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Reading National flags, colours, and cultures Step1: Lead-in Let’s enjoy a section of film. Can you say something about the film? Yes, the short film is about a Chinese ceremony of saluting to the national flag. The five-star red flag is our national flag with which we are familiar and we can see it almost every day. So according to your knowledge of the flag, answer the following two questions? You can have a discussion with your partners. What’s our national flag like? Can you describe it? What do colors and the stars on the national flag of China symbolize? Sampled answers: 1. The national flag of China is the five-star red flag. The color of the flag is red. It is rectangular in shape. The proportion between the length and height is three to two. In the upper left corner of the flag, there are five five-pointed stars, yellow in color. One of them is bigger and is located in the top left-handed corner. The other four surround the bigger star to its right. 2. The red color of the flag represents the revolutionary martyrs. The color of the five stars is yellow, which symbolizes the bright future. Among the five stars, the bigger one stands for the communist party of China while the other four represent the different groups of people in China who are all united behind the Party Resources A national flag is a flag that symbolizes a country and that can usually be flown by citizens of that country. Both public and private buildings such as schools and courthouses often fly the national flag. In some countries, the national flags are only flown from non-military buildings on certain flag days. There are three distinct types of national flag for use on land, and three for use at sea, although many countries use identical designs for several of these types of flag. Some national flags have been particularly inspirational to other nations, countries, or subnational entities in the design of their own flags. Competition. The following are national flags of some count