth is becoming the new trend as China seeks higher-quality development. 在中国寻求更高质量发展的阶段, 快速增长成为一个新的发展趋势。【语块积累】seek v. (sought, sought)寻求, 寻找; 追求; 探求, 探索; 试图seek to do sth. (正式)试图做某事seek ones fortune寻找致富(或成功)的机会seek after/for追求, 寻求seek out挑选出; 找出【即学即练】语法填空(1)Dont just wait to be inform

25、ed. You should try to seek _ the information you need. (2)Local schools are seeking _(reduce) the dropout rate. (3)Chris gave up his high-paying job in Beijing and tried to seek _(he) fortune in his hometown. for/afterto reducehis6. earn a living谋生*To earn a living, some opened up shops and restaura

26、nts in Chinatown. 为了谋生, 一些人在唐人街开办了商店和餐馆。*He got a job in an office to earn his living. 他在一家事务所工作以谋生。*Then the Johnsons had to make a living without the cow. 于是约翰逊一家人不得不在没有奶牛的情况下谋生。*Saving a girl from the river earned him a good reputation. 从河里营救了一个女孩为他赢得了好的名声。词汇复现【语块积累】earn ones/a living谋生earn/make

27、a living by/from靠谋生earn ones own living自食其力earn money/a fortune挣钱/大钱earn sb. praise/a reputation赢得赞扬/名声【即学即练】(1)Since his parents died early, he had to _when he was a teenager. 因双亲早亡, 他十几岁的时候就不得不独自谋生。earn his own living (2)People of their village _from angora rabbit farming. 他们村的人都是靠饲养安哥拉兔挣大钱的。(3)It

28、 is honorable _with your hands. 靠双手来养活自己是光荣的。earned a fortuneto earn a living7. bring about导致; 引起*What do you think brought about the cultural diversity? 你认为是什么导致了文化的多样性? *(2019北京高考)Moore is enthusiastic about the candy she created, and shes also positive about what the future might bring. 穆尔对自己独创的糖

29、果很热心, 她对糖果可能的发展前景也很自信。*Mencius father died when he was young, and he was brought up by his mother. 孟子很小的时候, 他父亲就去世了, 母亲把他抚养成人。*His work brings him in 1, 000 dollars a month. 他每月有1 000美元的工作收入。*The outbreak of African swine fever last year has brought down the breeding stock of pigs in China. 去年非洲猪瘟的爆

30、发使得我国的生猪养殖数量下降。【语块积累】bring up养育, 抚养; 提出; 呕吐bring back带回; 使想起bring down降低; 减少bring in引进; 赚得, 挣得bring out出版; 阐明; 使表现出【即学即练】用恰当的介、副词填空(1)The famous basketball player Lin Shuhao was brought _ in the US. (2)What brought _ the change in his attitude? (3)The photos brought _ many pleasant memories. (4)Can

31、you make a sentence to bring _ the meaning of the phrase? upaboutbackout8. claim vt. &n. 夺取(生命); 宣称; 断言*Over 3, 000 lives were claimed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. 1906年的旧金山地震夺去了3 000多人的生命。*You can claim your money back if the goods are damaged. 如果货物有损坏, 你可以要求退款。*It is claimed that soap pow

32、ders pollute the water we drink. 据说肥皂粉污染了我们的饮用水。*You may make a claim on the firm for the damages. 你可以向公司提出赔偿损失的要求。 【语块积累】(1)claim vt. 声称, 宣称; 索要, 索取claim to do/that. . . 声称claim for sth. 要求某物; 索要某物claim sth. back索回某物, 要回某物(2)claim n. 要求; 主张; 索赔It is claimed that. . . 有人主张; 据说have a claim to/on有要求的权

33、利【即学即练】语法填空(1)So far nobody _(claim) the wallet discovered in the classroom. (2)The scientist claimed _(discover) a new kind of medicine. (3)She said that she had a rightful claim _ the property. (4)It _(claim) that humour can help patients recover faster. has claimedto have discoveredto/onis claime

34、d9. escape vi. &vt. 逃走; 逃脱; 避开n. 逃跑; 逃脱; 解脱After visiting the southern part of Yunnan, I have to admit that it is the best province of China to escape the cold winter. 在游览了云南南部之后, 我必须承认它是中国最适合躲避寒冷冬天的省份。*(2019天津高考)The world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex, I find myself needin

35、g a way to escape. 原来我认为很简单的世界现在变得愈发复杂了, 我发现我得想法逃离它了。He narrowly escaped being killed. 他险些丧命。They escaped from the burning house. 他们从着火的房屋中逃了出来。【语块积累】(1)escape (doing) sth. 逃脱(做)某事escape from/out of. . . 从逃跑, 逃走escape ones attention/notice逃过某人的注意; 被某人遗忘(2)have a narrow escape九死一生make ones escape逃脱;

36、逃走【即学即练】(1)The driver narrowly _in the traffic accident. 这名司机在车祸中差一点被撞死。(2)I remember seeing him somewhere before, but his name _. 我记得以前在某个地方见过他, 但一时想不起他的名字。 escaped being killedescapes me for the moment(3)句型转换She was lucky to escape punishment. She was lucky to escape _. He narrowly escaped in the

