Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorldPeriod6CULTURALCORNER—TheUniversalDragon■Goals●Toreadaboutdragonintheeastandinthewest■ProceduresStep1:BeforeyoureadPleasegooverthewordlistforthismodule,payingattentiontothepronunciationoftheword,therelationshipbetweenitspronunciationanditsspelling.Step2:WhileyoureadCut/thesentencesintothoughtgroups,blackenthepredicates,underlinetheusefulexpressionsanddarkentheconnectives.Step3:AfteryoureadCopyalltheusefulexpressionsintoyourExpressionBook.Youmaymakesentenceswiththeseexpressions.UsefulexpressionsfromTheUniversalDragonfriendlyorfierce,bringgoodluck,causedeathanddestruction,talkabout…,foracreature,inChineseculture,becloselyconnectedtotheroyalfamily,theemperor’srobes,haveasymbolofagolddragonwithfiveclaws,wearclaws,ofadifferentcolour,accordingtopopularbelief,bebornintheyearofthedragon,anaturalleader,haveadifferentreputation,tellthestoryofaScandinavianhero,acrosstheborderinWales,thereddragon,appearontheWelshflag,apositivesymbol,indicatingstrengthandasenseofnationalidentity,haveadifferentcharacter,indifferentpartsoftheworld,duetotheanimals,growoutof…,theideaofthedragon,comefromthesnake,beafraidof…,ashyanimal,liveinrivers,plentyofwater,agoodsignforagriculture,abringerofgoodfortuneStep4:TalkingabouttheuniversaldragonYouaregoingtoputthearticleintoadialogueinpairs.Thefollowingcanbeanexampleforyou.A:Whatisadragon?B:Idon’tknow.Let’sgoandaskourteacher,Mr.ZhaoandMissLi.A:Mr.Zhao,couldtelluswhatadragonis?C:AdragonisacreatureofTeutonicmythology.Itusuallyisrepresentedasananimalbreathingfireandhavingareptilianbodyandsometimeswings.D:Dragonscanbefriendly,orfierce.C:Youareright,MissLi.D:Theycanbringgoodluck,orcausedeathanddestruction,but,onethingissure—peopletalkaboutthemalmosteverywhereintheworld.A:Foracreaturethatdoesn’tactuallyexist,that’squitesomething.B:WhatisadragoninChineseculture?C:InChineseculture,dragonsaregenerousandwise,althoughtheycanbeunpredictable.D:Andthedragonwascloselyconnectedtotheroyalfamily.B:That’swhytheemperor’srobeshaveasymbolofagolddragonwithfiveclaws.用心爱心专心A:Ilearnedthatothermembersoftheroyalfamilywereallowedtowearclawsandofadifferentcolour.B:Myteachertoldmethataccordingtopopularbelief,ifyouwerebornintheyearofthedragon,youareintelligent,brave,andanaturalleader.A:Butinthewest,inmycountry,dragonshadadifferentreputation.B:Yes,theyhad.TheveryfirsttextinEnglish,theAnglo-SaxonpoemBeowulf,tellsthestoryofaScandinavianhero,Beowulf,whofightsandkillsadangerousdragonbutishimselfkilledinthefight.A:AcrosstheborderinWales,thereddragonontheWelshflagisapositivesymbol.C:Whydoyousayitispositive?A:Itindicatesstrengthandasenseofnationalidentity.B:MissLi,whyshouldthedragonhaveadifferentcharacterindifferentpartsoftheworld?D:Someexpertsbelieveitisduetotheanimalsthemythsgrewoutof.C:Isee,inthewest,theideaofthedragonprobablycamefromthesnake.D:Thatisananimalwhichpeoplehatedandwereafraidof.A:ButinChina,theideaofthedragonmayhavecomefromthealligator—ashyanimalwhichlivesinrivers,butwhichisusuallyonlyseenwhenthereisplentyofwater—agoodsignforagriculture.SotheChinesedragonwasabringerofgoodfortune.C:Thedragonisoneofthe12-yearcyclesofanimalswhichappearintheChinesezodiacrelatedtotheChinesecalendar.D:AccordingtoChinesefolklore,eachanimalisassociatedwithcertainpersonalitytraits.A:IlearnedthatdragonpeopleareconsideredmosteccentricintheChinesezodiac.Dragonsareidealists,perfectionists.Theyarebornthinkingtheyareperfectandinflexible.B:Dragonsarealsoaggressiveanddetermined,goingafterwhattheywantissecondnaturetothem.用心爱心专心
