课件19张PPT。Unit 13 People
Culture CornerPersonalities and National TypesPre-readingCan you name all the countries on this globe?
Which country do you like best?
Why?Skimming What does the writer think of Chinese people?
What does “keeping a stiff upper lip” mean?
3) Is your personality influenced by national characteristics?1. Read through the text and
answer the questions:What does the writer think of Chinese people?
2) What does “keeping a stiff upper lip” mean?He thinks Chinese people are friendly, hard-working, motivated and polite.It means not crying or showing any feeling in difficult or sad situations.3) Is your personality influenced by national characteristics?2. Match the personality traits
with the nationalities.1) outgoing and love life
2) hard-working and motivated
3) serious and rigid
4) reserved and cold
5) loud and rude
6) confident and secureAmericans
Australians
British
Chinese
Germans
Italians1. Every person from a certain country has
the same personality.
2. Italy and Spanish people are generally considered outgoing and friendly.
3. Americans are thought to be very confident and secure.
4. Australians are seen as very polite people because they are very careful about “saving face”.Scanning
Read the text carefully and find out whether the sentences are True or False.1. Every person from a certain country
has the same personality.FIt is impossible that every person from a certain country has the same personality.2. Italy and Spanish people are generally
considered outgoing and friendly.TItalian and Spanish people are generally seen as outgoing and friendly people.3. Americans are thought to be very
confident and secure.This is probably because they are often very confident and secure.T4. Australians are seen as very polite
people because they are very
careful about “saving face”.FChinese are seen as very polite people because they are very careful about “saving face”.Language points1. As long as national types are not
taken too seriously, it’s fun trying to guess a person’s nationality from their personality.句中as long as “只要,如果”,是复合连词,引导条件状语从句。
I’m going to continue traveling as long as my money holds out.
只要我的钱能够维持,我还要继续旅行。拓展:
1)as long as “既然”, 可引导原因状语
从句。
As long as you have made up your mind, I’ll respect your choice.
既然你已经下定决心,我只得尊重你的选择。
2)so long as 表示强调,加重语气。
We will go out so long as the weather is fine.
只要天气好,我们就会出去。2. As a result, they are also seen as
being very brave.as a result “因此,所以,这样一来就……”, 介词短语做状语,表示由于某一事件或行为带来的直接后果。
as a result 后跟表示结果的句子。
He didn’t practice, and as a result, he lost.
他没有练习,所以输掉了。
(句子,表结果)拓展:
as a result of 后跟表示原因的单词或短语。
As a result of the warning, nobody was hurt.
由于得到了警告,没有人受伤。
(单词,表原因)高考链接:
__________ the fact that more and more soldiers are killed in Iraq, most Americans are now against the Iraq War.
A. As a result
B. As a result of
C. As a consequences
D. Because B3. This is probably because they are
often very confident and secure.This is + because 从句 “这是因为……”
(since, as, for 表示原因时不引导表语从句)
This is because they had no natural enemies until the arrival of humans and therefore did not need to develop flying wings.
拓展:
表示“这是因为……”还可以用the reason is that 从句,这里不用why 或because引导从句。
The reason is that we do not have enough money.
原因是我们没有足够的钱。HomeworkSome people think personality has a lot to do with the environment a person lives in.
Do you agree with this idea?
Write an essay about personality and environment.Goodbye!