新视野第二版第三册第四单元课文.ppt

《新视野》第三册第四单元Unit 4Section A Five Famous Symbols of American Culture1. Pre-reading1.1 Background informationThe Statue of liberty:(配贴图)Facts about the Statue of LibertyDate Construction of the Statue began in France: 1875Title of Statue: "Liberty Enlightening the World"Sculptor: Frederic Auguste BartholdiStructural Engineer: Gustave EiffelMethod of Fabrication: Repousse ProcessStatue completed in Paris: June 1884Statue presented to America by the people of France: July 4, 1884Statue dismantled and shipped to US: Early 18851885 Transport Ship: French frigate "Isere"Number of individual pieces shipped to US: 350Number of crates required: 214Location of Statue: Liberty Island, formerly Bedloe's Island and Fort Wood (fortress for protection of New Y ork Harbor 1811)Reaction in Paris to Liberty leaving for New Y ork: On July 4, 1889 , the American community in Paris offered the French people a gift of a bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty, 1/4 scale, about 35 feet high. It still stands now, on Ile des Cygnes an island in the Seine River, next to the Pont de Grenelle, a bridge crossing the Seine, 1.5 km downstrean (South) of the Eiffel Tower.Official accepting Statue on behalf of US: President Grover ClevelandDate of Acceptance by President: October 28, 1886Barbie dolls(配贴图)American Gothic(美国哥特式) (配贴图)The Buffalo Nickel (野牛镍币) (配贴图)Uncle Sam (配贴图) :Symbols of U.S. Government:Uncle Sam, a figure symbolizing the United States, is portrayed as a tall, white-haired man with a goatee. He is often dressed in red, white, and blue, and wears a top hat.The exact origins of Uncle Sam as a symbol for the United States are unknown. But the most widely accepted theory is that Uncle Sam was named after Samuel Wilson.During the War of 1812, Samuel Wilson was a businessman from Troy, NY that supplied the U.S. Army with beef in barrels. The barrels were labeled "U.S." When asked what the initials stood for, one of Wilson's workers said it stood for Uncle Sam Wilson. The suggestion that the meat shipments came from "Uncle Sam" led to the idea that Uncle Sam symbolized the FederalGovernment and association stuck. In 1961, Congress passed a resolution that recognized Samuel Wilson as the inspiration for the symbol Uncle Sam.But Sam Wilson looked nothing like the Uncle Sam pictured above. Uncle Sam's traditional appearance, with a white goatee and star-spangled suit, is an invention of artists and political cartoonists. One of these political cartoonists was named Thomas Nast. Nast produced many of the earliest cartoons of Uncle Sam.The most famous picture of Uncle Sam appeared on an Army recruiting poster. The poster was designed in World War I, and was used again in World War II. The caption reads "I Want Y ou for U.S. Army." James Montgomery Flagg drew this picture, and served as the model too!1.2 Topic-related listening1. 3 Topic-related discussion2. While-reading2.1 Global reading2.1.1 Understand the major details of the text1) What are the five symbols of the United States? (The Statue of Liberty, Barbie dolls, American Gothic, the Buffalo nickel and Uncle Sam.)2) How popular is Barbie according to the text? (The average American girl owns ten Barbie dolls, and two are sold somewhere in the world every second.)3) How did Wood get the idea of painting American Gothic? (He was inspired by the Gothic window of an old farmhouse.)4) What was the Buffalo nickel produced for?(To honor a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier—the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians)5) What did the employee say when he was asked about the letters “EA-US”? (US was short for “Uncle Sam” Wilson.)2.1.2 Understand organization of the text1) Main idea of the textThis passage is about five famous symbols of American culture, telling readers their historical backgrounds, origins and relevant stories.2) Text structure analysisPart One (Paras. 