Five Famous Symbols of American Culture 美国五大文化象征

FiveFamousSymbolsofAmericanCulture外语学院大学英语教学部杨梅如Jun.13th.,2013Teachingobjectives:TobefamiliarwiththefivesymbolsofAmericaandtherelatedAmericanculture;Toknowthemeaningandusageofsomeimportantwords,phrasesandpatterns;Tograspthewritingskillsof“timesequence”andmakeuseofitinwriting.TriumphArchFranceTowerBridgeBritainWhiteHouseAmericaTrytoexplore…WhatothersymbolsdoyouknowcanstandforAmerica?Let’ssee…Whatistheauthor’sopinion?TheStatueofLibertyBarbieAmericanGothicTheBuffaloNickelUncleSamBarbieAmericanGothicTheBuffaloNickelUncleSamTheStatueofLibertyFiveFamousSymbolsofAmericanCultureTextStructureThebasicelementstotellastory:Who?When?Where?What?Why?How?TheStatueofLibertyAVideoClipQuestions:1.WhogavethisstatuetoAmerica?Andforwhat?2.Whatdoes“TheStatueofLiberty”representthatcountedasonesymbolofAmericanCulture?AVideoClipTheStatueofLibertyTime（When）Designer(Who)Purpose(Why)Model(Who)Location(Where)mid-1870sFrenchartist,FredericAugusteBartholdicelebratingUSindependence&theFrance-Americaalliancearm:hiswife;face:hismotheranislandinUpperNewYorkBay46m47mwifemuseumrepresentssufferingyetstrengthmotherassemble:v.assemble:v.assemble:v.1.fittogetherthepartsofsth.E.g.:Mysonstrippedmywatchandcouldn’tassembleit.我儿子把我的手表拆散后组装不起来了。2.(causepeopleorthingsto)cometogethere.g.:Thecaptaincalledthementoassemble.队长命令部队集合。Antonym:(dis-)disassembledis-①not;theoppositeofdislike不喜欢(dis-+like)disorder无秩序(dis-+order)disappear消失(dis-+appear)②apart;awaydistract分心(dis-+tract:away+todraw/drag→分心)dismiss解散；开除(dis-+miss:away+tosend/throw送出→解散)discuss讨论(dis-+cuss:away+toclose/shut→揭开)BarbieBarbieAVideoClipQuestions:1.WhocreatedBarbiedollinwhichsituation?2.WhomdidthecreatornameBarbieafter?AVideoClipBarbieAGermandoll.(Herparentssaw)Barbaraplayingwithpaperdolls.In1959.PerAmericangirlhastendolls;Twoaresoldsomewhereintheworldeverysecond.Who’sthemodel?Howdidthisideacomeout?Whenwasthedollunveiled?Howpopularisthedoll?Comeupwith:tocomeupwithanidea(L.20)Meaning:Toinvent,create,orthinkof.她想出了增加销售量的新主意。Shecameupwithanewideaforincreasingsales.Barbie&Barbarafigureofspeech:oxymoron（矛盾修饰法）Barbara…maybethemostfamousunknownfigureontheplanet.(L30)Moreexamples:sweetsorrow;silentscream;etc.GothicAmericanGothicAmericanGothicWhatisit?Whoisthecreator?Whenwasitfinished?Whoarethemodels?Whatdoesitrepresent?Itisapainting.GrantWood.man:hisdentist;woman:hissister.ThesolemnprideofAmericanfarmers.In1930.Sentencestructure:…therewasnodoubtwhoposedfortheportrait.(L.44)活学活用家里桌子上摆着粽子，毫无疑问，是谁帮我准备了这些。…therewasnodoubtwhopreparedthemforme.Otherexpressions:Itgoeswithoutsayingthat…Withoutdoubt,…Undoubtedly,…ClassActivityIfyouhavechancetointroducethethreesymbolswehavelearnttodaytosomeonewhodonotknowthem,whatwouldyoutell?TheStatueofLibertyBarbieAmericanGothicwritingWritingtechnique:TimeSequenceTimemarkers:Events:inthemid-1870sFrenchartistFredericAugusteBartholdiwasworkingonanenormousprojectcalledLibertyEnlighteningtheWorld,amonumentcelebratingUSindependenceandtheFrance-Americaalliance.Writingtechnique:TimeSequenceinthesameyear—1876Bartholdihadassembledthestatue’srightarmandtorch,anddisplayedtheminPhiladelphia.Timemarkers:Events:in1876Despitehismother’sobjection,Bartholdimarriedhislove.Writingtechnique:TimeSequencein1886Timemarkers:Events:TheStatueofLibertywasdedicatedonanislandinUpperNewYorkBay.SummaryAssignment:1.PleasepreviewthetwoleftsymbolsofAmericanculture.2.PleasechooseonesymbolofChineseculturetowriteitsstorydownusingthetimesequencewritingtechnique.FredericAugusteBartholdiGrantWoodAmericanGothicHouseGothicRevivalArchitecture