37、earthquake. He had _in the earthquake. being punisheda narrow escape10. It is likely that Native Americans moved to California at least fifteen thousand years ago. 美洲原住民很可能在至少一万五千年前迁往加州。It is likely that . . . 为固定句式, 意为“很可能”。*It is very likely that my parents will not allow me to go. 我父母很可能不会让我去。*Ti

38、ckets are likely to be expensive. 入场券可能很贵。 *Me? Go climbing? Not likely! 我? 去爬山? 没门! 【语块积累】be likely to do sth. 很可能做某事not likely绝不可能, 才不呢(表示强烈反对)【易混辨析】单词意义用法possible强调客观上有可能, 但实际上可能性很小It is possible that . . . 或It is possible (for sb. ) to do sth. probable指有根据, 合情理。表示“大概, 很可能”。语气比possible要重, 是most l

39、ikely之意It is probable that . . . likely是常用词, 指“从表面迹象来看很有可能”It is likely that . . . 或sb. /sth. be likely to do . . . 【即学即练】(1)选词填空(likely, possible, probable)It is _ for him to lend us his car. We are _ to make mistakes when learning English. It is _ that it will rain today. Bring your umbrella with

40、you. possiblelikelyprobable/likely(2)句型转换It is likely that some people will suffer back problems. Some people _suffer back problems. will be likely to本句中, it是形式主语, 真正的主语是后面的to do不定式to be back in the city again。动词不定式作主语时, 为了保持句子平衡, 常用it作形式主语, 而将真正的主语后置。常用于这个句型的形容词有easy, difficult, hard, important, po

41、ssible等。11. I have to admit that it definitely feels good to be back in the city again. 我必须承认再次回到这座城市确实感觉很棒。*It is difficult for her to keep a balance between family and work. 词汇复现她很难在家庭和工作之间保持平衡。*It is not possible for Tom to recover in such a short time. 汤姆不可能在如此短的时间内恢复健康。it作形式主语时, 真正的主语还可以由“动名词”或

42、“从句”充当。*He had an interesting attitude to correctionhe said it didnt matter whether we made mistakes. 他对于纠正错误有一个有趣的态度他说过我们是否出错并不要紧。*Its no harm drinking running water in that area. 在那个地区喝自来水是无害的。【即学即练】语法填空(1)Lets get out quickly. Its no good _ (waste) time. (2)_ is said that the tickets have been so

43、ld out. (3)Its difficult for me _(memorize) all these English words. wastingItto memorize本句中的living here为动词-ing形式短语作后置定语, 修饰people, 相当于一个定语从句who live here。动词-ing形式living here作后置定语, 与被修饰词people之间是逻辑上的主谓关系。*The child standing over there is my brother. 站在那儿的孩子是我弟弟。12. Many of the people living here are

44、 from Mexico or Central America. 许多住在这里的人来自墨西哥或中美洲。*I am only able to look at nature through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows. 脏兮兮的窗帘悬挂在沾满灰尘的窗前, 我只能透过它们观看大自然。*There are many volunteers helping the flooded area to return to normal. =There are many volunteers who are helping the floode

45、d area to return to normal. 有很多志愿者在帮助遭遇洪灾的地区恢复正常。【即学即练】(1)The people _have moved to other areas. 住在村子里的人们已经搬到其他地方了。(2)Who is the girl _over there? 那边穿黄衬衫的女孩是谁? living in the villagewearing a yellow shirt13. I walked around looking at the street art for a few hours. 我在街上转了几个小时, 欣赏街头艺术。looking at the

46、street art为现在分词短语作伴随状语。现在分词短语作伴随状语, 表示伴随, 所表示的动作与谓语动词同时发生, 但与句子的主语是逻辑上的主谓关系。*I have a very busy life with no time to sit around feeling sorry for myself. 我的生活很充实, 没有时间闲坐着顾影自怜。*Laughing and talking, they went back home. 他们有说有笑, 回到了家。*He sat at the table, reading a magazine. 他坐在桌子旁, 读着一本杂志。【即学即练】(1)语法

47、填空Tony lent me the money, _ (hope)that Id do as much for him. All night long he lay awake, _ (think) of the problem. hopingthinking(2)句型转换All the students sat in the classroom, and waited for their new teacher. All the students sat in the classroom, _. waiting fortheir new teacherThe young man held

48、a torch in his hand, and climbed up to the top of the clock tower. _the young man climbed up to the top of the clock tower. Holding a torch in his hand,14. influence vt. 影响; 对起作用 n. 影响; 作用*Its influenced by graffiti art and comic art. 它受到涂鸦艺术和喜剧艺术的影响。*He says the mid-term elections could have an influence on his decision. 他说, 中期选举将会对他的决定产生一定影响。 *He committed the crime under the influence of drugs. 他是在吸毒后犯罪的。*She is one of the most influential figures in local politics. 她是本地政坛举足轻重的人物。