Unit 11 Fantastic Chinese Culture · 仁爱科普版英语八年级下册（仁爱科普八下）
UNIT 11 Fantastic Chinese Culture 第十一单元 灿烂的中国文化
Big Question: What should we do with tradition? 大问题：我们应该如何对待传统？
In this unit, you will learn to: 在这个单元，你将会学习：
introduce Chinese culture. 介绍中国文化。
understand Chinese culture and be confident about it. 理解中国文化并对其充满自信。
UNIT 11 Preparing for the Topic 第十一单元 话题准备
Listening & Speaking 听说
Talking about Chinese culture 谈论中国文化
Activity 1 活动 1
A. Match the words and phrases (a–f) with the pictures at the top of the next page. A. 将单词和短语（a-f）与下一页顶部的图片匹配。
a. qipao 旗袍
b. Chinese kung fu 中国功夫
c. the flag-raising ceremony 升旗仪式
d. hot pot 火锅
e. the Silk Road 丝绸之路
f. Chinese herbal medicine 中草药
B. Fill in each blank with a suitable word or phrase above. B. 用上面合适的单词或短语填空。
Situations 情境
Advice 建议
1. My brother wants to learn a traditional Chinese sport. 我弟弟想学一门中国传统运动。
2. Liu Mei loves traditional clothes and she wants to spread Chinese culture. 刘梅喜欢传统服饰，她想传播中国文化。
3. I want to learn more about the ancient trade in China. 我想更多地了解中国古代的贸易。
4. It's a very cold day so I want to eat some hot food. 今天非常冷，所以我想吃点热乎的食物。
5. Li Ming's grandmother is ill and she doesn't feel well. 李明的奶奶病了，她感觉不舒服。
6. Tomorrow is our National Day. Let's do something special. 明天是我们的国庆节。我们做点特别的事情吧。
Why not join a sport club and learn______________? 为什么不加入体育俱乐部学__________？
She can wear a ______________and introduce it to her foreign friends. 她可以穿_____并向她的外国朋友介绍它。
You should go and experience ____________. 你应该去体验一下__________。
How about going to a restaurant to eat ____? 不如去餐厅吃__________？
She can see a doctor and try some ________. 她可以去看医生，试试__________。
Why not visit Tian'anmen Square and watch______________? 为什么不去天安门广场看__________？
C. C
Pair work. Listen and repeat, and then replace the parts in bold and practice with your partner. 结对练习。听并重复，然后替换粗体部分并与你的同伴练习。
Do you know anything about qipao? 你了解旗袍吗？
Yes. 是的
I know that it is a part of our traditional clothes. 我知道它是我们传统服饰的一部分。
What do you think of it? 你觉得它怎么样？
I think it is beautiful. 我觉得它很漂亮。
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Activity 2 活动 2
Listen to the text and complete the sentences. 听短文并完成句子。
1. There is a very special way of _______ and eating food with hot pot. 有一种非常特别的用火锅______和享用食物的方式。
2. The hot pot is a large pot filled with _______, and it is put in the middle of the table. 火锅是一个装满______的大锅，放在桌子中央。
3. People can choose their own food and put as_______ as they like into the pot. 人们可以自选食材，并按个人的喜好往锅里放入______。
4. Sharing a hot pot meal is a _______ way to spend time with family and friends. 一起吃火锅是与家人和朋友共度时光的一种______方式。
5. People may _______ about the dishes, but they will always _______ the time together. 人们或许会______菜品，但总会______在一起的时光。
Activity 3 Pair work. Make a short conversation about hot pot. The following questions may help you. 活动 3 结对练习。编写一个关于火锅的简短对话。下面的问题可能会帮助你。
Do you like hot pot? 你喜欢火锅吗？
What kind of food do you like to put into the pot? 你喜欢往锅里放什么种类的食物？
Why is hot pot popular in China? … 为什么火锅在中国受欢迎？ ……
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Function 功能
A class meeting about love for China 一场关于热爱中国的班会
Activity 1 Pair work. Talk about the pictures and answer the questions. 活动 1 结对练习。谈论图片并回答问题。
1. What are the students doing in the pictures? 1. 图片中的学生正在做什么？
2. What do you often do to show your love for your country? 2. 你经常做什么来表达对祖国的爱？
Activity 2 活动2
