课件57张PPT。Culture shockReadingUnit TwoWhat do you know about …?Have you ever been to a foreign country?When we go to a
foreign country, the
main difference might
be the culture shock.Culture is the language,
customs and way of life
of the people in a country. Chinglish
&
EnglishCan you guess the meanings of the idioms?The fountain is a white elephant in the garden.0301050204He seems to be full of beans this morning.I was still feeling a bit under the weather.Lucy will be like a dog with two tails,
if she gets into the team.You can trust her, she’s the salt of the earth.Skip and work in groupsSkip the speech and complete the table below. himself, the purpose and
the main idea of his speech
the
culture shockThe language, the food and the schoolexcitingeducationalRead after the recordingBrad Li is a junior high school student in China. He visited the US on an international exchange last year, and now he is giving a speech about his experience.My name is Brad Li. I’m here today to tell you about my experience as an exchange student in the United States last year.
I must admit that at first America was a big culture shock for me. Many things were strange to me: the language, the food and even the school.
I stayed with a host family in a small town. My host parents, Mr and Mrs Hurst, were very kind. They organized a lot of activities for me in my spare time so that I wouldn’t miss home or feel lonely.However, to a certain degree, life in the US was hard to get used to. My main problem was with the language. I failed to understand much in the first few weeks because everyone spoke so fast. Though I soon managed to get used to it, I still had problems because they used a lot of idioms. For example, they often say they are “under the weather” when they are ill. Their everyday English is very different from what we learn in China.
Another difference was the food. My host family always had bread, potatoes and salad for meals. I really missed the dumplings, rice and delicious dishes from home.
School was a big shock too. They do not require students to wear uniforms, so students can wear almost whatever they like. Some students have strange hairstyles as well. Some students even have pink or purple hair!Anyway, I have many great memories of that year, especially playing in the snow in winter, and playing baseball. At Halloween, I went to a party dressed as Harry Potter. At Thanksgiving, we had a big dinner with a huge turkey.
It was an exciting year, and it was a valuable education for me. Now I understand more about American culture. My American friends asked me many questions about life in China, and this made me think about my own culture as well.
check your homework admit1 be kind to2 3miss home a host family4 an exchange student5 to a certain degree6 organize activities7 be strange to8 feel lonely9 hard to get used to10 main problem was with11 in my spare time12 fail to understand13 in the first few weeks14 manage to do sth.15 be different from16 strange hairstyles17 have bread for meals18 delicious dishes from
home 19 require sb. to do sth.20 wear whatever they like21 pink21 as well22 everyday English23 anyway24 vacation25 have many memories
of that year26 idiom27 at Thanksgiving28 especially29 dress as30 understand more about31 play baseball32 make me think about sth. 33 at Halloween34 have a big dinner with sb.35 purple36 a dinner with a turkey37 a valuable education38 uniform39 international40__________________________________________________________complete the diagram according to the third and fourth paragraphsCause 1 Cause 2 Cause 3Everyone spoke so
fast.People in the US used
a lot of idioms.______________________________________________________Their everyday English is very different from what we learn in China.My main problem was with ______________________.the languageFill in the table according to the fifth and sixth paragraphs . bread, potatoes and
salad for meals dumplings,
rice and delicious
dishes can wear almost
whatever they like have strange
hairstyles even have pink
or purple hair have to wear
uniforms at schoolFind the topic sentence and supporting details of each paragraph according to the seventh and eighth paragraphs ParagraphI have many great
memories of that yearIt was an exciting year
and it was a valuable
education for me.playing baseballgoing to a party dressed as
Harry Potter at Halloweenhaving a big dinner with a huge
turkey at Thanksgiving more about
American culture my own
culture as wellAnswer the questions below according to the whole text.1 How do you know that Brad had never been to the US before this
exchange visit?
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
2 What clothes does Brad wear at school in China?
_____________________________________
3 What exciting experience did Brad have at Halloween?
__________________________________________________________
4 What do Americans eat at Thanksgiving?
__________________________________________________________
5 What did Brad learn from his experience as an exchange student?
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________He says, “I must admit that at first America was a big culture shock for me. Many things were strange to me.”He went to a party dressed as Harry Potter.They eat turkey.He understood more about American culture and thought about his own culture as well.He wears school uniformsLhasaShanghaiShenyang”””Suppose you are
a student from other
countries. you come
to China as an
exchange student.
Can you use a
sentence or body language
to show your national
characteristics?
Let’s guess
where you are from.”010203Write an article about culture shockFinish your exercise bookContinue to review the words and phrasesHOMEWORKThank youThanks For Watching
