1、英语必修5外研版Module5课时学案（3）Period 3 Cultural corner1【大成目标】1、通过Skinning快速找到有关the marathon信息；2、培养快速捕捉文章中的重要细节的能力；（重点）3、Introduce the marathon in your own words。（难点）21世纪教育网【使用说明】课前阅读短文，并熟记词汇表。 基础案 课中（10分钟）Step 1：课堂链接：学生展示上节课作业。 Step2：Read the passage and answer the questions. n1 What are the origins of the
2、marathon?学会跳读法，快速找到所需信息2 Why is the marathon the last Olympic event? 21世纪教育网Because it _ be the hardest event.keys:1.Legend says a Greek soldier ran from Marathon to Athens to tell of the Greek victory. 2. is supposed to 升华案（20分钟）学会抓关键信息，快速判断 Sept 1：True or False 1) The whole distance of the maratho
3、n is about 42 kilometres.2) The marathon started in a battle between Greece and Persia.3) In the 1908 Olympics an American runner won the marathon.4) Nowadays the marathons can be watched out of the Olympics.5) Only people who are good at sport can run a marathon.Keys : 1)T 2） F 3）T 4） T 5） F21世纪教育网
4、二次阅读：在短文中寻找你所需要的答案，可用诸如As far as I know 等用语21世纪教育网SA: the origins of the marathonS B: the distance of the marathonSC: the 1908 MarathonS D: the New York Marathon and the Great Wall Marathon21世纪教育网Sept 2 ： Choose one topic to introduce the marathon in your own words.巩固案( 5分钟做题，5分钟展示点评)阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所
5、给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。For millions of Facebook users, choosing which photo to use for an online profile is an important decision. According to a study by researchers at the UT Dallas Center, the photos we select may reflect individual preferences, but they also appear to reflect more deeply rooted,
6、unconscious cultural differences.Previous research has shown that culture can affect not only language and custom, but also how we experience the world and process information. Western cultures，for example，condition people to think of themselves as highly independent entities (实体)，whereas East Asian
7、 cultures stress collectivism and interdependence.Dr. Denise Park, co-director of the Center at UT Dallas, and former graduate student Dr. ChihMao Huang of the University of Illinois, were curious about whether these patterns of cultural influence extend to cyberspace. In a paper published in the In
8、ternational Journal of Psychology, they examined the profile photographs of more than 500 active Facebook users from the United States a nd East Asia. Overall, they found that profile photos of Americans are more likely to focus on the individuals face，while the profiles of East Asians tend to less
9、emphasize the face and include more background features. Americans also show greater smile intensity compared to East Asian Facebook users.The findings show marked cultural differences in the focus of attention among East Asian and American Facebook users. Moreover, they echo previous research on cu
10、ltural influences on visual perception(感知），attention, and reasoning in the offline world.“We believe these findings relate to a cultural bias to be more individualistic and independent in the US and more communal and interdependent in Asia”，said Park.The research also found that cultural influences
11、over our self-presentation online can shift over time and from place to place. In one of the study samples, Americans studying in Japan and Japanese studying in the US both showed a tendency to adjust their profile photos to the general preferences of their host country.“ Facebook constitutes an ext
12、ended social context in which personal profiles mirror various individual characteristics，private thoughts，and social behaviors，” noted Huang. “ As such，the study presents a new approach to investigate cognition and behaviors across cultures by using Facebook as a data collection platform. ”1. The u
13、nderlined word condition” in the first paragraph probably means _.A. adviseB. instructC. shapeD. forbid2. We can know from the passage that Mongolians probably emphasize_.A. cultural influencesB. social behaviorsC. independent existenceD. collective power3. It can be inferred that a Korean studying
14、in the US is likely to _.A. use a picture of his face on FacebookB. adjust to American preferences quicklyC. change his profile photos from time to timeD. put up a photo of his apartment on Facebook4. According to Dr. Huang, Facebook can help to _.A. make up a more extended social contextB. study th
15、e diversity of worldwide culturesC. promote communication between east and westD. combine different cultures from different aspects【参考答案】14、CDABAnswer these questions1) When did the marathon become an Olympic event?2) What was the distance of the marathon in the beginning?3) What is the distance of
16、the marathon now?21世纪教育网来源:21世纪教育网4) How many people watched the New York Marathon?5) How dramatically did the 1908 Marathon end?来源:21世纪教育网6) Why is the marathon thought to be the hardest Olympic event? Keys: 1) In 1896 2) 40 kilometers 3) 26 miles-about 42 kilometres 4) Two million people 5 6) Because it is thought to be the hardest.