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Module9Unit3Themeaningofcolour
Module9Unit3Themeaningofcolour
Reading
(1)
Step1:
ReadthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsinPartA.
Step2:
ReadtheInternetarticlecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions(page36)
Step3:
Readthetextagainandchoosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext:
1.Thenationalflagisveryimportantandmeaningfultoacountrybecause________.
A.therearemanydifferentcolorsontheflag.
B.fromtheflagwecanknoweverythingofthecountry.
C.itsymbolizestheoriginofthatcountry,alongwithitsvalues,beliefsandculture.
D.Thecolorsontheflagmeandifferentthingstodifferentcountries.
2.FrenchTricolorehasbecomeoneofthemostinfluentialnationalsinhistorybecause________.
A.therearethreedifferentcolorsontheflag.
B.theFrenchRevolutioninfluencedmanycountries,especiallythoseinAsia.
C.Francewasastrongcountryinhistory.
D.theFrenchRevolutioninfluencedmanycountries,someofwhichchoosetosubstituteflagswithtricolorflags.
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutUSAnationalflagisNOTtrue?
A.Theflagisusuallycalledthe‘StarsandStripes’.
B.Theflaghasacloseconnectionwithitshistory.
C.Thesymbolicmeaningsofthecolorsontheflagarethesameasthoseonthe‘Tricolore’
D.Eachyearon4July,theflagcanbeseenalloverthecountry.
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTanexplanationofthemeaningofthecolorsofIndonesia?
A.Redstandsforblood,whilewhiterepresentsthespiritual.
B.Colorshavealinkwithfood.
C.Redcolorsontheflagsymbolizethefirethatcomesfromvolcanoes.
D.RedandwhitearethefavoritecolorsoftheIndonesiapeople.
5.Whatkindofinformationcanwegetfromanationalflag?
A.historyandpopulation
B.cultureandpolitics
C.economyandlanguage
D.historyandculture
Step4SummaryofNationalflags,colorsandcultures
Fillintheblanks:
Today,everyindependentcountryhasaflagthatgivesa____________identity.TheFrenchflagwasfirstusedin__________,atthe___________oftheFrenchRevolution.Thecolors_______,white,blueusedontheflagareavisualreminderofthemottooftheRevolution.Redshowsthe___________,revolution,strengthandbloodoftheFrench.White__________peaceandhonesty.Bule____________libertyandjustice.
ThecolorsandthestarsandstripesontheAmericanflagareall___________.Redrepresents__________andbravery,white___________purityand___________,andbluestandsforhardworkand__________.Evaryyearon4July,theUSAcelebratesIndependenceDay,whenthe‘StarsandStripes’canbeenseenalloverthecountry,_______byfireworksinthenightsky.
Indonesia’sflagbecame___________on17August,1945,3daysafterthe_______oftheWorldWarII.Theflag,whichcouldnotbe_________simplified,isaredbrand________awhiteone,andis_________onanationalflag________backtothe13century.
Whenwelookataflag,wecanbegintoseeandstudyacountry’shistoryand_________.Itisalsoagoodplacetoseesomeofthe_____________and_____________betweencountries.
Step5:
Post-readingactivities
Pairwork:
1.Discusscolorsandflagswithapartner,andthengiveaminipresentationaboutthenationalflagsmentionedinthereadingpassagetothewholeclass.
2.ReadtheinstructionsforPartFanddiscusswiththepartnersthefollowingquestions
(1).WhatdothecolorsonChina’snationalflagsymbolize?
(2).Doothernationalflagsusethosecolors?
Dotheyhavethesamemeaning?
(3).Howdoesunderstandinghistoryandculturehelpuslearnaboutnationalflags?
Step6:
FinishPartC2DandPartE.
答案:
Unique,1789,start,red,bravery,represents,standsfor,symbolic,strength,means,virtue,lit,official,end,further,over,based,dating,culture,similarities,differences
Reading
(2)
Languagepoints:
1.Canyougivesomeexamplesoftheuseofaparticularcolorforaspecialevent?
P33
(1)particularadj.特别的,个别的
inthisparticularcase在此个别情况中
Isthereaparticularrestaurantyou’dliketoeatat?
What_______________didyoulikeaboutthelastapartmentthatwesaw?
beparticularabout对…挑剔
She_________________________________whatsheeats.
particularlyadv.特别地,特殊地
HeisparticularlyinterestedinEnglish.
(2)Occasion(事情发生的)时候,场合与介词on连用
onoccasion=bychance=byaccident=occasionally=accidentally
occasion在定语从句中做先行词,后面的连接词一般为where,类似的用法还有situation,case
adj.occasional偶然的adv.occasionally
2.Theseflagsaremorethanjustpiecesofclothsewntogether.(P34)
这些旗帜不仅仅是缝在一起的布。
morethan
morethan+名词”表示“_不仅仅_”、“__不止是_”
morethan+数词超过
morethan+形容词非常,十分
more...than...与其说…不如说…
nomorethan+数字仅仅
notmorethan+数字不超过
Aisnomore…thanB..A_和B一样不…
Aisnotmore…thanBA不如/不及B
翻译下列句子:
1)对我们来说他不仅仅是一位老师,还是我们的朋友。
____________________________________________________
2)我非常愿意帮助你。
___________________________________
3)与其说他是一名演员,不如说他是一位导演。
___________________________________________________
与其说他累了,不如说他饿了。
______________________________________
4)他和我一样穷。
________________________________
5)这本书没有那本有趣。
________________________________
6)(经常),peopletendtopayattentiontowhattheycantakeratherthanwhattheycangive.
