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Unit4BreakingboundariesPeriod2Usinglanguages
Part1Grammar
Studytheruleofitasemptysubject.a.Itisvitalnottotakeanychances.b.Nottotakeanychancesisvital.c.ItisimportancetorememberthatEboladoesn'trespectnationalboundaries.d.torememberthatEboladoesn'trespectnationalboundariesisimportant.1.Whatdoes“it”refertointhesentencesabove?
Insentences“a”and“c”respectivelyreferto“nottotakeanychances.”and“torememberthatEboladoesn'trespectnationalboundaries.”itastheemptysubjectreplacesto-infinitive.2.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthesentencesineachgroup?Inthefirstsentences,emptysubject“it”isusedasthesubject,whileinthesecondsentence,the“toinfinitive”isthesubject.3.Whydoestheauthorchoosetousesentences“aandc”insteadof“bandd”?Theinfinitivestructuresinthesentencesaretoolong.PracticeOneRewritethesentencesusingitasanemptysubject.1.TogetrolesinAmericanfilmandtelevisionisnolongerquitesodifficultforwomenandminorities.ItisnolongerquitesodifficultforwomenandmonoritiestogetrolesinAmericanandtelevision.2.TobecomealeadingactorinHollywoodisnowamorerealistichopeforminorityactors.ItissonowamorerealistichopeforminorityactorstobecomealeadingactorinHollywood.
3.TowriteanddirectHollywoodfilmsismorecommonthanbeforeforwomen.
ItismorecommonthanbeforeforwomentowriteanddirectHollywoodfilms.
4.TocastwhiteactorsasAsiancharactersisseenasacceptablethatthingsbyfilmstudios.
ItisseenasacceptablethatthingsbyfilmstudiostocastwhiteactorsasAsiancharacters.PraciceTwoDescribethecityusingtheinformationprovidedaditasanemptysubject.◎
notsurprisingthing/studentsseedifferentskincoloursinthesameclass◎
possible/peoplehearmanydifferentlanguagesfindanddialects◎easy/peoplefindpproductsfromallovertheworld.◎
notdifficult/foreignerssettledownandfindajob◎
acommonthing/peoplefromdifferentcountriesworkinthesamecompany
Today'sBeijing
Beijingtodayismulticultural.1.Itisnotasurprisingthingforstudentstoseedifferentshincoloursinthesameclass.2.Itispossibleforpeopletohearmanydifferentlanguagesanddialects.3.Itiseasyforpeopletofindproductsfromallovertheworld.4.Itisnotdifficultforforeignerstosettledownandfindajob.5.Itisacommonthingforpeoplefromdifferentcountriestoworkinthesamecompany.PracticeThreeDescribethecityofShanghai,usingitasanemptysubjectwhereappropriate.
ShanghaiisaninternationalmetropolisandisthefinancialcentreofChina.Itiscommontofindsomanybanksandinstitutionsthere.Shanghaihasthefoodcultureofallcountries,anditisnotdifficultforpeopletofinddeliciousfoodfromallovertheworld.IfyoutraveltoShanghai,youwillbeattractedbythepeopleandpalcesofinterest.TheglobalvillageBeforelisteningNowadays,peopleallovertheworldarebecomingmoreandmoreconnected,asiftheworldweregettingsmaller--asifwewerelivingina“globalvillage”.Technologyislargelyresponsibleforbringingpeopletogether.Channelsofcommunication,suchasthemobilephoneandtheInternet,havemadeitpossibletospeakinstantlywithsomeoneontheothersideoftheplanet,enablingustoformcloseconnectionswithpeopleofcompletelydifferentcultures.1.Whatphenomenondoesthepassagedescribe?
Theinfluenceoftechnologicaldevelopmentonculturalcommunication
TheglobalvillageThetelevision,meanwhile,isawindowontheworld,givingusquickandeasyaccesstootherculturesandlifestyles.
