高中英语Unit3 The meaning of colour--Reading1牛津版选修9VIP免费

Unit3ThemeaningofcolourReadingNationalflags,colours,andculturesStep1:Lead-inLet’senjoyasectionoffilm.Canyousaysomethingaboutthefilm?Yes,theshortfilmisaboutaChineseceremonyofsalutingtothenationalflag.Thefive-starredflagisournationalflagwithwhichwearefamiliarandwecanseeitalmosteveryday.Soaccordingtoyourknowledgeoftheflag,answerthefollowingtwoquestions?Youcanhaveadiscussionwithyourpartners.1.What’sournationalflaglike?Canyoudescribeit?2.WhatdocolorsandthestarsonthenationalflagofChinasymbolize?Sampledanswers:1.ThenationalflagofChinaisthefive-starredflag.Thecoloroftheflagisred.Itisrectangularinshape.Theproportionbetweenthelengthandheightisthreetotwo.Intheupperleftcorneroftheflag,therearefivefive-pointedstars,yellowincolor.Oneofthemisbiggerandislocatedinthetopleft-handedcorner.Theotherfoursurroundthebiggerstartoitsright.2.Theredcoloroftheflagrepresentstherevolutionarymartyrs.Thecolorofthefivestarsisyellow,whichsymbolizesthebrightfuture.Amongthefivestars,thebiggeronestandsforthecommunistpartyofChinawhiletheotherfourrepresentthedifferentgroupsofpeopleinChinawhoareallunitedbehindthePartyResourcesAnationalflagisaflagthatsymbolizesacountryandthatcanusuallybeflownbycitizensofthatcountry.Bothpublicandprivatebuildingssuchasschoolsandcourthousesoftenflythenationalflag.Insomecountries,thenationalflagsareonlyflownfromnon-militarybuildingsoncertainflagdays.Therearethreedistincttypesofnationalflagforuseonland,andthreeforuseatsea,althoughmanycountriesuseidenticaldesignsforseveralofthesetypesofflag.Somenationalflagshavebeenparticularlyinspirationaltoothernations,countries,orsubnationalentitiesinthedesignoftheirownflags.Competition.Thefollowingarenationalflagsofsomecountries;trytotellwhichcountryeachflagbelongto.Thewholeclasswillbedividedintoboygroupandgirlgroup.用心爱心专心ABCDEFGHIForreference:A.CanadaB.FranceC.USAD.IndonesiaE.EnglandF.GermanG.AustraliaH.KoreaI.SingaporeStep2:FastreadingforgeneralideasGothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinpartAonPage34.Justfocusonandidentifytheinformationneededtoanswerthesequestions.AnswersA1The‘Tricolore’(tricolour).2.Fifty3RedandwhiteStep3:Detailedreadingforimportantinformation1.Let’sreadthepassageasecondtimeandcompletePartsC1andC2onpage36.AnswersC11.Theyoftensymbolizetheoriginofthecountry,alongwithitsvalues,beliefsandculture.2.Liberty,equalityandfraternity.3.Becauseitwassuccessfulinriddingsocietyofinequality,whichhadagreateffectonmanyothercountries,particularlythoseinEurope.4.Becausetheycouldn’ttoleratethebureaucraticwaythatBritainruledthecountryandtheydesiredindependence.用心爱心专心5.ThefiftystarsrepresentthefiftystatesandthethirteenstripesrepresenttheoriginalthirteenstatesthatjoinedtogethertofightforindependencefromBritain.6.Ithadnineredandwhitestripes.7.Themostcommonexplanationisthatredstandsforblood,orthingsthatarephysical,whilewhiterepresentthespiritual.Anothersuggestionisthatredresemblesthecolorofsugarandwhitelookslikerice.OtherpeoplesayredstandsforthebraveandconsideratenatureoftheIndonesiapeople.ItcanalsosymbolizethefirethatcomesfromIndonesia’svolcanoesorthefactthattheequatorgoesthroughthecountry.Whiteisregardedasasymbolofpurity.C2FranceTheUSAIndonesiaRedbravery,revolution,strengthandbloodoftheFrenchstrengthandbraverybloodorthingsthatarephysical;thecolorofsugar;thebraveandconsideratenatureofIndonesia...