Unit6CrossingCulturesLesson8ReadingPlus课件人教版英语八年级下册

Unit6CrossingCulturesReadingPlusLearningObjectivesInthislessonyouwill:1.learnaboutthreetypicalChineseculturalsymbolsandtheirmeanings.2.comparethedifferentmeaningsofthesamesymbolinChineseandWesterncultures.FreeTalkWhatcomestoyourmindwhenChinesecultureismentioned?famouslandmarkstraditionaloperapapercuttingtraditionalfoodfestivalsThesethingsthatcarryspecialmeaningswithinaparticularculturearecalledculturalsymbols.CanyoulistmoresymbolsofChineseculture?Andwhatdotheysymbolize?ChineseKnots:Symbolizeunity,goodluck,andhappiness.ChineseTea:Representselegance,hospitality,andapeacefullifestyle.ChineseKungFu:Representsstrength,discipline,andChinesemartialartsphilosophy.ChineseDragons:Symbolizepower,goodfortune,andnobility.GiantPanda:Symbolizespeaceandfriendship.Bamboo:Symbolizesstrength,flexibility,andintegrity.Chinesecultureisoneoftheoldestintheworld,anditisrichintraditionsandbeliefs.Manyofthethingsyousee,hear,oreventasteinChinamaybesymbolswithspecialmeanings!SymbolsofChineseCultureDragonsInmanyWesternstories,dragonsarefrighteningmonsters.However,peopleinChinaarenotfrightenedofthem!Instead,theythinkdragonsareasymbolofpowerandgoodfortune.ChinesedragonsaresopopularinChinathatyoucanseetheminmanyplaces,suchasvases,buildings,money,clothes,paintings,andjewellery!Thewordfor“dragon"evenappearsinnamesandidioms.Forexample,“tohopethatone'schildrenbecomedragons"meansthatparentshopetheirchildrenwilldowellinlife.InChina,peoplethinkdragonsaresopowerfulthattheycallthemselvesthedescendantsofthedragon!ThecolourredInChina,redisapowerfulcolourwithspecialmeaning.Manypeoplethinkitbringsgoodluckandwealth,soyouwillseereddecorationssuchaspaper-cuts,couplets,andlanternsduringfestivalsliketheChineseNewYear.Peoplethinkredissoluckythattheywearitduringcelebrations.AttraditionalChineseweddings,boththebrideandgroomwearred.Redalsohaspositivemeaningsinothercultures.Forexample,aredcarpetshowsimportance,andredrosessymbolizelove.However,inWesternculture,redcouldsometimesmeanloss.Ifacompanyhas“redink"oris"inthered",itmeansthattheyarelosingmoremoneythantheyareearning.LuckynumbersCertainnumbersareluckyinChinabecausetheysoundlikeotherChinesewordswithpositivemeanings.“Six",forexample,soundslike“flow".Itsymbolizesthingsgoingwell.Thenumber“two"isalsolucky,becausetheChinesebelievethatgoodthingscomeinpairs."Eight”soundslikeawordwhichmeans“tomakeafortune",anditsymbolizeswealth.Lastly,“nine"hasthesamepronunciationasthecharacter“久”,whichmeans“longlasting”.So“nine”hascometosymbolizealonglife.Ontheotherhand,“four"soundslike“death".Somepeoplefindthisnumbersounluckythattheyavoidusingitintheirphonenumbers.ButChinaisnottheonlyplacewithspecialnumbers.InAmerica,forexample,“seven”isaluckynumberwhile“thirteen”isanunluckynumber.Readthetextandcompletethetable.goodfortunepowerplacesnamesidiomsmonsterswealthgoodluckfestivalscelebrationsimportancelovelossgoingwellpairswealthalonglifedeath713FurtherThinkingWhydoyouthinkdifferentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsforthesamesymbol(likedragonsorred)?History&Stories:Differentpasteventsandoldstoriesshapeourideas.Religion&Beliefs:Differentspiritualbeliefsgivesymbolsdifferentmeanings.Environment&Life:People'ssurroundingsandjobscanchangeasymbol'smeaning.Language:Wordsthatsoundalikecancreatenewmeanings.2ImaginethatyouareatourguideinChina.WhatadditionalinformationcanyougivetouristsonChineseculturalsymbols?ThecolourredLookaround!Youseeredeverywhere.InChina,redisnotjustacolor;itmeansgoodluckandhappiness.Forexample,duringChineseNewYear,parentsgivechildrenmoneyin

redenvelopes.Wecallthis'hongbao'.It'sawishfortheirgoodluckandsafetyinthenewyear.So,whenyouseered,thinkofjoyandgoodfortune!LuckynumbersNumbersinChinaareveryinteresting!Let'stalkaboutthenumber8.ItssoundinChineseislikethewordfor'wealth'.So,peopleloveit!TheBeijingOlympicsstartedonAugust8th,2008(8/8/08)at8PM!Itwasaveryluckymoment.Ifyouseeaphonenumberoralicenseplatewithmany8s,thatpersonprobablypaidalotofmoneyforit.DragonsYoumightthinkdragonsarescary,butnotinChina!Here,thedragonisasymbolofpowerandgoodluck,especiallyformen.Inthepast,onlytheemperorcouldusethedragonsymbol.Hischairandclotheshaddragonsonthem.That'swhywecallourselves'descendantsofthedragon'.Itmeanswearestrongandproud!LanguagePoints1.However,peopleinChinaarenotfrightenedofthem!frightened描述人/动物“感到害怕的”常用搭配：befrightenedofsth（害怕某物）

befrightenedbysth（被某物吓到）e.g.Hewasfrightenedbythethunder.（他被雷声吓到了。)frightening描述

事物/场景“令人害怕的”e.g.Thatdarkroomisfrightening.（那个黑暗的房间很吓人。）2.Instead,theythinkdragonsareasymbolofpowerandgoodfortune.fortune在此处为名词，意为“运气；机遇”goodfortune（好运）byfortune（偶然地）e.g.Shehadthegoodfortunetowinthescholarship.（她有幸获得了奖学金。）fortune还可以指“财富；巨款”makeafortune（发财）e.g.Hisfathe