Unit6ReadingPlus课件人教版英语八年级下册

Unit6CrossingCultureCrossingCultureReadingPlusSymbolsofChineseCulture

ThinkandTalkReadthetitleofthepassagetogether.Asweallknow,Chinahasarichcultureintheworld.WhenitcomestoChineseculture,whatwillyouthinkof?WhatdoyouthinkaresymbolsofChineseculture?

ThinkandTalkWhatdoyouthinkaresymbolsofChineseculture?Dumplings(jiaozi)mooncakesTheyaresymbolsof_________culture.festival

ThinkandTalkWhatdoyouthinkaresymbolsofChineseculture?finechinaItisasymbolof______________culture.craftsmanshipkitesTheyareasymbolof______culture.folk

ThinkandTalkWhatdoyouthinkaresymbolsofChineseculture?writingbrushesXuanpaperTheyareasymbolof__________culture.calligraphy

ThinkandTalkWhatdoyouthinkaresymbolsofChineseculture?ChinesePaintingsTheyareasymbolof_________culture.art

ThinkandTalkLookatthephotos,whatarethey?dragonTheyareallsymbolsof__________________.ChinesecultureChineseknotNumber:six

ThinkandTalkAsweallknow,theyareallsymbolsofChineseculture.Dotheyhavespecialmeanings?Let’sreadthepassage.dragonChineseknotNumber:six

ThinkandTalkReadfastandanswerquestions.WhataretheChineseculturalsymbolsinthepassage?Dragons,thecolourred,luckynumbersSubtitilesandphotoshelpyouunderstandwhatthepassageisabout.

ThinkandTalkReadfastandanswerquestions.What’sthestructureofthepassage?12341234A.B.

ThinkandTalkReadcarefullyandcompletethetable.culturalsymbolinChinaIntheWest/otherculturesdragonsasymbolof_____and__________seetheminmany_________.appearin________and________.powergoodfortuneplacesnamesidiomsfrighteningmonsters

ThinkandTalkReadcarefullyandanswerquestions.Whydopeopleseedragonsinmanyplaces?WhatdoestheunderlinedidiommeaninChinese?Whydopeoplecallthemselvesthedecendantsofthedragon?BecausetheyaresopopularinChina.望子成龙Becausepeoplethinkdragonsarepowerful.

ThinkandTalkReadcarefullyandcompletethetable.culturalsymbolinChinaIntheWest/otherculturesthecolourredasymbolof_________and______Peoplesee_______________duringfestivalslike__________________.Peoplewearredduring__________.Positive______________inothercultures.Aredcarpetshows___________Redrosessymbolize_______NegativeRedsometimesmeans________.goodluckwealthreddecorationstheChineseNewYearcelebrationspositivemeaningsimportanceloveloss

ThinkandTalkReadcarefullyandanswerquestions.Whatreddecorationsarementionedinthepassage?

Whypeoplewearredduringcelebrations?Whatdoes“redink”or“inthered”inacompanymean?Papercuts,couplets,andlanternsBecausepeoplethinkredislucky.Itmeansthattheyarelosingmoremoneythantheyareearning.

ThinkandTalkReadcarefullyandcompletethetable.culturalsymbolinChinaIntheWest/otherculturesNumbersLucky6:_______________2:_______________8:_______________9:_______________Lucky___________Unlucky4:_______________Unlucky_________thingsgoeswellluckywealthalonglifedeathseventhirteen

ThinkandTalkReadcarefullyandanswerquestions.Whydopeoplethinkthenumber“two”islucky?

Whydopeoplethinkthenumber“eight”symbolizeweath?Whydopeoplethinkthenumber“nine”symbolizealonglife?

BecausetheChinesebelievethatgoodthingscomeinpairs.Because“Eight“soundslikeawordwhichmeans“tomakeafortune”.Because“nine”hasthesamepronunciationasthecharacter“久“,whichmeans“longlasting”.Readthetextandcompletethemindmap1CulturalsymbolInChinaIntheWest/otherculturesDragons•asymbolof________and______________•appearinmany________•appearin_______and_______•frightening__________Red•asymbolof__________and________•during___________liketheChineseNewYear•during___________likeatraditionalChineseweddingPositive•aredcarpet:___________•aredrose:_________Negative•_________NumbersLucky•6:___________________•2:___________________•8:___________________•9:___________________Lucky•_______Unlucky•4:___________________Unlucky•_______thingsgoingwellgoodthingscomeinpairstomakeafortunealonglifedeathlove137lossimportancemonsterspowergood

fortuneplacesnamesidiomsgood

luckwealthfestivalscelebrations

Let’slearn.berichinfrightening:adj.=frighten+ingfrightened:adj.befrightenedof=beafraidofgoodfortune=goodluckpowerful=power+ful

Let’slearn.celebration:cncelebrate去e+iontraditional=tradition+alsymbolize:vt=symbol+ize

Let’slearn.unlucky=un+luck+yavoiddoingsthImaginethatyouareatourguideinChina.2WhatadditonalinformationcanyougivetouristsonChineseculturalsymbols?Asyourguide,I’dlikesharesomecommonculturalsymbolsyou’llencounterduringyourtimeinChina.They’reagreatwaytounderstandlocalculture.ThegiantpandaisChina’snationalanimal.Beyondbeingcute,itstandsforpeaceandfriendship.Teacultureisanotherkeysymbol.Chineseteaceremoniesandtraditionsaroundteaarenotjustaboutdri