Unit 3 Topic 2 Some things usually have different meanings in different cultures. Section C 课件（21张，

Unit 3 Topic 2
Section C
Different cultures,
different meanings!
Chinese Mom vs Western Mom
公务员 civil servant
Chinese mom considers civil servant as a perfect job.
Western mom thinks it’s just so-so.
They think differently.
Why?
= regard…as…
Some things have different meanings in different cultures.
Your own passage
Post- reading
While- reading
Pre-reading
We have different cultures!
a running dog
a homeless dog
a lucky dog
every dog has its day
Reading skill 1：predict（预测）
negative
positive
Chinese
English
Pre-reading
Can you guess their meanings?
cultural differences
Reading skill 2：Skim（略读）
While-reading
Task 1: Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. (1 min)

Chinese people and western people have different opinions about dragons.
Dog has negative meanings in Chinese and positive meanings in English.
Some things have different meanings in different cultures.
Some things have similar meanings in Chinese culture and western cultures.
Dragons are very important in Chinese culture.
Para 1. _____ Para 2. _____ Para 3. _____ Para 4. _____
B
C
D
A
Task 2: The title of the passage may be _______.
While-reading
C. Different Cultures, Different Meanings
How can we find out the title/main idea quickly?
Topic sentences can help us get the main idea or title quickly.
They are usually at the beginning of each paragraph.
Reading skill 2: Skim（略读）
While-reading
Reading skill 3: Scan（细读）for more details（细节）.
Task 3: Fill in the table. ( 3 mins)
{5C22544A-7EE6-4342-B048-85BDC9FD1C3A}Plant and animal
In Chinese culture
In western culture
dog
dragon
rose
negative meanings
honest and good friends of humans, has positive meanings
strong and magical creatures
dangerous animals
stands for love, peace, courage and friendship
stands for love, peace, courage and friendship
In Chinese…has negative/positive meanings…
In western countries…are considered as…
…were regarded as…/compare…to…
a symbol of…/stand for…
Further-reading
Task 4: Read, discuss and report (4mins).
Para 1:
Para 2:
Para 3:
Para 4:
Further-reading
Some words about animals have ________ meanings in different cultures.
Some words about animals are used ________ in different cultures.
different
differently
Para 1: Fill in the blanks.
Further-reading
Para 2: Can you guess their meanings?
1. When he lost all his money, he went to the dogs.
2. I’ve been working for all night, now I’m really dog tired.
3. You’d better stay at home, it’s raining cats and dogs.
rain heavily
very tired
poor
Further-reading
Para 3: In China, many parents want their children to become “dragons”. The “dragons” here mean _______.
successful people
children
strong people
creatures
A. successful people
We compare successful people to dragons in China.
Do you think it’s right for Chinese parents to want their children to become “dragons”? Why or why not?
Reading skill 4：Critical thinking
（批判性思维）
Further-reading
Further-reading
Para 4: Complete the sentences with the given phrases.
Roses have _________ meanings in Chinese and English.
People in China _________ bats ______ animals that can bring them happiness.
Bamboo is _________________ wisdom in western culture.
Peacock ________________ beauty and peace in Chinese culture.
If we ____________________ the cultural differences, we will understand each other better.
a symbol of, similar, regard as, pay attention to, stand for
similar
regard
as
a symbol of
stands for
pay attention to
dogs
China
vs
western countries
Post-reading
dragons
roses
???
Task 5: What other animals or plants can you think of?
Some things have different meanings in different cultures.
Your own passage
Post- reading
While- reading
Pre-reading
Tell Frank more differences!
Writing time
Task 5: Write down your own passage in groups.
1 student writes, 1 student reports, the others discuss.
Pay attention to the structure (结构) of your passage.
Although we come from different countries with different cultures, we all long for(渴望) love and peace in our hearts.
Thank you!