San Francisco is a city on a bay（海湾）. It has an international atmosphere and it is the fourth largest
city in California,
with a population of about 800,000.
San Francisco has a large immigrant（移民）population from Europe（欧洲）,America and Asia. It has a Chinatown,
a Japan
town and a Hispanic area, called Mission District. It has over 4,200 restaurants
offering cuisine（食品；菜肴）from
many countries.
The Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, the Asian Art Museum,
Alcatraz and the Twin Peaks are just a few of the many tourist attractions（吸引；魅力）in San Francisco. The city is
an ideal（理想的）place for
young people. There are lots of movie theatres, concert halls, theatres and
discos.
San Francisco has a Mediterranean climate（地中海气候）, with warm winters and cool
summers. It is usually rainy between November and April and sometimes, it is
foggy in the evening.
A)Complete the information.
Name of city: San Francisco
State:
_____________________（1）
Population:_________________（2）
Restaurants:________________（3）
Tourist attractions:___________（4）
Climate:____________________（5）
..
B)Complete the chart with information
about your town or a city you know.
Name: ____________________（6）
State: _____________________（7）
Population: ________________（8）
Restaurants: ________________（9）
Tourist attractions: __________（10）
Climate: __________________（11）
Key:
1. State: California
2. Population: 800,000
3. Restaurants: 4,200
4. Tourist attractions: The Golden Gate
Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, the AsianArt Museum, Alcatraz, the twin Peaks
5. Climate: Mediterranean climate, with
warm winters and cool summers
