高职英语读写教程第二册Unit-1--Symbols-of-Culture

大学英语读写教程教案UnitOneTopic:SymbolsofCultureTeachingaimsanddemands:Todevelopstudentsabilityoflisteningandspeaking,readingandwriting.Tomakestudentsgraspsomenewwordsandexpressions,everydayspeakingsentencesandgrammarEmphasispoints:SectionAandexercisesDifficultpoint:A-gradepracticeTool:LoudspeakerMethods:listeningandspeaking,readingandwriting.Processes:1stweekLeadinginExploringandNewtermintroductionQuestions:P31.What’syourfavoritefastfoodrestaurant?2.WhydoyouthinkmaybeChinesepeopleliketogotoMcDonaldorKFC?SectionA:TheFirstMcDonald’sRestaurantNewwordsandexpressionsSeeP61togothroughthewordswithteacher2toreadafterteacher3learnthembyheartQuestions:P81Askstudentstoreadthetextwiththesequestions2toreadthetexttogetherindetail3askstudentstoreadloudlyandcorrecttheirpronunciationDetailedStudyofTextA1.EventhoughthefirstMcDonald'srestaurantsoldonlyhamburgersandFrenchfries,itstillbecameaculturalsymbol.Meaning:InspiteofthefactthatthefirstMcDonald'srestaurantservedonlytwokindsoffood:hamburgersandFrenchfries,itstillbecameasymbolthatrepresentstheAmericanculture.2.McDonald's,though,saysthebuildingshouldbetorndown.大学英语读写教程教案Meaning:McDonald's,however,saysthatthebuildingshouldbepulleddown.3.Builtin1953,therestaurant…istheoldestofalltheGoldenArchesinAmerica…Meaning:Sincetherestaurantwasbuiltin1953,itistheoldestamongalltheMcDonald'srestaurantswiththelogooftheGoldenArchesinAmerica…Noticeherebuiltin1953isapastparticipialphraseservingasanadverbialofreason.TheGoldenArchesoriginallyreferstothelogoofMcDonald's,whichconsistsoftwogoldenshapeswithacurvedtopandstraightsides.HereitreferstoalltheMcDonald'srestaurants.4.…thebuildingisnowindangerofbeingdestroyed,alongwiththeirmemories.Meaning:ThefirstMcDonald'srestaurantisnowfacingthepossibilityofbeingtorndown.Togetherwiththedisappearanceofthebuilding,people'sgoodmemoriesaboutitwouldberuinedtoo.Noticethesentencecouldberewrittenas...thebuilding,alongwiththeirmemories,isnowindangerofbeingdestroyed.5.McDonald'sexplainsthatthebuildingwasdamagedinanearthquake...Meaning:McDonald'stellspeoplethatthebuildingwasdestroyedinanearthquakeandthusisnotusefulanymore.6.ManypeopleinthetownofDowneydon'tagreewiththislineofthinking,though.Meaning:ButmanyDowneypeopledon'tshareMcDonald'sviewthatthebuildingwasdestroyedandthusneedstobetorndown.7.Theyareusingtheearthquakeasanexcuse.Meaning:Thereasonthatthebuildingwasdamagedinanearthquakewasnotarealone:McDonald'smanagersareusingittohidetherealreasonfortearingdownthebuilding.8.Theydon'trespectthepublicatall.Meaning:Theydon'tcareatallabouthowpeopleingeneralthinkandfeelaboutthismatter.9.McDonald'smanagerssaytherestaurantislosingmoneyatthatlocation.大学英语读写教程教案Meaning:McDonald'smanagerssaytherestaurantisdoingbusinessatalossatthatplace.10.Thereisnoroomforadrive-thruwindow,orforseatinginside.Meaning:Thereisnospacewherepeoplecanbuyfoodwithoutgettingoutoftheircar.Noristherespaceforpeopletositandeatinside.11.Themanagerswanttobuildacopyofthisbuildingatanotherlocationinstead.Meaning:Insteadoffixingtherestaurant,themanagerswanttobuildatanotherplaceanotherrestaurantthatlooksexactlythesameastheoldone.12.Buildinginspectors,ontheotherhand,saythatthestructurecanberepaired,butthatitwillbeexpensive.Meaning:However,officialswhoinspectbuildingssaythatitispossibletofixthebuilding,buttheyalsosaythattherepairwillcostalotofmoney.Noticethetwoclausesthatthestructure…andthatitwill…arebothobjectsofsay.thatinthesecondclauseshouldnotbeomitted.13.ManypeoplesaythatMcDonald'scancertainlyaffordtopaythatamount.Meaning:ManypeoplesaythattheMcDonald'scompanyisnodoubtabletopaythemoneytofixtherestaurant.14.SomethinkthatMcDonald'srealreasonforwantingtoclosedowntherestauranthasnothingtodowithmoney.Meaning:SomepeoplebelievethatMcDonald'swantstostoptherestaurant'sbusinessforever,notbecausetheydon'thavemoneytorepairtherestaurant,butforotherreasons.15....asignclaimingthatamannamedRayKrocopenedthefirstMcDonald'srestaurantinIllinoisin1955.Meaning:…anoticesayingthatamancalledRayKrocstartedthefirstMcDonald'srestaurantinIllinoisin1955.16.Thetruth,however,isthatMr.KrocactuallylearnedthefastfoodbusinessfromDickandMacMcDonaldinDowney.Meaning:ThefactisthatMr.KrocinfactlearnedhowtodofastfoodbusinessfromthetwobrotherswholivedinDowney:DickandMac大学英语读写教程教案McDonald.17.Tolocalhistorians,thisexplanationmakestotalsense.Meaning:Tothosewhostudythehistoryofthisregion,thissayingisreasonable.NoticeherethisexplanationreferstomanypeopleinDowneythinkMcDonald'sistryingtochangehistory.18.TheMcDonaldbrothersdid.Meaning:DickandMacMcDonaldstartedMcDonald's.Noticethisisanellipticalsentence.ThecompletesentenceshouldbeDickandMacMcDonaldinventedMcDonald's.TheverbdidisusedtoreplaceinventedMcDonald's.19.Thesedays,agroupofhistorianswantthebuildingtobeaddedtotheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces…Meaning:Recently,somehistorianstrytogethertoputtheoldrestaurantontothelistoftheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces,whichincludesbuildingsthataresignificantinAmericanhistory…20....sothatthecityofDowneywillbeabletostopMcDonald'sfromtearingthebuildingdown.Meaning:...sothatthecityof