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Unit 8 Culture Shapes Us
Lesson 46 Home to Many Cultures
1. To understand the meaning and usage of the new words and expressions.
2. To be able to talk about Canada in English.
3. To learn to accept and respect cultural differences.
Learning objectives
Free Talk
How many nations are there in our country
Why can so many nations live in one country
Because we accept each other, respect each other and help each other.
Free Talk
There is another country.
It’s home to many cultures.
Can you guess its name
New words and expressions.
percent
central
immigrant according to
official
custom
n. 百分之……
adj. 中部的;中间的
n. 移民
prep. 根据; 依据
adj. 官方的;正式的
n. 习惯;习俗;风俗
1. is home to many cultures.
2. Canada became a country in .
3. The number of Asian immigrants rose 3 percent to 48 percent.
4. Canada cultural differences.
5. People should and accept one another and help one another.
Canada
1867
from
welcomes
respect
Listen to the text and fill in the blanks.
Read the lesson and answer the questions.
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1. What percent of Canadians are from the First Nations
2. What languages do most immigrants to Canada speak
3.Why are there many cultures in Canada
4. What's the Canadian way of understanding the world
Three percent.
The language of their first country and English or French.
Because Canada welcomes cultural differences in the people who live there.
People should respect and accept one another and help one another.
1.Three percent of all Canadians are First Nations people. 所有加拿大人中有百分之三是第一民族人。
percent n. 百分之……
百分数的表达：基数词＋percent
[注意] 无论数字有多大, percent 都用单数形式。
Language Points
eg： six percent 6% ninety percent 90%
“分数（或百分数）＋of＋名词/代词”作主语时, 谓语动词形式根据“of ”后的名词或代词而定。
eg：Four-fifths of the oil has been used up. 已经用完了五分之四的油。
Seventy percent of the students come from the countryside. 百分之七十的学生来自农村。
[拓展] 对于百分数进行提问用：
“What percent......”
eg：Seventy percent of the students come from the countryside. (对划线部分提问)
What percent of the students are from the countryside
2. The rest are from every part of the world: Asia, Africa, Central America, South America, Australia and other European countries. 其余的人来自世界各地：亚洲、非洲、中美洲、南美洲、澳洲和其他欧洲国家。
the rest “剩余部分, 其余; 其余的人”,
the rest of + 名词/代词, “剩余的······” , 作主语时其谓语的形式要由of后名词的数而定。
eg：The rest of her life was very happy.
她的余生是很幸福的。
Some of the students are playing football, the rest (of them) are playing basketball. 那些学生中,有些人在踢足球,其余的在打篮球。
[拓展] rest 还有“休息”的意思, 既可以做动词, 也可以做名词
eg：Try to have/take a rest from all your hard work ─you have a busy day tomorrow.放下繁重的工作, 休息一下吧——你明天还要忙一天呢。(名词)
Rest your eyes every twenty minutes. 每20分钟, 让你的眼睛休息一下。(动词)
3. In the 1970s and 1980s,that changed.在20世纪70年代和80年代, 这种情况改变了。
表示“某世纪几十年代”可在整几十年份数字后加“s”或“’s”。
eg：He was born in the 1820s/1820’s.他出生于19世纪20年代。
4. According to a survey, the number of European immigrants dropped from 90 percent to 25 percent, and the number of Asian immigrants rose from 3 percent to 48 percent. 据调查, 欧洲移民的数目从90%下降到25%,而亚洲移民的数目从3%上升到48%。
according to 是介词, 意思是“按照;根据; 取决于”
eg：We'll go on working in the fields or go back home, according to the change of weather. 我们是继续在地里干活还是回家去, 取决于天气的变化。
the number of … “…的数量”
[辨析] “number”的不同用法
the number of ……的 数量 后加可数名词复数,作主语时, 谓语用单数形式 The number of homeless people has increased.无家可归者的人数已经增加了。
a number of 许多, 大量 后加可数名词复数, 作主语时, 谓语用复数形式 A large number of students are ill these days because of the flu.这些天我们班的许多学生都因为流感而病了。
5. It is important that people from different cultures can live together in one country. 来自不同文化的人们能够一起生活在一个国家是重要的。
it在句中作形式主语, 实际主语是that引导的从句。
important, impossible, necessary, proper等形容词后的that从句, 无论主语是第几人称, 谓语都可以用动词原形。
eg：It is necessary that he come back in time.
他及时回来是必要的。
6. Is there a Canadian food Not really.有加拿大食物吗？真的没有。
not really “事实上不是（或不会、没有）”
eg：－Can you drive a car 你会开车吗？
－No, I can't. Not really. 不会, 真的不会。
－Any more suggestions 还有其他建议吗？
－Not really, no. 嗯, 没了。
7. It's that people should respect and accept one another and help one another. 这就是人们互相尊重, 互相认可, 互相帮助。
accept 在本句中的意思是“承认, 认可”
eg：Students accept Mr. Wang as a genius. 学生们承认王先生是个天才。
one anther = each other “互相”
eg：The students in our class learn from one another. 我们班的学生互相学习。
Work in groups. List some traditional Chinese customs. Try to find the similarities and differences between Chinese and other cultures.
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Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given words.
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1．He came back from ________ (Canada) three years ago, but he keeps in touch with his ___________ (Canada) friends.
2．If you could travel to only one ____________ (Europe) country, which one would you choose
3．He wonders what this means for the future of ________ (Asia) markets.
4．Understanding cultural ___________ (difference) is very important for companies involved in international business.
5．I'd like to take you to our city’s ________ (centre) park.
Canada
Canadian
European
Asian
differences
central
Make sentences using the given information.
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1．the number of websites/22 in 2009/315 in 2013/the report
(rise from...to, according to)
→The number of websites rose from 22 in 2009 to 315 in 2013, according to the report.
2．the price of it/$25 a kilogram in 2003/$250 this year/the research (rise from...to, according to)
→__________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
The price of it rose from $25 a kilogram in 2003 to $250 this year according to the research.
Make sentences using the given information.
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2．David's weight/150 pounds last month/120 pounds this month/his doctor (drop from...to, according to) →_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
David's weight dropped from 150 pounds last month to 120 pounds this month according to his doctor.
What did we learn
manners though
modest virtue
praise private
elderly guest
extra waiter
tip
Three percent of all Canadians are First Nations people.
The rest are from every part of the world: Asia, Africa, Central America, South America, Australia and other European countries.
In the 1970s and 1980s,that changed.
According to a survey, the number of European immigrants dropped from 90 percent to 25 percent, and the number of Asian immigrants rose from 3 percent to 48 percent.
Summary
根据句意及首字母提示完成句子.
1.In 1990s, there were no computers and no telephones here.
2.In our class half of the students (have)a new computer.
3. (60%) the students usually surf on the Internet and get information .
4.Some agree with Jim, but the (剩余的)of them agree with Tom.
the
60 percent of
have
rest
1.The number of the elderly (老人) ____ increasing in China, and with the development of China economy, they _____. better care of in the future.
A. is; will take B. are; are taken
C. is; will be taken D. are; will take
2.According ________ my watch, it is five o'clock.
A．with B．on C．to D．in
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