1、UNIT 3 DIVERSE CULTURESMelting pot“Melting pot”means a place where people from many different ethnic groups or cultures form a united society.The idea comes from heating metals in a container.When they melt,the metals unite and become something new and stronger.The term has been used to describe the
2、 United States as a nation created by people who came here from many different countries.A Frenchman who was living in America expressed the idea more than 200 years ago.J.Hector de Crevecoeur published a book called Letters From an American Farmer in 1782.He wrote that America had people from many
3、different countries.He said that they would become a new people whose work would one day change the world.For many years,Americans generally accepted the idea of their country as a melting pot.They welcomed immigrants from many nations.Those foreign people settled down,learned the new language and b
4、uilt their life on this new land.Yet some of those immigrants criticized the melting pot idea.They felt they were forced to lose their culture and language in order to be accepted in America.New groups of immigrants from Asia and Latin America are changing the United States today.Some are resisting
5、learning American culture and language.They keep to their own customs,religions and languages.Reporters say the melting pot is no longer changing the nations immigrants,but the immigrants are changing America with the many different cultures they bring with them.Some experts who study immigration sa
6、y they now compare American society not with a melting pot,but with a salad bowl.A salad is made of many different foods.They each keep their own taste without influencing other ingredients while being part of a successful product.In this way,cultural groups keep their customs and languages and are
7、still part of American society.词海拾贝词海拾贝describe vt.描述express vt.表达immigrant n.移民criticize vt.批评compare vt.比较influence vt.影响典句欣赏典句欣赏They each keep their own taste without influencing other ingredients while being part of a successful product.译文:它们各自保持其自身的味道而不影响其他成分,同时成为成功产品的一部分。分析:They each keep thei
8、r own taste.是主句,while being part of a successful product是省略句,该句补全为:while they are part of a successful product。理解诱思理解诱思1.What is a“melting pot”?答案:It means a place where people from many different ethnic groups or cultures form a united society.2.What are the immigrants doing according to reporters?
9、答案:They are changing America with their own cultures.Section AListening and Speaking.知识体系图解 diversediversityfortuneethnicgumbonachoschipcheesespicy记笔记写下节省时间面试过后;后来用制成的至少此外死于与混合.释义匹配1.diversityA.having a strong taste because spices have been used to flavour it2.fortuneB.a food made from milk,which ca
10、n either be firm or soft and is usually yellow or white in colour3.spicyC.a long thin piece of potato cooked in oil4.cheeseD.a very large amount of money5.chipE.the fact of including many different types of people or things答案:1.E2.D3.A4.B5.C.介(副)词填空1.Listen carefully and write what the speaker is sa
11、ying.2.My younger sister is interested in art,music,books and so.3.The earlier settlers crossed the Bering Strait a land bridge.4.At that time,many Africans were forced slavery.downonbyinto重点词汇重点句式随堂练习1.diverse adj.多种多样的;不同的【课文原句】diverse cultures多元文化【词汇精讲】diverse是形容词,意为“多种多样的;不同的”,可作定语或表语。My friend
12、told me that his interests were very diverse.我的朋友告诉我,他的兴趣非常广泛。【词汇拓展】People from diverse cultures hold different understandings on the play and this diversity of opinions makes it hard to reach an agreement at the meeting.来自不同文化背景的人对这出戏有着不同的理解,这种意见的多样性使得在会上很难达成一致。重点词汇重点句式随堂练习 重点词汇重点句式随堂练习2.fortune n.
13、机会;运气【课文原句】fortune cookies幸运曲奇【词汇精讲】fortune是名词,意为“机会;运气”,此处是名词作定语。I had the good fortune to be chosen to speak here.我真幸运,被选中在这里演讲。Many farmers have gone to big cities to try their fortune.许多农民去大城市碰碰运气。重点词汇重点句式随堂练习【词汇拓展】My sister was fortunate to find a job as soon as she graduated from the universit
14、y.我妹妹很幸运,她一毕业就找到了工作。He would laugh the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyones misfortune.他会对开心的事开怀大笑,而对任何人的不幸感到最难过。重点词汇重点句式随堂练习 重点词汇重点句式随堂练习1.Where do you think this photo was taken?你认为这张照片是在哪里拍的?【句式剖析】该句是含有插入语的特殊疑问句,其中do you think是插入语。其基本构成形式为:特殊疑问词+插入语+疑问句剩余部分?How do you think she will s
15、pend her birthday?你觉得她会怎样过生日?Why do you think the earths temperature keeps rising?你认为地球的温度为什么会持续上升?重点词汇重点句式随堂练习【句式拓展】(1)能用作插入语的动词还有:hope,believe,suppose,guess,say等。(2)I think,I believe,I suppose,I guess,I imagine,I find,I say,I know等也可用作插入语,置于句中或句末,一般用逗号隔开。此类插入语若置于定语从句中,可不用标点。(3)do you suggest 作插入语时
16、,其后的句子应使用虚拟语气,即谓语动词用“(should+)do”。Where do you suggest we(should)put these things?你建议我们把这些物品放在什么地方?It is impossible,I think,that we should finish the job in such a short period of time.我认为在这么短的时间内我们完成这项工作是不可能的。重点词汇重点句式随堂练习 重点词汇重点句式随堂练习2.No one really knows exactly when the first people arrive in wha
17、t we know as California.没有人真正知道第一批人什么时候到达我们所知道的加利福尼亚。【句式剖析】本句是一个复合句。主句是No one really knows,when引导的是宾语从句,what引导的是宾语从句。what除引导宾语从句外,还作从句的宾语。Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice.袁隆平种植的是被称为“超级杂交水稻”的稻种。The teacher asked one student to repeat what he had heard from the tape recorder.老师让一个学
18、生重复他从录音机上听到的内容。重点词汇重点句式随堂练习【句式拓展】what引导名词性从句有以下含义:Theyve done what they can to help her.他们已经尽力帮助了她。He is what is generally called a traitor.他就是人们通常所说的叛徒。重点词汇重点句式随堂练习重点词汇重点句式随堂练习 重点词汇重点句式随堂练习.单词拼写1.English is a language shared by several(不同的)cultures,which use it differently.答案:diverse2.Getty made a
19、large(财富)in his life,but he gave his money to the art world.答案:fortune3.She had no appetite,and merely had some bread and(奶酪)for breakfast.答案:cheese重点词汇重点句式随堂练习4.All Singaporeans have to pass exams in the official language of their(民族的)group as well as English.答案:ethnic5.I should drink a lot of wate
20、r every day and should not eat too much(辛辣的)food.答案:spicy重点词汇重点句式随堂练习.完成句子1.In order to(节省时间),they decided to take a taxi.答案:save time2.Dont forget to(记笔记)when you are having the meeting.答案:take notes3.I am going to(面试)for a new job tomorrow.答案:have an interview重点词汇重点句式随堂练习4.The houses here(用制成的)bamboo.答案:are made of5.(除了)French,he also studied German.答案:In addition to
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