内容正文:
中西西
品色a细一
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帝运★
会★
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乡★UNITED STATES SYMBOLS
Canada
HOLLYWQOD
Mexico
C.000..
Gulf of Mexico★Symbols of American Culture★
Prediction
What may be talked about in the text?
海报和标题上都有五角星,我也不知道啥意思。
First Reading
How is the topic introduced in para.1?
A.By comparison
B.By listing figures
C.By asking questions
When you think of America, what symbols come to your mind first?
1
fast food, baseball, jazz
(para.2-4)
2
What symbols are mentioned?
many other symbols
(para.5)
introduction
body
conclusion
__________________________ is used to end the paragraph.
Second Reading
fast food
1 ______
sentence
2 types
2 numbers
drive-ins; drive-throughs
20%; 10%
topic
Perhaps one of the most famous symbols of the US is fast food.
“No wonder...”
Second Reading
baseball
1 topic
sentence
3 reasons
as a special symbol of _________________
for one thing; for another; finally
the American spirit
When it comes to seeing a game in person, baseball is by far the most popular sport in America.
__________________________ is used to end the paragraph.
“...still is the national pastime”
Second Reading
jazz
1 topic
sentence
1 example
one pioneer Louis Armstrong
Jazz is often called “America’s music”.
__________________________ is used to end the paragraph.
“This freedom and individuality...”
...broke through the colour barriers
...make up their own music to express their own feelings
freedom可以参考第三句broke through the colour barriers; individuality可以参考倒数第二句express their own feelings。
What’s the point of the last paragraph?
Third Reading
There are ___________ symbols of America that can show something of _______________ .
many other
American culture
What kinds of American culture are shown through those three symbols?
1.fast pace of life 2.sense of self-value, love for sport 3.attach importance to freedom/individuality 如果难 可以先从第三个symbol开始,
Writing and sharing
Choose one and write down a paragraph to describe it with a topic sentence and some reasons or details.