unit 6-1 the statue of liberty 自由女神 课件.ppt

Contents News update PPT presentation Summary Homework 1. Sea shooting A Taiwan fisherman was killed after a Philippine military vessel opened fire on his boat on May 9 in a non-demarcated area of sea between Taiwan and the Philippines, China Daily reported. Taiwan has demanded an apology from the Philippines, and that it punish those responsible and compensate the fisherman’s family. The Chinese mainland strongly condemned the Philippines and urged it to investigate the incident immediately. 2. Staggering unemployment rate The unemployment rate of under 25-year-olds in the European Union hit 23.5 percent in March, latest figures published by Eurostat show. The highest unemployment rates for under 25s were recorded in Greece, with a staggering 59.1 percent, followed by Spain with 55.9 percent, Italy with 38.4 percent and Portugal with 38.3 percent. Germany and Austria recorded the lowest rates, both with 7.6 percent How much do you know about the Statue of Liberty ? Summaries Statue description Knowledge review Knowledge review Names ---Benjamin Franklin ---Joseph Pulitzer ---Auguste Bartholdi ---Gustave Eiffel ---Grover Cleveland ---Ronald Reagon ---Emma Lazarus What does these numbers stand for? ---152 foot ---1865 (Edouard de Laboulaye) ---1884/7/4 ---214/350 ---1886/10/28 ---1924 ---20th century ---early 1980’s ---1984 ---1986/7/4 Words and phrases p.94-95 Homework Self study---text A (understanding) Exercises p.98-100 Language lab 6 (with the book) Unit 6 City symbolThe Statue of Liberty General situation “Liberty Enlightening the World “(La liberté éclairant le monde), known more commonly as “the Statue of Liberty”, bronze statues, 47 meters high pedestal[pedistl] , like high 46 meters, 93 meters high total, 229 tons. Position Designers The sculptor was Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the designer of the Eiffel Tower, engineered the internal structure. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel Frederic Auguste Bartholdi Ap