Unit 3 English Around the WorldTopic 2Some things usually have different meanings in different cultures.Section CReadingCourse 一一. Knowledge Objectives (知识目标知识目标) 1. New words：：consider, honest, ancient, compare, courage, mistake, pride… and key phrases:at times, compare … to … , make mistakes … . 2. Learn some idioms(习语习语) with “dogs”. 二二. Skill Objectives（能力目标）（能力目标） 1. 学习常用的阅读技巧：学习常用的阅读技巧：skimming, scanning, predict… 2. 写作的基本方法写作的基本方法 三三. Moral Objectives（情感目标）（情感目标） 1. 通过小组合作，培养团队精神。
通过小组合作，培养团队精神 2. 了解异国文化，拓宽课外知识面了解异国文化，拓宽课外知识面 Learning objectives Different gestures have different meanings in different cultures. Do you know the meaning of each phrase about dogs? a homeless dog a mad dog a running dog a dog catching a mouse Let’s know more.batWhy do we Chinese use the pattern of bat to decorate their houses?It’s a symbol of long life and happiness.It has positive meanings in Chinese culture.He is blind as a bat.It’s a symbol of ugliness and bad luck.It has negative meanings in western cultures.盲目、盲目、瞎眼瞎眼Some things have different meanings in different cultures. Go through the passage and choose the best title _____. A. Animals and Plants B. China and Foreign Countries C. Different Cultures, Different Meanings D. Positive and Negative MeaningsChoose it according to some main sentences.CSkimmming（略读）（略读）Task1 Reading SkillsScanning:Find out the key words in the questions, and read the related information in the passage. Scanning(寻读寻读) Read Para.2, find out the meaning of the expressions.a homeless doga mad dog a running doga dog catching a mousein ChinaYou are a lucky dog.Every dog has its day.in western countries丧家狗丧家狗疯狗疯狗走狗走狗狗捉耗子多管闲事狗捉耗子多管闲事You are a lucky person.你真你真是个幸运儿是个幸运儿Each person has good luck at times. 人人都有得意日。
人人都有得意日Dogs are considered (as)honest and good friends of humans.adj. 诚实的 Task2 Read Para.3 quickly and mark T or F.( )1. Dragons play an important role in Chinese culture.( )2. In ancient times, the Chinese emperors compared themselves to dragons.( )3. In western cultures, dragon has positive meanings.TTFn.皇帝皇帝Task3Scanning寻读寻读 1b Read para3. and choose the correct answers.2. In China, many parents want their children to become “dragons”. The “dragons” here mean ____ . A. successful people B. children C. strong people D. creatures3.In western countries, heroes killed dragons to protect people. This shows dragons are considered to be ____ . A. brave B. strong C. lovely D. dangerous4. In Paragraph 3, the underlined word “regarded” means ____ . A. considered B. given C. looked D. watchedADATask4Intensive reading(细读细读) Read Para.4 carefully and answer the questions .1.Does the rose have different meanings in Chinese culture and the westren cultures ?2.What does rose stand for?n. 勇气勇气No, it has the similar meanings.It stands for love, peace, courage and friendship.When we pay attention to the cultural meanings of the words, we will understand them better. 注意注意Intensive reading(细读细读) Task5 2024/8/28Plant and animalIn Chinese cultureIn western culturedogdragonrosehonest, and good friends of humans; has positive meaningsstrong and magical creaturesdangerous animalsstands for love, peace, courage and friendship negative meaningsstands for love, peace, courage and friendship intensive reading (细读)Read the passage again,Complete the table. Different meanings Similarmeaningsdogdragonpositivenegativerosepeace courage friendshippositivenegative honest good friendsstrong and magical creaturesdangerous animalsThe Mind-mapRetellChinesecultureWesternculture A little tip The mind map:Knowing the mind map of a passage can help us understand the passage better and write a clear composition. Discuss in groups and understand these sentences.1.But in western countries, dogs are considered honest and good friends of humans. 2.The ancient emperors compared themselves to dragonsbe considered （as ）= be regarded asconsider … as = regard … as被动主动consider doing sth. 考虑做考虑做 … 2024/8/28compare…to…compare…with… 把把……和和…… 作比较作比较 把把……比作比作…… (1)他在诗中把那姑娘比喻成月亮。
