新视野第三册第四单元课件.docx

1、新视野第三册第四单元课件新视野第三册第四单元Unit 4Section A Five Famous Symbols of American Culture1. Pre-reading1.1 Background informationThe Statue of liberty: (配贴图) Facts about the Statue of Liberty Date Construction of the Statue began in France: 1875Title of Statue: Liberty Enlightening the World Sculptor: Frederic

2、Auguste BartholdiStructural Engineer: Gustave EiffelMethod of Fabrication: Repousse ProcessStatue completed in Paris: June 1884Statue presented to America by the people of France: July 4, 1884Statue dismantled and shipped to US: Early 1885 1885 Transport Ship: French frigate Isere Number of individu

3、al 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)Reaction in Paris to Liberty leaving for New York: On July 4, 1889 , the American community in Paris offered the French

4、 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 Grenelle, a bridge crossing the Seine, 1.5 km downstrean (South) of the Eiffel Tower. Official accepting Statue on beha

5、lf 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) :Symbols of U.S. Government:Uncle Sam, a figure symbolizing the United States, is portrayed as a tall, white-haired man

6、 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 accepted theory is that Uncle Sam was named after Samuel Wilson. During the War of 1812, Samuel Wilson was a businessman

7、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 Sam Wilson. The suggestion that the meat shipments came from Uncle Sam led to the idea that Uncle Sam symbolized the Fe

8、deral 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 like the Uncle Sam pictured above. Uncle Sams traditional appearance, with a white goatee and star-spangled suit, is a

9、n 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 picture of Uncle Sam appeared on an Army recruiting poster. The poster was designed in World War I, and was used again

10、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 discussion2. While-reading2.1 Global reading2.1.1 Understand the major details of the text1) What are the five symbols of t

11、he 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 owns ten Barbie dolls, and two are sold somewhere in the world every second.)3) How did Wood get the idea of painting

12、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 of the American frontierthe destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians)5) What did the employee say when

13、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 symbols of American culture, telling readers their historical backgrounds, origins and relevant stories. 2) Text structure

14、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 models for his creation. (French)Part Two (Paras. 5-10) Barbie originated from a German doll and an American girl, _, whose

15、 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. (Barbara)Part Three (Paras. 11-14) Inspired by the Gothic window of _, Grant Wood produced American Gothic. It was the faces

16、 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 thr

17、ee)Part Five Paras. 19-22) When Sam Wilson was providing meat to the army in a war, some explained the initial letters “US” as Uncle Sam. It became popular later because of _. An artist created its portrait in army recruiting posters. (a character in political cartoons)2.2 Detailed reading2.2.1 Word

18、s and phrases1) assemble (L7)一般说来, 男孩儿更喜欢组装飞机模型. (In general, boys like to assemble model airplanes better.) (fit together the parts of sth)在工厂里, 机器人常被用来组装诸如汽车之类的机器. (Robots are commonly used in factories to assemble machines such as cars.)2) be named after(L24)我不希望用家庭成员的名字来给我儿子起名, (因为) 他与众不同. (I do

19、nt want my son to be named after someone in the family. Hes a unique individual.) (be given a name)该校是根据一个士兵的名字命名的. 60年前他为这个城市的解放献出了自己的生命. (The school was named after a soldier who gave his life for the liberation of the city 60 years ago.) 3) exaggerate (L24)我们不该夸大金钱的重要性. (We should not exaggerate

20、the importance of money.) (make sth seem larger, more important, better or worse than it really is)显然, 人们对这件事的反应被夸大了不少.(Clearly, peoples reaction to the event has been rather exaggerated.)4) universally (L26)追求个人幸福是举世公认的权利. (It is a universally acknowledged right to pursue personal happiness.) (worl

21、dwide; by everyone)毫无疑问, 人们并不普遍认可这种解释. (Without doubt, this explanation is not universally accepted.)5) rise to fame (L35)他仅靠一本一夜走红,这本书目前正被人们广为传阅. (He rose /came to fame overnight with just one book that is widely read now.) (become famous)凭借美国哥特式”这幅画, 格兰特.伍德于1930年迅速成名. (Grant Wood instantly rose to

