tradition vs modern.pptx

Tradition vs ModernDec 10,2012 Tested tradition topics tradition covers: art,habit,customs,sciencetechnology, clothes, buildings, food, language, tourism, age group(young vs old) tradition culture covers: clothes (fashion) ,diet habit, language (ancient languages), buildings / architectures ,art works (painting, music),customs, festivals ,religions, traditional ideas 传统主要考传统文化领域内的话题 Typical examples 1. some people think that strong tradition can civilize a country and the government should subsidize musicians, artists, actors and drama companies. Do you agree or disagree with it? What should goverment do? 2. Some people think that older ideas are not helpful for the younger generation in preparing for the modern life in the future. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 3. In some societies, fashion becomes more and more important for people to choose clothes. Why? Do you think it is a positive or negative development? Benefits of preserving tradition culture witness of the history (experience and knowledge – avoid frustrations and failures) symbol of a country’s civilization (cultural exchange) promote tourism – encourage economic development Drawbacks of preserving tradition culture waste money (occupy resources of basic needs) dangerous factors (ancient buildings) old-fashioned and impractical (conservative, unable to cater to/for modern development) Deeper thinking:what are the reasons for losing a variety of tradition language and culture? 1.globalization 2. sciencetechnology As the technolgy improves, people around the world are relying more and more on electronic devices to communicate with each other._______________ this trend is helping the major culture, it has a harmful effect on the minor culture __________ could be swallowed up by the major culture. 3.some of the worlds languages are not being learned widely by children or used in daily commerce. While/Although that/which/none Deeper thinking:what are the solutions for tradition