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Scanandskimthefourtoursandfindoutinwhichcountriestheseethnicgroupslive.Readthetravelbrochurecarefullyandfinishthefollowing.EthnicgroupInuitAboriginesMaorisAmericanIndiansWhattoeatanimals,birdsandfishfoodfromthebushlikelizardsandsnakesfishandsweetpotatoesbuffaloesroastedoveranopenfireInwhichcountryCanadaAustraliaNewZealandTheUSAWheretoliveIgloosortentswoodenhousesteepeesSpecificeventshavelargesummergatheringshaveAboriginalceremonies,playthedidgeridoosanduseboomerangsdoadancecalledtheHaka,eatfoodcookedinundergroundovensandgonightfishingwearbuffaloskinclothesandfeatherheaddresses,doadancecalledtheSunDanceandholdabowandarrowcompetitionDiscussion:1.Everycountryhassomeormanyethnicgroups.HowmanyethnicgroupsdowehaveinChina?Nowlet’shaveatraveltoYunNan.2.Doyouknowanydifferentculturesandcustomsbetweenthesegroups?Whatabouttheethnicgroupsinothercountriesintheworld?3.Ifyouaretodosomeresearchonthecultures,traditions,customsandwayoflifeofdifferentminorities,whichminoritygroupwillyoufocuson?4.Doyouknowwhereyoucanfindtheinformationyouneed?Decidewhichminoritycultureyouwanttoresearchandwhattopicsyouwanttofocusoninyourresearchandhowtofindtheinformationyouneed.Makeareferencebookaboutanethnicgroupwithadifferentculture.Languagepoints1.gather:verb[T]tocollectorobtainseveralthings,oftenfromdifferentplacesorpeople:Iwenttoseverallibrariestogatherinformationaboutthescheme.我去了几家图书馆搜集关于这个计划的信息。verb[I]Whenpeopleoranimalsgather,theycometogetherinagroup:Acrowdhadgatheredtohearherspeak.人群聚集到一起听她演讲。gatheringnoun[C]TherewillbeagatheringofworldleadersinViennanextmonth.下个月世界领袖将在维也纳集中。gather(up)strength/courage:topreparetomakeagreatefforttobestrongorbrave:Ispentaweekgatheringthecouragetosayno.我花了一个星期才鼓气起勇气说不。2.feast:noun(1)[C]aspecialmealwithverygoodfoodoralargemealformanypeople:aweddingfeast婚宴(2)[S]averyenjoyableexperienceforthesenses,especiallyavisualormusicalexperience:Hisfoodisafeastfortheeyesaswellasthepalate.他做的事物既好吃有好看。3.swap:verb[IorT]togivesomethingandbegivensomethingelseinstead;toexchange:Weswappedaddresseswiththepeoplewemetonholiday.我们和度假碰到的人们互换地址。I'llswapyoumychocolatebarforyourpeanuts.我将用巧克力和你换花生。4.takepartin:tobeinvolvedinanactivitywithotherpeople:Shedoesn'tusuallytakepartinanyoftheclassactivities.她通常不参加班级活动。比较takepartin,joinin,join与attend:takepartin指参加有组织的，严肃，重大的活动。joinin指参加正在进行着的活动或游戏等，有时可与takepartin换用。Join指参加团体或组织，成为其中的一个成员，也可用于joinsb.（与某人一起）。attend相当于bepresentat意为“出席，参加”It'sagreatclub.Whydon'tyoujoin?这是个很棒的俱乐部，你为什么不加入呢？Weonlyneedonemoreplayerforthisgame-canyoupersuadeyoursistertojoinin?这场比赛我们还需要一个队员，你为什么不劝你姐姐参加呢？Wehopethateveryonewillattendthemeeting.我们希望每个人都将参加这个会议。5.account:noun[C]awrittenorspokendescriptionofanevent:Hekeptadetailedaccountofthesuspect'smovements.他对这个疑犯的新动做了详细的描述。onaccountofsthbecauseofsomething:Hedoesn'tdrinkalcoholonaccountofhishealth.由于健康的缘故，他不喝酒。onyouraccountIfsomethingissaidtobeonsomeone'sorsomething'saccount,itisbecauseofthatpersonorthing:I'mnotveryhungrysopleasedon'tcookonmyaccount.我不是很饿，因此请不要因为我而烧饭。onnoaccountIfsomethingmustonnoaccount/notonanyaccountbedone,itmustnotbedoneatanytimeorforanyreason:Employeesmustonnoaccountmakepersonaltelephonecallsfromtheoffice.雇员们决不允许在办公室打私人电话。6.spirit:noun[SorU]aparticularwayofthinking,feelingorbehaving,especiallyawaythatistypicalofaparticulargroupofpeople,anactivity,atimeoraplaceTheplayershaveaverystrongteamspirit.这些队员有很强的团队精神。noun[U]thecharacteristicsofapersonthatareconsideredasbeingseparatefromthebody,andwhichmanyreligionsbelievecontinuetoexistafterthebodydies:Althoughhe'snowlivinginAmerica,Ifeelhe'swithmeinspirit.虽然他现在在美国生活，但我感到他在精神上和我在一起。spiritspluralnounthewayapersonisfeeling:I'vebeeninhigh/lowspiritslately.最近我情绪高昂/低落。7.power:noun[U]abilitytocontrolpeopleandevents:I'venopoweroverhim-hedoeswhathewantsto.我对他没有控制权——他做他想做的事。theamountofpoliticalcontrolapersonorgrouphasinacountry:HowlonghastheConservativePartybeeninpower?保守党当权多久了？noun[U]anaturalskilloranabilitytodosomething:noun[U]strength:Thesurgeondideverythinginherpowertosavehim.TheeconomicpowerofmanyAsiancountrieshasgrowndramaticallyinrecentyears.许多亚洲国家的经济力量最近几年的到了戏剧性的增长。这个外科医生做了他所能做的一切来拯救他。powerfuladjectivehavingalotofpower:ThePresidentismorepowerfulthanthePrimeMinister.powerlessadjectivehavingnopower:Thevillagersarepowerlessagainstthearmedinvaders.这个总统比首相权力大。这些村民门无力反抗武装入侵者。