选修六课件 Unit 3 Understanding each other Reading-Cultural Differences

Listen to the tape again and try to answer the following questions:
1. Which tourist attractions did the two students show the three foreigners around?
Listening practice:
Listen to the recording and fill in the missing words. You may check your guesses at the same time.
Had a great day yesterday. We showed(1) ______visitors around Beijing. They seemed to enjoy it although there were some (2)__________ incidents. One man called Mr. Singh ________ shake hands with me when I held out my left hand. In the restaurant, we ordered a lot of food, but he would not eat the (5)__________ dish.
business cards gifts
Finally we went to the Summer Palace. There was a boat we could go on, but Mr. Hudson said that it was too (9) _c_r_o_w_d_e_d_. I thought there was lots of (10) _s_p_a_c_e_ on it. Even with these incidents, I think showing visitors around is a great way to improve our English and hopefully we can do it again next year.

L 43-44
gesture
country meaning
most countries
OK
Japan
Money
making a circle with one’s thumb and index finger
France Brazil Germany
Zero Rude
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Topic 5: Bonfire Night (L46-52)
Date
Nov. 5th
light large fires outside
Events gather around
hold a party
set off fireworks
Typical food hot dog
Popularity In Britain Yes In America No
1. Which country is Waled from? (No more than
1 word)
Brunei.
2. Where does Peter come from? (No more
than 2 words) The UK. 3. What does Ma Li think about learning
A wedding ceremony in China
A wedding ceremony in Korea
A wedding ceremony in Western countries
A wedding ceremony in Brunei
Skimming Reading Comprehension I
They are supposed to touch noses.

Listen to the tape again and try to answer the following questions:
1. Which tourist attractions did the two students show the three foreigners around?
The Forbidden City and the Summer Palace.
2. Why did the writer feel strange about Mr. Singh?
Because he wouldn’t shake hands when the writer held out his left hand and refused to try the beef dish.
5. In Japan, the same gesture means _m__o_n_e_y________.
Skill building 2: asking questions
1. How do you usually ask questions? 2. What expressions do you usually
Listening practice:
Listen to the recording and fill in the missing words. You may check your guesses at the same time.
Had a great day yesterday. We showed(1) _t_h_r_e_e_visitors around Beijing. They seemed to enjoy it although there were some (2)__u_n_u_s_u_a_l__ incidents. One man called Mr. Singh _w_o_u_l_d_n_’_t shake hands with me when I held out my left hand. In the restaurant, we ordered a lot of food, but he would not eat the (5)___b_e_e_f ____ dish.

基础知识通关 考点归纳拓展
答案
1.greeting；greet 2.congratulate；congratulation 4.prohibit；prohibition 5.adjust；
3．permit；permission adjustment
6.accustomed；accustom 7.celebration；
基础知识通关 考点归纳拓展
5．________(vi.& vt.)适应，习惯；调整，调节
→________(n.)调整；适应 6．________(adj.)习惯于，惯常的→________ (vt.)使习惯于 7．________(n.)庆典；庆祝活动→________
(vt.)庆祝(节日等)
8．________(n.)宗教→________ (adj.)信奉宗教的，虔诚的，宗教上的 9．________(n.)少数民族；少数，少数人→________(adj.)较 少的，较小的，次要的________
基础知识通关
考点归纳拓展
1．...，of which I was proud，是介词＋which引导的非限制 性定语从句。
[模拟]
big tree.
He lived in a big house，in front of which stood a
他住在一个大房子里，房子前面有一棵大树。
基础知识通关
考点归纳拓展
2．...how to handle the situation，...为“连接词＋不定式” 结构，在句中作宾语。
[模拟]
The girl really didn't know whether to accept his
flowers or not. 那位女孩真的不知道是否该收下他的那些花。

3. It’s good manners for Americans as well as the British to open the presents as soon as they receive them. T
4. In Brunei it is polite to point to someone with one’s thumb first finger. F
高中英语课件
madeofcanruohanxing
Welcome to our school for direction
Yang Zijiang School
Unit 3 Understanding each other
Look at the following pictures, then tell us what country the way of greeting is of.
Jokes caused by cultural differences
It seems we need to understand cultural differences to avoid mistake in communication, which could be e____________. mbarrassing In other words, it is easy to misunderstand things, so we need to know what is appropriate . For example, Westerners coming to the East do not resents know that we do not open p_________ in front of the person who gives them to us. Waled told us that in Brunei it is r_____ ude to point with your first finger and so they use their t______ humb instead.

