Cultural corner語篇填空課件資料

1、外研版高一年級(jí)(必修4)Module 3英語課件Cultural corner ClappingRead and find out the answers to the following questions. 1)What is the passage about? The passage is about the reason why we clap and the history of clapping, the features of applause. 2)Why do people clap?3) How many countries are mentioned in the pa

2、ssages?4) When do people clap in China?To show that they like something.Three countries.Open. 1) What is the main idea of the first paragraph?2) On what occasion do people clap?The reasons why we clap.We clap at the end of a live performance, such as a play, or a concert, to say thank you to the per

3、formers. Para 1What is the main idea of the paragraph?What did applause mean in classical Athens?What did the prolonged clapping help?The custom of clapping has early beginnings. Applause meant judgment and taking part. Prolonged clapping helped a play to win. Para 2classical Athens What is the defi

4、nition of applause?What is the features of clapping?Applause was a sign of being part of the community, and of equality between actors and audience. Clapping is social, like laughter, it is infectious, and spread very quickly.Para 3Do people from different cultures clap on the same occasions?No, som

5、e occasions on which people clap change from one country to another. 婚禮 at a weddingfuneral n. 葬禮 at a funeral 1. live a live performance 現(xiàn)場(chǎng)演出 live adj. 活的, 生動(dòng)的, 精力充沛的, 直播的 The cat is playing with a live mouse. 貓?jiān)趹蚺侵换罾鲜蟆?It wasnt a recorded show, it was live. 這不是錄像表演, 這是現(xiàn)場(chǎng)直播。 Language points【辨析】 li

6、ve, alive和living都有“活著的, 活的”的意思, 但alive常用作表語或后置定語; living既可用作定語, 又可用作表語; 而live一般僅用作定語。如:The animals are alive.這些動(dòng)物是活的。The hunter caught a bear alive.那獵人活捉了一頭熊。Unfortunately, she has no living relatives. 不幸的是, 她的親戚都不在了。Are your grandparents still living?你的祖父母還健在嗎?He is interested in fish and has quite

7、 a few live ones at home. 他對(duì)魚感興趣, 在他家里養(yǎng)了好多魚。2. prolong vt. 延長(zhǎng), 拉長(zhǎng)The meeting may be prolonged into the evening because so many problems have to be solved tonight.會(huì)議可能要延長(zhǎng)到夜里, 因?yàn)榻裢碛刑鄦栴}要解決。 Shall we prolong our stay for a few days? 我們多停留兩三天好嗎?3. mean doing 意味著做某事 mean to do sth. 打算做某事 4. holdv. 握住, 拿著

8、, 持有, 容納, 占領(lǐng), 支撐住, 保持注意, 有興趣n. 把握, 控制, 船艙1) The city is held by the enemy. 這座城市已被敵人占領(lǐng)。 2) Hold yourself still for a moment while I take your photograph. 我給你拍照的那一剎那, 你不要?jiǎng)印?) We held our breath in fear. 我們因害怕而屏住呼吸。 4) We are holding a meeting. 我們正在開會(huì)。5. equality n. 同等, 平等1) I do not believe in equalit

9、y of capacity, but I do believe in equality of opportunity. 我不相信能力均等, 但我確實(shí)相信機(jī)會(huì)均等。 2) Women are still struggling for true equality with men. 婦女仍在爭(zhēng)取與男人真正平等。 social adj. 社會(huì)的 6. infectious adj. 有感染力的, 傳染的1) He expressed infectious enthusiasm to his voters. 他對(duì)他的選民表現(xiàn)出很有感染力的熱情。2) The flu is highly infectio

10、us. 流感的傳染性很強(qiáng)。occasion 做先行詞用when/on which 引導(dǎo)。 There are some occasions when people cant express themselves freely.人們?cè)谠S多場(chǎng)合下不能自由的表達(dá)自己。 根據(jù)以下提示寫一篇關(guān)于鼓掌的文章1.鼓掌的原因2.鼓掌的場(chǎng)合3.鼓掌的歷史淵源5) I managed to grab hold of the jug before it fell. 我設(shè)法抓住了那個(gè)罐子才未跌落。 6) She has now held the post of Prime Minister longer than a

11、nyone else this century. 她現(xiàn)在當(dāng)首相任期之長(zhǎng)在本世紀(jì)是前所未有的。 7) I dont think the car will hold you all. 我看這輛汽車坐不下你們這些人。8) My new car holds the road well. 我的新汽車貼路性能很好。 9) The bridge cant hold that much weight. 那座橋不能負(fù)載那樣的重量。10) Televised sports couldnt hold my interest. 電視播放的體育節(jié)目比賽不能引 起我的興趣。 7. occasion 時(shí)刻, 時(shí)候, 場(chǎng)合 o