1-4) To celebrate US independence and the France-America alliance, a ______ artist created the Statue of Libert y, with his wife’s arm and his mother’s face as models for his creation. (French)Part Two (Paras. 5-10) Barbie originated from a German doll and an American girl, ______, whose parents founded the Mattel Toy Company and made Barbie popular. Barbara and her brother Ken, the human models of Barbie and her boyfriend, had different opinions on the doll.(Barbara)Part Three (Paras. 11-14) Inspired by the Gothic window of ______, Grant Wood produced American Gothic. It was the faces of his dentist and sister in the painting that captured the world’s attention. (an old farmhouse)Part Four (Paras. 15-18) Contrary to the tradition, the image of ___________ actual American Indians were used on two sides of the coin, the Buffalo Nickel, by a famed artist James Earle Fraser. (a buffalo and three)Part Five Paras. 19-22) When Sam Wilson was providing meat to the army in a war, some explained the initial letters “US” as Uncle Sam. It became popular later because of __________. An artist created its portrait in army recruiting posters. (a character in political cartoons)2.2 Detailed reading2.2.1 Words and phrases1) assemble (L7)一般说来, 男孩儿更喜欢组装飞机模型. (In general, boys like to assemble model airplanesbetter.) (fit together the parts of sth)在工厂里, 机器人常被用来组装诸如汽车之类的机器. (Robots are commonly used in factories to assemble machines such as cars.)2) be named after(L24)我不希望用家庭成员的名字来给我儿子起名, (因为) 他与众不同. (I don't want my son tobe named after someone in the family. He's a unique individual.) (be given a name)该校是根据一个士兵的名字命名的. 60年前他为这个城市的解放献出了自己的生命. (The school was named after a soldier who gave his life for the liberation of the city 60 years ago.)3) exaggerate (L24)我们不该夸大金钱的重要性. (We should not exaggerate the importance of money.) (make sth seem larger, more important, better or worse than it really is)显然, 人们对这件事的反应被夸大了不少.(Clearly, people’s reaction to the event has been rather exaggerated.)4) universally (L26)追求个人幸福是举世公认的权利. (It is a universally acknowledged right to pursue personal happiness.) (worldwide; by everyone)毫无疑问, 人们并不普遍认可这种解释. (Without doubt, this explanation is not universallyaccepted.)5) rise to fame (L35)他仅靠一本一夜走红,这本书目前正被人们广为传阅. (He rose /came to fame overnight with just one book that is widely read now.) (become famous)凭借"美国哥特式”这幅画, 格兰特.伍德于1930年迅速成名. (Grant Wood instantly rose to fame in 1930 with his painting “American Gothic”)6) inspire (L38)我们的工作就是鼓励那些选民加入到我们(所从事的)事业中. (Our work is to inspire thosevoters to join our cause.) (encourage)这篇小说的创作灵感来自他和第一任妻子的关系. (His novel was inspired by his relationship with his first wife.) (give sb a feeling of wanting to do sth good, create a work of art, etc.)7) liberate (L59)我们的政府应当尽其所能让我们的人民脱贫. (Our government must try its best to liberate our people from poverty.) (set sb or sth free)男人应当均等地分担家务, 把女人从厨房里解放出来. (Men should take an equal share in housework so as to liberate women from the kitchen.)8) evolve from (L70)一些人至今仍不相信人类是从猴子进化而来的. (Some people still do not believe now that man evolved from monkeys.) (develop gradually from)语言缓慢地却又不断地从较旧的形式向新形式演变. (Language slowly but constantly evolves from older forms into new ones.)9) recruit (L73)你能为音乐协会多招些会员吗? (Can you recruit more members to the music society?) (persuade sb to become a new member of an organization, esp. the army)警方正设法招收更多的黑人警官和亚裔警官. (The police are trying to recruit more black and Asian officers.)2.2.2 Sentence patterns1）原句：His mother could not approve of her son’s affection for a woman she had never met, but Bartholdi went ahead and married his love in 1876. (L. 5)他母亲不赞成自己的儿子和一个她没有见过的女子恋爱，然而巴托尔迪不为所动，依然于1876年和心中所爱结为伉俪。