1. Unit 3 Understanding each other
Project

2. 1. To read a travel brochure about minority cultures around the world;
2. To make a reference book with the result of research a unique culture;
3. To develop the ability to finish a project by working together;
4. To master some useful vocabulary and sentences.

3. The Uyghur

4. The Tibetan [tɪ'betn]

5. Cultural Experience Tours
What minority groups does this passage talk about? In which countries do these minority groups live?
Cultural Experience Tours

6. The Dai

7. The Inuit

8. The Maoris

9. The Aborigines

10. The Plains Indians

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

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

14. Reading & Filling Ethnic group in which country what to eat
where to live
belief
events
Inuit
Aborigines
Maoris
American
Indians

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

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

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

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

19. This passage is most probably taken from ______________.
a geography textbook
a newspaper report A B C D
a science magazine
a guidebook

20. on minority cultures in China
Make a reference book
on minority cultures in China

21. Sample Mysterious Gaoshan
Would you like to explore a minority culture? You will have the chance to meet the Gaoshan people in Taiwan!
If you like singing and dancing, this tour is for you. You will join them there, and learn
about their musical instruments. You
will also have the chance to wear clothes
made from hemp and cotton, and learn
to make baskets with bamboo.
Seize the chance, or you will regret!

22. on minority cultures in China
Make a reference book
on minority cultures in China
Presenting
Producing
Present it to the class
Preparing
Write down and improve the reference page
Add pictures
Planning
Choose the topics
Collect information
Distribute the task
Choose a minority group

23. Challenge yourselves!

24. Homework
1. Make a reference book about other minority cultures in groups and share your reference book with others.
2. Do Part B My trip to Spain on Page 120 in the Workbook.

25. A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。