unit-1-Symbols-of-Culture

unitoneSymbolsofCulture新视野英语读写教程2Revisionhaveagood/greattimeonthewaydecideon/uponmakethemostofsthletsomeonedownbetrueofwith玩得开心在路上，在途中决定充分利用某物令某人失望对.....也有效Revisiongraduatesubjectopportunitycertificateunderstandingtrulydebt毕业，大学毕业生学科，科目机会，时机证书，文凭，执照理解力真正的债务LeadingInWhentalkingaboutsymbolsofAmericanculture,probablywewillneverleaveoutMcDonald'sandDisney.McDonald'sistheworld'sleadingfastfoodserviceretailer.Nowadays,ithasmorethan30,000restaurantsin119countriesserving47millioncustomerseachday.ThatexplainswhythetearingdownofthefirstMcDonald'srestauranthadcausedsuchabigstirinthemindsofmanyAmericans.McDonald's知识目标：masterthekeywordsandphrases.能力目标：beabletomakesurethatthesubjectandverbagree.（主谓一致）思想目标：learnsomebackgroundinformationofMcDonald's.TeachingObjectivesPre-Reading:情境体验HaveadiscussionaboutWhat’syourfavoritefastfoodrestaurant?andWhydoyouthinkmanyChinesepeoplelikeMcDonald’sorKFC?情境体验规则：1.清点人数，均分为6组，选出组长；2.各组以小组为单位讨论，每人发言，组长归纳，选出队员表演;3.每个组依次表演。情境体验Presentation：Eachgroupshowtheirperformance.情境体验教师总结：1.Goodpoints.2.Studentspaymoreattentiontospeakingability.SectionAThefirstMcdonald’sRestaurantPara1EventhoughthefirstMcDonald’srestaurantsoldonlyhamburgersandFrenchfries,itstillbecameaculturalsymbol.Now,intheSouthernCaliforniacityofDowney,peoplearetryingtosavethefirstMcDonald'srestaurantinhistory.McDonald's,though,saysthebuildingshouldbetorndown.Para2Builtin1953,therestaurantinDowney,California,istheoldestofalltheGoldenArchesinAmerica,andhastheearliestMcDonald'sbuildingdesign.Para3ManypeoplehavegoodmemoriesofthatoldMcDonald‘s.Thesepeopleareangrythatthebuildingisnowindangerofbeingdestroyed,alongwiththeirmemories.dangern.危险；危险物，威胁dangerousadj.危险的beindanger处于危险中outofdanger脱离危险indangerof处于…危险之中e.g.TheJordanRiverispollutedandindangerofgoingdry.Para4McDonald'sexplainsthatthebuildingwasdamagedinanearthquake,andthereforeneedstobetorndown.ManypeopleinthetownofDowneydon'tagreewiththislineofthinking,though.Para5Onewomansays,“Ithinkit‘sterrible.Theyareusingtheearthquakeasanexcuse.It'sabiglie.Para6AnotherDowneyresidentremarks,Iamsoupset.Theydon'trespectthepublicatall.Theyhaven'teventried.Theycoulddosomesmallrepairsandmakeitagoodrestaurantagain.Para7McDonald'smanagerssaytherestaurantislosingmoneyatthatlocation.Thereisnoroomforadrive-thruwindow,orforseatinginside.Aftertheearthquake,theysayitwasimpossibletofix.Themanagerswanttobuildacopyofthisbuildingatanotherlocationinstead.Para8Buildinginspectors,ontheotherhand,saythatthestructurecanberepaired,butthatitwillbeexpensive.ManypeoplesaythatMcDonald‘scancertainlyaffordtopaythatamount.SomethinkthatMcDonald’srealreasonforwantingtoclosedowntherestauranthasnothingtodowithmoney.Para9ModernMcDonald'srestaurantsoftenhaveasignclaimingthatamannamedRayKrocopenedthefirstMcDonald'srestaurantinIllinoisin1955.Thetruth,however,isthatMr.KrocactuallylearnedthefastfoodbusinessfromDickandMacMcDonaldinDowney.Later,Mr.Krocboughttheirrestaurants.Thus,manypeopleinDowneythinkMcDonald'sistryingtochangehistory,thoughthecompanydeniesthis.Para10Tolocalhistorians,thisexplanationmakestotalsense.Onehistoriansaid,Weshouldnotrewritethepast.RayKrocdidnotinventMcDonald's.TheMcDonaldbrothersdid.Para11Thesedays,agroupofhistorianswantthebuildingtobeaddedtotheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlacessothatthecityofDowneywillbeabletostopMcDonald'sfromtearingthebuildingdown.TheMcDonald'smanagersareveryangry,andhaveabandonedthestructure.Para12EveryonehopesthattheMcDonald'smanagersandthepeopleofDowneywillsoonfindpeace.Thebuildingisstillthere,butboardscoverthewindows.Evenso,peopledrivebytoremembertheirMcDonald's,takingpicturesofamomentinhistorybeforeitgetstakenaway.Summaryfrysoutherngoldenarchdangerdestroydamagepubliclocationteardownindangerofagreewithlineofthingking/thoughtExercisesdamagelocationindangeroflineofthinkingagreewithteardown1.Beescommunicatebydancing:forexample,theydoakindofdancetotellotherbeesaboutthe_________offlowers.2.Ifyouareinterestedinthisline______thingking,pleasereadthisbookformoredetails.3.They'retearing______theseoldhousetoputupanewofficebuilding.4.Idefinitelyagree________youthatyounggirlsshouldn'twearthatmuchmake-up(化妆品)。5.Sinceyoubrokethewindow,youshouldpayforthe_______.6.Peoplewhosmokeare_________dangerofdevelopinglung(肺)diseasefromheavysmoking.locationofdownwithdamageinExercisesTranslatethefollowingintoEnglish房子着火了，里面的人面临着死亡的危险。Thehousewasonfireandpeopleinsidewereindangeroflosingtheirlives.ExercisesTranslatethefollowingintoChineseEventhoughthefirstMcDonald'srestaurantsoldonlyhamburgersandfrenchfries,itstillbecameaculturalsymbol.虽说第一家麦当劳餐馆只售汉堡包和薯条，它还是成为了一种文化象征。Homework1.Masterthekeywordsandphrases.2.Previewtherestofthetext.Thankyouforyourlistening!