Listen to the conversation and circle T (True) or F (False). 听对话，圈出 T (正确) 或 F (错误 )。
1. The students are talking about their school meeting. 学生们正在谈论他们的校会。
2. Kangkang and Li Xiang will perform kung fu together. 康康和李想将一起表演功夫。
3. Li Xiang will write a play for the class. 李想将为班级写一个剧本。
4. Lingling is good at playing musical instruments. 玲玲擅长演奏乐器。
（T / F） （对 / 错）
Activity 3 活动 3
Listen again and complete the table. 再听一遍并完成表格。
Hi, everyone. 嗨，各位。
Do you know that we are going to have our class meeting this Wednesday afternoon? 你们知道我们这周三下午要开班会吗？
Yes. We were talking about it just now. 知道。我们刚才还在讨论这事呢。
You got any ideas? 你有什么主意吗？
UNIT 11 Exploring the Topic 第十一单元 话题探索
Thinking Skills 思维技能
Understanding characters' motives 理解角色动机
Character's motives are the reasons why a character behaves in a certain way. 人物的动机是人物以某种方式行事的原因。
Activity 1 Look at the pictures and read the sentences, and then fill out the character's motive chart. 活动 1 看图读句子，然后填写人物动机图表。
Mr. Zhang likes traveling very much because he wants to learn more about different cultures. 张先生非常喜欢旅游，因为他想更多地了解不同的文化。
People in Chinatown are performing lion dances to celebrate the Spring Festival. 唐人街的人们正在表演舞狮来庆祝春节。
Character's Action 角色行为
Mr. Zhang likes traveling very much. 张先生非常喜欢旅游。
People in Chinatown are performing___________. 唐人街的人们正在表演________。
Character's Motive 角色动机
He wants to learn about different ________________. 他想了解不同的________。
They're celebrating the Spring Festival. 他们在庆祝春节。
Activity 2 Read the text and complete the following chart. 活动 2 阅读文章，完成下列图表。
Xuanxuan is the president of the kung fu club in her school. 萱萱是她学校功夫俱乐部的会长。
Many students want to join the club. 许多学生想加入这个俱乐部。
Some want to practice kung fu to become stronger, because kung fu is a good physical exercise. 有些人想练习功夫来变得更强壮，因为功夫是一种很好的体育锻炼。
Some want to be more confident through the practice of kung fu, because it teaches people to face difficulties bravely. 有些人想通过练习功夫变得更自信，因为它教会人们勇敢面对困难。
Still, others want to learn more about Chinese culture through kung fu, because it is a good symbol of the Chinese spirit of never giving up. 还有一些人想通过功夫了解更多中国文化，因为它是中国人永不放弃精神的一个好的象征。
Character's Action 角色行为
Many students want to join the kung fu club. 许多学生想加入功夫俱乐部。
Character's Motive 角色动机
Some want to ____________________. 有些人想_____________________。
Others want to ____________________. 其他人想____________________。
Activity 3 Pair work. Talk about what you like about Chinese culture and share your motives with your partner. 活动 3 结对练习。谈谈你喜欢中国文化的哪些方面，并与同伴分享你的动机。
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Reading Strategies 阅读策略
Monitoring and clarifying 观察与梳理
When you are not clear about something while reading,you can stop and try to make it clear by re-reading the text for clues. 当你在阅读中对某些内容不清楚时，可以停下来，尽量通过重读文本寻找线索来弄清楚。
When you are not clear about something while reading, you can stop and try to make it clear by re-reading the text for clues. 当你在阅读中对某些内容不清楚时，可以停下来，尽量通过重读文本寻找线索来弄清楚。
You can also use pictures or read ahead for more clues. 你也可以运用图片或继续往后读以获取更多线索。
Activity 1 Read the text and learn how to monitor and clarify. 活动 1 读课文，学习如何观察和梳理。
Qipao is a traditional dress for Chinese women. 旗袍是中国女性的传统服饰。
There are beautiful embroideries on it. 上面有精美的刺绣。
For example, you can see animal and flower embroideries on a qipao. 例如，你可以在旗袍上看到动物和花卉的刺绣。
To monitor: you stop and ask what you don't understand. 观察：你停下来问自己不理解的地方。