22、 fame in 1930 with his painting “American Gothic”)6) inspire (L38)我们的工作就是鼓励那些选民加入到我们(所从事的)事业中. (Our work is to inspire those voters to join our cause.) (encourage)这篇小说的创作灵感来自他和第一任妻子的关系. (His novel was inspired by his relationship with his first wife.) (give sb a feeling of wanting to do sth good, cr

23、eate a work of art, etc.)7) liberate (L59) 我们的政府应当尽其所能让我们的人民脱贫. (Our government must try its best to liberate our people from poverty.) (set sb or sth free)男人应当均等地分担家务, 把女人从厨房里解放出来. (Men should take an equal share in housework so as to liberate women from the kitchen.)8) evolve from (L70)一些人至今仍不相信人类

24、是从猴子进化而来的. (Some people still do not believe now that man evolved from monkeys.) (develop gradually from)语言缓慢地却又不断地从较旧的形式向新形式演变. (Language slowly but constantly evolves from older forms into new ones.) 9) recruit (L73)你能为音乐协会多招些会员吗? (Can you recruit more members to the music society?) (persuade sb t

25、o become a new member of an organization, esp. the army)警方正设法招收更多的黑人警官和亚裔警官. (The police are trying to recruit more black and Asian officers.)2.2.2 Sentence patterns1）原句：His mother could not approve of her sons affection for a woman she had never met, but Bartholdi went ahead and married his love in

26、 1876. (L. 5)他母亲不赞成自己的儿子和一个她没有见过的女子恋爱，然而巴托尔迪不为所动，依然于1876年和心中所爱结为伉俪。句型：Some people object to/are opposed to /dont approve of sbs doing sth., but sb. goes ahead and 些人反对阻拦不同意某人做某事，但某人不为所动，仍应用：他父母不赞成他边学习边打工, 但他不为所动, 继续在那家餐馆当招待.(His parents dont approve of his taking a part-time job while pursuing his s

27、tudies, but he goes ahead and continues to work as a waiter at the restaurant.)2) 原句: While white people had previously been used as models for most American coins, famed artist James Earle Fraser went against tradition by using three actual American Indians as models for his creation. (L. 50) 尽管此前一

28、直是白人被用作美国硬币上的模特，而著名艺术家詹姆斯.厄尔.弗雷泽却反传统而行之，启用了三名真正的美洲印第安人作为自己创作的原型。句型：While people tend to do sth., someone goes against tradition by doing something else. 尽管人们习惯于做某事，有人却反传统而行之，做了别的事。应用：尽管多数中国人和朋友分别时都往往握握手并说些“慢走”、 “保重”之类的话, 但她却经常反传统而行, 先会给你一个拥抱, 然后说“我会想你的. ”(While most Chinese tend to shake hands and s

29、ay something like “watch your step” or “take care” when parting with their friends, she usually goes against tradition by giving you a hug and then saying , “Ill miss you.”)2.2.3 Difficult sentences1）During a later war in 1812, Wilson gained a position inspecting meat for US army forces, working wit

30、h a man who had signed a contract with the government to provide meat to the army.此后在案1812年的战争中, 威尔逊获得了一个职位, 为美国军队检验肉食.句子的结构是Wilson gained a position; inspecting meat for US army forces作后置定语，修饰前面的position; working with 是伴随状语; who had signed是定语从句, 修饰a man; to provide meat to the army作后置定语, 修饰 a contr

31、act.2）After the war, a character called Uncle Sam began appearing in political cartoons, his form evolving from an earlier cartoon character called Brother Jonathan that was popular during the American Revolution. 战后, 政治漫画里开始出现一个叫“山姆大叔”的人物. 他的原型是一个早期漫画人物, 名叫乔纳森大哥, 此人在美国独立战争时期非常出名.句子的结构是a character b

32、egan appearing in political cartoons, 其中called Uncle Sam和called Brother Jonathan 都是过去分词作后置定语，分别修饰前面的 a character 和an earlier cartoon character; that was popular during the American Revolution 是定语从句, 修饰an earlier cartoon character;. his form evolving from an earlier cartoon character是独立结构.3. Post-reading3.1 Useful expressions1)从事于; 致力于 to work on (L. 2)2) 爱上某人 to be in love with sb. (L. 4)3) 赞成 to approve of (L. 5) 4) 继续; 进