全新版大学英语综合教程第四册课件 Unit4

Words and Expressions
decline: losing strength / refuse politely e.g. The country’s economic is in decline. I was afraid I would like to decline your invitation to the party. characteristic: special mark or quality e.g. A useful characteristic of the car is its ability to see in the dark. endure; stand/ bear e.g. There is a limit to what the oppressed people can endure. thesis; an idea that tries to explain why sth. Happen e.g. It wasn’t long before I got the chance to test Uncle’s thesis.
Warm-up Activities
1). What do cultural differences mean? 2). How do people’s cultural backgrounds influence their way of thinking? 3). Look at the picture and describe Chinese and Western ways of eating. (Listening and speaking Book P 27) 4). How can we cope with “culture shock”? 5). What is the concept of a American collage?
aggressiveness :the quality of pushing e.g. The new government follows an aggressive foreign policy. paralyze : make ineffective e.g. The climber was paralyzed. historical: concerning past events e.g. Mr. Thompson gave all the historical papers of his grandfather to the public library according to his grandfather’s will. precedent :earlier happening e.g. He can not go for he has a precedent engagement.
Objectives
1.Grasp the main idea and structure of the text Master the key language points Writing Strategy: Ways to begin an essay Conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the unit
Unit Four The Multicultural Society
Brief Statements
As we all know, The United States is a nation of nation and is a collage. Its society remains a diverse mix of ethnic, racial and religious groups. The United States is composed of many nationalities, races, religions and creeds. It is a nation of immigration. Traditionally the United States has been described as a melting pot, a place where the previous identities of each immigrant group are melted down to create an integrated, uniform society.
Do in Rome as the Romans do. We must develop a cross-cultural prospective remember all cultures are equal. have a respect for other cultures and learn about their basic characteristics. promote international communication of your own cultures.
sense: realize e.g. He sensed that his answer was so confusing that the teacher couldn’t understand it. for the first time: never before E.g. He entered into the quarter-finals in the world Cup for the first time leave behind: cause sth. to remain premonition : previous notice or warning e.g. The day before her accident, she had a premonition of something horrible.
This unit mainly deals with the changing from the Euro-centered American nation to a new Pacific civilization.; America is becoming more plural every day and Why so many people are attracted to America. We learn this unit to let students not only know about America as a collage , but also learn about the reasons. Of course it is necessary for the students to master the important words, expressions and sentence patterns in this unit. Meanwhile we should do a lot of practice about listening, speaking, reading and writing.
constructive :having a useful purpose e.g. he has given us lots of constructive suggestions, from which we benefited a lot. from the perspective of: from the viewpoint of submerge e.g. He submerged a doughnut into his coffee. e.g. What is the essential difference between these two economic systems? stagnant :unchanging e.g. The market is extremely stagnant. Discourage: lose heart e.g. If you meet with any difficulty in your study, don’t be discouraged.
mentality: characteristic attitude of mind e.g. it is very difficult to understand the mentality of people who say such things. plural: involving more than one person or thing or different kinds of people or things e.g. Data is the Latin plural form of datum. immigrant : a person who moves as a settler to another country e.g. Canada has many immigrants from Europe. incredible: unbelievable
2). How do people’s cultural backgrounds of thinking?
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influence their way
A person’s cultural background influences what he or she considers to be good manners or bad manners/ or time or late. Different culture have their own rules of behavior. People from different cultural background may have different beliefs, religions, customs and habits.
3). Look at the picture and describe Chinese and Western ways of eating. (Listening and speaking Book P. 27)
4). How can we cope with “culture shock”?
1). What do cultural differences mean?
People from different countries speak different languages, keep different value systems and have different ways of looking at things.
cooperation: working or acting together for a common purpose E.g. The European Union is an organization dedicated to economic cooperation among European nations. anticipate: expect E.g. Technology can be conceived as both a creative and a destructive process destructive: causing destruction offend: hurt the feelings of e.g. He often offended men who might have been useful friends. exploit: make use of e.g. We should exploit every opportunity to learn more.