,*,Unit 1,Other countries,other cultures,Welcome to the unit,模块九,Unit 1Welcome to the unit模块九,Do you have an experience of going abroad?,How much do you know about foreign countries?,Look at the pictures below and try to guess which country each represents.,Do you have an experience of g,Picture 1,They are,Mounties,or,the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,.They are also known as the RCMP.,Canada,Picture 1They are Mounties,or,The RCMP,was originally called North-West Mounted Police,which was formed in 1873.In 1920,it was renamed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.In the past,horses were used as a means of transport by the police in Canada.Now,various modern facilities are used instead.,The RCMP was originally cal,The Coat of Arms of Canada,The Coat of Arms of Canada,The worlds second-largest country,The worlds second-largest co,What other things can you think of to represent Canada?,Red maple leaves,What other things can you thin,Picture 2,This man guards the Queens jewels.,the UK,Picture 2This man guards the Q,The man is a beefeater,or the Yeomen Warder of his Majestys Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London.,The man is a beefeater,or the,In the past,the beefeaters looked after the prisoners in the London Tower and guarded the British crown jewels.Now,they no longer safeguard the Queens jewels.Instead,they are ceremonial guardians who also act as tour guides.To most of the tourists,they are tourist attractions in their own right.,In the past,the beefeaters lo,What other things can you think of to represent the UK?,Big Ben,Stonehenge,What other things can you thin,Picture 3,This modern opera house has become the symbol of the modern city.,Australia,Picture 3 This modern opera ho,The Sydney Opera House,represents both achievements in modern architecture and performance.This magnificent building was constructed between 1957 and 1973,and its concrete shell roof is very distinctive.Since its official opening,the Sydney Opera House has attracted famous performers all around the world.,The Sydney Opera House represe,What other things can you think of to represent Australia?,Koala bear,Kangaroo,What other things can you thin,Picture 4,Everything is bigger in this country,including the skyscrapers!,the USA,Picture 4Everything is bigger,The Empire State Building,which stands over a quarter of a mile above the heart of Manhattan,is a 102-story landmark skyscraper.It was designed by William F.Lamb and constructed between 1929 and 1931.,The Empire State Building,whi,What other things can you think of to represent the USA?,The Statue of Liberty,The White House,What other things can you thin,Can you name any symbols for other countries?,cherry blossom,Japan,Mount Fuji,Can you name any symbols for o,pyramids,Egypt,pyramidsEgypt,Leaning Tower Pisa,Italy,Leaning Tower PisaItaly,Eiffel Tower,France,Eiffel Tower France,Greece,Aegean Sea,GreeceAegean Sea,kimono,tulip,Holland,Japan,kimonotulipHollandJapan,raki,Football,France,Brazil,rakiFootballFranceBrazil,If you had to choose a symbol to represent,China,what would you choose?,If you had to choose a symbol,China,China,Discussion,Discussion,What is culture?What about the relationship between culture and,language?,Culture,in a broad sense,is an integrated pattern of human behavior that includes thoughts,communications,languages,practices,beliefs,values,customs,courtesies,rituals,manners of interacting and roles,relationships and expected behaviors of a racial,ethnic,religious or social group,.,What is culture?What about th,As a culture is so inclusive,it permeates virtually every aspect of human life and influences predominantly peoples behavior,including linguistic behavior.This means that language is not only part of how we define culture,but it also reflects culture.Language and culture intrinsically depend on each other,they have evolved through the history.,As a culture is so inclusive,Their mutual interdependence can find proof in the rise of civilization,the development of writing and human communication.Language is a vehicle of cultural transmission.Different languages may reflect different cultures;different cultures entail different language expressions.,Their mutual interdependence c,Idioms,proverbs and metaphors in different languages derived from different origins,also demonstrate cultural differences.Different languages may have different idioms owing to different living,environments,social conventions and literature tradition,etc.Thus,language learners cannot truly master the language until they have also mastered the cultural contexts in which the language occurs.,Idioms,proverbs and metaphors,What role do you think culture teaching play in language teaching?,Language is a part of culture and plays a very important role in it.Some social scientists consider it the keystone of culture.Without language,they maintain,culture would not be possible.On the other hand,language is influenced and shaped by culture;it reflects culture,.,What role do you think culture,In th