高二教案 第841期(4-5版)
发布时间:2021-09-13
2021-2022学年度第3期总第841期
Fresh fashion fad (Pages 4-5)
山东省鄄城县第一中学 李克望
Lead-in
1. Do you like wearing hanfu or T-shirts with Chinese characters?
2. What do you think of the trend of guochao?
Possible answers:
a. It symbolizes our cultural confidence and can enhance our ethnic identity (民族认同).
b. It shows that we take pride in our rich intangible cultural heritages.
Skimming
Read the passage and identify the following statements as True or False.
1. Following the advice of big name foreign companies, Chinese sportswear brand Li-Ning changed things up in 2018. ( )
2. Li-Ning's Taoism-inspired Wu Dao collection was a hit at home and abroad during the 2018 New York Fashion Week. ( )
3. The emergence of guochao is largely due to Western brands’ boycott of Xinjiang cotton. ( )
4. The essence of China-chic is Chinese people’s recognition of China’s development and growing national cultural confidence. ( )
Key: 1-4 FTFT
Detailed reading
Reread the passage and answer the following questions.
1. What is guochao or China-chic?
It refers to the rise of China’s native fashion trends.
2. What did Li-Ning do for the 2018 New York Fashion Week?
The company introduced its Taoism-inspired Wu Dao collection, which not only had a trendy look, but also included elements of traditional Chinese culture.
3. What was one of Western brands’ allegations about Xinjiang cotton this March?
They alleged there was forced labor.
4. What did Kerra Zhou imply about the next stage of guochao?
The trend of guochao, or China-chic, will gain greater popularity among Chinese people in the near future thanks to traditional cultural confidence.
Structure
Please fill in the blanks with the proper numbers standing for the corresponding paragraph.
A. The driving force of China-chic ( )
B. The definition of China-chic ( )
C. The popularity of China-chic in Chinese cities ( )
D. The sweeping trend of China-chic in other sectors ( )
E. The beginning of China-chic ( )
Key: A: P6-8; B: P3; C: P1-2; D: P5; E: P4
Language study
1. According to a recently published report, searches related to guochao on Dianping, a lifestyle information platform, have risen by 170 percent from the same period last year, and reviews have risen by nearly 40 percent.
related to ...在此处为过去分词作定语,修饰searches,它的意思是“与……有关的”。表达此意的短语还有:connected with; concerned with; associated with
Eg.
He claimed a distaste for everything related to money.
他声称厌恶与金钱有关的一切。
2. China-chic came into the spotlight in 2018.
come into the spotlight 进入聚光灯下;值得注意;受到关注
Eg.
I never imagined that this actor would come in the spotlight.
我从来没想过这位演员会受到关注。
3. Now, the guochao trend is “moving to the next stage, where its success will rely, first and foremost, on gaining cultural confidence rather than Western validation”.
此处的where引导的是非限制性定语从句,修饰抽象名词stage。
Eg.
We have reached a point where a change is needed.
我们到了必须改一改的地步。
Expressions
1. take hold 生根
2. follow in the footsteps of sb 效法某人
3. change things up 做出改变
4. grab attention at home and abroad 赢得国内外的关注
5. record 取得(成就)
6. first and foremost 重要的,首要的
7. national pride 民族自豪感
8. cultural confidence 文化自信