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1SubjectUnit1SymbolsofCultureAimsPeriod1Step1LeadinginWhentalkingaboutsymbolsofAmericanculture,probablywewillneverleaveoutMcDonald′sandDisney.McDonald′sistheworldleadingfastfoodserviceretailer.Nowadays,ithasmorethan30000restaurantsin119countriesserving47millioncustomerseachday.ThatexplainswhythetearingdownofthefirstMcDonald′srestauranthadcausedsuchabigstirinthemindsofmanyAmericansWhydopeoplereactwhenahistoricbuildingisabouttobedestroyed?Peoplereactinthiscasejustbecausesuchabuildingservesassymbolofculture,andmayremindpeopleofwhathashappenedinhistorythere.Whenitistorndown,people’smemoryaboutthepastisdestroyedatthesametime.1.WhatarethetypicalsymbolsofAmericanculture?Everynationisblessedwithitsownuniqueculturalsymbols.TheUnitedStatesofAmericaisnoexception.SofarasIknow,therearesomefamoussymbolsofAmericanculture,suchastheStatueofLiberty,UncleSam,Disneyland,theMcDonald’srestaurantandsoon.ThesesymbolsreflectAmericanculture.Step2ExploringtheTopicWorkinpairsandchoosetheanswersfortehopen-endedquestions.1.What’syourfavoritefastfoodreastaurant?AsChinaisopeningitsdoortotheoutsideworld,manyforeignfastfoodrestaurantshavefoundtheirwayintoChinaandaregettingmoreandmorepopularity.Butifitislefttometochoose,myfirstchoicewouldbetheMcDonald’s.2.WhydoyouthinkmanyChinesepeopleliketogotoMcDonald’sorKFC?Tomywayofthinking,manypeoplechoosetogototheMcDonald’sorKFCforthefollowingreasons.Firstofall,foodisservedfastandthustimeissaved.Besides,itisdifferentfromaChineserestaurantandgivesaforeignfeelingtopeoplewhoneverhaveachancetogoabroad.Moreover,peoplecanlearnsomethingaboutAmericanculture.So“Don’tdismissthedishsayingthatitisjust,simplyfood.Theblessingthingisanentirecivilizationinitself.”2Step3BackgroundInformation1.McDonald'sMcDonald'sistheworld'slargestrestaurantcorporationwithmorethan30,000restaurantsin119countriesserving47millioncustomerseachday.IntheUnitedStates,therearemorethan5,000McDonald'srestaurants.Itservessomeofitsfavoritefoods—world-famousFrenchfries,ChickenMcNuggets(大鸡块)andsoon.ThelargestMcDonald'srestaurantislocatedinBeijing,China.Thisrestauranthas1,000employees.Also,upto700customerscansitandeatinthisrestaurantatonetime.2.RayKrocRaymondAlbertKrocwasthefounderoftheMcDonald'sCorporation.BrothersMacandDickMcDonaldopenedthefirstfastfoodrestaurantcalledMcDonald'sin1953inDowney,California.In1955,Kroc,amilkshake(奶昔)salesmanwenttovisittherestaurant.Hesawthepotentialofthisfastfoodbusinessandthuspersuadedthebrotherstosellthenametohim.Inthisway,KrocopenedthefirststoreoftheMcDonald'sCorporationin1955inIllinois.Krocdiedinthe1980's.3.DickandMacMcDonaldIn1953,theMcDonaldbrothers—DickandMac—developedanewideafortheirrestaurant.Thebrotherscalledtheirideaadrive-inrestaurant,andcustomerscouldorderfoodfromtheircars.Therestaurantalsocutdownonthenumberofchoicesonthemenu,sothecookscouldmakethefoodveryquickly.Therestaurantspecializedinmakinghamburgers,Frenchfries,andchocolateshakes.In1955,RayKrocvisitedtherestaurantandofferedtobuytherightstothetwobrothers'idea.Thetwobrothersagreed,andtheMcDonald'srestaurantchainwasborn.4.WaltDisneyCompanyItwasformerly(1929-1986)knownasWaltDisneyProductions.ItisanAmericancorporationthatwasthebest-knownprovideroffamilyentertainmentinthe20thcentury.Itisgettingevenmorepopularnow.5.WalterEliasDisneyWalterEliasDisneywasborninChicago,Illinois,in1901.HewasfamousasapioneerofanimatedcartoonfilmsandasthecreatorofsuchcartooncharactersasMickeyMouseandDonaldDuck.WaltproducedsuchanimatedclassicsasSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs,Pinoccho,andDumbo.HealsoplannedandbuiltDisneyland,ahugeamusementparkthatopenednearLosAngelesin1955.DuringhislifetimeDisneywonarecordof30AcademyAwardsandhadbeennamedamongthemostsuccessfulAmericanentrepreneurs.WaltDisneydiedonDecember15,1966.6.DisneylandIntheearly1950sDisneyhadstartedplansforahugeamusementparktobebuiltnearLosAngeles.WhenDisneylandopenedin1955,itsoonbecameaplaceofgreatattractionfortouristsfromaroundtheworld.Itiscalled“theHappiestPlaceonEarth”becauseofitsfantasy,imaginationandmagicalentertainment.7.DisneyWorldWaltDisneyWorldopenednearOrlando,Florida,in1971.Itisthemostpopularthemeparkintheworld;itdrawsover40millionvisitorsannually.Itismodeledasautopiancityofleisure.ItisrepresentedbypersonalitiesfromDisneyanimationandoperatedby26,000employees.3Step4WarmupHereisthetypicalfoodsoldinMcDonald’s.巧克力圣代ChocolateSundae巨无霸BigMac麦乐鸡ChickenMcNuggets麦辣鸡翅SpicyChickenWings草莓奶昔StrawberryShake大薯条argeFries中薯条MediumFries小薯条SmallFriesStep5NewWordsandExpressions1.dangern.危险e.g.Johnshouldhavebeenawareofthedangerofsmokingtohishealth.约翰本该知道吸烟对健康的危害.Exercises警察在值勤的每分钟都可能遇到危险。Apolicemancouldmeetwithdangeranyminuteofhisworkingday.indangerof处于……危险之中e.g.Thetreesintheforesthavebeencutdowninsuchgreatnumbersthattheforestisindangerofdisappearing.森林的树木被大量砍伐，因此面临消失的威胁。Exercises美国和印度的科学家说，喜马拉雅山数百万人面临着大地震的威胁。MillionsofpeopleintheHimalayasareindangerofbigearthquakes,accordingtoscientistsintheUSandIndia.2.destroyn.破坏；毁坏e.g.Ourmaintaskwastodestroytheenemy’sairport.我们的主要任务是摧毁敌人的机场。Exercises建造大坝会破坏动植物的生存环境。Thebuildingoflargedamscandestroytheenv