GLOBAL TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Shih, Yongting
National Experimental High School at Central Taiwan Science Park
Learning Goals
By the end of this activity, you will have:
◦ Identified the features of the Statue of Liberty
◦ Developed an informational text with important features
◦ Collaborated with teammates to
finish different writing tasks
Curriculum map – learning goals
學生程度/
學習表現 基礎 中等 進階
聽力 □聽出主旨
□日常用語
□聽懂內容
□辨識語調
□理解報導
□國際議題 口說 □簡易溝通
□字詞應用
□介紹描述
□語調提問
□敘事討論
□簡短演說 閱讀 □字詞句型
□故事情節
■文本結構
□上下文意
□題材主題
□觀點態度 寫作 □拼寫字詞
□基本句構
□體例格式
■正確達意
□情節發展
□組織完整 思考 □上下語境
□訊息釐清
□分析歸納
□整合預測
□類推原則
□規劃任務
Curriculum map – key concepts
英語文領綱素養項目 英語文領綱學習內容
□語言知識 □字母 □語音 □字詞 □句構
□篇章結構
■溝通功能
■情境 □主題 □語用 □賞析心得
□主旨大意 □敘述觀點
□作者態度 □寫作目的
■思考能力 □訊息關係 □觀點分辨
■資訊評估 □任務規劃
□學習策略 □學習計畫 □工具運用
□文化習俗 □多元文化 □文化涵養
□公民意識 □國際議題 □永續發展
Inquiry questions
◦ What are the important features described in the text?
◦ How do we introduce a place and attract someone to visit it?
◦ Please choose a unique place in
your hometown and introduce it to
friends from our sister school.
SKIMMING
Read each text and identify the features of the place that are described.
General symbols Specific symbols Tourist attraction
General information
Additional information
A. __________
◦ It was October 28, 1886. Even though it was a rainy day in New York City, close to a million people were out for their first look at the city’s newest addition on Bedloe’s Island, which was later renamed Liberty Island. When French sculptor Fré dé ric Auguste Bartholdi removed the large French flag from the front of his latest creation, the crowds cheered and the soldiers fired their guns in celebration. In front of their eyes stood the grand Statue of Liberty.
B. __________
◦ The Statue of Liberty is a gift that France presented to America to celebrate its one hundred years of independence from the United Kingdom. The full height of the monument is 305 feet, and the statue itself stands 151 feet tall. When it was first created, the statue’s copper surface was reddish-brown. Over time, the surface has turned green because copper oxidizes and changes color with age when it is exposed to the air.
C. __________
◦ Each part of the statue has a special meaning. In her left hand, Lady Liberty holds a giant tablet with the date “July 4, 1776” on it. It was on this day that the United States became independent, and the tablet symbolizes a new and free America. In her right hand is a giant torch, which symbolizes that Lady Liberty lights the way to freedom.
D. __________
◦ Other symbolic parts of the statue include Lady Liberty’s crown, her dress, and the broken chains at her feet. From the top of Lady Liberty’s crown rise seven spikes, which represent the seven continents.
This shows that freedom is an important value not just for Americans, but for the whole world. Her dress is a robe in the ancient Roman style, since Bartholdi was inspired by Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom.
The broken chains represent the end of slavery in the United States and thus symbolize freedom from unfair treatment.
E. __________
◦ Today, the Statue of Liberty is one of America’s biggest tourist attractions. An average of four million tourists come to visit Liberty Island every year. As always, Lady Liberty stands tall and proud, sharing her message of freedom with all her visitors from around the globe.
SCANNING
Student A goes to the teacher for a question and reads it.
Student B leads the discussion and writes down the answer.
Student C goes to the teacher and gives the answer. If correct, T will give a new question.
P1 – general information
What were the crowds waiting for?
Who created the statue?
When did the statue arrive?
Where was the statue placed?
P2 – additional information
What is the height of the statue?
What is the color of the statue?
How did France celebrate America’s 100 years of independence?
Why did France want to celebrate America’s 100 years of independence?
P3 – general symbols
What was written on the giant tablet?
What does the tablet symbolize?
What is in the right hand of the statue?
What does the torch symbolize?
P5 – tourist attraction
How many tourists visit Liberty Island every year?
How does the Statue of Liberty look?
What message does Lady Liberty send?
Who will receive the message?
GUESSING
Look at the underlined words in the text and complete the glossary.
What part of speech are they?
celebration independence symbolize
represent globe attraction
Which word does it define?
1. The act of doing activities for a special event 2. The right to do or say what one wants
3. To stand for something
4. To be a symbol of something 5. the world
6. A place that people want to see
GRAMMAR 1
What is there?
A giant torch is in her right hand.
A giant tablet is in her left hand.
Seven spikes rise from the crown top.
The statue stood in front of the crowds.
In her right hand is a giant torch.
In her left hand is a giant tablet.
From the crown top rise seven spikes.
In front of the crowds stood the statue.
GRAMMAR 2
What makes it?
The States became
independent on this day.
It was on this day that the
States became independent.
gift
in 1886
in New York City French sculptor
for the celebration
It was a gift that France presented to America.
It was in 1886 that the statue arrived in America.
It was in New York City that the statue was placed.
It was a French sculptor that created the statue.
It was for the celebration that France sent a gift to America.
OUR MUST-VISIT
ATTRACTIONS
To hook and attract our audience
General
information Special
features Tourist
attraction
General and specific information
Who • Locals → immigrants
What
• To purchase daily supplies + to feel at home
When
• 20th century → now (21st century)
Where • In front of the train station
How
• Different floors for different needs
Why
• To enjoy diverse cultures in Taichung
◦ It was in the beginning of the 20th century. The first public market in Taichung was build in front of the train station. In the past, it was a place for local people to purchase their daily supplies, but now it is a mall for Southeast Asians to feel at home.
◦ Each floor has some special shops. On the first floor, shops selling 3C products are open for people who enjoy
bargaining. On the second floor stands a supermarket
that sells all kinds of imported goods from Southeast Asia.
It is on the third floor that visitors can sample different tastes of Vietnamese and Philippine food.
◦ Today, the place is a must-visit attraction in Taichung. In the beginning of each month, it is always crowded with people who want to have a different taste and immigrants who miss their home. Now, it stands energetic and
glorious, showing the vibrant diversity of various cultures to all the visitors from different places around the world.
