Unit 4 Unit Four Section A Five Symbols of American Culture Greeting IL. Review: ask some students to summarize the cultural differences in Western and apanese decision-making, accord ing to Section B unit 3 I. Start the new lesson The Statue of Liberty, Barbie dolls, the American Gothic painting, the Buffalo nickel and Uncle Sam are the five famous models of American culture. The Statue of liberty is a gift of French to the American people. Barbie dolls are the productions of the Mattel Toy Company. American Gothic is a painting drawn by an American artist The Buffalo nickel honored the extinction of the buffalo herds and the american Indians Uncle Sam is evolved from an earlier cartoon character and it becomes the 2. Discourse analysis: Part I (Paras1-4): It shows the creator, creating time and process of the Statue of Libert Part II(Paras 5-10): It shows the origin, developing process of Barbie Dolls and the affection of people to Barbie Dolls Part III(Paras 11-14 ): It shows what American Gothic is, the creator and the creating process. Finally, it shows how people feel about American Gothic Part IV(Paras 15-18): It shows the creator of the Buffalo Nickle. And it shows the iality of the buffalo nickle Part V(Paras 19-22): It shows the origin of Uncle Sam, and it shows the process of Uncle Sam coming to be known 3. Language points 1. work on: 1)have sth as the subject of thought or effort I want to work on perfecting my style before trying anything new. He is working on He is working on a new project which has to be finished by the end of the year 2)have the desired result or effect on sb or sth Some pills work on the nerves and make people feel more relaxed 2. enlighten: vt. give sb more information about sth so that he knows the truth I cannot remember how the trains turned round to return to London. Could you It is an enormously enlightening and exciting experience 3. alliance: n a group of countries, political parties or people who have agreed to work together because of the same interests or aims(against, between, with, to do They made an alliance against the common enemy Marriage is an alliance between two people We must have/form an alliance with the neighboring peoples 4. approve: vi. say, show or feel that sth is good(of) Her mother does not approve of her friendship with JohnUnit 4 Unit Four Section A Five Symbols of American Culture I. Greetings II. Review: Ask some students to summarize the cultural differences in Western and Japanese decision-making, according to Section B unit 3. III. Start the new lesson 1. Introduction: The Statue of Liberty, Barbie dolls, the American Gothic painting, the Buffalo nickel and Uncle Sam are the five famous models of American culture. The Statue of Liberty is a gift of French to the American people. Barbie dolls are the productions of the Mattel Toy Company. American Gothic is a painting drawn by an American artist. The Buffalo nickel honored the extinction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians. Uncle Sam is evolved from an earlier cartoon character and it becomes the symbol of America. 2. Discourse analysis: Part I (Paras1-4): It shows the creator, creating time and process of the Statue of Liberty.. Part II (Paras 5-10): It shows the origin, developing process of Barbie Dolls and the affection of people to Barbie Dolls. Part III (Paras 11-14): It shows what American Gothic is, the creator and the creating process. Finally, it shows how people feel about American Gothic. Part IV (Paras 15-18): It shows the creator of the Buffalo Nickle. And it shows the speciality of the Buffalo Nickle. Part V (Paras 19-22): It shows the origin of Uncle Sam, and it shows the process of Uncle Sam coming to be known. 3. Language points: 1. work on: 1) have sth. as the subject of thought or effort I want to work on perfecting my style before trying anything new. / He is working on a novel. He is working on a new project which has to be finished by the end of the year. 2) have the desired result or effect on sb. or sth Some pills work on the nerves and make people feel more relaxed. 2. enlighten: vt. give sb more information about sth so that he knows the truth I cannot remember how the trains turned round to return to London. Could you enlighten me? It is an enormously enlightening and exciting experience. 3. alliance: n. a group of countries, political parties or people who have agreed to work together because of the same interests or aims (against, between, with, to do ) They made an alliance against the common enemy. Marriage is an alliance between two people. We must have/form an alliance with the neighboring peoples. 4. approve: vi. say, show or feel that sth is good (of) Her mother does not approve of her friendship with John