初中进阶 (2282 期 ) 45 版 What Americans like about Britain

Pre-reading 1.Look at the following pictures. What do they have in common? They are all symbols of British culture.

Pre-reading 2.What else do you know about British culture?

While reading  Summarize the British culture favored by Americans mentioned in the article. 1.________________________; 2.________________________; 3.________________________. British TV shows like Doctor Who, Sherlock and Downton Abbey Britain’s royal family British bands and singing groups like the Beatles, One Direction and The Wanted

While reading  Answer the following questions. 1.America doesn’t have a longer history than Britain, does it? 2.What attracts Americans to Downton Abbey? No, it doesn’t. Beautiful clothing, grand houses, attractive stories and historical details in the show.

While reading  Answer the following sentences. 3.Why do Americans enjoy following news about Britain’s royal family? 4.When did The Wanted become popular among Americans? Because of their childhood dreams about castles, princes and princesses. After the TV show Glee played one of its songs.

Language study  Find a word in the article that best matches each definition. The first letter has been given. 1.a___________: a particular part or feature of a situation, an idea, a problem, etc. 2.a___________: to wait for someone or something 3.f___________: to attract someone very much 4.f___________: to prefer one system, plan, way of doing something, etc. to another 5.u___________: used for saying that something is certainly true or is accepted by everyone spect wait ascinate avor ndoubtedly

After reading  Do you prefer British culture or American culture? Why? How does it affect your daily life?