What does “embroideries” mean? “刺绣”是什么意思？
To clarify: you do something to make it clear. 梳理：你做一些事情来弄清楚。
I look at the picture and read ahead for clues. 我看图片并往后读寻找线索。
Now you understand ... 现在你理解了……
The word means the animals and flowers on the qipao. 这个词指的是旗袍上的动物和花卉图案。
Activity 2 Read the text and practice monitoring and clarifying. 活动 2 阅读课文，练习观察和梳理。
The qipao is part of Chinese culture. 旗袍是中国文化的一部分。
The Manchu women first wore qipaos in the Qing Dynasty. 起初是清朝的满族女性穿旗袍。
In the 1920s, it became a fashion in Shanghai and then quickly became popular in other parts of China. 20世纪20年代，它在上海成为一种时尚，随后迅速在中国其他地区流行起来。
Now, Chinese women wear qipaos at special events like weddings. 如今，中国女性在婚礼等特殊场合会穿旗袍。
The newly married wife looks beautiful in qipao and the newly married husband is happy to see that. 新婚妻子穿着旗袍显得美丽动人，新婚丈夫见此感到幸福。
I stop and ask ... 我停下来问……
I do something ... 我做了一些事情……
Now I understand ... 现在我理解了……
. .
Activity 3 Pair work. Read the text again and circle what you don't understand. Tell your partner how you get to understand it. 活动 3 结对练习。再读文本，圈出你不理解的地方。告诉同伴你是如何理解它的。
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Theme Reading 主题阅读
The Silk Road 丝绸之路
Activity 1 Pair work. Look at the pictures about the Silk Road and discuss what you might experienceas a trader in ancient times. 活动1 结对练习。看关于丝绸之路的图片，讨论作为一名古代商人，你可能会经历什么。
Activity 2 Read the text. Pay attention to the underlined words and learn to monitor and clarify your comprehension. 活动 2 阅读文章。注意画线词语，并学会观察与梳理你的理解。
I stop and ask ... 我停下来问……
I do something ... 我做了一些事情……
Now I understand ... 现在我理解了……
Once, in a desert, three businessmen rested in a small hotel. 曾经，在一片沙漠中，三位商人在一家小旅馆里休息。
They came from different places: a silk trader from Chang'an, China, a horse trader from India, and a tea trader from Shanxi, China. 他们来自不同的地方：一位是来自中国长安的丝绸商人、一位是来自印度的马商，还有一位是来自中国山西的茶商。
The silk trader was a tall and thin man. 丝绸商人身材高瘦。
He traveled with a group from Chang'an. 他和一群来自长安的人一起长途跋涉。
They sold silk and Chinese goods along the roads to the Middle East and parts of Europe. 他们沿着通往中东和欧洲部分地区的道路出售丝绸和其他中国商品。
Everywhere they went, people welcomed Chinese culture and products warmly. 无论走到哪里，人们总是热情地欢迎中国的文化和产品。
The horse trader, an Indian man, learned Chinese through the trade between India and China. 马商是一位印度人，他通过印度与中国之间的贸易学会了中文。
His usual route took him from Xizang to Sichuan. 按照他的常规路线，他从西藏出发，通往四川，
He crossed rivers and mountains. 途经河流和高山。
The route was difficult, but he found joy in experiencing new cultures. 尽管行程艰难，但他依然乐于体验新文化。
The tea trader, an old man from Shanxi, came with along line of traders. 茶商是一位来自山西的老人，带着一队商人同行。
They relied on camels and horses to transport goods to northwestern China. 他们依靠骆驼和马把货物运送到中国西北。
For the old man, trading on this route was not just for making aliving; it was more about passing down the family tradition. 对这位老人来说，走这条路不仅仅是为了赚钱，更是为了传承家族的传统。
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This is the story of the three businessmen and their routes during the Tang Dynasty. 这就是三位商人的故事，这就是他们在唐朝所走过的路。
Today, these routes are known as “the Silk Road” “the Ancient Tea Horse Road”, and “the Shanxi Traders' Camel Road”. 如今，这些路线被称为“丝绸之路”、“茶马古道”和“晋商驼道”。
These routes connect people and different cultures for centuries. 几个世纪以来，这些路线都发挥着连接人们与不同文化的作用。
Activity 3 Read the text again and complete the following chart . 活动 3 再读文章，完成下列图表。
Characters 人物
The silk trader 丝绸商人
. .
