Unit 2 Introduction of American__ Culture and Soci

IntroductionofAmericanCultureandSocietyChapter2Chapter2IntroductionofAmericanCultureandSocietyBasicInformationaboutAmericaAmericanBeginningsHistoricalBackgroundBasicAmericanValuesTestyourknowledgeaboutAmericanCultureDefinitionofCultureCategorizationofCultureTestyourknowledgeaboutAmericanCulture1.Whenpeopletalkaboutfreedom,youmaythinkoftheStatueof______inNewYork.2.WhenpeopletalkaboutgoingtotheU.S.topursuesuccess,youmaysaytheywanttoachievetheir______.3.WhenpeopletalkabouttheCivilRightsMovementintheU.S.,youmaythinkoftheleader______andhisspeech______.4.WhenpeopletalkaboutpopularAmericansport,youmaythinkoftheballgame______.5.WhenpeopletalkaboutThanksgivingintheU.S.,youknowthebirdservedonthedinnertableshouldbe______.StatueofLibertyMartinLutherKingTurkeyDefinitionofCultureGenerallyspeaking,itreferstothebehaviorswhicharelearnedorsharedinacommunity;italsoreferstothenorms（规范，准则）(i.e.theusualwaypeoplebehaveinagivensociety)andvalues（价值观）(i.e.somethingthatpeopleinacertainsocietyholddear)andmaterialobjects.Simplyput,cultureisthewayoflifeforanentiresociety.CategorizationofCulture•SocialOrganizationThesocialstructuretowhicheveryculturebasesitselfon.Themostimportantunitisthefamily,wherethechildrenlearnhowtheyaretobehaveandwhattheyaretobelieve.•CustomsandTraditionsRepresentthemostimportantelementinculture,whichisaruleofbehavior.Sometimes,theserulesareactingmorelikesocialpressuretoenforceminorrulesofdailylife.e.g.thewaysofeducatingchildren.•ArtandLiteratureTheproductionsofhumanimagination.Theyareheretopleaseandentertainhumanbeingsandinstillculturalvaluesofasociety.BasicInformationaboutAmericaCapitalCity:WashingtonD.C.Population：ThirdLargestnation(roughly275million)Size：Fourthlargestnation(9,590,000squarekilometers)(AfterRussia,Canada,andChina)USisafederalrepublicwith50states.TheLargestisAlaska,andthesmallestisRhodeIslandNationalFlag:theStarsandtheStripesNationalAnthem:thestarspangledbannerBasicInformationaboutAmericaLiesincentralNorthAmericawithCanadatoitsnorth,MexicoandtheGulfofMexicotoitssouth.TheAtlanticOceantoitseast,andthePacificOceantoitswest.Location:NationalFlagQuestion:Howmanystarsandhowmanystripesarethereinthenationalflag?Whatdotheyrepresent?Whatdothecoloursstandfor?Key:The50starsrepresentthe50states,the13stripesrepresentthe13originalcolonies;Redstandsforcourage,whitefortruth,andblueforjustice.NationalAnthem-thestarspangledbannerOh,saycanyousee,bythedawn'searlylightWhatsoproudlywehailedatthetwilight'slastgleaming?Whosebroadstripesandbrightstars,throughtheperilousfightO'ertherampartswewatched,weresogallantlystreaming?Andtherocket'sredglare,thebombsburstinginairGaveproofthroughthenightthatourflagwasstillthereOsay,doesthatstar-spangledbanneryetwaveO'erthelandofthefreeandthehomeofthebrave?Osay,doesthatstar-spangledbanneryetwaveO'erthelandofthefreeandthehomeofthebrave?songtheStar-spangledbannerisbasicallyapoeminspiredbythebattleofBaltimore,foughtonSeptember12-14,1814,betweenBritainandtheU.S.ItwasofficiallyacceptedastheNationalAnthemin1931.Lyrics:FrancisScottKeyMusic:JohnPhilipSousaBasicInformationaboutAmerica--TopographyTwoMountainRanges:•TheAppalachianMountains•TheRockyMountainsTheMostFamousRiver:•MississippiTheMostImportantLakes:TheGreatLakes-economiclifelineofMidwest•LakeSuperior;苏必利尔湖•LakeMichigan;密歇根湖•LakeHuron;休伦湖•LakeErie;伊利湖•LakeOntario安大略湖BasicInformationaboutAmerica--ClimateSincetheUnitedStatescoversalargearea,therearedifferenttypesofclimateindifferentregions.10MustVisitCitiesIntheUnitedStatesNewYorkStatueofLiberty;TimeSquare;UNheadquarters;WallStreetWashingtonD.CWhiteHouse;CapitolHillBostonHarvardUniversity:MITLasVegasgamblingLosAngelesHollywood;BeverlyHills(贝佛利山庄)SanFranciscoChinatown;GoldrushSeattleseasandtrees;seafoodSanDiegoblueskiesandgreatbeachesOrlandoWaltDisneyWorldMiamiCaribbeanclimateTheDowntownintheEveningNewYorkNewYorkCity1.The“BigApple”2.thecityconsistsoffiveboroughs:TheBronx(布朗克斯),Brooklyn,Manhattan,Queens,andStatenIsland（史泰登岛）ThePanoramaofNewYork(纽约全景）MainAttractionsinNewYork•Manhattan•StatueofLiberty•TimeSquare•UNHeadquarters•WallStreet•BrooklynBridgeTheIslandofManhattanisthecenterofNewYork.ItistheeconomiccenterofUSAanditisalsothepoliticalcenteroftheworld.ManhattanTimeSquareUNHeadquartersBullmarketBrooklynBridgeAmericanBeginningsI.WhatisanAmerican?II.TwoimmigrationmovementstotheAmericaIII.TheforcesofthemoderndevelopmentofEuropeIV.TheFirstFourColonialPatternsV.TheAmericanRevolution1.ThefirstinhabitantsoftheAmericancontinentwere(a)theItalians(b)theSpanish(c)theIndians.2.ThreeofthemostfamousprimitivetribeslivingintheAmericancontinentcreatedsuchbrilliantcivilizations.Theyare(a)theAztecs,theIncasandtheMayas(b)theIroquois,thePueblo,andthePimaIndians(c)Yadkin,ColesCreeks,andSmokyHills.3.ThefirstEnglishpermanentsettlementwasfoundedin1607inwhichofthefollowingplaces:(a)NewYork(b)SanFrancisco(c)Virginia.Quiz__________________________________________________________________________4.Thehistoricaldocument,adoptedonJuly4bytheCongress,1776,whichofficiallyproclaimedtheindependenceof13NorthAmericancoloni