他在诗中把那姑娘比喻成月亮 He ________ the girl ____ the moon in the poem. (2)不要把我和他人做对比，我已经尽力了不要把我和他人做对比，我已经尽力了 Don’t ______ me _____ others, I’ve tried my pared tocompare with Language point 1.New words：consider, honest, ancient, compare, courage, mistake, pride… key phrases: at times, compare … to … , compare … with … be regarded /considered as, regard / consider as, pay attention to … 2. Reading skills(阅读技能): 1. How to get the main idea. 2. Scanning. 3. Mind-map3. Some idioms(习语) with “dogs”. Tell the culture differences between China and western countries.If we want to understand the idioms, we’d better try to put them into the sentences. 2024/8/282Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given phrases.pay attention to stand for at times regard as compare…to1.People say the rose often ___________ love.2.Dogs are ____________ honest and good friends of humans.3.You need to _________________ the differences more.4. Robert Burns __________ his love ______ a red rose.5. Everybody makes mistakes _________.stands forregarded aspay attention toat timescomparesto课堂检测一（每小题课堂检测一（每小题10分）分） 犯错误犯错误 课堂检测二（每小题课堂检测二（每小题10分）分）1. If a girl acts like she is better than everyone else you might say she should get off her high horse.2. My son wanted to play with me, but I’m busy with my work, so I said: Hold your horse.wait until I finish it .3. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink .A. 胡闹，嬉闹B. 不要着急，耐心一点C. 别摆架子D. 根据最可靠的消息来源。
E. 牛不喝水莫强求根据句意为句中习语选出最佳意思 2024/8/284. Your teacher tells you there is going to a test tomorrow. You could say you got the information from the horse’s mouth . 5. The two boys were playing in a noisy and not very careful way. So I told them to stop horsing around.课堂检测二（每小题课堂检测二（每小题10分）分）根据句意为句中习语选出最佳意思A. 胡闹，嬉闹C. 别摆架子D. 根据最可靠的消息来源E. 牛不喝水莫强求B. 不要着急，耐心一点 Check the answers in pairs.1. If a girl acts like she is better than everyone else you might say she should get off her high horse.2. My son wanted to play with me, but I’m busy with my work, so I said: Hold your horse.wait until I finish it .3. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink .根据句意为句中习语选出最佳意思。
4. Your teacher tells you there is going to a test tomorrow. You could say you got the information from the horse’s mouth . 5. The two boys were playing in a noisy and not very careful way. So I told them to stop horsing around.C. 别摆架子别摆架子B. 不要着急，耐心一点不要着急，耐心一点E. 牛不喝水莫强求牛不喝水莫强求D. 根据最可靠的消息来源根据最可靠的消息来源A. 胡闹，嬉闹胡闹，嬉闹 3Write a passage with the title Different Cultures, Different Meanings based on the table. You can add more items.Plant and animalIn Chinese cultureIn western culturepeacockgoodness/beauty/peaceprideBat（蝙蝠）（蝙蝠）long life/happinessbad luckbamboohappiness/peacewisdom/power… BeginningBody Ending1Writing TipsThink about the writing structure before you do it. adjectives, adverbsconjunctionWriting TipsEnrich your passage by using the following words:2clause or different ways of expression Different meanings SimilarmeaningspeacockbatChinesecultureWesternculture positivenegativepositiveThe Mind-mapgoodnessbeautypeacepride long life happinessbad luckbamboohappiness peacewisdom power One possible version: Some things usually have different meanings in different cultures. Here are some things that have different meanings between the Chinese and western cultures. In China, peacock is a beautiful animal that stands for beauty and goodness. Bats also have positive meanings in China, especially in the southern part of the country. They stand for life and happiness. However, for people in western cultures, they mean bad luck. While bamboo has positive meanings both in Chinese culture and in western cultures. Bamboo is a symbol of happiness and peace in China, and it means wisdom and power in western cultures. 。