1、Cultural cornerCultural cornerRead and find out the answers to the following questions.1)What is the passage about?The passage is about the reason why we clap and the history of clapping,the features of applause.2)Why do people clap?3)How many countries are mentioned in the passages?To show that the
2、y like something.Three countries.Para 11)What is the main idea of the first paragraph?2)On what occasion do people clap?The reasons why we clap.We clap at the end of a live performance,such as a play,or a concert,to say thank you to the performers.What is the main idea of the paragraph?What did appl
3、ause mean in classical Athens?What did the prolonged clapping help?The custom of clapping has early beginnings.Applause meant judgment and taking part.Prolonged clapping helped a play to win.Para 2classical Athens What is the definition of applause?What is the features of clapping?Applause was a sig
4、n of being part of the community,and of equality between actors and audience.Clapping is social,like laughter,it is infectious,and spread very quickly.Para 3Do people from different cultures clap on the same occasions?No,some occasions on which people clap change from one country to another.婚礼 at a
5、weddingfuneral n.葬礼 at a funeral 1.live a live performance 现场演出live adj.活的,生动的,精力充沛的,直播的The cat is playing with a live mouse.猫在戏弄那只活老鼠。It wasnt a recorded show,it was live.这不是录像表演,这是现场转播。Language points【辨析】live,alive和living都有“活着的，活的”等意，但alive常用作表语或后置定语；living既可用作定语，又可用作表语；而live一般仅用作定语。如：The animals
6、are alive.这些动物是活的。The hunter caught a bear alive.那猎人活捉了一头熊。Unfortunately,she has no living relatives.不幸的是,她的亲戚都不在了。Are your grandparents still living?你的祖父母还健在吗?He is interested in fish and has quite a few live ones at home.他对鱼感兴趣,在他家里养了好多鱼。2.prolong vt.延长,拉长The meeting may be prolonged into the even
7、ing because so many problems have to be solved tonight.会议可能要延长到夜里,因为今晚有太多问题要解决。Shall we prolong our stay for a few days?我们多停留两三天好吗？3.mean doing 意味着做某事mean to do sth.打算做某事4.holdv.握住,拿着,持有,容纳,占领,支撑住 保持注意,有兴趣n.把握,控制,船舱1)The city is held by the enemy.这座城市已被敌人占领。2)Hold yourself still for a moment while I
8、 take your photograph.我给你拍照的那一刹那,你不要动。3)We held our breath in fear.我们因害怕而屏住呼吸。4)We are holding a meeting.我们正在开会。5)I managed to grab hold of the jug before it fell.我设法抓住了那个罐子才未跌落。6)She has now held the post of Prime Minister longer than anyone else this century.她现在当首相任期之长在本世纪是前所未有的。7)I dont think the
9、 car will hold you all.我看这辆汽车坐不下你们这些人。8)My new car holds the road well.我的新汽车贴路性能很好。9)The bridge cant hold that much weight.那座桥不能负载那样的重量。10)Televised sports couldnt hold my interest.电视播放的体育节目比赛不能引起我的兴趣。5.equality:n.同等,平等1)I do not believe in equality of capacity,but I do believe in equality of opport
10、unity.我不相信能力均等,但我确实相信机会均等。2)Women are still struggling for true equality with men.妇女仍在争取与男人真正平等。social adj.社会的6.infectious adj.有感染力的,传染的1)He expressed infectious enthusiasm to his voters.他对他的选民表现出很有感染力的热情。2)The flu is highly infectious.流感的传染性很强。7.occasion 时刻,时候,场合on this/that occasion 此时/彼时on one occasion 有一次Ive met her on several occasions recently.我最近见到过她好几次。时机,机会This is not an occasion for laughter.这不是笑的时候。occasion 做先行词用when/on which 引导。There are some occasions when people cant express themselves freely.人们在许多场合下不能自由的表达自己。Thank you!Thank you!
