文档介绍：Background
Main Idea
Text Structure
Language Points
Warm Up
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A Chinese Artist in Harlem
New York
New York is the whole American financial economic center, the largest port and the most populous city, is the world's economic center. Race in New York city has a lot of immigrants from more than 180 countries and regions, is known as a “melting pot” so, It create a unique cultural mix that is exciting and different.
Statue of Liberty
自由女神
Empire State Building 帝国大厦
Central Park 中央公园
Main Idea
When Ming liang Lu moved from Shanghai to New York City in 1990, he brought with him his skills as an artist. At first, he used these skills to survive as a street artist painting portraits of tourists. Then Ming got a position at the Chinese Cultural Center in NY and he began going to schools in Harlem to teach students about Chinese culture through art. While painting, his students learn about Chinese culture and about diversity in general.
Text Structrue
Part I (Para. 1-4) : culture diversity of New York,Ming use his chinese art to make a living on New York.
Part II (Para. 5-8) : Ming stop painting on the street to work for the New York Chinese Cultural Center.
Part III (Para. 9—11):The program of New York Chinese Cultural Center benefits not only the artist, but the children as well.
Part IV (Para. 12-16):Ming play a role of cultural ambassador.
Language points
acquire vt. gain sth. by one’s own efforts, ability
or behavior (通过努力,能力,行为
表现)获得,得到
1. She has acquired a good knowledge
of English.
2. He has acquired a reputation for
dishonesty.
art is an acquired taste.
acquisition: the act of getting sth.,
e, a skill, ect.
Language acquisition 语言习得
Second language acquisition 二语习得
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survive 1) to live; endure or last生存,存活,继
续存在
Many strange customs have survived from earlier times.
Of the six people injured in the crash, only two survived
I can’t survive on ￥100 a week.
2) continu