英语学习book 2 unit 1.pptVIP

New Horizon English Book 2 Unit 1Symbols of Culture Content Leading-in Exploring Reading through Background information Studying through Understanding questions Assignments Reading More Questions Practical writing Buildings can be symbols of culture. Look at these pictures: What are they? Can they remind you of something? Words for reference McDonald’s the Imperial Palace Forbidden City Disneyland The Eight-power Allied Forces Dynasty Emperor Fast food Exploring McDonald’s is the world’s leading fast food service retailer. So far, it has more than 30,000 restaurants in 119 countries serving 46 million customers each day. Nowadays, not only McDonald’s but also some other fast food restaurants are getting more and more popular. Why is it so? Discussion questions 1. What’s your favorite fast food restaurant? McDonald’s KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) Pizza Hut 2. Why do you like to go to KFC McDonald’s? fast, save time, food is great, cheap, foreign feeling, environment Reading through In 1954, Ray Kroc, partnered with the brothers, and within a few years turned their small restaurant into a huge franchise （特许经营企业）that would later become the McDonalds Corporation. Although Kroc turned McDonalds into a global giant, its guiding principles remained largely unchanged from those the McDonald brothers had devised in 1948. Studying through Language points: Words 1. French fries = fries 炸薯条 2. southern a. 南方的 south n. 南方 3. golden （referring to color）金色的 gold （referring to quality）金质的　 4. danger n. 危险 dangerous a. 危险的 5. destroy: 毁坏 damage: 损坏 5. afford to do　花得起 6. close down （使）停业 7. have nothing to do with　 　　与…毫无关系 8. make sense　有道理 9. stop…from　阻止 10. even so　尽管如此 11. take away　带走；拿走；拆毁 Understanding questions 1. Where was the oldest McDonald’s located? 2. What will the McDonald’s do to the first McDonald’s? Why? 3. Why do many people don’t like this idea? Answers to the questions 1. It