(共16张PPT)
Look at the following pictures.
In which countries do people
greet each other in the way in
each picture do
Some of the South American
countries, Russia, France, Arab
countries…
Kiss:
Shaking hands:
In France, it is the custom to
shake hands with people in
the office every morning.
Britain, China…
Look at the following pictures
and read the captions under
them .
Can you match the ways of greeting with
the countries
Holland
putting their hands together and bowing
slightly
Thailand
kissing each other on one cheek and
then the other
The USA
greeting each other by touching noses
South America
hugging each other
The Middle East
shaking hands with
each other
Japan
bowing to each other
What about an Arab and a Japanese
meeting for the first time
As a Chinese, if you are not familiar with greetings from other countries, what might happen
Maybe we would feel
embarrassed; we might
be involved in awkward
situations like…
Do you know of any other ways
of greeting that people around
the world use
Can you think of any other customs that are different in different parts of the world