The tea trader 茶商
Characters' Actions 人物行为
Sold ___________________ 卖________
Traded between India and China 在印度与中国之间贸易
Did business with people__________________ ____与________的人们做生意
Characters' Motives 人物动机
To bring Chinese culture and products to other countries 将中国文化和产品带到其他国家
To _______________________ 为了________
To make a living and ________ the family tradition 为了谋生和________家族传统
Activity 4 Fill in the blanks with the proper words from the text with the help of the first letters. 活动 4 借助单词首字母，用文章中的恰当词语填空。
1. When Chinese traders reached Europe, people there all wanted to buy their p_______ . 1. 当中国商人到达欧洲时，那里的人们都想购买他们的________。
2. The main purpose of the Silk Road was to t_______goods. 2. 丝绸之路的主要目的是________商品。
3. Chinese c_______ and products are very popular in other countries. 3. 中国的________和产品在其他国家非常受欢迎。
4. The horse trader traveled across many rivers and m_______ on the Ancient Tea Horse Road. 4. 马商在茶马古道上穿越了许多河流和________。
Activity 5 Group work. In groups of three, act out the desert hotel scene with the three businessmen according to the text. 活动 5 小组活动。三人一组，根据文章表演三个商人在沙漠旅馆的场景。
UNIT11 Developing the Topic 第十一单元 话题拓展
Oral Communication 口头交际
Talking about traditional Chinese medicine 谈论传统中医
Activity 1 活动 1
A. A.
Listen to the monologs and match the speakers with the correct information. 听独白，将说话者与正确的信息匹配起来。
While listening to a passage, you can take some short notes to help you recall what you hear. TIPS 听短文时，可以做一些简短笔记来帮助你回忆所听内容。 提示
Davis 戴维斯
Mia 米娅
Germany 德国
Britain 英国
tasted terrible 尝起来糟糕
didn't feel anything 什么感觉都没有
were all very strange things 都是很奇怪东西
started feeling warm inside 身体内部开始发热
B. B
Listen again and complete the passage. 再听一遍并完成短文。
I had a pain in my __________ knee. 我的________膝盖疼。
By chance, I learned that __________Chinese zhenjiu may help treat the pain, and I decided to have a try. 偶然间，我了解到________中国的针灸可能有助于治疗这种疼痛，于是我决定试一试。
After the doctor treated me five times, I no longer felt any pain in my knee. 医生给我治疗了五次之后，我的膝盖就再也不疼了。
This was an amazing ___________ for me. 这对我来说是一次神奇的________。
I had a stomachache last week. 我上周胃疼。
I went to see a Chinese doctor. 我去看了一位中医。
The doctor___________ my body and then gave me a pack of Chinese herbal medicine. 医生________我的身体，然后给了我一包中草药。
He told me to boil the medicine with water in a pot and drink the medicine___________. 他告诉我在药罐里用水煎药，然后喝药。
After a few days, the pain in my stomach ___________. 几天后，我的胃疼________。
Activity 2 Group work. Talk about traditional Chinese medicine in the pictures. 活动 2 小组活动。谈论图片中的传统中医项目。
Chinese herbal medicine 中草药
baguan 拔罐
tuina 推拿
zhenjiu 针灸
You may talk like this: 你可以这样谈论：
As we know, tuina has a long history in China. 众所周知，推拿在中国有着悠久的历史。
I tried it when I had a pain in my back last month. 我上个月背疼时尝试过。
The doctor used his hands to push and press my back. 医生用手推压我的背部。
After a short while, I felt very comfortable… 过了一会儿，我感觉非常舒服……
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After a short while, I felt very comfortable… 过了一会儿，我感觉非常舒服……
Reading for Writing 以读促写
Traditional food in my hometown 我家乡的传统食物
