Unit 3 Topic 2 Some things usually have different meanings in different cultures. SectionC 课件(共17张P

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Unit 3
English Around the World
Topic 2
Some things usually have different meanings in different cultures.
Section C
What do the gestures mean
Task 1
Work alone
Read for
main information.
1b Read 1a and choose the correct answers.
The title of the passage may be ____.
A. Animals and Plants B. China and Foreign Countries
C. Different Cultures, Different Meanings D. Positive and Negative Meanings
2. In China, many parents want their children to become “dragons”. The “dragons” here mean ____ .
A. successful people B. children
C. strong people D. creatures
In western countries, heroes killed dragons to protect people. This shows dragons are considered to be ____ .
A. brave B. strong C. lovely D. dangerous
4. In Paragraph 3, the underlined word “regarded” means ____ .
A. considered B. given C. looked D. watched
A
D
C
A
Task 2
Class work
Read for details
Read Para.2 carefully and guess the meaning of each phrase about dogs in pairs.
a homeless dog
a mad dog
a running dog
a dog catching a mouse
You are a lucky dog.
Every dog has its day.
in China (negative)
in western countries (positive)
丧家狗
疯狗
走狗
狗捉耗子多管闲事
You are a lucky person.你真是个幸运儿
Each person has good luck at times. 人人都有得意日。
Dogs are considered honest and good friends of humans.
Read paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.
As we know ,dragons are very _______ in Chinese culture. In ______ times, dragons were regarded as ___________________. They brought _______________. The ancient emperors _______ themselves __ dragons. Nowadays, many parents want their children to become ________.
But in western countries, dragons were ________ animals. Heroes killed them to ____________.
important
ancient
strong and magical creatures
hope and good luck
compared
to
“emperors”
dangerous
protect people.
Read Para.4 carefully and fill in the blanks.
The rose has ________ meanings in Chinese culture and western cultures.
It stands for____, ____, _____ and
_______.
similar
love
peace
courage
friendship
Task 3
Work alone
Plant and animal In Chinese culture In western culture
dog
dragon
rose
honest, and good friends of humans; has positive meanings
strong and magical creatures
dangerous animals
stands for love, peace, courage and friendship
negative meanings
stands for love, peace, courage and friendship
1c Complete the table based on 1a. You can also add something else.
Retell the text based on the table you filled in.
Read again and find out the key points.
at times
as we know
be regarded/considered as
compare---to
a symbol of
stand for
pay attention to
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given phrases.
pay attention to stand for at times regard as compare…to
People say the rose often ___________ love.
Dogs are ____________ honest and good friends of humans.
You need to _________________ the differences more.
Robert Burns __________ his love ______ a red rose.
Everybody makes mistakes _________.
stands for
regarded as
pay attention to
at times
compares
to
Summary:
Some words: negative, consider, honest
positive, ancient, magical, creature,
compare, courage, underline, pride
2. Some phrases: at times, stand for,
regard/consider…as,
a symbol of, make mistake,
compare…to, compare…with
3. Some sentences:
(1)The ancient emperors compared themselves to dragons.
(2)The rose is regarded as a symbol of love.
Tell the culture differences between China and western
countries.
2. Write a composition about the different cultures of the same thing.
Read 1a.
Write a passage with the title Different Cultures, Different Meanings based on the table. You can add more items. Finish 3.
Review Sections A-C.
Write a passage with the title Different Cultures, Different Meanings based on the table. You can add more items.
Plant and animal
In Chinese culture
In western culture
peacock goodness/
beauty/peace
pride
bat long life/
happiness
bad luck
bamboo happiness/
peace wisdom/
power
…