7)Allofusare(_十分关心)thecurrenteconomicproblems.
3.Aflagtellsussomethingaboutthecountryitrepresents,suchasitsvalues,beliefsandculture.
value
(1)n.(复数)价值观,是非标准
legal/artistic/scientificvalues法律/艺术/科学标准
(2)n.[U]价值
beofgreat/no/little/somevaluetosb.
Hisadviceis_________________________tous.(他的建议对我们没有价值)
________________.
_________.
小结:
be+of+n.=be+adj.
类似名词还有:
use,importance,weight,height,size,kind,design等
Eg.beofimportance=beimportant
(3)vtvaluesth.At…给…估价
Hevaluedthehouseat$10,000
valuesb./sth.(as…)珍视,重视,把…当作…
valueyourfriendship/one’sadvice
翻译:
你把她当作你最好的朋友吗?
_____________________________________________
4.StrengthenedbytheRevolution,Francebecameadifferentcountry.strengthenv.使强壮,加强,巩固
strengthn.[U]力量
buildone’sstrength=strengthenone’sbody
recoverone’sstrength
5.ThethirteenstripesaretoremindpeopleofthethirteencoloniesthatjoinedtogethertofightforindependenceformBritain.
aretodo…
在英语里,be+todo结构的具体用法如下:
(1)表示“按计划、安排要做某事”
Wearetomeetattheschoolgate.
TheyaretogotravelinginAugust.
(2)表示“命令”“职责”
Theroomistobelocked.
________________________________________________________________.(我谨通知你会议将在武汉召开。
)
(3)表示“目的”“用途”
________________________________________________________________.(这项奖励是为了对他的重大发现而表示的敬意。
)
Apenistowritewith.(钢笔是用来写字的。
)
(4)表示“命中注定”
_______________________________________________________________.(他们注定以后永远不会再见面了。
)
(5)表示“应该做某事”
________________________________________(我们下一步应该怎么办?
)
_______________________________________________________________?
(如果你眼睛里进了东西,该怎么办?
)
(6)表示“可能性”
_________________________________?
(让我们看看谁会赢得这场比赛?
)
(7)表示“征求对方的意见”
_________________________________?
(这项工作我是不是接着干下去?
)
__________________________________?
(他们的计划什么时候交上来?
)
6.Theflag,whichismadeupofaredbandoverawhiteone,isbasedonanationalflagdatingbaketothe13thcentury,whichhadnineredandwhitestripes.
datebackto=datefrom追溯到…,始于…
Thiscastledatesfromthe14thcentury.
翻译:
这是一个追溯至200年前的建筑。
Thisisabuilding_____________________________200yearsago.
___________________
7.Anothersuggestionisthatthecolourshavealinkwithfood.
havealink表示“与……有联系”。
______________________________________________________
研究表明肝脏衰竭与喝酒有关系。
havealink还可用therebealink来表示。
如:
There'sadirectlinkbetweendietandheartdisease.
饮食和心脏病有直接的联系。
表示“与……有联系”还可用belinkedto,berelatedto,beassociatedwith,beconnectedwith来表示。
如:
Theexplosionsarenotthoughttobelinkedtotheorganizationinanyway.
无论从哪方面看,人们都认为这些爆炸与该组织无关。
Step5课后作业:
1.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish:
(PPT21--22)
1)人们的工作经历一定要考虑在内。
People’sworkexperiencemustbe_______________.
2)你的生意如果能由这些原则所引导,将会取得成功。
_________________,ourbusinesswillbeasuccess,.
3)他们再也无法容忍在政府里没有发言权。
Theycouldnolonger___________________inthegovernment.
4)这个节日可以追溯到一千年前。
Thisfestivalcan___________1000yearsago.
5)这次改革导致了全国的一些根本性的改变。
Thisreform___________________________throughoutthecountry.
6)医疗队由来自不同医院的20位医生和护士组成。
Themedicalteam____________twentydoctorsandnursesfromvarioushospitals.
Multiplechoice:
1. —What can I do for you?
—I’d like to change this shirt. It doesn’t _______ my trousers.
A. fit B. match C. equal D. suit
2. Due to the serious injury to her leg, she had to_____herself to the fact
_______ she could never be a ballet dancer any more.
A. relate; / B. relate; that C. resign; that D. resign; /
3. In order to expand business, more companies hope to _______ their ties with overseas markets.
A. maintain B. cut C. strengthen D. power
4. The company in our city _______ those big investors from West.
A. has a link with B. has a hand in C. is in line with D. is in charge of
5. He appeared _______ , but inside his heart was beating wildly with fear. A. still B. calm C. quiet D. nervous
6. The field research will take Jack and Tom about ten years; it will be along time _______ we meet them again.
A. before B. since C. when D. after
7. He loves her so much that he can tolerate _______ anything she’s willing to.
A. her to do B. she does C. her doing D. to do
8. Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and
_______ his notes.
A. turning up B. putting up C. making up D. showing up
9. She is _______ our teacher. We can say she is just like our friend and mother.
A. no more than B. not more t