National flags, colours and cultures,The short film is about a Chinese ceremony of saluting to the national flag. The five-star red flag is our national flag with which we are familiar and we can see it almost every day.,1. Whats our national flag like? Can you describe it?,2. What do colors and the stars on the national flag of China symbolize?,Discussion,1. The color of the flag is red. It is rectangular in shape. The proportion between the length and height is three to two. In the upper left corner of the flag, there are five five-pointed stars, yellow in color. One of them is bigger and is located in the top left-handed corner. The other four surround the bigger star to its right.,Five-star red flag,2. The red color of the flag represents the revolutionary martyrs. The color of the five stars is yellow, which symbolizes the bright future. Among the five stars, the bigger one stands for the communist party of China while the other four represent the different groups of people in China who are all united behind the Party.,Objectives,To learn about the national flag of France, the USA and Indonesia To learn why each countrys national flag is made up of different colours To learn to compare your own knowledge with the new information learned from the article,汉语是我们的母语，我们从学英语开始，就是用汉语来解释和记忆英语的。变“用汉语解释和记忆英语”为“用英语解释和记忆英语”。避免了将英语转换为另一种语言汉语所带来的不便和时间耗费。不但提高了效率，而且久而久之，有可能在头脑中建立起两种思维系统，即在汉语思维之外，还可以逐步建立起独立的英语思维系统。,用英语解释和记忆英语，本身就是在学习和运用英语，对提高英语语感和英语的阅读理解能力以及综合运用能力很有好处，是一举多得的好方法。真正做到了用英语品味英语，越品越有味；用英语理解英语，理解更准确。鉴于本环节初次尝试此种设置，可能有些学生对英语解释不能完全理解，为降低难度，英文解释后还配有中文解释，以方便学生回顾早读课中已预习过的单词，进一步加深记忆。,to join two pieces of cloth together by putting thread through them with a needle happening, done or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan forming the base, from which everything else develops; more important than anything else to end an activity or custom officially when something or someone is released or made free,sew,random,fundamental,abolish,liberation,the right of different groups of people to have a similar social position and receive the same treatment to represent something fairness in the way people are dealt with the quality of being honest to make a formal sign of respect to someone, especially by raising the right hand to the side of the head to feel or express opposition to or dislike of something or someone,equality,symbolize,justice,honesty,salute,object,a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of goodness in people to cause especially soldiers to be in a particular place to do a job to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others; to allow another person or group to have power or authority over you, or to accept something unwillingly relating to deep feelings and beliefs, especially religious beliefs,virtue,station,submit,spiritual,A brief introduction of national flags,A national flag is a flag that symbolizes a country and that can usually be flown by citizens of that country. Both public and private buildings such as schools and courthouses often fly the national flag. In some countries, the national flags are only flown from non-military buildings on certain flag days. There are three distinct types of national flag for use on land, and three for use at sea, although many countries use identical designs for several of these types of flag. Some national flags have been particularly inspirational to other nations, countries, or subnational entities in the design of their own flags.,The following are national flags of some countries; try to tell which country each flag belongs to.,Canada,France,USA,Indonesia,England,German,Australia,Korea,Singapore,Reading Tips,在阅读时，要注意综合运用略读(skimming)与扫读(scanning)这两种方法。,Reading strategy,skimming,scanning,a general idea,certain information,titles and headings,the first and last sentences of paragraphs,the first and last paragraphs,pictures and charts,Scan the text for key words and phrases, dates, etc.,Do not need to read the whole text.,Skimming to get general ideas,Skimming,Reading Comprehension I,What do the colours used on the French flag remind us of? They remind us of the motto of the Revolutionliberty, equality and fraternity. 2.How many stars are there on the national flag of the USA? Fifty. 3. What colour is the Indonesian flag? Read and white.,Careful reading to solve difficult points,Tips for teacher,本模块的careful reading主要是针对句型和部分短语的解释，教师可以根据学生的预习情况来选择性讲解。 为了引导学生进行自主学习，自己查找相关资料学习新单词，这里不对词汇做解释。但为了方便，在每个单元的language points板块中会对本单元的词汇做一个重点讲解。,These flags are more than just pieces of cloth sewn together at random with thread. (P34), A. “More than名词”表示“多于”、“非但尤其是”如： 1) Modern science is more than a large amount of information. 2) Jason is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too., B. “More than数词”含“以上”或“不止”之意，如： 3) I have known David for more than 20 years., C. “More than形容词”等于“很”或“非常”的意思，如： 4) In doing scientific experiments, one must be more than careful with the instruments. 5) I assur