Welcometoourclass!Trytotellwhichcountryeachflagbelongsto.CanadaFranceUSAIndonesiaUKGermanyAustraliaSouthKoreaSingaporeWhatdotheyhaveincommon?Nationalflags,coloursandculturesPart1.()Thenationalflagsrepresent__________________________Part2.()Thenationalflagsof________________________Part3.()_____wecangetfromnationalflagsFastreadingPara1values,beliefsandculturePara2-9Para10Whatwhat'sthestructureofthearticle?France;TheUSA;IndonesiaFranceWhatcolorsareusedontheflagandwhatdotheyrepresent?Red:bravery,revolution,strength,bloodBlue:libertyandjusticeWhite:peaceandhonestyDetailedReadingFrance:ReadthepartaboutFrance,andchoosethebestanswer:1.TheFrenchflagwasfirstused_______theFrenchRevolution.A.beforeB.afterC.atthebeginningofD.during2.ThedesignoftheFrenchflagisvery_______.A.Complicated.B.Puzzling.C.Vague.D.Symbolic.France:ReadthepartaboutFrance,andchoosethebestanswer:3.WhyhastheFrenchTricolorbecomeoneofthemostinfluentialnationalflaginhistory?________A.BecauseFranceisastrongcountryinhistory.B.Becauseitwassobeautifullydesigned.C.BecausetheFrenchandFrenchrevolutionhaveinfluencedmanycountries.D.Becausetherearethreedifferentcolorsintheflag.USA:TheUSAAmericanflag,theStarsandStripes,issymbolofrevolution.TheUSAwasoriginalmadeupofsettlersfromBritainandothercountries,wereorganizedintothirteenBritishcolonies.In4July1776,theydeclaredthattheywillnolongersubmittoBritishrule.Thecolorsred,whiteandblue,alongwiththestarsandstripesontheAmericanflag,bothrepresentdifferentthings.Redrepresentsstrengthandbravery,whitemeansvirtue,andbluestandforhardworkandjustice.Therearefiftystarontheflag,oneforeachstate,representedtheunionoffiftystatesintoonecountryinafederalsystem.Thethirteenstripesaretoremindpeopleofthethirteencolonieswhatjoinedtogetherforindependence.Americanflag,theStarsandStripes,issymbolofrevolution.TheUSAwasoriginalmadeupofsettlersfromBritainandothercountries,wereorganizedintothirteenBritishcolonies.In4July1776,theydeclaredthattheywillnolongersubmittoBritishrule.Thecolorsred,whiteandblue,alongwiththestarsandstripesontheAmericanflag,bothrepresentdifferentthings.Redrepresentsstrengthandbravery,whitemeansvirtue,andbluestandforhardworkandjustice.Therearefiftystarontheflag,oneforeachstate,representedtheunionoffiftystatesintoonecountryinafederalsystem.Thethirteenstripesaretoremindpeopleofthethirteencolonieswhatjoinedtogetherforindependence.aoriginallywouldallOnstandsstarsrepresentingthatTheUSAIndonesia:Indonesianflag,1._______ismadeupofaredbandoverawhiteone,isbasedonanationalflag2._______(date)backtothe13thcentury,whichhadnineredandwhitestripes.Therearedifferentexplanationsforthemeaningsofthecolours.Themostcommon3._______isthatredstandsforblood,4._____thingsthatarephysical,whilewhiterepresentsthespiritual.Anothersuggestionis5.______thecolourshavealinkwithfood.Forthe6.______________(Indonesian),redresemblesthecoloursofsugarandwhitelookslikerice.Bothsugarandrice7.__________________(consume)dailyinIndonesianfood.OtherpeoplesayredstandsfortheIndonesiawhichdatingoneorthatIndonesiansareconsumedbravenatureoftheIndonesianpeople.Itcanalsorepresentthefirethat8._________(come)fromIndonesia’svolcanoes.9._________inmanyothercountries,thecolourwhiteisregardedasasymbolof10.________(pure)inIndonesia.IndonesiacomesLikepurityWhenwelookataflag,wecanbegintoseeandstudyacountry’sh____andc____.istoryultureConclusion:DiscussionCommunistPartyAllwalksofChinesepeople•Colour:blood,bravery,revolution,strengthskin,brightfuture(1)Whatdothecolorredandyellowinournationalflagmeantous?Redmeans__________________Yellowmeans_________________.(2)Whatdothefivestarsmeantous?•Thebigstarstandsfor___________________,andthefoursmallstarsrepresent____________________.WeChinesepeopleareunitedaroundtheCommunistParty.Hints:Five-starredRedFlag五星红旗China’sWarofLiberation解放战争CommunistParty中国共产党allwalksofChinesepeople各行各业的人TheChineseflag,sometimescalledthe‘Five-starredRedFlag’,wasfirstusedin1949,afterChina’sWarofLiberation.Beforeliberation,manypeopleinChinaweretreatedunfairly.Now,peoplearoundChinaliveahappylife.ThecolorsredandyellowusedontheflagremindusoftheLiberation.Redshowsthebravery,strengthandbloodoftheChinesepeople.YellowissaidtorepresenttheskincoloroftheChinese.Asweallknow,thebiggeststarstandsfortheCommunistParty,whiletheotherfoursymbolizeallwalksofpeopleinChina.Everyyearon1stOctober,ChinacelebratestheNationalDay,whentheflagcanbeseenalloverthecountry,litbyfireworksinthenightsky.
