1. 《新视野大学英语 读写教程》 河南工业大学 外语学院 谢迪 Unit 4 Five Famous Symbols of American Culture Book 3

2. Part I. Unit Overview Part II. My Demo Class My presentation

3. 1 Target Text 2 Target Students 3 Teaching Objectives Time Allotment Part I. Unit Overview 4 5 Teaching Arrangement

4. 1. Textbook New Horizon College English ( Reading & Writing ) Revised Edition Book 3 Unit 4 Five Famous Symbols of American Culture

5. 2. Target Students Second-year non-English majors Boys and girls born in the 1990s with primary level of English proficiency. fond of the Internet skilled in using audio and video facilities Group Work

6. 1.To know and talk about famous symbols of American culture 2. To internalize the language points derived from the text 3. To develop a story by time sequence 4. To use scanning and skimming reading skills Teaching Objectives

7. 40 mins Lead-in Time Allotment (3 hours) Section A 100 mins Text study global reading& detailed reading 20 mins Theme & writing strategy 20 mins summary & assignment

8. Demo Class

9. Lead-in 1 Text reading 2 Objectives 3 Assignment 4 Summary 5

11. Typical People Fast Food Fashion and Art Education and Academy Image Symbols of culture

13. Pre-class tasks Step 1.Preview the text to find out five symbols Step 2.Make oral presentation based on certain topics the teacher given. Group Work Pre-hand Preparation Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 …

14. Please prepare a presentation within 5 minutes supported by PPT based on one of the following topics. 1.Your presentation should answer all the questions listed below the topic. 2. Be organized and to the point. 3. Your PPT should be concise. 4. PPT with 5 to 8 pages is suggested. REQUIREMENTS Lead-in

21. 1. The Statue of Liberty: LEAD-IN Who designed it? Where it is from? What these parts of the statue stand for –torch, crown with 7 rays, book in her hand, a broken chain at her foot? What the statue itself stand for?

22. 2..Disney cartoon series: Who created the series of Disney cartoons? Name some of the cartoon figures. When Disney cartoon first born? Why it remains its popularity until today? LEAD-IN

23. 3. Yellow Stone National Park: When it became a NP? Find out the relationship between Thomas Moran and Yellow Stone NP. Why it is so famous? LEAD-IN

24. 4. Designs of U.S. bill notes $1, $2, $5, $100 : Who is the person on each note? Please give a brief introduction to this person (1-2 sentences). Explain the other designs on these four notes. LEAD-IN ( 这四张货币上面的人头分 别是华盛顿、杰斐逊、林 肯和富兰克林，对美国意 义重大。）

25. 5. Jeremy Shu How Lin: Who is he? What did he learn in college? Why he became a basketball player and became famous? List some of his names that people like to call him. LEAD-IN

26. PURPOSE Curiosity Teamwork preview Creativity & Entertainment (input) (output) horizon

27. 小组成员课堂发言小组代表个人发言课堂提问 单元测 验 Assessment

29. Lead-in 1 Text-reading 2 Objectives 3 Assignment 4 Summary 5

30. The Statue of Liberty Barbie American Gothic Buffalo Nickel Uncle Sam (U.S.) TEXT ANALYSIS

31. I. Global reading (20 mins) Direction: Skim the passage for 1 minute and find out the structure. Subtitle 1 The Statue of Liberty Subtitle 2 Barbie Subtitle 3 American Gothic Subtitle 4 The Buffalo Nickel Subtitle 5 Uncle Sam Part 1 (Paras. 1-3) Part 2 (Paras. 4-8) Part 3 (Paras. 9-11) Part 4 (Paras. 12-14) Part 5 (Paras. 15-17) main idea or structure LISTING TEXT ANALYSIS

32. 1. Bartholdi was working on a project. 2. Bartholdi married his love. 3. Bartholdi had assembled the statue. 4. The Statue was dedicated on an island. Mid-1870s 1876 1886 I. Global reading (20 mins) Direction: Scan the 1 st part for 2 minutes and find out when these events happened. Mid-1870s 1876 1886 1876 Time sequence TEXT ANALYSIS

34. The Statue of Liberty (who, what, when, how)  In 1886  French Artist, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi  The model of his wife’s arm and mother’s face  Celebrating independence and alliance  In Upper New York Bay Liberty Island DETAILED READING

35. The Statue of Liberty Directions: Watch the video clip and then discuss the question: Why does the tour guide regard The Statue of Liberty as the most enduring symbol of American Culture?

36. The important event in the US history, the War of Independence. The nation’s quest for the spirit of liberty The most enduring symbol The Statue of Liberty

38. Gothic window Grave farmer Solemn pride medieval Sour- looking farmhouse couple The American Gothic

39. Serious-looking face The pitchfork An American Icon The solemn pride of hard- working American farmers For haying in the 19th century Masculinity To echo the repeated lines of the Gothic Window. For haying in the 19th century Masculinity To echo the repeated lines of the Gothic Window. Gothic Style American country style American farmers’ spirit Gothic Style American country style American farmers’ spirit The American Gothic

40. commercial art parodies posters cards souvenirs

43. The destruction of the buffalo herds The destruction of the American Indians With the discovery of gold in California, white settlers rushed west and destroyed the land on which the Indians lived. As a result of gold rush and fight with Indians, white settlers and miners hunted and killed almost all the buffalo herds. The Buffalo Nickel Two Tragedies Westward Movement

44. 1.Write a story about Uncle Sam by time sequence At age 23: Uncle Sam, a meat-packing business In 1812: a position of inspecting meat, be stamped ”EA-US”, a creative employee, short form of After the war: a character called Uncle Sam, replace, the most famous portrait ASSIGNMENT

45. The Great Wall The Monument of the People’s Heroes Terra Cotta Warrior and Horses Chinese Silk and Silk Road Dragon Peking Opera Twelve animals of years Confucius Yin and Yang … 2.What is the symbol of Chinese culture? ASSIGNMENT

46. There are many world-famous heritages both at home and abroad, from which we can date back and know more about the glorious history of some nations. We need to protect to make them be more valuable. As a Chinese, we are supposed to build up our sense of pride and draw on potentials to make life better and create more cultural symbols. REFLECTIONS

47. 讲课人：谢迪