Unit3EnglishAroundtheWorldTopic2Somethingsusuallyhavedifferentmeaningsindifferentcultures.SectionC

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，theword“dog”haspositivemeanings.InChineseculture,mostphrasesaboutdogshavenegativemeanings.amaddogarunningdogaluckydog=Heisaluckyperson.

ahomelessdogamaddogarunningdogadogcatchingamouseYouarealuckydog.

InChineseculture,negativeInwesterncultures,positiveLoveme,lovemydog.

Everydoghasitsday.Para.2Para.3Para.4roseindiferentculturesdogindiferentcultures

dragonindiferentculturesPara.1Differentcultures,DifferentmeaningsFastreadingFindoutthemainideaofeachparagraphReadingskills:Youcanoftenfindthe

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strongmagicalpowerfulChinesedragon

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()1.DragonsplayanimportantroleinChineseculture.()2.Inancienttimes,theChineseemperors

comparedthemselvestodragons.()3.Inwesterncultures,dragonhaspositivemeanings.TTFn.InChina,parentscomparetheirchildrentodragons.“dragon”meanssuccessfulperson.Inwesterncultures,dragonsare

dangerousanimals.CarefulreadingReadPara.3carefullyandmarkT(true)orF(false).RoseCarefulreadingCarefulreading1.DoesrosehavesimilarmeaningsinChineseandwesterncultures?Yes,itdoes.2.WhatdoesrosestandforbothinChineseandwesterncultures?Itstandsforlove,peace,courageandfriendship.ReadPara.4carefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.Inwesternculturesdogdragonrose

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positivemeanings:honest,andgoodfriendsofhumansdogdragonstrongandmagicalanimalsdangerousanimalslove,peace,courage,friendshipInChineseculture________________________Groupwork:1.Workingroups.2.Usethekeywordstomakesentencestogether.

Writingskills:1.Youcanusekeywordstomakesentences.Writingskills:1.Youcanusekeywordstomakesentences.2.Youcanusenewsentencestowriteacomposition.longlife,happinessInChinesecultureInwesternculturesbadluckInChinesecultureInChinesecultureInwesternculturesInwesternculturesgoodness,beauty,peacepower,wisdomhappiness,peacepridepeacock['p??kɑk]batbambooWritingBodyHeadTailWritingBodyHeadTailWritingWritingBeginningWritingBodyWritingEnding

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Althoughtheculturesaredifferent,theloveintheworldisthesame...Thingsindifferentcultureshavedifferentmeanings...WritingWriting：1.Discussthekeywordsandsentencesingroups.2.Drawpictures.3.Writeyourcompositions