白色文化差异White.pptVIP

 英语教研 2013.12.5 White 白色 White In China: Negitive: death sorrow sadness illness Positive: innocence purity In the following text, well go on talking about white culture. I will give you 5 minutes to read this passage. Please find the differences about white culture in weastern countries. Part one Positive: a white-collar job; white uniforms; baptisms; white wedding gowns purity brightness innocence fortune power luck justice Part two Negative: whitewash white elephant Multiple-choice Questions: 1.The text is mainly about________. A. the meanings of white in English culture B. the history of some English idioms C. some interesting customs in English culture D. some useful English words and expressions 2.Which expression has an historical background ? A. White-wash. B. White-collar. C. White elephant. D. White elephant sale. 3.In which statement does “white” have a negative meaning? 　　A. A boy is dressed in white at baptisms. 　　B. A bride wears a white wedding gown. 　　C. A man whitewashes his crime. 　　D. A girl finds a white collar job. 4.From the text we can learn that _______. A. a white-elephant sale is useful to the poor B. the white color is important in our daily life C. a white-collar job used to be easy to get D. expressions with white have different meanings 5.The author develops the text mainly by ______. 　A. analyzing its cause and effect B. providing typical examples 　　 C. comparing different ideas D. following the time order Language points: be associated with 与……有关联 那则离婚的消息和王菲有关。 eg. The news of the divorce is associated with Wang Fei. symbol 象征 白色是纯洁的象征。 eg. White is the symbol of purity. be regarded as…… 被认为…… 曹老师被认为是塔夫最帅的男老师之一。 eg. Mr. Cao is regar