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1、Unit 4 Section A,Five Famous Symbols of American Culture,AIR FORCE UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS,Contents,Lead-in,Pre-reading,Text Study,Summary,Writing,Lead-in,Lead-in,The topic today is “Symbols of American Culture”. As is known to all, criteria for cultura
2、l symbols vary from person to person. Thus, the key point is to know which symbol serves your purpose of writing. Now lets see what kind of symbol can meet the following criteria.,Mode I,Mode II,Mode III,Mode IV,随 笔,Tips,Interactive Mode I,1. Which can be a tribute to an event of historical signific
3、ance?,Tips,Mode II,Mode III,Mode IV,随 笔,The Statue of Liberty,Monument of the Peoples Heroes,NBA,Peking Opera,Mode I,Tips,2. Which can be descriptive of peoples inspiration?,Tips,Interactive Mode II,Mode II,Mode III,Mode IV,随 笔,Mode I,American Gothic,The Compass,Barbie Doll,The White House,The Forbi
4、dden City,Interactive Mode III,Tips,Tips,Mode II,Mode III,Mode IV,随 笔,3. What can serve as a typical witness to tragedies in history of one culture?,Mode I,Yuanming Yuan (Imperial Garden),Both Sides of Buffalo Nickel,The Great Wall,Interactive Mode IV,Mode II,Mode III,Mode IV,随 笔,4. Which of the fol
5、lowing can be seen as a product of times?,Mode I,Tips,Tips,Uncle Sam,Abraham Lincoln,Lei Feng,Confucius,For more,Lead-in,Now lets listen to a passage to know more about the birth of the text:,Key Words: owes to ., the claim to hot dogs argued at length .; the Statue of Liberty . as a gift from the F
6、rench symbolize the concept of freedom; the Barbie doll, . the queen of all toys; American Gothic, a portrait ; the Buffalo nickel, a tribute to ; Uncle Sam, resolve, strength, and patriotism.,Mode II,Mode III,Mode IV,随 笔,Script,Mode I,随 笔,The Birth of the Text,The cultural symbol must be:,Pre-readi
7、ng,Background Information,Watch and Discuss,New Words,Background Information,视频讨论,生词学习,随 笔,The Statue of Liberty: The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France, unveiled on 28 October 1886 at Liberty Island in New York Harbor as a welcome to all visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans.,Backgrou
8、nd Information,视频讨论,生词学习,随 笔,American Gothic: American Gothic is a world-renowned painting by Grant Wood. It enjoys enormous popularity and has become an American icon and the model for a countless number of commercial art parodies, such as posters, cards, and souvenirs.,Background Information,视频讨论,
9、生词学习,随 笔,The Buffalo Nickel: The Buffalo nickel is a five-cent coin in the US that bears “truly American” symbols on it, i.e. buffalo and native Indians. It was designed by sculptor James Earle Fraser and its first production began in 1913.,Background Information,视频讨论,生词学习,随 笔,The Central Park Zoo:,
10、The Central Park Zoo, located in New York Citys Central Park at 64th Street and Fifth Avenue, features two separate areas: the wildlife center and the petting zoo. One of the most visited events at the zoo is sea lion feedings which take place in the Central Park several times per day.,Background In
11、formation,视频讨论,生词学习,随 笔,Uncle Sam: Uncle Sam was originally a real person but later this character was developed by artists and politicians into a personification of the United States, or the US government in particular.,Background Information,视频讨论,生词学习,随 笔,Political cartoons:,Virtually every newspa
12、per in the US, and many other countries, publishes at least one political cartoon on its editorial page. These cartoons satirize events reported in the newspaper. Often, they include caricatures, or funny drawings, of politicians. For example, Uncle Sam, the representation of the United States, appe
13、ars frequently in political cartoons.,Watch and Discuss,Directions: Watch the video and then discuss the topics as follows:,Video watching,2. Is it necessary to conduct the patriotic education among the youth of today?,1. Why does the guide in the video see the Statue of Liberty as the most enduring
14、 symbol of the American culture?,Key,Key,背景知识,生词学习,随 笔,The Statue of Liberty,背景知识,生词学习,随 笔,New Words,背景知识,视频讨论,随 笔,New Words,背景知识,视频讨论,随 笔,New Words,背景知识,视频讨论,随 笔,New Words,背景知识,视频讨论,随 笔,New Words,背景知识,视频讨论,随 笔,New Words,背景知识,视频讨论,随 笔,New Words,背景知识,视频讨论,随 笔,New Words,背景知识,视频讨论,随 笔,Text Study,Topic-
15、centered Analysis of Text,How does the author organize the text?,The writer organized the overall structure of the passage by listing, which means that the text falls into five parts. For each part, the writer centers on one specific symbol, dealing with it from different aspects such as who created
16、 it, how he created it, when, and how the symbol was accepted, etc. Now lets see the block diagram below:,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,Topic-centered Analysis of Text,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,Main Idea ?,Writing Technique (W. T.) ?,结构分析,The Statue of Liberty Para. 1a In the mid-1870s, French artist Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was working on an enormous project called Liberty Enlightening the World, a monument
