小学生英语文化背景知识

PEP小学英语文化知识汇总

一、饮食文化

1、西餐礼仪

the knife is on the right . 刀放置于右边

the fork is on the left. 叉置于左边

The spoon is beside the knife. 勺子置于刀的旁边

The plate is in the middle.盘子放在中间

2、饭后甜点dessert 的介绍

It’s something sweet, like pudding, f ruit or ice-cream…饭后吃一些甜食，比如布丁、水果、冰激凌等等

3、Traditional Chinese food中国传统食品

sweet dumplings汤圆zongzi粽子mooncake月饼dumplings饺子

二、节日文化

1、Women’s Day妇女节

2、Children’s Day儿童节

3、Christmas 圣诞节

Merry Christmas圣诞快乐

Father Christmas圣诞老人

Christmas Tree 圣诞树turkey火鸡gifts礼物

4、西方节日

Mother’s Day is the second Sunday in May.母亲节在五月份第二个星期天Father’s Day is the third Sunday in June.父亲节在六月份第三个星期天

In America Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November.

在美国，感恩节在十一月份的第四个星期四

In Canada Thanksgiving Day is the second Monday in October.

在加拿大，感恩节在十月份的第二个星期一

三、生活常识及日常标志的认识

1、出口、入口和卫生间标志：

entrance入口exit出口women’s女卫生间men’s男卫生间

2、不同国家的紧急求救号码emergency number

3、水零度结冰膨胀

When water gets to 0 degrees, it becomes ice. 当温度达到0摄氏度时，水会结冰。When water freezes, it expands, or gets bigger. If you want to freeze a bottle of water, leave some room for the ice to expand. 当水结冰了，它会膨胀变大。如果你要冷藏一杯水，要留足够的空间让它膨胀。

5、常见标志

No Fishing No Swimming No dogs peeing No dogs pooting

四、称呼介绍

1、对爸爸妈妈的多种称呼叫法some ways to call mother and father

mother: mom mommy mama

father: dad daddy papa

2、同一个工作性别不同的称呼

五、时间

世界各地之间存在时差

六、服饰

1、cowboys wear jeans. 牛仔穿牛仔裤

The shirt looks like a “T”. ------ T-shirt

jiake comes from jacket. 中文中的夹克衫来自英文“jacket”

Chinese people are proud of Tang Dynasty. 中国人以“唐装”为豪

2、衣服和鞋子的尺寸大小表示

L — Large

M — Medium

S — Small

不同国家对鞋子尺码的表示有多不同

七、季节和天气

1、摄氏和华氏：

华氏度(Fahrenhite) 和摄氏度(Centigrade)都是用来计量温度的单位。包括我国在内的世界上很多国家都使用摄氏度，美国和其他一些英语国家使用华氏度而较少使用摄氏度。

华氏度F＝32＋(9/5)乘以摄氏度C

2、北京和悉尼的相反四季

We have summer, fall, winter, and spring. But when it’s fall in China, it’s spring in Australia. When it’s winter in Beijing, it’s summer in Sydney. In Beijing, it’s spring from March to May. Summer is from June to August. Fall is September to November. Winter is December to February the next year. But, in Sydney, it’s spring from September to November. Summer is from December to February the next year. Fall is from March to May. Winter is from June to August. If you’re planning a trip, look at a map first and remember that it may not be the same season where you’re going.

八、动物

1、熊猫的生活介绍

The panda lives in China. It lives in mountains. It lives in bamboo forests.

The panda can climb trees. The panda eats bamboo.

The baby panda is called a cub幼兽. It’s cute.

There are only 1000 pandas. They need nature parks.

2、十二生肖Chinese zodiac

Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Sheep Monkey Rooster Dog Pig

鼠牛虎兔龙蛇马羊猴鸡

狗猪

3、澳大利亚树带熊、袋鼠的介绍

Koala bears 树带熊live in Australia. They live in trees. They sleep 20 hours

a day.（一天睡二十个小时）They are good climbers（攀登高手）. They can swim, too!

Kangaroos live in Australia. There are more than 60 different types of kangaroos.（有六十多不同种类的袋鼠）The Red Kangaroo(赤袋鼠) is the largest（最大）. Kangaroos like to eat at night（袋鼠喜欢在晚上吃东西）. They like to be quiet in the day. Baby kangaroos rema in in their mother’s pouch for 5-6 months.（袋鼠宝宝要在袋鼠妈妈的袋子中呆五至六个月）

九、交通traffic rules in different countries.

The traffic lights are the same in every country. There are always three lights: red, yellow and green. Red means “Stop”. Yellow means “Wait”, and green means”Go”. In China, drivers drive on the right side of the road. In the US, drivers drive on the right