高中英语Unit3Understandingeachother学案牛津译林版

M6 U3 Reading Cultural differences （1）

Learning aims:

1. To understand the conversation about cultural differences.

2. To learn the use of examples and develop critical thinking

3. To take a right attitude toward different cultures.

Part 1: Fast reading

1. Who is Ma Li?

2. What countries are mentioned in the text?

3. What special occasions are talked about in the text?

Part 2: Reading strategy the use of examples

 to explain concept and ideas

 to support arguments

 to make story interesting.

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Part 3: detailed reading

Example 1: an end-of-term ceremony

who what happened Reasons

Brits

Chinese

Example 2: a Korean wedding ceremony

True or false: 1.They have dishes made of a live hen and a rooster.

2. The hen is supposed to drive bad spirits away from the wedding ceremony.

3. It is considered lucky if the hen lays an egg during the ceremony.

4. The newlyweds will make three kowtows (磕头) during the ceremony

Example 3: wedding receptions in Brunei

Match the information.

1.Men and women sit together, eating and drinking happily.

2.Men sit with the bridegroom, and women sit with the bride.

3.The host serves a variety of drinks, alcohol in particular.

4 They play loud drums for hours or even throughout the night.

Brunei__________ China ___________

Example 4 & 5

In Brunei, a large number of foreigners find it hard to get used to _________.

A. pointing to something with their first finger to avoid offence.

B. removing their shoes before stepping into someone’s house.

C. not drinking alcohol.

D. bowing to others to show respect.

How do we point? We point with our first finger /index finger.

Example 6: Bonfire Night

What do Brits do on Bonfire Night? light

have

play

cook and eat fireworks

hot dogs and other food

a party

large fires outside

Part four: Ma Li’s essay

Thanks to the help of Peter and Waled, I have gathered much information about

__________________________.

For example, Westerns usually open the present as soon as they receive it to see the

person’s ____________.

Wedding customs also ________ greatly. At a Korean wedding ceremony, they have a _______

hen and a rooster to ___________ bad spirits. However, at wedding receptions in Brunei, men

and women sit __________ and alcohol is ______________________.

Also, in Brunei, it is appropriate to use the________ to point. Pointing with your first

finger may cause _________ .

Although Americans and Brits speak the same language, their ________ are not always alike.

The British ____________ Bon Fire Night on November 5th every year, ________ Americans don’t

have this festival.

What are the benefits of learning about cultural differences?

Part five: Broaden your horizons

Pair work: which is right?

1. Indians nod their heads to disagree / agree.

2. Egyptians wear yellow / blue clothes at funerals.

3. Japanese like the numbers 5,7,9 / 2,6,8 .

4. Men are / aren’t allowed to shake hands with women in Thailand.

5. Arabians use their left / right hand to pass things to others.

6. Brits drive on the left / right side of the road.

7. Westerns consider dragons lovely / evil.

8. Brits believe walking under a ladder will bring good / bad luck.

9. The bat is considered as a sign of luck / evil in China.

10.Americans advocate individualism / collectivism (集体主义).

Part six: Critical thinking

1. What should Xu Datong do to get his son back?

2. What attitudes should we take towards other cultures?

3. What’s the English saying that best describes what we should do when living in foreign

countries?

M6 U3 Reading Cultural differences (2)

Task 1: Key words and phrases

1. adjust v. n.____adjustment_____________ adj._______adjustable_____________

1) It may take a little time to ____adjust to___________ _____ the climate here.

适应这儿的气候也许要花点时间。

2) You can ________adjust this desk to______ ___________ the height of any child.

你可以根据小孩的身高随意调节这张桌子的高度。

3) The button is for ______adjusting_________________ the volume. 这个钮是调节音量的.

4) He smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie.

A.调整 B.适应 C.整理

5) The height of the price seat is ___adjustable______________. 这辆自行车车座的高度可以调节.

6) I’ve made a few __adjustments to_______________the design. 我已对设计做出了调整.

【Brainstorming】以ad-开头的动词还有哪些?

add/ addict/ address/ admire/ admit/ adopt/ adore/ advance/ advertise/ advise/ advocate

2.accustomed

Translation:

1) 他已习惯了在这儿工作。____He_has accustomed himself to working here____

2) It took him a while to _get accustomed_to___________ _________ the idea.

过了一段时间才适应这个想法.

【拓展延伸】类似 to结尾的短语

习惯于____be used to______________ 致力于_____be devoted to_______________