Unit1Othercountries,otherculturesPartOneTeachingDesign第一部分教学设计Aimsandrequirements◆readatravelbrochureaboutCanadaandamagazinearticleaboutanaspectofAustralianculture◆listentoaconversationabouttravelplans◆talkaboutissuesrelatedtotravelandphoneupatravelagent◆planandwriteatravelitinerary◆makeaflipchartaboutanaspectofChinesecultureProcedures●WelcometotheunitStep1BrainstormingAtthebeginningofthisperiod,let’senjoysomepicturesfirst.Whenyoucatchsightofthem,whichcountrycomesintoyourmindfirst?1.LeaningTowerOfPisa---Italy2.kimono—Japan3.StatueofLiberty—America4.Shakespeare—theUK5.Pyramid—Egypt6.tulip—Holland7.Venus—Greece8.YasserArafat—Palestine9.mapleleaves—Canada10.Kangaroo—Australia11.raki—France12.football—BrazilStep2Sharinginformation1.Workingroupsoffouranddiscussthefourpicturesonpage1.Picture1Whoarethepeopleinthepicture?(TheyareMounties,ortheRoyalCanadianMountedpolice.TheyarealsoknownastheRCMP.)Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?(TheRCMPwasoriginallycalledNorth-WestMountedPolice,whichwasformedin1873.In1920,itwasrenamedtheRoyalCanadianMountedasameansoftransportbythepoliceinCanada.Now,variousmodernfacilitiesareusedinstead.Theofficialmottooftheforceis‘Upholdtheright’.)WhydoyouthinktheMountiesrepresentCanada?(TheMountieisoneofthemostrecognizableCanadiansymbolsasitwasalwaysfeaturedinHollywoodmovies,especiallybetweenthe1920sandthe1940s.)WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresentCanada?(Mapletrees,NiagaraFalls,theCNTower,etc.)Picture2Whatisthemaninthepicture?(Themanisabeefeater,ortheYeomenWarderofHerMajesty’sRoyalPalaceandFortresstheTowerofLondon.)Whatdobeefeatersdo?(Inthepast,thebeefeaterslookedaftertheprisonersintheLondonTowerandguardedtheBritishcrownjewels.Now,theynolongersafeguardtheQueen’sjewels.Instead,theyareceremonialguardianswhoalsoactastourguides.Tomostofthetourists,theyaretouristattractionsintheirownright.)Whatdoyouknowaboutbeefeaters?(Itissaidthattheword‘beefeater’camefromFrench‘buffetier’,whichreferstotheguardprotectingtheking’sfoodintheplaceofFrenchkings.)WhydoyouthinkabeefeaterrepresentstheUK?(Beefeatershavealonghistory.In1485,KingHenryVIIsetupthefirstbeefeatersashisbodyguards.Beefeatersarealsofamousfortheiruniforms.Oneistheredandgoldceremonialuniform,whichdatesbackto1552andcanstillbeseenonimportantoccasions.Theotheroneisthebluedressuniform,whichismorecommonlyworn.Thisuniformdatesbackto1858.)WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresenttheUK?(BigBen,Stonehenge,SherlockHolmes,etc.)Picture3Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?(Anoperahouse—theSydneyOperaHouse.)Whatdoesthisoperahouselooklike?(Itlooksagroupofseashells.)Whereisit?Whichcountrydoesitstandfor?(ItisinSydney.ItstandsforAustralia.)WhyhasthisoperahousebecomeasymbolofAustralia?(TheSydneyOperaHouserepresentsbothachievementsinmodernarchitectureandperformance.Thismagnificentbuildingwasconstructedbetween1957and1973,anditsconcreteshellroofisverydistinctive.Sinceitsofficialopening,theSydneyOperaHousehasattractedfamousperformersfromallaroundtheword.)WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresentAustralia?(Koalabears,kangaroos,GoldBeaches,etc.)Picture4Whatarethesetwoskyscraperscalled?(MarinaCity.)Wherearetheylocated?(InChicago,theUSA.)WhatdoyouknowaboutMarinaCity?(ThismagnificentcomplexwasdesignedbyBertrandGoldbergandconstructedbetween1959and1964.Thisisa36,000,000-dollarprojectintheheartofChicago.The60-storeyedtwintowerswereb...