Activity 1 Pair work. Write down your answers to the following questions, and then talk about your favorite traditional food. 活动 1 结对练习。写下以下问题的答案，然后讨论你最喜欢的传统食物。
1. What favorite food do you want to write about? 1. 你想写哪种最喜欢的食物？
2. When and where did you eat the food? 2. 你在何时何地吃这种食物？
3. How do people cook or eat the food? 3. 人们如何烹饪或食用这些食物？
Activity 2 Read the text about Li Mei's experience of eating Beijing roast duck and complete the chart. 活动 2 阅读关于李梅吃北京烤鸭经历的文本并完成表格。
Dear Jane, 亲爱的简，
How are you doing these days? 这些天过得怎么样？
Last weekend, my cousin visited us, and we took him to have Beijing roast duck—one of the most famous traditional foods in my hometown. 上周末，我表哥来看我们，我们带他去吃了北京烤鸭 —— 这是我家乡最有名的传统美食之一。
When we sat down in a nice restaurant, a waiter came up to take the order. 我们坐在一家环境不错的餐馆里，服务员很快过来点单。
He told us that people use wood fire to roast the duck in a big oven. 他告诉我们，这里的鸭子是用木火在大烤炉里烤制的，木火让鸭子香气扑鼻，味道格外特别。
The wood fire makes the duck smell nice and taste special. 木火让鸭子香气扑鼻，味道格外特别。
After some time, the duck came to our table. 过了一会儿，烤鸭端上了桌，色泽金黄，看起来诱人极了。
It looked golden and beautiful. 色泽金黄，看起来诱人极了。
Then my father showed my cousin how to eat it. 接着爸爸给表哥示范了吃法
He put some duck meat, duck skin, cucumber, spring onion and sweet sauce on a small pancake, rolled it up and gave it to him. 他往一张小薄饼上放了些鸭肉、鸭皮、黄瓜、葱段和甜面酱，卷起来后递给了表哥。
My cousin tasted it and couldn't stop smiling. 表哥尝了一口，忍不住笑了起来，
He enjoyed it so much that he rolled two more pancakes, one for himself and the other for me. 吃得特别尽兴，还又卷了两张饼，一张给自己，另一张给了我。
UNIT11 Wrapping Up the Topic 第十一单元 话题收篇
Project 项目实践
Making a collection of posters of Chinese culture 制作一本关于中国文化海报集
Activity 1 Pair work. Read the poster and learn more about Gongfu tea, and then introduce it to your partner. 活动 1 结对练习。读海报，了解更多关于工夫茶的信息，然后将其介绍给你的同伴。
Gongfu Tea 工夫茶
Importance: It's a traditional Chinese art of making tea, not a type of tea. 重要性：它是一种传统的中国泡茶艺术，而不是一种茶。
History: It began in the Chaoshan area in Guangdong Province. 历史: 它起源于广东省的潮汕地区。
Features: It uses small pots and cups, and it needs skills and time to make good tea. 特点：工夫茶具使用小壶小杯。泡好工夫茶需要技巧和时间。
Activity 2 Group work. Make a poster of Chinese culture and write down your ideas in the blanks. 活动 2 小组活动。制作一张关于中国文化的海报，并在空白处写下你的想法。
Put a picture here. 将图片贴在此处。
• Importance: ____________________________________ 重要性：_______________________________________
• History: _______________________________________ 历史：_________________________________________
• Features: ______________________________________ 特征：_________________________________________
Activity 3 Share your posters in class. Put your posters together to make a collection of Chinese culture. 活动 3 在课堂上分享你的海报。将大家的海报放在一起，制作一本中国文化海报集。
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Review Review
Activity 1 活动 1
Listen to the monolog and complete the outline. 听独白，完成提纲。
The Tang suit 唐装
Introduction 介绍
• It is a well-known type of _________ Chinese clothing. • 它是一种著名的________中国服装。
• It is a Chinese type of jacket with its ________characteristics. • 它是一种具有自身________特点的中国式上衣。
History 历史
• It first appeared in the _________ Dynasty. • 它最早出现在________朝。
