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Unit 4 The Multicultural Society Students are required to finish the following tasks in two weeks: preview and review Text A on line; prepare the In-class Activities with other group members; finish the exercises of Text A; finish the listening tasks of Part B, C, D in Unit 7 8 from your listening book; learn Text B by yourselves with the help of PPT on line; finish Fast Reading Unit 4; write an essay entitled “The Importance of Learning Other Cultures” in no less than 120 words. In-class Activities: Dictation Read aloud and learn them by heart: The mere fact that America still attracts millions of people is evidence that it is not in decline. People aren’t attracted to a place of decline. Signs of decline are sure to be found in a place as complex as America: debt, crime, the homeless, drugs, dropouts. But the main characteristic of the America, the first and most enduring impression, is dynamism, energy, aggressiveness, forward movement. It may be that the Euro-centered American nation is declining as it gives way to a new Pacific civilization that will include, but not be limited to, America. Historically speaking, America may not decline, but instead fuse with the Pacific culture to create a kind of vast Pacific collage, a mix of Hispanic and Asian cultures linked through the most modern communication technologies. Give me liberty, or give me death. 不自由，毋宁死。 On earth there is nothing great but man; in man there is nothing great but mind. 世界上只有人伟大，人身上只有思想伟大。 If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency. -- Joshuas Reynolds, American female essayist 如果你很有天赋,勤勉会使其更加完善；如果你能力一般，勤勉会补足其缺陷。 -- 美国女散文家 J. 雷诺兹 I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. -- Winston Churchill, British politician 我所能奉献的没有其他，只有热血、辛劳、眼泪与汗水。 -- 英国政治家 W. 丘吉尔 Answer or discuss