Unit 4 The Multicultural Society

1.Leading-inLeading-in 2.Text AnalysisText Analysis 3.Language PointsLanguage Points 4.Presentation and ExercisesPresentation and Exercises Text A America as a Collage

Lead-in Background Information Discussion

Successive waves of immigrants The first great wave of immigrants after the American Revolution ( ) included 4 million Irish, 6 million Germans and 2 million Scandinavians (western Europe) and 400,000 Chinese from Asia. The second wave : from 1880 to 1920, they included 5 million Italians and Greeks and 8 million Poles, Hungarians, and Russians. Background Information

Multiculturalism It often refers to acceptance of immigrant and minority groups as distinct communities, distinguishable from the majority population. Advocates of multiculturalism believe that members of minority groups should enjoy equal rights in American society without giving up their diverse ethnic cultures.

Discussion 1.What is a collage? 2.How can you make a collage? 3.What do you think of “America as a Collage” ?

Text Analysis Part Division Comprehension

Part Division PartsParagraphs Main Ideas Part 1 Par. 1-5 America is not declining, but is in the process of creating a new collage-like civilization. Part 2 Par. 6-21Los Angeles is a good example of such a collage Part 3 Par There is something in America that acts as “glue” to piece different parts together to make the American collage: the chance to try.

Comprehension 1.What evidence does the author produce in support of his statement that America is not in decline? 2. What has made the personal computer company in Orange County highly successful? 3. What is characteristic of the new relationship between development and underdevelopment?

4. What is the common aim that will harmonize competing cultures in a place? 5. In what way is the combination of culture and space important to immigrants to America? 6. What does a person feel if he fails in a stagnant society? why?

Language Points Vocabulary Sentences

paralyze : make ineffective He had a minor stroke in 1987, which left him partly paralyzed. Storm Paralyzes City. (news headline)

in decline/on the decline: losing strength, declining There’s a widely held belief that educational standards in our country are in decline. There is a decline +(in) or (of)… rapid/sharp/steep/dramatic/steady/gradual decline decline v.: decrease; say no

leave behind: cause sth. to remain, fail or forget to bring or take I think I might have left my wallet behind. In class, a child with poor eyesight can soon get left behind. It’s time to leave the past behind.

plural: involving more than one person or thing or different kinds of people or things His government has pledged to move the country towards a plural democracy. Britain has developed into a plural society.

anticipate: expect Sales are better than anticipated. The schedule isn’t final, but we don’t anticipate many changes. A good speaker is able to anticipate an audience’s needs and concerns. It is anticipated that … anticipate doing sth.

composition: the way in which sth is made up of different parts, things, or members The composition of the group that is studied depends on the interests of the researcher. v. compose (+of) Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.

Sentences 1. The mere fact that America still attracts millions of people is evidence that it is not in decline. 美国依然吸引着千百万人，这一事实 就足以证明美国并未衰落。

2. I have a sense that what is going on here concerns much more than the fate of a nation. 我有种感觉，这个国家正在发生的一 切不仅仅关乎一国之命运。

3. It may be that the Euro-centered American nation is declining as it gives way to new Pacific civilization that will include, but not be limited to, America. 以欧洲为中心的美国或许是在衰落，正 由一个新的太平洋文化所取代，这一文 化包括但并不局限于美国。

4. But here, for the first time since the Roman Empire, there is the possibility of creating the history of a civilization. 但在美国，自罗马帝国以来，首次出现 了创建一个文化的历史的可能性。

5. There is no previous example of a civilization that is being simultaneously created by so many races, nationalities, and cultures. 一个文化由如此之多的种族、民族和文化 同时创建，这样的先例从未有过。

6. Inhabitants of this vast city become internal tourists in the place of their residence. 这个大城市的居民成了自己居住地 的游客。

7. We find here Little Taipei, Little Saigon, Little Tokyo, Koreatown, Little Central America, the Iranian neighborhood in Westwood, the Armenian community in Hollywood, and the vast Mexican- American areas of East Los Angeles. 这里我们能找到小台北、小西贡、小 东京、韩国城、小中美洲、韦斯特伍 德的伊朗人社区、好莱 坞的亚美尼亚 人社区，以及东洛杉矶墨西哥裔美国 人范围很大的居住区。

8. This transformation of American culture anticipates the general trend in the composition of mankind. 美国文化的这一变化预示着人类构成 的普遍趋势。

9. Employment notices are never posted; hiring is done through the network of families that live in southern California. 招聘从来不张贴 告示；用人都是通过在 南加州居住的家庭网络 完成的。

10. Usually, the contact between developed and underdeveloped worlds has the character of exploitation --- just taking people ’ s labor and resources and giving them nothing. 发达国家与不发达国家的关系通常有剥 削榨取这一特点 --- 掠夺劳动和资源，不 给任何回报。

Presentation and Exercises You are required to write a composition on the topic of “ My View on Opportunity ”. You should write at least 150 words, and based your composition on the outline given in Chinese below: 1. 有的人认为机会是极少的，另一些人则认 为人人都会有某种机会． ２．你的看法如何？写出你的观点，说明你 的理由并且适当举例． ３．你的结论．

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