Unit 1 Reading B You will love beautiful San Francisco 广州市第七十五中学 初一英语备课组

harbour cable car Golden Gate Bridge delicious New words Chinatown Tips: 边学单词边导入。讲 解新单词时，可采用单词串 讲的方法系统地学习单词。 如采用提问的方式： -Do you know any big city in the USA?-Today we come to visit San Francisco first. San Francisco is a harbour city. We can look down on the bay by cable car.-What is San Francisco famous for?-The Golden Gate Bridge and Chinatown. We can find many delicious food in Chinatown.

Skim the passage Finish the “T” or “F” exercises and correct the wrong ones. 1 San Francisco is a cold, dark place. 2 Only sports-lovers or food-lovers should visit San Francisco. 3 Golden Gate Park is near Golden Gate Bridge. 4 In Chinatown you can only get hot Sichuan food. 5 San Francisco’s Chinatown is bigger than London’s. warm, bright F Everyone can F T get all kinds of food from China T F

Read Paragraph 1 and then answer these questions : 1. Is San Francisco a harbour city? Yes, it is. 2.What’s the weather like in San Francisco? It is never too hot and never too cold. 3.What can sports-lovers and food-lovers do here? Sports-lovers can come and watch American football or baseball games. Food-lovers can find delicious fish and other seafood.

Read Paragraph 2 and then tell the main idea of this paragraph. Introduce something about the Golden Gate Park.

Read Paragraph 3 and then fill in the blanks. A Chinese New Year is d________ from an American New Year, so you can come to C_______ and take part i___ our festival. San Francisco’s Chinatown is the l______ one in the world. You can find a___ kinds of d_______ food from China in Francisco’s Chinatown. ifferent hinatown n argestll elicious

Important phrases: 俯视 当然 运动爱好者 享受阳光 参加，参与 各种各样的 热烈欢迎 look down of course sports-lover enjoy sunshine take part in all kinds of warm welcome Useful expression: Nothing could be nicer!

Look through the passage What’s the main idea of these passage? Do you have any questions?

Group work: Discussion Suppose you are going to visit one of the cities of the USA. Which city would you like to visit? Why? (Give at least 3 reasons)

More reading: Panyu P16 of Book B Answers: 1.Panyu is in the south of Guangzhou. 2.It takes less than an hour. 3.There are many tall buildings, new shops, restaurants, schools and hotels. 4.We can visit the new zoo and we can try many kinds of unusual food there. 5.Because the air in Panyu is much cleaner than the air in central Guangzhou.

More Practice: I. 单词拼写： 1.The ship is leaving the _______ ( 港湾 )for the sea. 2.Many people go to have lunch at the Chinese ________( 餐馆 ). 3.I like to lie on the beach and enjoy the beautiful _______( 阳光 ). II. 单项选择 1.The moon cake is so ______, I like it very much. a)beautiful b) bright c) delicious 2.They ______ the river by boat. a)cross b) across c) past 3.Can I go to California _____ train? a)on b) with c) by III. 翻译句子 1. 那位老人发现海港上有很多轮船。 The old man _____ ____ _____ at the ______. 2. 你会参加明天的比赛吗？ Will you _____ ______ ____ the match tomorrow?

Homework 1.Find more information about the American cities you want to visit. And write down more reasons to support yourself. 2.Finish the Reading on Book B.