Reading(2)：Nationalflags,coloursandcultures.ppt

Nationalflags coloursandcultures I Pre readingActivities BackgroundInformation Pattern CommunistPartyofChina ThedifferentgroupsofpeopleinChina Amongthefivestarts thebiggeronestandsfortheCommunistPartyofChinawhiletheotherfourrepresentthedifferentgroupsofpeopleinChinawhoareallunitedaroundtheParty Whatdoesournationalflagmeantous Eachcountryhasitsownnationalflagwithitsownpatternandcolours France Germany Italy Russia Spain GreatBritain Australia NewZealand theUSA Canada Singapore India 返回目录 II ReadingStrategy Beforereadinganarticle Readthetitleandthefirstparagraphtogetanideaofthethemeortopicofthearticle Thinkaboutthetopicandwhatyoualreadyknow Practice Readthisarticlewiththeabovemethod 返回目录 ReadtheInternetarticlequicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions III ReadingandComprehension Fastreading 1 WhatdothecoloursusedontheFrenchflagremindus TheyremindusofthemottooftheRevolution liberty equalityandfraternity 2 HowmanystarsarethereonthenationalflagoftheUSA 3 WhatcolouristheIndonesianflag Fifty Redandwhite ReadtheInternetarticleagaintofindout Eachcountry snationalflagismadeupofdifferentcolours Haveyoueverwonderedwhy Discussion ReadtheInternetarticlecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions 1 Whatdoesanationalflagtellus 2 WhatledtothegreatunrestinFrancebeforetheRevolutionary Detailedreading 3 WhyhastheFrenchflagbecomeoneofthemostimportantnationalflaginhistory 4 WhatcausedAmericanstodemandseparationfromBritain 5 WhatdothestarsandstripesontheAmericanflagrepresent 6 WhatwastheIndonesiannationalflaglikeinthe13thcentury 7 WhatisthemostcommonexplanationofthemeaningofthecoloursontheIndonesiannationalflag Meaningofthecolours Sometimescoloursmeanthesamethinginvariouscultures buttheycanoftenmeandifferentthingstopeoplefromdifferentcountries bravery revolution strengthandbloodoftheFrench strengthandbravery bloodorthingsthatarephysical thecolourofsugar thebravenatureoftheIndonesianpeople firethatcomesfromIndonesia svolcanoes peaceandhonesty libertyandjustice virtue hardworkandjustice thespiritual rice purity CompletePartsDandE Answers D 1e2f3g4a5d6h7b8cE 1 union2 objected3 submit4 stationed5 unrest6 liberation7 justice Postreading Discusscoloursandflagswithapartner Usethefollowingconversationasanexample Discussion A Didyouknowthatthecoloursusedonnationalflagshavespecialmeanings B No Ithoughtthattheywereusedbecausetheylookednice Dothecoloursalwaysmeanthesamethingindifferentcountries A Sometimestheydo butsometimestheymeandifferentthings B Isitimportanttounderstandthemeanings A Ithinkso because 返回目录 III Languagepoints Practice Expressions Patterns 1 atrandom atrandom 随机 随意 Thegirlopenedabookatrandomandstartedreading Nameswillbechosenatrandomfromthislist randomadj 随机 随意randomlyadv 任意地 随便地 arandomselection inarandomorder Thewinningnumbersarerandomlychosenbycomputer 2 salute salute敬礼 致敬vi vt Thesoldiersstoodatattentionandsaluted Thesoldiersstoodatattentionandsalutedtheflag saluten 敬礼 致敬 TheyfiredasalutetowelcomethePresident Theofficerraisedhishandinsalute Theyallraisedtheirglassesinsalute 3 objectv 反对 不赞成 tofeelorsaythatyouopposeordisapproveofsth Ifnooneobjects we llcarryouttheprojectasplanned I lltakecareofit unlessyouobject Istronglyobjecttothetermsofthecontract Iobjecttopayingsomuchforacarlikethat objecttosth doingsth promise vi 妥协 让步compromisewithsb Nevercompromisewiththeterrorists Theywereunwillingtocompromisewithboss compromiseonsth n 妥协 Wesimplycannotcompromiseonthismatter Areyougoingtocompromisewithmeonthisissue reachacompromise Bepreparedtomakecompromises 5 Theflag whichismadeupofaredbandoverawhiteone isbasedonanationalflagdatingbacktothe13thcentury whichhadnineredandwhitestripes 本句含有两个which引导的非限制性定语从句 第二个定语从句whichhadnineredandwhitestripe 与其先行词anationalflag之间间隔了分词短语datingbackto 该短语作定语 修饰anationalflag 意思是 追溯到 如 Northofthecitystandsanoldtowerdatingbacktothe16thcentury 城北有座古塔 其历史可追溯到十六世纪 2 makeup的意思很多 可译为 构成 编造 弥补 等 例如 Peasantsmakeupthemajorityofthepopulationinourcountry 我们国家农民占人口的多数 Hemadeupsomeexcusestoexplainhisabsence 他编造了一些借口来解释他的缺席 Practice TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish 1 老师随便选了八个同学 Theteacherpickedeightstudents 2 越来越多的人用布口袋来替代塑料口袋 Moreandmorepeople onesmadeofcloth atrandom bagswith for substituteplastic 3 你的生意如果能由这些原则所引导 将会取得成功 yourbusinesswillbeasuccess 4 他们当中的一半人反对废除原来的做法 Halfofthem theirpastways Guidedbytheseprinciples objectedtoabolishing 5 这个节日可以追溯到一千年前 Thisfestivalcan 1000yearsago 6 这次改革导致了全国的一些根本性的改变 Thisreform throughoutthecountry datebackto ledtosomefundamental changes 7 医疗队由来自不同医院的20位医生和护士组成 T