Lesson 1
Visiting Britain
national flag
national emblem
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Big Ben
St. Paul cathedral.
Tower?Bridge
River Thames
Buckingham?Palace
British Royal family
money
What do you should know before you visit Britain?
Read the text quickly and find out the main idea of each paragraph
This is a letter to Aunt Mei
from Xiaojin
True or False
1. You can only eat English food in London.
2. Aunt Mei is visiting for one week.
3. You don’t always need to leave a tip after a meal in a restaurant.
4. Some British mushrooms aren’t safe to eat.
F
T
T
T
5. British people never laugh.
6. Most British people are friendly.
F
T
have their own humour
Body
Ending
Beginning and greeting
Structure
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 5
Para 4
Para 6
Para 7
Introduction
Food
Advice for tipping and money
Staying in the countryside
British humour
food
tipping
money
humor
Britain
countryside
Reading comprehension
food
London is _____ an international city.
every town in Britain has ________one Chinese restaurant
You’re going to have to __________bacon and eggs with a few slices of toast for breakfast over here
such
at least
get used to
tipping
you?need?to check your bill to see if a tip is included or not. If it isn’t, what you should do?
I?suggest leaving 10% of the bill for the waiter or waitress — even a bit more if the service is good.
money
it’s really easy to _______traveller’s cheques at banks or hotels so I?______?you to get some of those before you come
exchange
advise
countryside
Where would the writer’s aunt stay if she goes to London for a visit? Why?
Countryside . Because she enjoys hiking and she can wander through the fields and even pick a few mushrooms.
humor
The British find the strangest things funny!
don’t be surprised if you hear laughter when you don’t think anything’s funny. They’re not laughing at you!
Fill in the gaps together
I’m just so glad that you can _________ visit me. I’d tell you a bit about what you can expect to find. First of all, London is such an __________________ that there are many international restaurants. Every town has ________one Chinese restaurant. To avoid __________________ the British tipping system, you need to ______________to see if a tip is included or not.
afford to
international city
at least
check your bill
getting confused about
If not, I ___________10% of the bill. Besides, it’s easy to exchange traveler’s cheques, so I __________ some of those before you come. As you ________, we should ___________ in the countryside,and we can_____________ the fields and pick mushrooms. One last thing, don’t be surprised at British humor, for it’s different from Chinese humor.
suggest leaving
advise you to get
enjoy hiking
wander through
consider staying
Homework of today
A letter
假如你是交换生Tom, 请写一封信给你的朋友Steve分享你在中国所经历的文化冲突和生活体验。