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An E-mail From My Friend

An E-mail From My Friend. Dear Gladys,

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An E-mail From My Friend

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  1. An E-mail From My Friend Dear Gladys, How are you doing recently? I hope everything goes well. I have chosen Chinese culture this semester, and I really have some problems understanding it, as it is quite different from the American culture. Can you tell me some symbols of Chinese culture so that I can learn more about it and pass this course successfully. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best wishes! Sincerely Yours, Michael

  2. Five Famous Symbols of American Culture -Gladys

  3. Listen to the passage and try to find out what are the five symbols. pr-unit04-1.mp3 1. The Statue of Liberty 2. Barbie 3. American Gothic 4. Buffalo Nickel 5. Uncle Sam

  4. The Statue of Liberty 1.When, who, what? 2. Purpose? 3. About the creator? 4. How did he created the statue? 5. When did the creator finish the statue? How did he like the statue? Language points

  5. Barbie BarbieGirl.mp3 1. Real name for Barbie? 2. Model for Barbie? 3. How do people feel about Barbie? Language points

  6. American Gothic • Who painted it? 2. What was it famous for? 3. Who were the models?

  7. Buffalo Nickel 1. What do we know about American coins? 2. Why was it produced? 3. Where did Fraser find a model buffalo? 4. What happened to the model buffalo later?

  8. Uncle Sam • What are the two meanings of “US”? 2. How did Flagg’s portrait of Uncle Sam look like?

  9. Barbie

  10. Barbie

  11. Gothic

  12. Language points • His mother could not approve of her son’s affection for a woman she had never met. ——his mother couldn’t agree to her son’s love for a woman… 2.The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on an island… ——dedicate oneself / sth. to sth.把…奉献给 (dedicate her life to helping the poor) ——dedicate sth (to sb/sth)以庄严的仪式把…奉献给（上帝. 圣徒等） （the church was dedicated in 1880这座教堂于1880年举行献堂礼）

  13. Language points • co-founder 联合创始人 （co- means accompany, sharing, with or joint) operate→ cooperate exist→ coexist director → co-director ( Page 101 Ex Ⅶ) 2. although with an exaggerated breast size ( although she has an ……) ——the structure of “conjunction+ prepositional phrase” ( Page 103 ExⅨ) 3. be disgusted by: dislike greatly

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