课件33张PPT。Unit 3
Understanding each otherCultural
differencesgreeting wayseating and clothesfestivalswedding customs body languageBrainstormingEating and clothesvarious ways
of greetingcallShort messagessmileSend flowersShake handshugWavekissE-mailbowGreeting
waysWedding
customsFestivalsBody languagea joke
一名男士称赞一位女士:"Today you look very beautiful! "( 今天您可真漂亮啊! ) , 这位女士立刻谦虚地回答:"Where! Where!"( 哪里! 哪里! )结果对方尴尬地说:" Everywhere! " ( 全身都漂亮! )
What’s your answer?
answer:Thank you.
Unit 3
Understanding each other Unit 3
Understanding each other Please go through the dialogue quickly and then
answer the several questions onP34 PartA.
Fast reading2. Where does Peter come from?3. Does everyone in Brunei wear yellow?
1. Which country is Waled from?He is from Brunei.He comes from the UK. No, they don’t. Only the Sultan and his family do.Task ⅠSkimming(Line 5)(Line 24)(Line 54)Thanksgiving is held to celebrate the first harvest after the first European settlers went to live in Britain.
2. At the thanksgiving dinner people usually have turkey.
3. It’s good manners for Americans and the British to open the presents as soon as they receive them.
4. In Brunei it is polite to point to someone with one’s first or index finger.FTTFⅡ Telling T/F 5. In Italy, guests are expected to give presents to the newly-weds as a souvenir to remember the big day.
6. In Brunei only the royal family are allowed to wear yellow clothes.
7. Taking off one’s shoes before entering someone’s house is what both Brunei and Chinese cities have in common.
FTT 1. Thanksgiving
2. eye contact
3. wedding in Brunei
4. Wedding in Italy is different from one in the UK.
5. body language
6. Common people can’t wear yellow.
7. People open the present as soon as he is given it.
8. Chinese people greet each other by shaking hands.
9. Take off shoes before going inside a house.
10. Use thumb to pointⅢ FindingPlease spot the topics that are mentioned in this dialogue.
Detailed readingWhat does Thanksgiving celebrate?
2. What is the typical food at Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving DayTurkey on the 4th Thursday of November turkeyThanksgiving is a day to celebrate the first harvest after the first settlers from Europe went to live in the USA. Date:Definition:
Typical food:3.In the West, when is the polite time to open
a present? Why?
In the west , it is polite to open a present when
someone gives you one.
Because they think it is rude not to open a present when someone gives them one. And
people want to see the person’s reaction.
Italy: the guests the newly wedsUK: the guests the newly wedsweddingsPresents?throwing confettiDifferences:Similarities:4.What are the similarities and differences in a wedding between Italy and the UK?
All men sit here
with the bridegroom.All women sit here
with the bride.VS5.Where do men and women sit in a wedding reception in Brunei? foodsoft drinkscoffeealcoholtea√√√√×6.What can’t you drink at a wedding in Brunei?Many countries people point
with their first finger.howeverin BruneiThey use:thumb7.What should you do instead of pointing with your first finger in Brunei? 2.If you go to Brunei, you can wear:√√√√×Because yellow is the
royal color for the
Sultan and his family.Why?8.What color can’t people wear in Brunei? 9.What customs do Chinese cities and Brunei have in common? Take off the shoes before
going into someone’s house.1. People from UK and USA usually have the same attitudes towards receiving presents.2. There are similarities between wedding traditions in the west.open as soon as receivethrow confetti3. People in both Brunei and China take off shoes before going inside a house. similarities ?CulturalExamplesThanksgivingcelebration differentlyWeddingtraditionsthumbsroyalentering USABrunei Italy UK
Cultural ShockCultural shock is a term used to describe a feeling when someone moves to a new place.文化休克We are in a world full of cultural differences and similarities. when faced with the differences ,what should you do ?Which of the following words indicate the right attitudes towards cultural differences?respect
B. tolerate
C. look down upon
D. appreciate
E. hate
F. understand
G. refuserespecttolerateappreciateunderstandConclusion:When in Rome, do as the Romans do.1. Please search for more cultural differences.
Review what we have leant today.
3. Finish the exercises Parts C1 and C2 on P36.Thank you for
your attention!