UNIT8 Culture Shapes Us
Lesson 45 Different Manners
Learning aims:
1. Learn to improve the reading ability by fast-reading and careful-reading.
2. Master the key vocabulary and structures.
4. Learn to talk more about culture and manners.
Learning foci:
1. Master the usage of though and although.
2. Learn to talk more about culture and manners.
Learning methods:
Skimming, scanning, reading loudly and discussion in groups.
Learning procedures:
Step one Warming up
1. Try to show some examples of good manners in our daily life.
2. Enjoy a video and answer the question: What kinds of manners does the video show? Tick the right ones.
1). Greeting manners
2). Wedding manners
3). Dressing manners
4). Table manners
5). Festival manners
6). Body manners
Step Two Reading (I)
Read paragraph1, paragraph2 and paragraph9, and then answer the questions:
How long has Wu Zhou lived in Canada?
Why doesn't he feel Canadian?
In Wu Zhou’s opinion, is it interesting to experience two cultures? Why?
Step Three Reading (II)
Read from paragraph3 to paragraph8 carefully , and then finish the form.
Different manners
China
Canada
being praised
asking ages
offering a seat
having meal with guests
paying for meals
giving tips
Step Four Key vocabulary and structures
Fill in the blanks and match the?left column with the right column according to the text.
Para1-3
1. In China if someone _______ you, you should _____ ______,
A. he still doesn't feel Canadian.
2. ________ Wu Zhou has lived in Canada for 23 years,
B._______ Canadian culture____ _______ ______Chinese culture.
3.He has may good friends in Canada.
C.______ in North America you should just say," Thanks."
Para4-5
1. In Canada people think age is _________, so they only ask children about their ages.
A. In Canada, _________, they may feel embarrassed.
2. In both China and Canada , it is polite to _________ a seat to the elderly person on the bus.
B. But in China it is __________to ask an adult's age.
Para6-8
1. Chinese people may _______ ______ ______ _____ the meal, when they are eating in the restaurant.
A. but in Canada people only _______ food _____the guest.
2. In China, if there is no food on the guest's plate, it's polite to _______ food ______ their plates.
B. However, Canadians often share the cost of the meal.
3. In China, people _______ give extra money.
C. but this is ______ done in North America.
Conclusion The usage of though/although:
Step Five Discussion
Part I Free talk
Enjoy a video, and then answer the questions .
1. Who are they in the video?
?
2. Do you think they behaved well ?
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3. What kinds of good manners did it show?
Reference Fill in the blanks:
1._______ manners:President Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan both wear Chinese traditional formal suit(正装)________the Obamas wear western evening dresses.
2._______ manners: They shake______ with each other when they meet and ______the hand to the public with a smile for greeting(问候).
3._______ manners:The Obamas prepare the______ with Chinese traditional food for President Xi and our first lady. This shows that they_______ our leaders and Chinese diet culture.
4.Draw the conclusion(总结):We think all of these behavio(u)rs in the video are good ______ . They show different _________ of different countries.
Part II Discussion
Discuss the two questions in groups, and then draw the conclusions.
What are good manners?
Do you think culture shapes manners?
Step Six Motto
Read loudly and remember well:
Culture shapes manners.
Manners make man.
Culture shapes us.
Step Seven Homework
Finish the exercises on page 119.