1、Unit 4 Section AFive Famous Symbols of American CultureBrain-stormingBrain-storming and and Pictures identifying Pictures identifying Step One: Warm-upThe Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco AmericaThe London Bridge,Britain Can you identify these symbols ?Can you identify these symbols ? The Leaning T
2、ower, Italy The Eiffel Tower, Paris, FranceThe Triumph Arch, FranceBig Ben, Britain The Sydney Opera House, Australia The Pyramids and Sphinx, EgyptThe Great Wall2. Can you think of any more symbols of Chinese culture? Dragon, ChinaChinese Chess Beijing OperaTraditional Traditional Chinese Chinese P
3、aintingPaintingChinese knotThe Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Dynasty The Monument of the Peoples HeroesPotala PalaceThe Giant Stone Buddha in LeshanThe Imperial Palace in BeijingConfuciusAncient chinaTang WearCheongsam 3.Can you think of any symbols of American culture?CowboyWhite House Fiv
4、e FamousFive Famous Symbols Symbols of of American culture American cultureStep Two: Brief Learning of the TextPart I The Statue of Liberty (P1-4)Time:Time: Designer:Designer:Model:Model:History:History: 18861886French artist BartholdiFrench artist Bartholdi His wifes arm and his His wifes arm and h
5、is mothers face mothers face Celebrating the US Celebrating the US independence and the independence and the France-America allianceFrance-America allianceQuestions and Answers:1.What was the real name of Barbie?2.Who was the designer of the first Barbie Doll?3.How popular is Barbie according to the
6、 text?4.Who is the model for Ken-Barbies boyfriend?Part II Barbie (P5-10) Wood intended the couple to represent a typical small town resident and his daughter, but most interpret them as man and wife. Since completion, Grant Woods 1930 painting American Gothic has become a critically acclaimed work
7、that continues to enjoy enormous popularity. It also has become an American icon and is the model for a countless number of commercial art parodies, such as posters, cards, and souvenirs. The painting hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago. Part III American Gothic (P11-14)American GothicPlease find
8、words and expressions from this part that are used to describe American Gothic:solemn pride medieval Gothic window grave farmer sour-looking farmhouse Contrasting features of Buffalo Nickel to other common coins:Part IV Buffalo Nickel (P15-18)common coins:Honor prominent figures （mostly famous forme
9、r US presidents）Buffalo Nickels:Honored a pair of connected tragedies (buffalo herds and American Indians)Compound DictationDirections:You will hear a passage. It will be read twice. Listen carefully and supply the missing words.Part V Uncle SamDuring the War of _, Wilson was in the _ of slaughterin
10、g and _ meat. He provided large _ of meat to the US Army, in _ that were stamped with the _ “US”. _, someone who saw the “US” stamp _ perhaps as a joke that the initials stood for “Uncle Sam” Wilson. _ “Uncle Sam” led to the idea that _. The suggestion that the meat shipments came fromSupposedlyinitialsbarrelspackingsuggestedshipments1812businessUncle Sam symbolized the federalgovernmentThank you!
