TheMulticulturalSociety.pptVIP

Unit 4The Multicultural Society Text A America as a Collage Everyday English How did he strike you?你对他的印象如何？ A: How did Shenzhen strike you? B: Well, I’m very impressed by the cleanliness of the city. You can hardly find a piece of garbage or a cigarette butt on the sidewalk. I can smell a rat.我觉得事有蹊跷。 A: She took the money and went to Canberra. B: I can smell a rat. Introductory Remarks What is an American? ---image of a cowboy --- early immigrants --- a combination family with its members of different nations --- courage --- confidence --- optimism Do you think America is going to decline like other great nations have before? Warm-up Questions What is collage? (on the disk) The author maintains that the Euro-centered American nation is giving way to a new Pacific civilization --- a type of society unlike any that has gone before it. Do you agree? Why or why not? Can you think of something other than Summary The author holds this point of view that America won’t decline as a great power in the world. On the contrary, it’ll move forward. Then he gives the example of the city of Los Angeles, in which many cultures and customs coexist. The collage–like city shows the advantage and disadvantage of cultural interaction. In the end, he provides the way of harmonizing the competing cultures in one place: the chance to try. Sentence Paraphrasing The mere fact … in decline. (Line 1—2) ---Judging from the only fact that America still attracts millions of people, America is not losing strength. It is so hard …of any improvement at all. （Line 7—9) ---When you know that there are many areas which are impaired the progress and functioning completely and unable Translation Exercise 经过二十多年的改革开放，上海已经被公认是一个正在崛起的国际化的大都市，也是一个移民城市。来自全国乃至世界各地的人们汇聚到这里，在这里工作、学习、生活。不同的文化和观念在这里碰撞并最终相互融合，形成了上海独特的“海纳百川”的多元文化社会。人们在这里学会多从他人视角考虑问题，强调合作，让不同意见发挥建设性而非破坏性的作用。人们都有一种感觉，文化多元化有助于上海发展。 Writing Assignment Directions: You are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic My View on F