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1、Chapter 6 Media and Culture,Li Xin Faculty of College English Teaching,New Era Interactive English Level 3,Teaching objectives,Students will be able to: Understand the basic definitions of culture understand the main idea of the two readings understand the organization of the text grasp some words a
2、nd expressions, and grammatical structures in the text. master some writing skills: cause and effect learn the translatability of puns,Background Information,The “term” culture has a complex history and diverse range of meanings. It can refer to Buddha or Jesus,Dragon Boat Festival or Christmas,Cult
3、ure is found in your local city, in your own country,or on the other side of the world.,Small children teenagers, adults and older people have their own culture;,but they may also share one culture.,How to define culture then?,Outside the natural science, “culture” is chiefly used in three relativel
4、y distinct senses:,the arts and the artistic activities that concern refined pursuits in which the cultured person engage,Culture with a big C,Culture with a big C,the learned, primarily symbolic features of a particular way of life * What, then, is a symbol? language, flags, hairstyles, road signs,
5、 smiles, business suits the list is endless Humans have the ability to use symbols to convey shared ideas which is the basis of our cultural being.,Culture as a way of life,Culture in the late Middle Ages refers to the cultivation of crops an animals; Later the sense was transferred to the cultivati
6、on of peoples minds. So cultivation is a general, social and historical process,Culture as a process of development,Warm-up activities,Media unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate e.g. Its difficult to design a program that will meet the diverse needs of all our users. 2) capable of various forms; m
7、ultiform e.g. Eloquence is a great and diverse thing.,3. concern,1) to have to do with or relate to e.g. An article that concerns the flood stricken area. 2) to be of interest or importance to e.g. This problem concerns all of us. A good king concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects.,Concer
8、ning,about or relating to e.g. The police are anxious for any information concerning the womans whereabouts.,4. involve,connect closely and often incriminatingly e.g. Show me the evidence that involved the governor in the scandal. 2) Engage as a participant e.g. Never try to involve me in your priva
9、te affairs. 3) Have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail e.g. The decision involves many people.,4) Contain as a part e.g. This decision involves many people. 5) Wrap e.g. The mountain is involved in mist. 6) Occupy or engage the interest of e.g. His book completely involved me during the e
10、ntire week.,4. involve,7) make complex or intricate or complicated e.g. The situation in the middle east is rather involved.,4. involve,Part II: (Paras 4-7) Development,A war - Conservatives vs. Liberals (Conservatives belief, conservatives strategies and liberals defense),I. Conservative beliefs,A.
11、 fairly biased against traditional values B. censorship: ignore L82“ Compared to/ with”,He compared her to a summer day. 他将她比为夏天。 The police compared the forged signature with the original. 警察将伪造的签名与原来的作比较。,compare to (describing the resemblances between unlike things) comparewith (examining two lik
12、e things in order to discern their similarities or differences),We were impressed by(L3),Word formation: impress (im=in) express (ex: out) compress 压缩 (com: together; press 压) depress 使沮丧 (de: down) oppress 压迫 (op=ob: against) repress 镇压，抑制 (re: back),disconnection between national wealth and well-b
13、eing (L3),The state of being healthy and happy We are responsible for the care and well-being of all our patients.,Since adv. (L10),prep.自以来； since the war conj.自以后； What have you been doing since I last saw you? 既然；因为 Since you ask, I will tell you. adv. 自从以后 They left town and havent been here sin
14、ce., no less warmth of spirit, (L14),warm warmth strong strength long length wide width deep depth grow growth true truth,no less pleasure in one anothers company.,company: un. when you are with other people and not alone The two men enjoy each others company. Ritas husband is away for the week, so
15、I thought Id go over and keep her company (=be with her so that she doesnt feel lonely) .,company, accompany, companion,accompany: vt. to go somewhere with someone Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Wherever her husband went, she would accompany him. companion: n. someone you spend a lot of time with, especially a friend For ten years he had been her constant companion . His dog became his closest companion .,being relatively well off does make for,1) to cause a particular result or situation The large print makes for easier reading. 大号字体便于阅读。 2) to
