1、Using language (II)How many minorities do you know in China?Which nationality do you belong to?How much do you know about the other nationalities of China? Uigur nationalityPuyuma TribeWhat minority group do you think they are from?Tibetan nationality Bai nationalityManchuKorean nationalityListen to
2、 the tape for the first time and match the national group to an example of its customs. Naxi Uyghur Dai Miao Bai dances cloth food woodwork singing(Page 38)Listen to the tape again and finish the following questions.1. Why did Ricky and Lucy come to China?2. What is the purpose of the Folk Culture V
3、illages?3. What two things is Ricky interested in doing?4. What is Lucy most interested in doing?5. What things does the guide think are the most important to see?1. Why did Ricky and Lucy come to China? 2. What is the purpose of the Folk Culture Villages?3. What two things is Ricky interested in do
4、ing?Ricky and Lucy came to China as tourists.The purpose of the Folk Culture Villages is to show the homes, temples and dress of Chinas minority groups.Ricky is interested in eating and seeing the homes of the Bai people.4. What is Lucy most interested in doing?5. What things does the guide think ar
5、e the most important to see?Lucy is most interested in shopping.The guide thinks it is most important to see the Uygur cultural dances and the Dai singing (and possibly the different styles of houses).Have you ever been to an ocean theme park? What kind of things do you think visitors can see and do
6、 at these parks?(Page 69)Listen to the tape and tick the items below that you can do at Sea World in Australia.pFeed the dolphins (海海 豚豚).pGo on a roller coaster.pGo diving (潜水潜水) to see fish.pWatch birds do tricks.pPlay with polar bears.pLearn about a rescue programme.Listen and answer the followin
7、g questions.1. What two things does Ji Yang really want to do?2. What does David think about training wild animals to do tricks?3. Does Ji Yang think it is a problem for the polar bears to leave their cold home in the Arctic? Why or why not?Ji Yang really wants to see the water ski show and the dolp
8、hin show. David thinks training wild animals to do tricks is crazy.Ji Yang doesnt think its a problem for polar bears to leave the Arctic, because they have ice and cold water to swim and play in so theyre not too hot.The Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii shows visitors many Polynesian ways of li
9、fe.(Page 73)Polynesia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia aretermed Polynesians.The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) is a living museum located in Lie, on t
10、he northern part of Oahu, Hawaii. Dedicated in October 12, 1963, the PCC is located on 42 acres (170,000 m) of land owned by nearby Brigham Young University-Hawaii, where most of the 700 employees are enrolled as students. Although it is largely a commercial venture, profits from the PCC are applied
11、 to various scholarship programs run by BYU-Hawaii.The 42-acre Polynesian Cultural Center represents eight island cultures and over 15 million square miles of the vast South Pacific. The island villages will give you a first-hand look at these diverse and fascinating cultures. Its essentially a whir
12、lwind tour of Polynesia, with native guides who help visitors experience their games, language, crafts, music and history. They also introduce guests to the most authentic of Hawaiian luaus, Hawaiis largest and most exciting evening show and other local attractions and information.Entrance to the Po
13、lynesian Cultural Center Look at the pictures below. What do you think the tour guide is going to talk about?Listen to the first part of the tour guides talk and take notes to fill in the tables below. a tall, straight treeCut down the tree and remove the branchesCut the tree in half to get two long
14、 pieces of wood.Remove the inside of one piece to make the boatTake off the bark and put oil on the outside of the boatKey answers:a lot of palm leavesCollect palm leavesWeave them together to make a long wallJoin the edges of the wall by weaving the ends together and putting sticks to hold the wall
15、 upMake the roof from two other flat pieces of palm leaves and put the roof on top of the wallKey answers:The Polynesian Cultural Center tries to preserve Polynesian culture. How should we do to preserve traditional Chinese culture in a cultural centre? Choose a minority and talk about it.Thang-ga traditional houseEarth Building in FujianBeijing CourtyardHomework1. Review the whole unit.2. Note down one of your experiences in a park, a theme park or the Sea World.
