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NewHorizonCollegeEnglish(2ndedition)BookIII1UnitFourSectionAFiveFamousSymbolsofAmericanCultureSectionBEngelbreit’stheName,CuteisMyGameI.Objectives1.Reading:appreciatingfigurativelanguage2.Writing:ashortcompositionwithdetailsorganizedintimesequence3.Translating:developingtranslationskillsII.Important&DifficultPoints1.WordPower:1)WordsandExpressionslibertyenlightenallianceaffectionassembleexaggerateversionuniversallyinterpretationsolemninspiregravealongsidestretchtragedysettlementfrontierreputationinspectcontractrecruitbeardgoaheadforsalerefashionintonamesb./sth.aftersb.come/risetofamenodoubtgoagainstevlovefrom2)WordBuilding:changingadjectivesendedwith–antor–entintotheircorrespondingnounsstudyingtheprefixco-2.Grammar:1)absolutestructure2)thestructureof“conjunction＋prepositionalphrase”3.FigureofSpeech—oxymoronIII.TeachingMethodsExplaining,classroomdiscussion,listeningandskill-practicingIV.TeachingMaterialsBlackboard,multi-mediafacilities,audio-visualequipment,CAIteachingplansSectionA:FiveFamousSymbolsofAmericanCultureStep1ABriefIntroductiontotheTextWhatmakessomeoneorsomethingtypicallyAmerican?ThisisaveryhardquestiontoanswerbecausetheUnitedStatesismadeupofpeoplefromallaroundtheworld.But,ifyouaskpeoplewhatqualitiesdefinetheAmericanpeople,theywillprobablysaythatthetwodominatingcharacteristicsofAmericansareinventivenessandindependence,andtheymayhaveastorytoshareaboutthesymbolsthatexemplifythosevalues.NewHorizonCollegeEnglish(2ndedition)BookIII2Step2BackgroundInformation1.TheStatueofLibertyTheideaofcreatingtheStatueofLibertybeganinFranceatadinnerpartyhostedbyEdouardReneLefebvreLaboulaye,ascholar.LaboulayeandFrédéric-AugusteBartholdi,asculptor,begantodiscusstheideaofpresentingtheUnitedStateswithamonumenttomemorializeindependenceandhumanliberty.BartholdisailedfromFrancetoNewYorkonJune8,1871,toproposethebuildingofthestatuetohonorthefriendshipbetweenFranceandtheUnitedStates.AstheshippulledintoNewYorkHarbor,Bartholdispottedtheperfectlocation,LibertyIsland.2.BarbiedollsItwasthelate1950swhenRuthHandlernoticedherdaughterplayingwithpaperdollsandimaginingthemingrown-uproles.Sincemostdollsatthetimewerebabydolls,Ruthenvisionedonethatwouldinspirelittlegirlstothinkaboutwhattheywantedtobewhentheygrewup.RuthcreatedateenagefashionmodeldollnamedBarbie(afterherdaughter),andtherestishistory.Barbiehasbeenanintegralpartofthelivesofmillionsofyounggirls.Hertimelessappealhasresultedinadedicatedlegionoffansthatlovetocollecther.3.AmericanGothicGrantWoodcametoEldoninthelate1920’swithfellowartistandEldonnative,JohnSharp.Hewasinspiredbythecontrastofthemodestlittleone-and-one-half-storyframehousewithits(ashedescribedit)“pretentious”Gothicstylewindows.Thereisoneineachgableend.Hesketchedthehouseonthebackofanenvelopeanduseditasthebackdropinhisworldrenowned1930’spaintingAmericanGothic.Hissister,Nan,andhisdentist,Dr.B.H.McKeeby,posedasthesour-facedcouple.Woodintendedthecoupletorepresentatypicalsmalltownresidentandhisdaughter,butmostinterpretthemasmanandwife.Sincecompletion,GrantWood’s1930paintingAmericanGothichasbecomeacriticallyacclaimedworkthatcontinuestoenjoyenormouspopularity.ItalsohasbecomeanAmericaniconandisthemodelforacountlessnumberofcommercialartparodies,suchasposters,cards,andsouvenirs.ThepaintinghangsintheArtInstituteofChicago.4.BuffalonickelIn1911sculptorJamesEarlFraserbegandesigningthe“Buffalo”nickel.Frasersaidtheportraitonthe“head’s”sidewasacompositeofthreeAmericanIndians—IronTail,BigTreeandTwoMoons.FraserhadtheopportunitytostudyandphotographythemwhentheystoppedoffinNewYorkontheirwaytoWashingtontovisitPresidentTheodoreRossevelt.Byborrowingfeaturesfromeachindividual,Fraserwasabletosketchthe“ideal”portraitforthenickel.Themodelforthe“tail’sside”ofthecoinwasnoneotherthanBlackDiamond,themostcontraryanimalinNewYork’sBronxZoo.HewasbornofstockdonatedbyBarnumandBaileycircus.Inhisprime,hiscoatwasunusuallydark,andheweighedmorethan1500pounds.Fraserstoodforhours,tryingtocatchhisformandmoodinclay.ButBlackDiamondstubbornlyrefusedtoshowhissideview,andfacedtheartistmostofthetime.OnlybybribingazooattendanttodistracttheanimalwasFraserfinallyabletocapturethelikenesshewanted.PresidentWilliamHowardTaftapprovedtheartwork,andthefirst“Buffalo”nickleswereproducedinFebruaryof1913.TwoMoonsdiedin1917.andIronTailandBigTreeinthe1920s.NewHorizonCollegeEnglish(2ndedition)BookIII3Inthe1960s,asecondBigTreeappearedatcoinshowsandclaimedtobetheyNativeAmericanonthenickel.Althoughheclaimedtohavecelebratedhis100thbirthdayin1962,laterrecordindicatedhewasactuallyonly87.5.UncleSamHistorianaren’tcompletelycertainhowthecharacter“UncleSam”wascreated,orwho(ifany)hewasnamedafter.TheprevailingtheoryisthatUncleSamwasnamedafterSamuelWilson.WilsonwasborninArlington,Mass.,onSeptember13,1766.HischildhoodhomewasinMason,NewHampshire.In1789,heandhisbrotherEbenezerwalkedtoTroy,NewYork.SamuelWilsondiedin1854.HisgraveisintheOakwoodCemeteryinTroy.DuringtheWarof1812,Wilsonwasinthebusinessofslaughteringandpackingmeat.HeprovidedlargeshipmentsofmeattotheUSArmy,inbarrelsthatwerestampedwiththeinitials“U