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A French Fourth Unit 6, Book IV

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Warm-up

• In most sports events, for example the Olympics, the national flag of the winner’s country is hoisted. What does this kind of ritual suggest to you?

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Independence Day

• On I July 4, 1776, the United States claimed it's independence from England and Democracy was born.

• Each year on July 4th, also known as Independence Day, Americans celebrate their independence with picnics, barbecues, fireworks and family gatherings.

• All Americans are entitled to Independence Day off work - although some people have to work. (like policemen and firemen).

• Independence Day is considered a Family Day with picnics, barbecues, fireworks, parades, to celebrate independence and freedom.

• Americans proudly fly the American flag and spend the day with their families.

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Celebration of the Fourth

• a picnic or barbecue,

• gather with family relatives

• taking advantage of the three-day weekend or day off from work.

• Decorations (streamers, balloons, and clothing)

• Parades

• baseball games

• displays of fireworks

• face painting for the children and tossing of a football or Frisbee (飞碟 ).

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Holidays Holidays （节日）（节日）

What we do on holidaysWhat we do on holidays

• Have special greetings

• Eat special food

• See family members

• Listen to special music

• Dance!

• Remember stories

Guessing game!Guessing game!

Mid-Autumn Festival

Christmas

• Xmas 是希腊文和英文的混合体，而非一个正式用法的英文字，加上撇号成为 X'mas 。外国许多商家在圣诞节期间，挂出 Merry Xmas 两个字海报，但在正式的场合仍以Christmas 为正确圣诞节名称

Spring Festival

Thanksgiving

National Day

Independence Day

Halloween

['hæləu'i:n] 

十月

Play a game: 咬苹果游戏（ Bobbing for apples ）

Bite the apple just with your mouth.在不用手的条件下用嘴去咬苹果，谁先咬到，谁就是优胜者 .

　万圣夜的主要活动。小孩装扮成各种恐怖样子，逐门逐户按响邻居的门铃，大叫 :"Trick or Treat!" （不请客就捣乱），主人家便会拿出一些糖果、巧克力或是小礼物。

Trick or Treat

( 不给糖就捣蛋）

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What do they need?

√ √√

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My own holidayMy own holiday

• If I could make my own holiday….

• What would it be called?

• What day of the year?

• What food?

• What music?

• What greetings?

Questions For YouQuestions For You

• 1. What did you do to celebrate National Day? • 2. How much do you know about National Day of

different countries in the world? • 3. What is the cutural penetration? • (Penetration means to make way into or through

something )• cultural aggression• cultural assimilation • cultural heritage

• What is the reason for cutural penetration?

• push and pull factors

• push: the need to have in order to survive

• pull: the attracton of a new life

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Background

• This text is taken from The Atlantic Mothly, July /August 2001. The author Charles Trueheart is a correspondent for the Washington Post based in Paris. Globalization make people can touch their own cultures more easily and children abroad can learn the history of their motherland from school. The culture divide between different countries is less jarring. However, on the other hand, people are less than fully immersed in a truly foreign world.

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Globalization

Globali-zation

Metaphors of globalization

2.mosaic

1.Melting pot

3.salad

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Illustrate how important it is to preserve one’s own traditional culture in the process of globalization.

How do you understand the following metaphors?

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Part Division & Purpose of Writing

Part I (Para. 1-3): The author starts with a way of celebrating his home country’s National Day.

Part II (Para. 4-9): The author makes a contrastive analysis of the costs and benefits of the expatriated people.

Part III (Para. 10-12): The author talks about the effect of globalization.

The advantages

and disadvantages

of rearing children in a

foreign culture

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