Language and culture

1、Period I,Language and its culture,Unit 5 Theme parks Language and culture,Hong Kong Ocean Park,Hong Kong Disneyland,I. Warming Up,1. Think about the following questions: 1) What are these pictures about? 2) Think about the parks that you have been to and what you did?,Period I,Language and its cultu

2、re,2. Have you ever been to Shenzhen? If yes, are there any parks that impress you in the city? If not, well look at some photos.,Warming Up,Shenzhen Happy Valley,Period I,Language and its culture,3. In pairs, answer the following questions：,What is a traditional park? What is a traditional park for

3、? What kind of activities do people do in a traditional park?,Warming Up,Do you know what a theme park is? Do you know the difference between traditional parks and theme parks?,Warming Up,Miao,Dai,Naxi,II. Listening,1. What minority group do you think they are from?,Bai,Uyghur,Listening,Period I,Lan

4、guage and its culture,1) Do you know anybody from a minority group? 2) What are they famous for?,2. Answer the questions before listening.,Listening,Naxi Uyghur Dai Miao Bai,dancing cloth food woodwork singing,3. Match each national group to one example of its customs.,Listening,Period I,Language an

5、d its culture,4. Listen to the tape again and then answer the following questions.,1) Why did Ricky and Lucy come to China? They came to China as tourists. 2) What is the purpose of the Folk Cultural Villages? The purpose is to show the homes, temples and dress of Chinas minority groups.,Listening,P

6、eriod I,Language and its culture,3) What two things is Ricky interested in? Ricky is interested in eating and in seeing the homes of the Bai people. 4) What is Lucy most interested in? Lucy is most interested in shopping.,Listening,Period I,Language and its culture,5) What things does the guide think are the most important to see? The guide thinks it is most important to see the Uygur cultural dances and Dai singing ( and possibly the different styles of houses).,Listening,III. Homework,Look at the new words and phrases in the reading text (refer to the word list). 2. Design your own theme