• Foreign people called the Chinese the Tang people,and their _________ the Tang suit. • 外国人称中国人为唐人，称他们的________为唐装。
Importance 重要性
• It is a _________ of Chinese culture. • 它是中国文化的________。
• People wear Tang suits in important _________ and use them as _________ to their foreign friends. • 人们在重要的________穿唐装，并将其作为________给他们的外国朋友。
Activity 2 Complete the text with the help of the first letters. 活动 2 借助首字母提示完成短文。
Chinatowns are in many cities all over the world,especially in Southeast A________ , North America,Europe, Australia and Africa. 唐人街遍布世界许多城市，尤其是在东南______、北美、欧洲、澳大利亚和非洲。
Overseas C________ people like to live together in a city and do business there, so Chinatowns come into being. 海外______人喜欢聚居在一个城市并在那里做生意，因此唐人街就形成了。
People in Chinatowns often hold celebrations on s________ days, like the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. 唐人街的人们常常在______日子举行庆祝活动，比如春节和中秋节。
This is a good chance for both the locals and tourists to experience Chinese c________. 这对当地居民和游客来说都是一个体验中国______的好机会。
People can learn about Chinese k________, wear qipaos, have delicious hot p________ and even have a taste of Chinese herbal medicine. 人们可以了解中国______、穿旗袍、享用美味的火______，甚至品尝中草药。
In the eyes of many people, the Chinatown is a symbol of China and Chinese culture. 在许多人眼中，唐人街是中国和中国文化的象征。
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Activity 3 Read the text and make object clauses with the given words. 活动3 读短文并用所给单词造宾语从句。
Hello, everyone, I'm Kangkang. 大家好，我是康康。
My grandfather's birthday is coming soon. 我爷爷的生日快到了。
My family all think that______________________________ (should, celebrate,birthday) together. 我们全家都认为一起________（应该，庆祝，生日）。
Let me introduce to you what Chinese people ______________________________(eat, on, their birthdays). 让我向你们介绍一下中国人________（吃，在，他们的生日）。
In China, it's a tradition for old people to eat long-life noodles on their birthdays because ______________________________(people believe) long noodles mean long life. 在中国，老人生日吃长寿面是一个传统，因为________（人们相信）长面条意味着长寿。
Of course, eating eggs on birthdays is also a tradition for many people. 当然，在生日吃鸡蛋也是很多人的传统。
I still remembered how I ______________________________ (celebrate,14th, birthday) two months ago. 我仍然记得两个月前我如何________（庆祝，第十四，生日）。
My mom got up early and boiled two eggs for me. 我妈妈早早起床给我煮了两个鸡蛋。
She told me______________________________ (eggs, symbols of a happy life, good luck). 她告诉我________（鸡蛋，幸福生活的象征，好运）。
Activity 4 Pair work. Read the text and answer the questions. 活动 4 结对练习。读文章并回答问题。
Calligraphy is one of the best-known traditional Chinese art forms. 书法是最著名的中国传统艺术形式之一。
Artists use a brush and ink to write Chinese characters on paper, stones, and other objects. 艺术家们用毛笔和墨水在纸张、石头和其他物体上书写汉字。
This art has a long history and holds an important place in Chinese culture. 这门艺术历史悠久，在中国文化中有着重要地位。
Calligraphy is not just about writing; it is a way to express feelings and ideas. 书法不仅仅是写字；它是一种表达情感和思想的方式。
本课为仁爱科普版八年级下册英语《Unit 11 Fantastic Chinese Culture》，包含 Unit 11 Fantastic Chinese Culture / Preparing for the Topic / Exploring the Topic / Developing the Topic 等同步课文板块。
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