最新版创新高职英语基础教程实用2册精品电子教案Unit-4-Cultural-Diversity

APrism:perspectivesofculturesAcropolisGreeceGreekA1Lookandmatch.GreekisanindependentbranchoftheIndo-Europeanfamilyoflanguages.TheGreeklanguageholdsanimportantplaceinthehistoriesofEuropeandiswidelyspokenintheMediterraneanworld.ItistheofficiallanguageofGreeceandCyprusandoneofthe23officiallanguagesoftheEuropeanUnions.Thelanguageisspokenbyatleast13millionpeopletoday.TheImperialPalaceChinaChineseA1Lookandmatch.TheImperialpalaceoftheMingandQingDynasties,knowntoWesternersastheForbiddenCity,liesinthecenterofBeijing.Twenty-fouremperorsoftheMingandQingdynastiesmanagedgovernmentaffairsandresidedhere.ConstructionoftheImperialPalacebeganin1406andwascompletedin1420.Accordingtolegend,theemperor,theSonofHeaven,restrainedhimselffromsurpassingtheLordofHeavenandbuilt9,999.5roomsfortheImperialPalace,halfaroomlessthantheHeavenlyPalaceoftheLordofHeaven.Thewood-structuredImperialPalacemadeittheworld'slargestandmostcompletegroupofancientpalacebuildings.TheofficialnationallanguageisMalay.TheNationalAnthemisalsoinMalay.HowevertheprimarylanguageusedtodaybymostSingaporeansisEnglish.TheNationalPledgehasversionsinEnglish,Malay,MandarinandTamil-the4mostcommonlyusedlanguagesinSingapore.ButtheEnglishspokenbymostSingaporeansissoheavilyaccentedandinfluencedbyotherlanguagesanddialectslikeMalayandHokkienthatitevenhasitsowncolloquialname---Singlish.Andit'snotsurprisingifforeignersortouristsneedtotakesometimetodecipherwhatSingaporeansaresayingwhenwe'respeakinginSinglish.MerlinBahasaMelayuSingaporeA1Lookandmatch.Indiaisavastcountry,withlotofculturalandgeographicaldiversities.Thishasresultedinanumberofdifferentlanguagesspokenacrossthecountry.Someoftheselanguagesareacceptednationally,whileothersareacceptedasdialectsofparticularregions.Infact,eachstateofIndiahasitsownofficiallanguage,apartfromthenumerousdialects.However,only22regionallanguagesareacceptedwithofficialstatus.TheIndianConstitutiondeclaresHinditobetheofficiallanguageoftheUnion,whichisthemothertongueofabout20%oftheIndianpopulation.EnglishlanguageisthecommonlyusedofficiallanguageofIndia.ItenjoysaspecialstatusandremainstheadditionalofficiallanguageofIndia.Itisalsotheauthoritativelegislativeandjudiciallanguage.A1Lookandmatch.TajMahalIndiaHindiTheofficiallanguageofBrazilisPortuguese,whichalmostallofthepopulationspeaksandisvirtuallytheonlylanguageusedinnewspapers,radio,television,andforbusinessandadministrativepurposesasBrazilhadoncebeenthecolonyofPortugaleversince1500until1815.ChristRedeemerBrazilPortugueseA1Lookandmatch.Russianisthemostwidely-spokenSlaviclanguage,andits280millionspeakersmakeitthefifthmost-spokenlanguageintheworld.ItisanofficiallanguageofRussiaandmanyoftheformerSovietrepublics,aswellastheUnitedNations.RedSquareRussiaRussianA1Lookandmatch.BigBenGreatBritainEnglishA1Lookandmatch.BigBenisoneofLondon‘sbest-knownlandmarks,andlooksmostspectacularatnightwhentheclockfacesareilluminated.ThenameBigBenactuallyrefersnottotheclock-toweritself,buttothethirteentonbellhungwithin.Thebellwasnamedafterthefirstcommissionerofworks,SirBenjaminHall.Duringthesecondworldwarin1941,anincendiarybomb（燃烧弹）destroyedtheCommonschamberoftheHousesofParliament,buttheclocktowerremainedintactandBigBencontinuedtokeeptimeandstrikeawaythehours.Itsuniquesoundwasbroadcasttothenationandaroundtheworld,awelcomereassuranceofhopetoallwhoheardit.TriumphalArchFranceFrenchA1Lookandmatch.AtriumphalarchisanArchway-shapedstructurewithoneormorearchedpassageways,oftendesignedtospanaroad.Initssimplestformatriumphalarchconsistsoftwomassivepiersconnectedbyanarch,crownedwithaflatatticonwhichastatuemightbemountedorwhichbearscommemorativeinscriptions.Thetriumphalarchwasusedtocommemoratevictoriousgeneralsorsignificantpubliceventssuchasthefoundingofnewcolonies,theconstructionofaroadorbridge,thedeathofamemberoftheimperialfamilyortheaccessionofanewemperor.ExamplesexistinItaly,France,Spain,AsiaMinor,andNorthAfrica,datingfromtheempire.A2Watchandrepeat.1.ComehereIneed_________.2._______us,___________mealways.3.Hopeour_____lastsand____dies.4.I_____and_______you.5.Loveis________;youalso.6.Friendships______andnevercan______.7.Neverever______aslovers.8.I_______diedinadoration.9.Everything's______,you______thing!10.Totally_____.Alwaysinloveandnever_____.BetweenrememberBurmaloveneverHollandtrustloveItalybeautifulLibyaremainendFrancepartnearlyNepalIndiaEgyptThailandgreatprettyhappydullaffectionA3Listen.A4Read---GuidedreadingCulturebumpdescribestheanxietyproducedwhenapersonmovestoacompletelynewenvironmentandexpressesthelackofdirection,thefeelingofnotknowingwhattodoorhowtodothingsinanewenvironment,andnotknowingwhatisappropriateorinappropriate.Thefeelingsofculturebumpgenerallysetsinafterthefirstfewweeksofcomingtoanewplace.Everythingisdifferent,forexample,notspeakingthelanguage,notknowinghowtousebankingmachines,notknowinghowtousethetelephoneandsoforth.Thesymptomsofculturebumpcanappearatdifferenttimes.Althoughonecanexperiencerealpainfromculturebump,itisalsoanopportunitytoredefineone’slifeobjectives.Itisagreatopportunityforlearningandacquiringnewperspectiv