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Slide1: Five Famous Symbols of American Culture Unit 3
Slide2: Stage 1: Warming-up Activities Stage 2: Reading-Centred Activities Stage 3: Vocabulary Exercises Stage 4: Translating and Writing
Warming-up Activities: Warming-up Activities Questions for thought and discussion
Background information
Enriching your vocabulary
Comparing the following words
Questions for thought and discussion: Questions for thought and discussion Listen to a short passage carefully and then answer the following questions on page 92 with your own experiences.
Background information: Background information the Statue of Liberty
Barbie dolls
Mattel Toy Company
American Gothic
Buffalo nickel
James Earle Fraser
New York City's Central Park
Uncle Sam
Enriching your vocabulary: Enriching your vocabulary Read the sentences carefully and guess the meaning of the italicized term in each sentence according to the context and your own experiences.
Slide15: 雕像 freedom the right or permission to do or use sth. 无礼，冒昧行为
Slide16: 启发，开导 纪念碑 联盟 赞成
Slide17: 批准，同意 爱 组装 聚集
Slide18: 火炬 手电筒 海湾 夸张
Slide19: 乳房 胸膛 版本；型号 叙述，说法
Slide20: 一致的，普遍的 通用的，广泛的，万能的 宇宙的，全世界的 名声
Slide21: 解释 （表演、演奏的）艺术处理 庄严 严肃
Slide22: 坟墓 拉 使尽全力，到（超过）... 的极限 扩展，延伸，延续
Slide23: 糖果 悲剧，惨案，不幸的事件 悲剧 解决；协议
Slide24: 边境，边界 前沿，新领域 赶 角
Slide25: 喇叭 贫穷 合同 签订合同
Slide26: （使）演变，（使）演化，（使）发展 吸收 新兵，新成员 海报
Comparing the following words: Comparing the following words a) inspire encourage prompt
b) portrait image statue bust sculpture
c) buffalo cattle ox cow
d) reputation fame popularity
e) inspect examine
f) beard moustache
Homework : Homework Learn the new words and expressions of the text by heart.
Go over the text and try to get the main idea of the text.
Prepare to tell a story about the symbols of American or Chinese culture.
Reading-Centred Activities : Reading-Centred Activities 1. Global Reading Task
Appreciating Figurative Language
Look at Passage A and answer my questions to get the main idea of the text.
Tell more stories in groups about the symbols of American or Chinese culture.
Reading-Centred Activities: Reading-Centred Activities 2. Detailed Reading Task
Language points
Simulated writing (exercises 8 and 9 )