高中英語 Unit1 Other countries and other cultures-word power課件 牛津譯林版選修9.ppt

Unit1Othercountries,othercultures,Wordpower,TouringtheUK,BigBen,TowerBridge,Doyouknowthebuildingsinthepictures?Inwhichcountrydotheylie?,IfweweretowriteabookaboutTheUnitedKingdom,whatsubjectsshouldbecoveredinthebook?,Discussion,ReadthecontentspageofthebookwithDaniel.,PartA,Whichsubjectsareyoumostinterestedin?Why?,QuestionsonPartA,TheCommonwealthofNations,PartB,QuestionsonPartB,WhatcountriesisGreatBritainmadeup?England,ScotlandandWales.2.WhatistheUKmadeupof?GreatBritainandNorthernIreland.3.WhatotherCommonwealthNationsdoyouknowof?Canada,Australiaandsoon.,PartC,Answers:,1.GreatBritain2.Scotland3.London4.Edinburgh5.Cardiff6.Belfast,PartD,Writethenameofeachcountryintheblank.,Glasgow,Derry,Scotland,NorthernIreland,Swansea,Birmingham,Wales,England,Groupwork,Chooseacountryfromtheworldmapandprepareashortspeechtointroducethecountrytoyourclassmates.Thespeechshallincludemorethanthreeaspectsofthecountry.Otherstudentsshalllistencarefullyandfindoutwhataspectsarementionedinthespeech.,Welcometotheunit,Ifeachpicturerepresentsonecountryintheworld,whichcountriesdoyouthinkof?Whydoyouthinkthattheimagesinthesepicturesrepresentthosecountries?,Lead-in,Japan,Holland,Whichcountriesdoyouthinkof?,Orientalcherry,Tulip,Japan,India,Whichcountriesdoyouthinkof?,Whichcountriesdoyouthinkof?,Korea,China,Whichcountriesdoyouthinkof?,India,NewZealand,Whichcountriesdoyouthinkof?,India,China,Whichcountriesdoyouthinkof?,France,Egypt,Whichcountriesdoyouthinkof?,Greece,Italy,Whichcountriesdoyouthinkof?,Italy,TheUSA,Lookatthepicturesanddiscussthequestionsbelowwithyourpartner.,Picturetalking,Thesepolicemenarefamousforalwaysgettingtheirman.,Whoarethepeopleinthepicture?TheyareMounties,ortheroyalCanadianMountedPolice.TheyarealsoknownastheRCMP.,Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?TheRCMPwasoriginallycalledNorth-WestMountedPolice,whichwasformedin1873.,In1920,itwasrenamedtheRoyalCanadianMountedPolice.Inthepast,horseswereusedasameansoftransportbythepoliceinCanada.Now,variousmodernvehiclesareusedinstead.TheofficialmottooftheforceisDefendingthelaw.,WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresentCanada?,mapletrees,beaver,ThismanguardstheQueensjewels.,Whoisthemaninthepicture?Themanisabeefeater,ortheYeomenWarderofHerMajestysRoyalPalaceandFortresstheTowerofLondon.,Whatdobeefeatersdo?Inthepast,thebeefeaterslookedaftertheprisonersintheLondonTowerandguardedtheBritishcrownjewels.Now,theynolongersafeguardtheQueensjewels.,Insteadtheyareceremonialguardianswhoalsoactastourguides.Tomostofthetourists,theyaretouristattractionsintheirownright.,Whatdoyouknowaboutbeefeaters?ItissaidthatthewordbeefeatercamefromFrenchbuffetier,whichreferstotheguardprotectingthekingsfoodinthepalaceofFrenchkings.,WhydoyouthinkabeefeaterrepresentstheUK?Beefeatershavealonghistory.In1485,KingHenryVIImadethebeefeatersashisbodyguards.Beefeatersarealsofamousfortheiruniforms.,WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresenttheUK?,BigBen,Stonehenge,SherlockHomes,Thismodernoperahousehasbecomethesymbolofamoderncity.,TheSydneyOperaHouse,Whatdoesthisoperahouselooklike?Agroupofseashells.Whereisit?Whichcountrydoesitstandfor?InSydney.ItstandsforAustralia.,WhyhasthisoperahousebecomeasymbolofAustralia?Itrepresentsbothachievementsinmodernarchitectureandperformance.Thismagnificentbuildingwithitsdistinctiveshellroofwasconstructedbetween1957and1973.,Sinceitsofficialopening,ithasattractedfamousperformersandtouristsfromallaroundtheworld.,WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresentAustralian?,kangaroo,Goldbeach,Everythingisbiggerinthiscountry,includingtheskyscrapers.,Whatisthisskyscrapercalled?TheEmpireStateBuilding.Whereisitlocated?InNewYork,theUSA.,WhatdoyouknowabouttheEmpireStateBuilding?TheEmpireStateBuilding,whichstandsoveraquarterofamileabovetheheartofManhattan,isa102-storylandmarkskyscraper.ItwasdesignedbyWilliamF.Lambandconstructedbetween1929and1931.,DoyouthinktheEmpireStateBuildingisaniconofthecityofNewYorkorevenaniconoftheUSA?Yes.TheEmpireStateBuildingisconsideredaniconinNewYorkCityandalsoasymbolofthedreamsandaspirationsofmanyAmericanpeople.ItsnameisderivedfromthenicknameforNewYork-theEmpireState.,WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresenttheUSA?,theStatueofLiberty,theWhiteHouse,IfyouhadtochooseasymboltorepresentChina,whatwouldyouchoose?Why?,Discussion,SymbolsofChina,