M9U1othercountries,otherculturesPeriod1WelcometothisunitTeachingobjectives:Tointroduceandunderstandthethemeofothercountriesandothercultures.Todevelopspeakingabilitybytalkingaboutdifferentcountrieswithdifferentculture.Toknowmoreaboutothercountries’culture.Importantanddifficultpoints:Getstudentstounderstandwhatculturemeans.Makestudentsknowwhycertainimagesrepresentcertaincountries.Teachingprocedures:Step1lead-in•Ifeachpicturerepresentsonecountryintheworld,whichcountriesdoyouthinkof?•Whydoyouthinkthattheimagesinthesepicturesrepresentthosecountries?•Showstudentssomepicturesandaskthemtoguesswhichcountriestheythinkofwhenlookingatthepictures.Step2PicturediscussionAskSstolookatthepicturesanddiscusseachpictureingroupsoffour.Picture1•Whoarethepeopleinthepicture?•TheyareMounties,ortheroyalCanadianMountedPolice.TheyarealsoknownastheRCMP•Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?•TheRCMPwasoriginallycalledNorth-WestMountedPolice,whichwasformedin1873.In1920,itwasrenamedtheRoyalCanadianMountedPolice.Inthepast,horseswereusedasameansoftransportbythepoliceinCanada.Nowvariousmodernfacilitiesareusedinstead.Theofficialmottooftheforceis‘Upholdtheright’.•WhydoyouthinktheMountiesrepresentCanada?•ThemountieisoneofthemostrecognizableCanadiansymbolsasitwasalwaysfeaturedinHollywoodmovies,especiallybetweenthe1920sandthe1940s•WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresentCanada?Picture2•Whatisthemaninthepicture?•Themanisabeefeater,ortheYeomenWarderofHerMajesty’sRoyalPalaceandFortresstheTowerOfLondon.•Whatdobeefeatersdo?•Inthepast,thebeefeaterslookedaftertheprisonersintheLondonTowerandguardedtheBritishcrownjewels.Now,theynolongersafeguardtheQueen’sjewels.Insteadtheyareceremonialguardianswhoactastourguards.•Whodoyouknowaboutbeefeaters?•Itissaidthattheword‘beefeater’camefromFrench‘buffetier’whichreferstotheguardprotectingtheking’sfoodinthepalaceofFrenchkings.•WhydoyouthinkabeefeaterrepresenttheUK?•Beefeatershavealonghistory.In1485,kingHenryVIIsetupthefirstbeefeatersashisbodyguards.Beefeatersarealsofamousfortheiruniforms•WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresenttheUK?Picture3•Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?•TheSydneyOperaHouse•Whatdoesthisoperahouselooklike?•Agroupofseashells.•Whereisit?•Whichcountrydoesitstandfor?•InSydney.ItstandforAustralia.•WhyhasthisoperahousebecomeasymbolofAustralia?•Itrepresentsbothachievementsinmodernarchitectureandperformance.•Thismagnificentbuildingwasconstructedbetween1957and1973andhasattractedfamousperformersfromallaroundtheworld.•WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresentAustralian?Picture4•Whatarethetwoskyscraperscalled?•MarinaCity•Wherearetheylocated?•InChicago,theUS.•WhatdoyouknowaboutMorinaCity?•ThismagnificentcomplexwasdesignedbyBertrandGoldbeingandconstructedbetween1959and1964.Thisisa36,000,000-dollarprojectintheheartofChicago.The60-storeyedtwintowerswerebuiltononly3acresofland.Itcanaccommodate450apartmentsand450carsineachofthetwintowers.Itiscalled‘thecitywithinacity”•DoyouthinkMarinaCityisaniconofthecityofChicagoorevenaniconoftheUSA?•Whyorwhynot?•Yes.Thecomplexisasymbolofthecityduetoitsuniqueshape.Theyrepresentthegreatsuccessindesigning,engineeringandconstruction.Step3DiscussionIfyouhadtochooseasymboltorepresentChina,Whatwouldyouchoose?Why?Step4streetinterviewWhyareFriendlieschosenasOfficialMascots(吉祥物)ofthe2008OlympicGames?Whatdotheyrepresentfor?Theycarryamessageoffriendshipandpeace--andblessingsfromChina--tochildrenallovertheworld.WhyisitchosenasBeijingOlympicEmblem?Whatdoesitrepresentfor?Homework书面表达•2008年北京奥林匹克运动会会徽(emblem)是中国人为奥运大家庭奉献的杰作。假设你是李华，请你写一篇120词左右的短文，把这个会徽介绍给一位美国朋友(Neo)。•内容要点：•1.鲜红的色彩表达中国•文化特有的热情气氛；•2.中国书法(calligraphy);•3.人形体现奥林匹克精神；•4.“京”字的含义。
