1、Cultural corner,Read 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 they like
2、something.,Three countries.,Para 1,1) 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.,a live performance 现场演出 live adj. 活的, 生动的, 精力充沛的
3、, 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. 这不是录音表演, 这是现场转播。,What is the main idea of the paragraph?What did applause mean in classical Athens?What did the prolonged clapping help?,The custom of clapping has early beginnings.,Applause meant judgment
4、and taking part.,Prolonged clapping helped a play to win.,Para 2,classical Athens,prolong vt. 延长，拉长,The meeting may be prolonged into the evening 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。,2. Shall we prolong our stay for a few days? 我们多停留两三天好吗？mean doing 意味着做某事mean
5、 to do sth. 打算做某事 hold v. 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 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 g
6、rab 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 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 w
7、eight. 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。,What is the definition of applause?What is the features of clapping?,Applause was a sign of being part of the community, and of equality between actors and audience.,Clapping is social, like laughter, it is inf
8、ectious, and spread very quickly.,Paragraph 3,Do 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 wedding,funeral n. 葬礼 at a funeral,equality: n. 同等,平等,I do not believe in equality of capacity, but I do bel
9、ieve in equality of opportunity. 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,infectious adj. 有感染力的,adj. 传染的,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。,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,
