高二英语外研版选修8课件：Module3CultrualCornerTask.pptVIP

Homework Revise what you have learnt during this period of class. 2. Get ready for the next period. Module 3 Foreign Food Cultural Corner Task Cultural Corner-1 Look at the following pictures and say what you know about the Willow Pattern Plate 1. What is the story of the willow pattern plate? The willow pattern plate shows a romantic scene based on an old Chinese story about the daughter of a rich Mandarin. She was in love with a gardener. Cultural Corner-2 Read the passage and answer the following questions. Her father was very angry and tried to stop them from being together but they ran away. They were killed in a fire started by the girl’s father but their souls became songbirds which we can see in the picture of the willow pattern design. 2. Do know any similar stories? open. When important guests come to dinner, English people may use the willow pattern plate. T Cultural Corner-3 Read the passage carefully and tell the sentences true or false. 2. Josiah Spode made the willow pattern plate, copying from similar Chinese designs. 3. In the design of the willow pattern plate, the two songbirds are flying overhead happily, singing about their lives. F F 4. The story of the willow pattern plate is based on a Chinese folk story. 5. The story of the willow pattern plate is liked by English people. T T C Cultural Corner-4 Choose the best answers 1. The passage is mainly about _______. A. willow tree B. a love story C. a pattern plate D. two songbirds D 2. The Mandarin tried to stop his daughter from marrying the young man, perhaps because ______. A. the young man was too poor B. the Mandarin looked down upon him C. the status of the young man was low D. all the above 3. Which of the following statements is false? A. The willow pattern plates are kept for special occasions. B. The first plates of this kind were made in about the seventeenth century. C. No original Chinese designs included all the designs toget