Cultureexchangehelpsustobemoreinclusiveandtoovercomecultureshock.Butinclusivenessdoesn’tmeanthatourcultureswillmergeintooneanother.Rather,it’saboutcountriesandpeoplemakingajointefforttocometogethertocreateamoreharmoniousandunderstandingworld,sothatwecanallenjoythemutualbenefits.2.Whateffectdoestechnologyhaveonculturalexchange?
Technologybringspeopletogetherandpromotesculturalexchanges.CompletealettertotheeditorDearEditor,YourarticleaboutlivinginaglobalvillagereallystruckachordwithmebecauseI'vejustreturnedfromateachingprojectinCambodiaandThailand.Ihadbeenworriedaboutthe1._____________,butfortunatelytheothervolunteersandlocalteacherswerereallywelcoming.Wewereableto2._________________________eachotheraswellasourstudents.Throughout,wemade3.____________tomakeourclassesasuccess,sothatwecouldallenjoyedthe4.________________ofworkingwelltogether.culturalshockformcloseconnectionswithajointeffortmutualbenefitsCompletealettertotheeditorItwasrewardingtoseehowourworkhelped5.___________________fromdifferentcultural.BeforeIwent,TVandtheInternetweremy6.___________________butbeingthereinpersonwasevenbetter.Ithinktheexperiencehastaughtmeto7.___________________andIcan'twaittodoitalloveragain.Paul
windowontheworldbemoreinclusivebringspeopletogether
Listening
Listentotheconversationandchoosethemainidea.A.MoreandmoreforeignwordsandexpressionsareenteringtheEnglishlanguage,especiallythoseaboutfood.B.ChinesefoodispopularintheUK,andmanyChinesewordsandexpressionsareenteringEnglishdictionariesasaresult.C.Interculturalcommunicationsisincreasing,andpeopleallovertheworldhaveabetterunderstandingofeachother.D.Worldsportsarebringingpeopletogetherinthesamewaythatfoodis.
Listenagainandcompletethetable
PhenomenonExamplesMoreandmore1._________________intodictionariesthesedays.FromDevon:grockleFromChinese:work,chowmein,2.________________andchopsueyBesideswords,changesalsohappento3.______________________.InalargeAsiansupermarket,thereare4.______________fromAsia.Thereare5._____________inthemalespeaker'scity,suchas6.___________________ManyEuropeanpeoplecan7._________PhenomenonExamplesSportsalsoplayanimportanntrolein8.___________________________Itisnotasurprisetosee9.__________whilewatchingtheUEFAChampionsLeagueliveandnotunsualtofindpeopleenjoying10._________________ontheothersideroftheworld.Nowtalkaboutmoreexamplesofeachphenomenon.Expessinginterestoraphenomenon1.Really?2.That'sinteresting.3.Isitreally?4.Itisreallyamazing...5.Ialsofinditinterestingtosee...6.Nowonderitisn'tasurprisetosee...7.Itisnotunusualtofind...Showinginterest:➪Describingacommonphenomenon:➪1234567TalkabouttheglobalvillagePossibleanswer:Theemergenceoftheglobalvillageconceptisamoreintuitiveexpressionofpeople'sdesireforapeacefulworld.Regardlessofcolourandrace,everyoneisequaltojustonepartofavillage.
Languageappreciation
1.Nowadays,peopleallovertheworldarebecomingmoreandmoreconnected,asiftheworldweregettingsmaller--asifwewerelivingina“globalvillage”.•[句式分析]asif:好像;引导的方式状语从句,所表达的情况与现在情况相反,使用一般过去时态或者过去进行时态。注意谓语部分含有be动词时,只使用复数形式“were”.•[尝试翻译]如今,世界各地的人们联系得越来越紧密,仿佛世界变得越来越小——仿佛我们生活在一个地球村。Languageappreciation2.Rather,it’saboutcountriesandpeoplemakingajointefforttoco
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