白色文化差異White

1、 英語教研 2013.12.5 White白色White Mourning Hall Mourning Hall In China:Negitive:death sorrow sadness illnessPositive: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

2、countries. Part onePositive: a white-collar job; white uniforms; baptisms; white wedding gowns purity brightness innocence fortune power luck justicePart twoNegative: whitewash white elephantMultiple-choice Questions:1.The text is mainly about_.A. the meanings of white in English culture B. the hist

3、ory of some English idioms C. some interesting customs in English culture D. some useful English words and expressions2.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?

4、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 j

5、ob used to be easy to get D. expressions with white have different meanings5.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 orderLanguage points:be associated with 與有關(guān)聯(lián) 那則離婚的消息和王菲有關(guān)。eg. The n

6、ews of the divorce is associated with Wang Fei.symbol 象征 白色是純潔的象征。eg. White is the symbol of purity. be regarded as 被認(rèn)為曹老師被認(rèn)為是塔夫最帥的男老師之一。eg. Mr. Cao is regarded as one of the most handsome male teachers in Tough.present n. 禮物;現(xiàn)在 v. 贈(zèng)送 adj. 現(xiàn)在的；出席的我在生日派對(duì)上收到很多禮物。eg. I received many presents on my birthday party.周嵐沒有出席這次活動(dòng)。eg. Zhou Lan is not present at this activity.crime n. 罪行，罪惡 罪犯 criminal adj. 刑事的；犯罪的那個(gè)罪犯試圖掩飾他的罪行。eg. The criminal tried to hide/wihte wash his crime.murder n./vt. 謀殺罪/謀