Unit+3+Diverse+Cultures+Reading+and+Thinking 高一英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

WhatisyourimpressiononAmerica?avastterritorywithasparsepopulationAmerica:9370,000km²--around333millionChina:

9600,000km²--around1411.75millioncapitalistcountrysuperpowereconomicallydevelopedfreedomofspeechdemocraticmeltingpot/ethnicdiversity/immigranthegemonism(霸权主义)(playadominantroleintheworld)imposewarinAfghanistancommonpeoplehavetherighttousegunsracial

discriminationclasspolarizationobese/strong/

sturdyjunkfood/fastfooddiverseculturesmajordifferencescausesrepresentativesdiverseculturesWhatdoyouknowaboutSanFrancisco?WhatcanyoulearnaboutSanFranciscofromthosepictures?ontheeastofAmericacoastalcitywithartisticatmosphereberichingold

Whatisthetexttype?traveljournalWhatdoyouexpecttolearn?Completethetimelineonpage291.What’sthe“MissionSchool”?2.Whatdidthewriterlearninthemuseum?4.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofSanFrancisco?5.Whatimpressesyoumost?Whatexamplesofethnicdiversitycanyoufindinthejournal?MexicanpeoplefromcentralAmericaChineseotherdescendants(后代)ofthosewhocameduringthegoldrushHowdoesethnicdiversitybenefitSanFrancisco?peoplehavechancestoexperiencedifferentculturesattracttourists/boost

ittourismpromotetheprogressofcityconstructionboostitseconomyinnovatenewthings(Mexican-Chinesenoodles)openpeople’smindtoacceptnewthings(art-movement,pioneercity)artmovementafoodtruckheadtoseektheirfortuneearnalivingjoin…to…immigrant艺术运动餐车前往寻找他们的财富谋生加入……到……移民者1.Ihavetoadmit______itdefinitelyfeelsgoodtobebackinthecityagain.我不得不承认，再次回到这座城市的感觉确实很好。2.Ilearnt

_____AmericagotCaliforniafromMexicoin1848.我了解到美国在1848年从墨西哥获得了加利福尼亚。3.Intheafternoon,Iheadedtoalocalmuseum______showedthehistoricalchangesinCalifornia.下午，我去了当地一家展示加州历史变迁的博物馆。4.Manyofthepeople_______(live)herearefromMexicoorCentralAmerica.许多住在这里的人来自墨西哥或中美洲。5.Infact,anartmovement_____(call)the“MissionSchool”startedhere.事实上，一场名为“教会学校”的艺术运动就是从这里开始的。6.Iwalkedaround___(look)atthestreetartforafewhours.我四处走走，看了几个小时的街头艺术。thatthatthatlivingcalledlooking1.Ihavetoadmitthatitdefinitelyfeelsgoodtobebackinthecityagain.我不得不承认，再次回到这座城市的感觉确实很好。2.IlearntthatAmericagotCaliforniafromMexicoin1848.我了解到美国在1848年从墨西哥获得了加利福尼亚。3.Intheafternoon,IheadedtoalocalmuseumthatshowedthehistoricalchangesinCalifornia.下午，我去了当地一家展示加州历史变迁的博物馆。4.ManyofthepeoplelivingherearefromMexicoorCentralAmerica.许多住在这里的人来自墨西哥或中美洲。5.Infact,anartmovementcalledthe“MissionSchool”startedhere.事实上，一场名为“教会学校”的艺术运动就是从这里开始的。6.Iwalkedaroundlookingatthestreetartforafewhours.我四处走走，看了几个小时的街头艺术。coastalcityartisticatmospheredescendant/dɪˈsɛndənt/boostittourismconstructionpioneerpioneeringsolidarity

/ˌsɒlɪˈdærəti/

racial

exclusion/ɪkˈskluːʒən/cultural

identity

rootacatchysloganinnovativenamecommodity/kəˈmɒdɪtɪ/沿海城市艺术氛围子孙后代促进旅游业建设先锋，先驱开创性的团结种族排斥文化认同根朗朗上口的口号创新的名字商品B3U3课堂补充词汇Whatarethebenefitsofculturaldiversity?benefits:Livinginaplacewithdiverseculture,peoplewouldhavemanyopportunitiestoexperiencedifferentculturesandcustoms,whichishelpfultoopenpeople’smindandraisetheirculturalawareness.Also,byengaging

in

intercultural

communication,peoplecanexchangevariousandinnovativeideas.Hence,thecooperationbetweenpeoplewithdifferentculturalbackgroundcanbeinterestingandinspiring.Whatarethedisadvantagesofculturaldiversity?However,themisunderstandingacrosslanguageandculturesisquiteabigchallenge,sincepeoplehavedifferentvalueandlifestyle.What’sworse,whenculturalbiases(偏见)andracism(种族主义)areformed,thesocietywouldbeturnedintoahell.

Culturaldiversitybringstogetherpeoplewithvariousskills,creativityandknowledgeforeffectiveproductivity.Adiversegrouphasincreasedadaptability,avarietyofviewpointsonanissueandinnovation.Challengesofdiversityincludecommunicationproblems,resistancetochange,differencesofopinionsandstereotyping.Culturaldiversityoccurswhenanorganization,acommunityoragroupofpeopledrawsfromdifferentbackgroundsincludingraces,nationalities,religions,agesandsexes.Anorganizationisconsidereddiversewhenitvaluesandappreciatespeople’sdifferencesintermsofskills,attitudes,experiencesandperceptions.Adiverseorganizationcanbenefitfromthesedifferencestomakeitsproductsorservicesbetter.Inasocialsetting,diversitybreedscuriosityinpeopleandgivesthemachancetolearnandexperiencepracticesandtraditionsfromanotherculture.Diversityiscentraltoorganization’sabilitytoinnovateandadapttoanincreasinglychangingenvironment.Problemsofculturaldiversityincludedifficultiesinmanagingpeoplefromvariousbackgrounds.Languagemaybeabarrierforcommunicationacrosspeoplefromdifferentcultures.Inanorganizationwithagreatdealoffocusondiversity,themajoritygroupmayfeelthattheminoritygroupisgivenattentionattheexpenseofthemajority.Att