understand more about each other and it helps to behave appropriately.
Check up understanding: T/F
1.Thanksgiving is held to celebrate the first harvest after the first European settlers went to live in the USA, so it is observed by
present? Why? 4. What can you not drink at a wedding in Brunei? 5. What should you do instead of pointing with your
first finger in Brunei? 6. What customs do Chinese cities and Brunei have
F
3. It’s good manners for
Americans as well as the British to
open the presents as soon as they
receive them.
T
4. In Brunei it is polite to point to someone with one’s ftihrusmt bfinger.
It seems we need to understand cultural differences to avoid mistake in communication, which could be e_m__b_a_r_ra_s_s_i_n_g_. In other words, it is easy to misunderstand things, so we need to know what is appropriate . For example, Westerners coming to the East do not know that we do not open p_r_es_e_n_t_s___ in front of the person who gives them to us. Waled told us that in Brunei it is r_u_d_e__ to point with your first finger and so they use their t_h_u_m__b_ instead.

Detailedreading
Read the travel brochure and finish the table below:
Ethnic group
Inuit
In which country
What to eat
Where to live
Aborigines
Belief
Specific events
will make. 3. Give your reasons and have a
discussion. 4. Take on responsibility for tasks.
(assignments)
Preparing
1. Find one or two books about your topic.
Tour—2 ceremony, belief, food, musical instruments, weapons
Tour—3 culture, belief, meeting-house, food, fishing
Tour—4 living, belief, teepe, clothing, ceremony, peace pipe, food
Unit 3 Understanding each other
Welcome to the class
Lead-in
(1) How many ethnic groups do we have in China?
(2) Do you know any different cultures and customs between these groups?
2. Discuss information about it. 3. Form your own idea about your

newlyweds will make three 4. Chinese The newlyweds kowtows (磕头) during the ceremony. F
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. 2, 4 Brunei__________ 1, 3 China ___________
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.
Cultural differences
U3 Reading
Look at the following pictures, then tell us what country the way of greeting is of.

Summary
1. Retell the dialogue using your own words. 2. 1)Work in groups to find out: ◆ what culture shock is. ◆ its causes and solutions. 2) Find out history of Bonfire Night.
1). List information about Bonfire Night in note-taking form: fall on 5th. Nov; light fires; hold parties; set off fireworks; have barbecues; have fun 2). What have you learned from the example? There are cultural differences even between native English speakers. Their customs are not ar understanding UK present USA wedding shoes gesture festival Korea Brunei
Why do we need to learn about other cultures’ traditions?
By learning different cultures’ traditions, we can: ◆ know what is appropriate behavior. ◆ communicate more effectively. ◆ strengthen relationship with others. ◆ avoid embarrassment, misunderstanding or offence. ◆ understand others better.

教 学
Your're
to be asleep?
目 标
A．supposed
B．known
课
分
堂
析
C．thought
D．considered
互 动
教
探
学 方
究
【解析】 句意：你不睡觉在干什么，汤姆？你应该睡
案
设 计
觉。be supposed to do sth.意为：(按规则，惯例等)应该做某
事。
【答案】 A
教
(3)通过对这些词汇的学习能够更深层次的理解课文，与
学
目 标
此同时通过课文更加熟练地运用这些词汇。
课
分
堂
析
(4)通过对本课文的学习，让学生能够了解并掌握一些关
互 动
教
探
学 于文化差异的问题，能读懂有关文化差异的文章，借以提高 究
方
案 设
学生的阅读理解能力。
计
菜单
YL ·英语 选修6
教
学
●教学地位
parents' silver
设
计 wedding.
【答案】①celebrate ②congratulate ③congratulated
④celebrate
菜单
YL ·英语 选修6
4．permit vt.& vi.允许，准许； n．许可证
教
Another difference is that while we serve food，soft
互 动
教
探
学 方
You are supposed to know the law.
究
案 设

Unit 3 Understanding each otherReading Cultural differencesStep 1: Lead-inMany people like chatting on line, especially you students. You must have many e-pals.What do you think of online chat?Do you think it is really a good way to know more things and make more friends?Have you ever experienced any funny things or awkward situations when chatting with your cyber friends?Now, we will read an Internet chat room conversation. Surely you will know all about these after you read it. Sometimes online chat does benefit us a lot.Step 2: Fast reading for general ideasGo through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part A on Page34. Just focus on and identify the information needed to answer these questions.1. Let’s read the passage again and complete Parts C1 and C2 on page 36.6. In Brunel, you should1. Let’s complete Part D (Refer to the text while complete part D)s diary about her chat roowords.[:学。