particular symbols owing to its social and historical background Culture Notes(see the courseware) 1. the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像) 2 American gothic(美国哥特式) 3. Barbie dolls(芭比娃娃) 4. The Buffalo nickel(“布法罗”镍币 5 Uncle sam(山姆大叔) Global reading 1. Text Structure Anal The overall structure of the passage is the author's listing five famous sy mbols of American culture A. Each symbol is parallel to another or there is a matching relationship between the symbols B. The five sy mbols are put together to support the central topic of the reading passage- Five famous symbols of American culture C. The author always tries to narrate the story according to the time sequence D. For each sy mbol, the author deals with it from different aspects such as who created, what the creator was, how he created, when, and how the symbol was accepted, etc Part I(Paras 1-4) The Statue of liberty Part ll( paras 5-10) Barbie Dolls Part Ill( paras 11-14) American Gothic Part I(Paras 15-18) The Buffalo Nickel Part V(paras 19-22) Uncle Sam 2. Devices for developing the text 1)headings: Five headings are used in this passage to put the whole text into five erived prts, with each head ing serving as a separate topic. And these headings are derived from the title of the text: Five Famous Symbols of American Culture. This device is helpful in making the text-structure clear 2)time sequence 3)general-specific description(Para. 16-17) 4)contrast(Para. 16-17 Detailed reading: Language Study 1. work on: have sth as the subject of thought or effort The scientists are still working on inventing new methods of reaching outer space 2. enlighten: vt. give sb. more information about sth. so that he or she knows the truth( followed by on The object of the exercise is to amuse and enlighten the general readers Please enlighten me on that subjectparticular symbols owing to its social and historical background. Culture Notes (see the courseware) 1. the Statue of Liberty (自由女神像) 2. American Gothic（美国哥特式） 3. Barbie dolls（芭比娃娃） 4. The Buffalo nickel（“布法罗”镍币） 5. Uncle Sam (山姆大叔) Global reading 1. Text Structure Analysis The overall structure of the passage is the author’s listing five famous symbols of American culture. A. Each symbol is parallel to another or there is a matching relationship between the symbols. B. The five symbols are put together to support the central topic of the reading passage— Five famous symbols of American culture. C. The author always tries to narrate the story according to the time sequence. D. For each symbol, the author deals with it from different aspects such as who created, what the creator was, how he created, when, and how the symbol was accepted, etc. Part I (Paras 1-4) The Statue of Liberty Part II ( paras 5-10 ) Barbie Dolls Part III ( paras 11-14) American Gothic Part IV ( Paras 15-18) The Buffalo Nickel Part V (paras 19-22) Uncle Sam 2. Devices for developing the text 1) headings: Five headings are used in this passage to put the whole text into five distinct parts, with each heading serving as a separate topic. And these headings are derived from the title of the text: Five Famous Symbols of American Culture. This device is helpful in making the text-structure clear. 2) time sequence 3) general-specific description (Para. 16-17) 4) contrast (Para. 16-17) Detailed reading: Language Study 1. work on: have sth. as the subject of thought or effort The scientists are still working on inventing new methods of reaching outer space. 2. enlighten: vt. give sb. more information about sth. so that he or she knows the truth ( followed by on) The object of the exercise is to amuse and enlighten the general readers. Please enlighten me on that subject