高中英语Unit 12 Culture Shock知识总结 北师大版 必修4

Unit 12 Culture Shock 知识总结 Where Is Culture ShockCulture shock does not make sense to me until I start to live and work in North America. I used to think that this term would not be related with my life. Because I have been reading and writing in English, speaking it for quite a while and I have had no problems in understanding others while I was in China. However, things turned out to be totally different.So what is culture shock? And where are they?A grandfather: Oh, I can never understand the so called rock and roll. I really fed up with it. I prefer Beijing Opera. Is that a kind of culture shock, between my granddaughter and I?A Chinese teenager: Culture shock? Im not sure. Mmm, maybe like the difference between hamburgers and steamed bread.A boy from Netherland: Its really strange to me that my Chinese classmates parents tend to help them so much. Dont they have the abilities to solve problems on their own, for example, mend the hole on their school bags? A Chinese visitor in America: How crazy that people attending a funeral would sing and dance? I really cant believe it and found it hard for me to accept it. If you call this culture shock, I agree.A traveler in Korea from America: I still think it unimaginable for the young generation to live with their seniors in my country, although big families here seem to be happy and satisfied. We young are independent and busy while our parents need more rest and life of their own.My view:Now，many countries are facing culture shock. So is China.We live in the age of information. We are realistic，modern and international，of course this is not a bad thing，but have you noticed that our traditional culture is facing a great challenge？Take cartoons for example. Im a super cartoon fan，but those that I usually enjoy are from Japan or produced by the Disney company. Few of them are Chinese. Think about the popular movies we usually talk about and think about Titanic，Lord of the Ring，Harry Potter and so on. But what about our old stories？They are being forgotten. This situation seems to be more common among the teens and young people. But what I want to say is “Traditional culture does play an important role in every Chineses life.” Why do I say so？Because every country and district has its own culture. The world has become more colorful because of the differences. If one day people all over the world speak the same language，eat the same thing and wear the same clothes，its hard to imagine how awful the world would be.CULTURE SHOCK有许多种，在一个国家生活久了，特别清楚自己国家的人所具有的各种缺点恶习，难免从外来的文化那里找到安慰。尤其处在弱势文化地位的旧中国似乎更容易如此，给这样的中国人扣的帽子大多与崇洋媚外有关。其实，许多基督教文化中的人也是如此，60年代西欧许多最时髦的年轻人都视毛主席和格瓦拉为偶像，他们两位老人家当年的地位比起现在的EMINEM可不差(注：EMINEM 痞子阿姆。当前最具争议、最吸引眼球的美国歌手和音乐制作人)【话题导入】 Are you shocked at the statements on culture shock above? Have you ever dreamed to experience a different culture, or way of life? Is it just a matter of language to have culture shock? Have you ever thought which way of life was better, Chinese one or European one? Is it reasonable to distinguish the cultures into good ones or bad ones? Do you agree with the second reporters opinion? If you have an opportunity to make a choice, where do you prefer to live, in China, your mother land, or in America, where you are sure to experience much culture shock? If you choose in America, how will you deal with the culture shock you meet, to adjust yourself to the new way in that country, or try to change the way the Americans at least around you live?Have a talk with your classmates about the points above and note down anything interesting worth noticing:【话题链接】 神秘、纯洁、壮烈，不论用什么词来形容她，都不为过。贞德作为一个从未上过学的农家少女，她的一生可谓轰轰烈烈！如果不是因为圣女贞德，法国这个国家可能在几百年前就已经在地球上消失了。15世纪，英国国王亨利5世意欲把法国纳入英国版图，亲率倾国之兵对法国大举入侵。著名的民族女英雄贞德，在法军节节败退之下，临危受命，凭借着她超凡的号召力和领导才能，集结了残余的法国部队，在最后关头击退了英格兰侵略军，拯救了法国。Joan of ArcNow the flames they followed Joan of Arcas she came riding through the dark;no moon to keep her armour bright,no man to get her through this dark and smoky night.She said, “Im tired of the war,I want the kind of work I had before,a wedding dress or something whiteto wear upon my swollen（肿胀的）appetite（欲望）.”Well, Im glad to hear you talk this way,you know Ive watched you riding every dayand something in me yearns（渴望） to winsuch a cold and lonesome（寂寞的） heroine.“And who are you?” she sternly（严厉地） spoketo the one beneath the smoke.“Why, Im fire, ”he replied,“And I love your solitude（孤独）,I love your pride.”“Well then fire, make your body cold,Im gonna give you mine to hold,”saying this she climbed insideto be his one, to be his only bride.And deep into his fiery hearthe took the dust of Joan of Arc,and high above all these wedding guestshe hung the ashes of her lovely wedding dress.La.It was deep into his fiery hearthe took the dust of Joan of Arc,and then she clearly