Unit 3 Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking（Word教参）-【状元桥·优质课堂】2021-2022学年新教材高中英语必修第三册（人教版2019）

提示：加黑体部分为高考重点词汇，画线部分为高考写作常用佳句，需积累背诵。 The culture of the United States is a Western culture, and has been developing since long before the United States became a country. Its chief early influence was British culture, ①due to colonial ties with the British that spread the English language, the legal system and other cultural inheritances. Other important influences came from other parts of Europe, especially countries from which large numbers immigrated such as Ireland, Germany, Poland, and Italy; the Native American peoples; Africa, especially the western Part, from which came the ancestors of most African Americans; and young groups of immigrants. American culture also has shared influence on the cultures of its neighbors in the New World. The United States has traditionally been known as a melting pot, ②but recent academic opinion is tending towards cultural diversity, pluralism and the image of a salad bowl rather than a melting pot.Due to the extent of American culture, there are many integrated but unique subcultures within the United States. The strongest influences on American culture came from northern European cultures, most prominently from Germany, Ireland and England. 1.Its chief early influence was British culture, ①due to colonial ties with the British that spread the English language, the legal system and other cultural inheritances.(due to短语作原因状语) 写作链接　However, it sometimes can be boring and ineffective, due to lack of face­to­face interaction and self­discipline.(2021·全国乙书面表达) 2．The United States has traditionally been known as a melting pot, but recent academic opinion is tending towards cultural diversity…(but连接并列句) 写作链接　Currently, we have been considering a wide range of choices which include local cuisine, ancient costumes, festival traditions and folk music, but we haven't reach any agreement yet.(2021·全国甲书面表达) 微点笔记　_______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________