(共25张PPT)
Unit 8
Culture Shapes Us
Lesson 46
The new words:
percent, immigrant, according, although, religion, respect
Important and difficult points:
1) Now more than half of Canadians have British or French blood.
2) According to a survey, the number of European immigrants dropped from 90 percent to 25 percent, and the number of Asian and Middle Eastern immigrants rose from 3 percent to 48 percent.
3) It is important that people from different cultures can live together in one country.
4) Is there a Canadian way of understanding the world
学习目标
Could you please tell me which country it is
Canada
England
Australia
France
Lead in
Why are there different cultures in one country
What are some of the cultural differences between different people and places in China
新课讲授
Think About It!
Listen and imitate
Canada is home to many cultures. Three percent of all Canadians are First Nations people. The people of the First Nations were there before other people came to North America. Now more than half of Canadians have British or French blood. The rest are from every part of the world:Asia,Africa,Central America,South America,Australia and other European countries.
In Canada,people from many cultures live together.
Canada became a country in 1867,and for more than a hundred years,most immigrants in the country were from Europe.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.
Although Canada has two official languages—English and French,most Canadians do not speak both. Many immigrants speak two languages—the language of their first country and English or French. Canada welcomes cultural differences in the people who live there.
So what is a Canadian? That′s a little hard to describe. Canada does not have one culture—it has many. It is important that people from different cultures can live together in one country.
Is there a Canadian food?Not really. Is there a Canadian religion?No. Is there a Canadian kind of music?No again. Is there a Canadian way of understanding the world?Yes. It′s that people should respect and accept one another and help one another. It′s important to keep different languages,religions and customs alive.
1) Read the lesson and answer the questions.
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. Canada is home to many cultures.
be home to 是……的家园/ 故乡
the home of……的发源地/ 发祥地
e.g. Is China the home of pottery
中国是陶器的发源地吗?
Language points
2. The rest are from every part of the world: Asia, Africa, Central America, South America and other European countries.
rest 为名词,表示 “剩余部分”,常用 the rest,可以指人,也可以指物,常用搭配结构为 “the rest of the +名词”,其中的名词可以是复数名词,也可以是不可数名词。当 the rest或“the rest of the +名词”作主语时,谓语动词的数要与 the rest 所表示的名词的数保持一致。
e.g. This e-mail is for me, and the rest of e-mails are for you.
3. Now more than half of Canadians have British or French blood.
如今一半多的加拿大人有英国和法国血统。
half of … 意为“一半的……”,后接名词,以这类短语作主语时,如果后面的名词是不可数名词,谓语动词用单数;如果后面的名词是可数名词复数,谓语动词用复数。
e.g. Half of the water in this river is polluted.
这条河有一半的水被污染了。
4. In the 1970s and 1980s, that changed.
表示“某世纪几十年代”时,要在年前加the, 在整几十的年份后加“s”或“'s”。
e.g. He was born in the 1830s.
他出生在十九世纪三十年代。
in the 1970s 在二十世纪七十年代
in the+年份s/年份's与in+年份的辨析
in the+年份s /年份's 在……世纪 ……年代 He came to US in the 1920s.
他在20世纪20年代来到了美国。
in+年份 在……年 He was born in 1958.
他出生于1958年。
5. According to a survey, the number of European immigrants dropped from 90 percent to 25 percent, and the number of Asian and Middle Eastern immigrants rose from 3 percent to 48 percent.
根据调查,欧洲移民的数量从90%下降到25%,而亚洲和中东的移民数量从3%上升至48%。
according to…意为“根据……”,后加名词或代词后用作状语,多用于句首。
e.g. According to this map, that city is far from here.
根据这张地图,那座城市距离这里很远。
the number of意为“……数量”,后加名词,以这类短语作主语时,谓语动词多使用单数形式。类似短语a number of意为“一些”,后加名词复数,以这类短语作主语时,谓语动词多使用复数形式。
e.g. The number of the students in our class is fifty.
我们班的学生数量是50。
It’s important to keep different languages, religions and customs alive.
辨析:alive, live, lively 与living
alive / 'la v/ adj. 活着;在世
alive 表示“活着的”,与“死去的,逝去的”相对,可以作表语或后置定语 The bear was still alive.
这只熊还活着。
live 作形容词时,表示“现场直播的;活的”,可以作前置定语。 Look! A real live elephant.
瞧!一头活生生的大象。
lively 表示“生动的;活泼的”,与“死气沉沉的”相对,可以作定语、表语或宾语补足语 He always makes his class lively.
他总是使他的课堂生动。
living 表示“活着的”,可作前置定语。 She has no living relatives.
她没有活着的亲人。
2) Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given words.
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
Let’s Do It!
3) Make sentences using the given information.
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)
→__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
3. David's weight/150 pounds last month/120 pounds this month/his doctor (drop from...to, according to)
→__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
The price of it rose from $25 a kilogram in 2003 to $250 this year according to the research.
David's weight dropped from 150 pounds last month to 120 pounds this month according to his doctor.
4) Work in groups. List some traditional Chinese customs. Try to find the similarities and differences between Chinese and other cultures.
一、用所给词的适当形式填空
1.Thirty ________ (percent) of people have cars. Cars pollute
the air, so remember: Use your legs!
2.A number of students in this college ________(be) foreigners.
3.English is an ________(office) language in Canada.
4.About 90 percent of most food ________(be) water.
5.Don't give up. You must keep hopes ________(alive).
percent
are
official
is
alive
当堂检测
二、单项选择
1. I have________ European pen friend, and he likes playing ________ guitar.
A.an;/ B.an; the C.a; / D.a; the
2. They both played the game ________ the rules.
A.according to B.according at
C.according in D.according for
D
A
3. About 70______of the earth ______covered with water.
A.percents; are B.percents; is
C.percent; are D.percent; is
4. About ______ of the students in our school were born in the ______.
A.two thirds; 1990 B.two third; 1990
C.two thirds; 1990s D.two third; 1990s
5. It is said that there are over 5, 000 kinds of languages in the world. ____
A.more than B.less than
C.more or less D.as many as
D
A
C
三、连词成句
1.we,happily,the,sang,on,way
_______________________________________________.
2.to,film,Tom,according,the,wonderful,is
_______________________________________________.
3.our,this,a,group,in,class,is,lively
_______________________________________________
4.together,many,people,cultures,live,from
_______________________________________________.
5.1980s,they,lived,the,have,there,since
________________________________________________.
We sang happily on the way/On the way we sang happily
According to Tom,the film is wonderful
Is this a lively group in our class
People from many cultures live together
They have lived there since the 1980s
Words:
percent, immigrant, according, although, religion, respect, alive
Phrase:
be home to, the rest, half of, according to, the number of
Sentences:
1) Now more than half of Canadians have British or French blood.
2) According to a survey, the number of European immigrants dropped from 90 percent to 25 percent, and the number of Asian and Middle Eastern immigrants rose from 3 percent to 48 percent.
3) It is important that people from different cultures can live together in one country.
4) Is there a Canadian way of understanding the world
课堂总结
Write an e-mail about some similarities and differences between China and Canada.
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