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前言（Foreword）
Unit 1 Friendship
教学目的和要求（Teaching aims and demands）
教学建议（Suggested teaching notes）
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Text(正文):
Hawaii is a unique place in many ways．The eight larger islands are farther away from the continents than any other islands in the Pacific Ocean．Yet they are home to rich cultural diversity．The first inhabitants were the Hawaiians, a people who sailed to these islands in wooden canoes centuries ago from another part of Polynesia．In the past 150 years, other peoples have come to live here from every East and Southeast Asian nation and most of the other islands in the Pacific Ocean．They have also come from North America and Western Europe．More importantly, Hawaii is a place where the East truly meets the West．The living and learning environment of these beautiful islands mixes the best of both worlds．This coming together of cultures happens in the schools, in business and in government．It also happens in families: most of the people are multi-racial, that is, from many races．No racial or ethnic group is a majority, either, which makes Hawaii the only state in the US with this special situation．To be Hawaiian nowadays is to be part of a new culture that is open to change．
Teaching Suggestions:
1 Before they read the passage, ask students if they can think of any place in the world where Chinese and Western cultures live side by side．Places they might mention include Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, the Philippines, San Francisco and Vancouver．Ask them to describe what they imagine life to be like in such a place．
2 Now have students read the passage．
3 After they read it, have students talk with a partner and consider how the Hawaiian idea of friendship could help different peoples to get along with one another．Besides friendship, you may want to have students think of another way to communicate better with people from other cultures．
Suggested answers to Exercise 1:
aloha to be with happiness / goodbye / our hearts singing together lokahi oneness with all people
kokua help ohana family
lei a circle of flowers worn around the neck
Suggested answers to Exercise 2:
1 Hawaiians say \"aloha\" to each other to show friend-ship．
2 They welcome people of all races, languages and cultures with \"lokahi\" which means \"oneness with all people\".
3 They give visitors a \"lei\" to make them feel at home．
4 It\'s because Hawaii is a place where many cultures live together peacefully and co-operate with each other．
5 They try to help each other so that all feel stronger．People are told that their actions should be as gentle as the wind blowing from the sea．
6 They solve the problems with understanding and treat all people as if they are part of the same family．
7 Students\'answers will vary．
SPEAKING TASK
The purpose of this task is to provide students with communicative practice．The students are put into situations that involve moral choices and could happen to anyone．These situations do not have a clearly right or wrong choice．Rather, their importance lies in the ideas produced during the discussion． |
