牛津译林版高中英语选修六《Unit 3 Understanding each other》 Word Power 课件 3

大开眼界 沉重的负担，无用而累赘的东西 吹牛 凡人皆有得意时 爱屋及乌 班门弄斧
同行不相妒 一石双鸟，一箭双雕
ike a cat on hot brick let the cat out of the bag rain cats and dogs a dark horse crocodile tears
Remember the meaning of a word by studying the origin of the word.
Fast reading
These sentences summarize the article. Read them and decide if they are true or false. If it is false, please give the right information.
Guess the meanings of the following idioms
see the elephant white elephant talk horse Every dog has his day． Love me，love my dog． Teach fish to swim. Dog doesn‘t eat dog． kill two birds with one stone
French
Italian
Arabic
German
Language Categories of Cultural history words
French food, jobs entertainment,
once ruler of England; Cooking is one of their culture/way of life

the Middle East greeting each other bytouchin Nhomakorabea noses
kissing each other on one cheek and then the other
The
Netherlands
Discussion
1. What may happen when people with different greeting habits meet? Can you imagine an Arab and a Japanese meeting for the first time?
Homework
1. Write a composition about whether we should celebrate the Christmas. 2. If possible, surf the internet to find further information about cultural differences.
Kiss:
Some of the South American countries, Russia, France, Arab countries…
Shaking hands:
Britain, China…
In France, it is the custom to shake hands with people in the office every morning.
3. Why do people in different countries
greet each other in different ways?
4. Can you think of any other customs that are different parts of the world?

Can you match the ways of greeting with the countries?
Holland Thailand The USA
putting thபைடு நூலகம்ir hands together and bowing slightly kissing each other on one cheek and then the other
Shaking hands: Britain, China…
In France, it is the custom to shake hands with people in the office every morning.
Look at the following pictures and read the captions under them .
As a Chinese, if you are not familiar with greetings from other countries, what might happen?
Maybe we would feel embarrassed; we might be involved in awkward situations like…
greeting each other by touching noses
South America hugging each other
The Middle East shaking hands with each other
Japan
bowing to each other
What about an Arab and a Japanese meeting for the first time?

the four examples above?
The examples show there are differences between the west and the east in _g_e_st_u_r_e_, __h_a_b_it_s_o_f_l_i_fe___, _w__e_d_d_i_n_g_c_u_s_t_o_m_s_ and __th_e__w_a_y_s_t_o__sh_o_w__f_e_e_li_n_g_s___. If carelessly handled, they can cause _o_f_f_en__ce_ or _m_i_s_u_n_d_e_r_s_ta_n_d__in_g___.
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
present
wedding
Cultural differences
festival
shoes gesture
1). Make up a dialogue about how people react when receiving a present in the west and China.
2). Why do they react differently? Because the ways people show their feelings are different. Westerners don’t hide them while people in China tend to be reserved.