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高二 模块六
Unit 3
Unit 3 Understanding each other
Reading
Culture differences
1. Do you have foreign friends or relatives
2. What do you know about their life
3. Have you ever misunderstood all their behaviors
4. How can you understand their culture better
Lead in
When we talk about British people, we
may say they:
are a little bit reserved, especially the older generations
don’t talk very much to strangers
respect and are proud of the traditions and history of Britain
love soccer, rugby and cricket
As for the Americans, we tend to think
they:
are enthusiastic, open-minded and easy to get along with
do not like to obey others and hate to be flattered
love American football, baseball and basketball
Read the text and answer the following
questions.
Fast Reading
1. Which country is Waled from
Waled is from Brunei.
2. Where does Peter come from
Peter comes from the UK.
3. Does everyone in Brunei wear yellow
No. Yellow is the royal colour for the Sultan and his family.
1. What does Thanksgiving celebrate
It’s held to celebrate the first harvest after the European settlers went to live in the USA.
2. What is eaten at Thanksgiving
The huge turkey.
Detailed Reading
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 people want to see the person’s reaction.
4. What can you not drink at a wedding in Brunei
Alcohol.
5. What should you do instead of pointing with your first finger in Brunei
Pointing with our thumb.
6. What customs do Chinese cities and Brunei have in common
In both places, you should take shoes off before going inside someone’s house.
Fill in blanks.
About Thanksgiving
the British the American
About presents
talk much about it
know nothing about it
open the present as soon as they were given
About the wedding
the British the Italian
the newly-weds are expected to give their guests presents
the guests are expected to give presents to the newly-weds
Pointing to others
People from
Brunei people in some other
countries
point with their
thumb
point with their
first finger
other custom in Brunei
wedding
dress
Men and women sit in different area in Brunei and with no alcohol
shouldn’t wear yellow because yellow is the royal colour for the Sultan and his family
Work in groups.
1. Do you like online chat Why or why not
2. What do you think about Internet chat Do you think it is really a good way to know more things and make more friends
3. Have you ever experienced any funny
things or awkward situations when
chatting with your cyber friends
4. Compared Internet chat with face-to-face
conversation, which one do you prefer
Why
Reading Strategy:
understanding the use of examples
The text we read is a dialogue on cultural differences. So in this kind of text we should use examples to explain concepts and ideas.
Sometimes we use examples to support arguments and sometimes used as interesting stories.
Read the dialogue carefully and try to find out the sentences explaining the concept of cultural differences between English speakers from different countries.
Our American teacher is always talking about Thanksgiving…
The British teachers didn’t know what he was talking about…
Try to find out the sentences supporting the argument that there are differences as well as similarities between West weddings.
In the UK, the guests are expected to give
presents to the newly-weds, but in Italy …
Try to find out the example used as an interesting story about cultural misunderstanding.
The British teacher who opened the present as soon as he was given it at the end-of-the term ceremony…
D: 1____ 2____ 3_____ 4______
5____ 6____ 7_____ 8______
E: 1_________ 2_________
3_________ 4_________
5_________ 6_________
7_________ 8_________
9_________ 10________
Answers
d
c
f
g
b
e
h
a
traditions
Thanksgiving
harvest
Europe
celebrate
weddings
embarrassing
presents
rude
thumb
Discussion
1. Why do we need to find out about other cultures’ traditions
2. What might happen if people had no idea of other countries’ cultures Do you think it might result in embarrassment or inconvenience
3. How can people understand each other’s cultures better
4. What do you think about “ culture shock”
Information about culture differences
In most countries, nodding your head up
and down means“ yes”. In some parts of
Greece and Turkey, however, this motion
can mean“ No”. In South-east Asia,
nodding your head is a polite way
of saying “ I’ve heard you.”
In the United States, when someone puts
his thumb up, it means“ Everything is all
right”. However, in Sardinia of Italy and
Greece, the gesture is insulting and should
not be used there.
1. Write a short passage about culture differences in different countries.
2. Finish the workbook exercises.
Homework