Project Unit 3 Understanding each other Making a reference book

Warming up How many peoples are there in China? What about ethnic minorities ? Do they have the same cultures and customs? What is the impression left by the ethnic minorities on you? [ ˈ eθnik mai ˈ n ɔ riti]

What minority groups are we going to visit? In which countries do these minority groups live?----(watch and find ! )watch and find Today, we are going to have some Cultural Experience Tours.

The Inuit

The Aborigines

The Maoris

The Plains Indians

白族苗族

纳西族纳西族纳西族纳西族 傣族傣族傣族傣族

壮族 满族满族满族满族

藏族藏族藏族藏族 回族回族回族回族

Inuit women

Aboriginal girl

Maoris’ dancing

Native American

Scan and skim Ethnic groups Inuit Aborigines Maoris Native American Indians

Travelling, family, food, customs, festivals, belief Tour---1 Tour---2 Ceremony, belief, food, art, hunting, tools Try to find the topic of each tour

Tour---3 Tour---4 belief, living, clothing, hunting, culture belief, customs, food

Ethnic group in which country what to eat where tolive where to livebeliefevents Inuit Aborigines Maoris AmericanIndians Reading & Filling

Reading Read the travel brochure and finish the table below: Ethnic group In which country What to eat Where to live Specific events Inuit Canada seal, deer, whale meat, fish tents have large Summer assemblies

Inuit children

Igloo [ ’ iglu:]

Aborigines Australia food from the bush like snakes have Aboriginal ceremonies, play the musicals and use boomerangs not men tioned

Aborigine [.æbə'rid ʒ əni ]

Boomerang [ 'bu:məræŋ ]

Maoris New Zealand fish and sweet potatoes Meeting house do a dance, eat food cooked in underground ovens and go night fishing

Fish and kumara [‘kumərə] Cooked over hot stones and in underground ovens [‘ ʌ vn]

American Indians the USA Meat roasted over an open fire A special tent wear animal skin clothes, do a dance called Sun Dance and hold a bow and arrow competition

teepee [ ’ti:pi:]

buffalo skin clothes ['b ʌ fələu ] ['b ʌ fələu ] feather headdress

A bow and arrow [bəu] [‘ærəu] [bəu] [‘ærəu]competition the Sun Dance smoke a peace pipe

Buffalo roasted over an open fire

Part B: Starting the project — How to make a reference book Planning Preparing Producing Presenting

Planning 1. Form groups. 2. Suggest the reference book you will make. 3. Give your reasons and have a discussion. 4. Vote to decide.

5. Have it approved by the teacher. 6. Write down the name. 7. Take on responsibility for tasks. (take turns)

Preparing 1. Find one or two books about ethnic tours. 2. Discuss information about minority culture. 3. Decide what can be learned from it. 4. Form your own idea about your reference book.

Producing 1. Draft the cover. 2. Select the main groups for the contents. 3. Make some changes and finalize the book. 4. Approve the reference book.

Presenting 1. Present your book to the class. 2. Display your fruit and let students sign up. 3. Give awards to the winners. (Evaluation from both teachers and students)

Discussion: (1) What topics have been included in the description of each tour? (2) What minority culture do you want to research? (3) What topics do you want to talk about in your project? (4) Where can you find information on these topics? (5) Who will be responsible for searching for the requested information?

(6) Who will write up the information? (7) Who will draw the pictures? (8) Who will present your work to the class?

Write a short article about how to make a reference book. Homework