Unit 3 National flags, colours and cultures and cultures

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Title Each country has its own national flag with its own pattern and colors.

The Atlantic & the Pacific Canadian people The Maple Leaf Flag Colors Pattern red bands: red maple leaf: white background: & f______ wastes vast mountain r _____ huge open f____ c ______ rivers endless f_____ rozen anges ields ountless orests

Reading strategy thinking about what you already know Read the title and the first paragraph to get an idea of the theme or topic of the article. Theme: national flags, colours and cultures

What does a national flag tell you?

★ A unique i of an independent country. ★ A r _______ of the values, beliefs and culture of a country. dentity epresentation A national flag

 France  The USA  Indonesia

France :  In 1789, first used at the start of the French ★ Red: the, revolution, and blood of the French ★ White: peace and ★ Blue: and justice Revolution strength honesty bravery liberty

Question : What is the motto of the French Revolution? Liberty, equality and fraternity

The USA national flag the Stars and Stripes 50 stars—— 13 stripes —— 50 states, one for each state the 13 colonies that joined together Red White Blue virtue hard work and justice strength and bravery

Independence Day Each year on ______, the USA celebrates Independence Day, when__________________ can be seen all over the country. 4 July the “ stars and stripes ”

The Indonesian flag Pattern ： redwhite Explanation 1 Explanation 2 Explanation 3 the physical rice the spiritual sugar purity A red band over a white one brave nature fire

Conclusion A tells us a country’s history and culture. on the flags share both similarities and differences. flag Colours

Try to fill in the blanks without referring to your books

1.__________ to three national flags 2._____Details France*It was first used at the start of the French Revolution which caused some 3.__________ changes in the country. *It 4.___________ of three colors: red, blue and white. It is a(n) 5.________ of bravery, liberty and peace. The USA*It has the 6. _______ colors as the French national flag, with fifty stars and thirteen stripes on it. Red means strength and 7. _______, white represents virtue and blue stands for hard work and justice. Indonesia*Based on a national flag that can date back to the 13 th century, it became 8._______on 17 August *It is made up of a red band over a white one. The meaning of the flag can be 9. ___________ in many ways. Conclusion *The national flag 10. ____________________ a country ’ s history and culture. Introduction Nation fundamental consists symbol same bravery official explained reflects/represents

Pair work : Describe the national flag of China, using the sentence patterns in the passage if necessary.

五星红旗是中华人民共和国国旗，其中红色象征革 命, 五星呈黄色，在红底上显出光明。大星代表中 国共产党 the Communist Party of China ( the CPC) ，四颗小星代表四个阶级。五星象征 中国共产党领导下的人民大团结。 1949 年 10 月 1 日，中华人民共和国政府成立，第一面五星红旗 在北京天安门广场升起，标志着五星红旗成为中华 人民共和国国旗。

The flag of the People's Republic of China uses red as its background and bright yellow for its five stars. The red background symbolizes the blood of heroes who died during the revolution. The yellow represents the brightness. In addition, the stars are yellow so that they will stand out brightly against the red ground. The Five-star Red flag

The larger star stands for the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the four smaller stars that surround the big star symbolize the four classes. The five stars mean the great unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. The flag was first raised in Tiananmen Square on October 1st, 1949, upon the formal announcement that People's Republic of China was founded. The Five-star Red flag

Difficult sentences: Strengthened by the Revolution, France became a different country. (Line 9) 句中 Strengthened by the Revolution 是 ________ 短语作 _________ 。本句翻译为 _____________________________.

Difficult sentences: 1. Strengthened by the Revolution, France became a different country. 大革命使法国变得强大，成为一个与众不同的 国家。 句中 Strengthened by the Revolution 是 过去分词短语作原因状语。 ________(give) a chance, we can surprise the world. Given

Difficult sentences: 2. When the Americans objected to this, the British would not compromise, but increased control over their American colonies instead, taking away many of their rights, and stationing solders there in order to make sure that the Americans would obey them. (Line 24-27) 短语 object to 的意思是 _______ ， to 是介词； taking away 和 stationing 是 __________ 短语作 __________;station 用作及物动词，意 思是 __________ 。本句翻译为： _____________

Difficult sentences: 2. When the Americans objected to this, the British would not compromise, but increased control over their American colonies instead, taking away many of their rights, and stationing solders there in order to make sure that the Americans would obey them. 短语 object to 的意思是反对， to 是介词； taking away 和 stationing 是现在分词短语作伴随状 语 ;station 用作及物动词，意思是驻扎，安置。本句 翻译为：当美洲人对此表示反对时，英国人不但没有让 步，反而加强了对美洲殖民地的控制，剥夺了美洲人的 许多权力，同时在美洲驻军以确保他们服从英国统治。 ________________ (not receive) an answer, he decided to write another letter. Not having received

Difficult sentences: 3. There are fifty stars on the flag, one for each state, representing the union of fifty states into one country in a federal system. (Line 32-33) one for each state 是一个 _________ 结 构，在句中作状语； representing 是 _______ 短语作 _______ 。

Difficult sentences: 3. There are fifty stars on the flag, one for each state, representing the union of fifty states into one country in a federal system. one for each state 是一个独立主格结构， 在句中作状语； representing 是现在分词 短语作定语。 An air accident happened to the plane, nobody alive. The boy lying on the ground was a student.

① Her work ______(do), she sat down for a cup of tea. ② The condition ___________ (permit), he may succeed. ③ There_____________, ( 因为没有公共汽 车 ) ， we had to go home by taxi. done permitting being no bus

Difficult sentences: 4. The flag, which is made up of a red band over a white one, is based on a national flag dating back to the 13th century, which had nine red and white stripes. (Line 39-40) 本句含有两个 which 引导的 ________________ ，第二个定语从句的先行 词是 __________, dating back to 是 _________ 短语做 _______ ，修饰 ___________. 本句翻译为 ____________.

Difficult sentences: 4. The flag, which is made up of a red band over a white one, is based on a national flag dating back to the 13th century, which had nine red and white stripes. 这面国旗由上红下白的两道彩条组成，是以十三世纪 的九道红白条的印尼国旗为基础的。 本句含有两个 which 引导的非限制性定语从句，第二 个定语从句的先行词是 a national flag, dating back to 是现在分词短语做定语，修饰 a national flag. North of the city________________________ __________________________. 城北有座古塔，其历史可以追溯到 16 世纪。 stands an old tower dating back to the 16th century

1. __ in a friendly way, they both were satisfied with the result. A. Having been settled their quarrel B. Their quarrel being settled C. Their quarrel settled D. After their quarrel settled 2. Her new book is about a murder mystery__ on actual murders ___ took place in Florida several years ago. A.having been based; that B.to be based; what C. based; that D. having based; what Exercises:

3. ___ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home. A.To waitB. Have waited C. Having waitedD. To have waited 4.__ to too much sunlight, as is generally considered, will add to the potential of catching skin cancer. A.Being exposed B. Exposed C. ExposingD. To expose

5.Having got up late this morning, Mike ran as fast as he could ____ to catch the bus. A.having hopedB. to hope C. hopedD. hoping 6. At the seventh International Ballet Competition, Fernando Bujones won the first gold medal ever ____ to an American male dancer. A.givenB. to be given C. being givenD. should be giving

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