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1、Date Construction of the Statue began in France: 1875Title of Statue: Liberty Enlightening the World Sculptor: Frederic Auguste BartholdiStructural Engineer: Gustave EiffelMethod of Fabrication: Repousse ProcessStatue completed in Paris: June 1884Statue presented to America by the people of France:

2、July 4, 1884Statue dismantled and shipped to US: Early 1885 1885 Transport Ship: French frigate IsereNumber of individual pieces shipped to US: 350Number of crates required: 214Location of Statue: Liberty Island, formerly Bedloes Island and Fort Wood （fortress for protection of New York Harbor 1811）

3、Reaction in Paris to Liberty leaving for New York: On July 4, 1889 , the American community in Paris offered the French people a gift of a bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty, 1/4 scale, about 35 feet high. It still stands now, on Ile des Cygnes an island in the Seine River, next to the Pont de

4、Grenelle, a bridge crossing the Seine, 1.5 km downstrean （South） of the Eiffel Tower. Official accepting Statue on behalf of US: President Grover ClevelandDate of Acceptance by President: October 28, 1886 Barbie dolls（配贴图）American Gothic （美国哥特式） （配贴图） The Buffalo Nickel （野牛镍币） （配贴图） Uncle Sam （配贴图）

5、:Symbols of U.S. Government:Uncle Sam, a figure symbolizing the United States, is portrayed as a tall, white-haired man with a goatee. He is often dressed in red, white, and blue, and wears a top hat.The exact origins of Uncle Sam as a symbol for the United States are unknown. But the most widely ac

6、cepted theory is that Uncle Sam was named after Samuel Wilson. During the War of 1812, Samuel Wilson was a businessman from Troy, NY that supplied the U.S. Army with beef in barrels. The barrels were labeled U.S. When asked what the initials stood for, one of Wilsons workers said it stood for Uncle

7、Sam Wilson. The suggestion that the meat shipments came from Uncle Sam led to the idea that Uncle Sam symbolized the Federal Government and association stuck. In 1961, Congress passed a resolution that recognized Samuel Wilson as the inspiration for the symbol Uncle Sam.But Sam Wilson looked nothing

8、 like the Uncle Sam pictured above. Uncle Sams traditional appearance, with a white goatee and star-spangled suit, is an invention of artists and political cartoonists. One of these political cartoonists was named Thomas Nast. Nast produced many of the earliest cartoons of Uncle Sam.The most famous

9、picture of Uncle Sam appeared on an Army recruiting poster. The poster was designed in World War I, and was used again in World War II. The caption reads I Want You for U.S. Army. James Montgomery Flagg drew this picture, and served as the model too!1.2 Topic-related listening1. 3 Topic-related disc

10、ussion2. While-reading2.1 Global reading2.1.1 Understand the major details of the text1） What are the five symbols of the United States? （The Statue of Liberty, Barbie dolls, American Gothic, the Buffalo nickel and Uncle Sam.）2） How popular is Barbie according to the text? （The average American girl

11、 owns ten Barbie dolls, and two are sold somewhere in the world every second.）3） How did Wood get the idea of painting American Gothic? （He was inspired by the Gothic window of an old farmhouse.）4） What was the Buffalo nickel produced for?（To honor a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement o

12、f the American frontierthe destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians）5） What did the employee say when he was asked about the letters “EA-US”? （US was short for “Uncle Sam” Wilson.）2.1.2 Understand organization of the text1） Main idea of the textThis passage is about five famous symb

13、ols of American culture, telling readers their historical backgrounds, origins and relevant stories. 2） Text structure analysisPart One （Paras. 1-4） To celebrate US independence and the France-America alliance, a _ artist created the Statue of Liberty, with his wifes arm and his mothers face as mode

14、ls for his creation. （French）Part Two （Paras. 5-10） Barbie originated from a German doll and an American girl, _, whose parents founded the Mattel Toy Company and made Barbie popular. Barbara and her brother Ken, the human models of Barbie and her boyfriend, had different opinions on the doll. （Barb

15、ara）Part Three （Paras. 11-14） Inspired by the Gothic window of _, Grant Wood produced American Gothic. It was the faces of his dentist and sister in the painting that captured the worlds attention. （an old farmhouse）Part Four （Paras. 15-18） Contrary to the tradition, the image of _ actual American Indians were used on two sides of the coin, the Buffalo Nickel, by a famed artist James Earle Fraser. （a buffalo and three）Part Five Paras. 19-22） When Sam Wilson was providing me