英语：Unit3《Understanding each other》课件（译林牛津版选修6）

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Unit 3 Module 6
Welcome to the Unit
Questions:
1. What does each of the following gestures mean
2. Do Chinese people use such gestures
3. Can you show us some other gestures
Guess the meaning of each gesture:
1.
A test on cultural awareness: Guess the meaning
of the following gesture.
Good luck or
everything
goes well.
Someone
must be
crazy.
I don’t know
or I have
no idea.
I can’t/didn’t
hear you.
That’s enough
or it’s all
over for me.
‘Thumb down’ sign
indicates refusal
or rejection.
Something is
a bit suspicious
/odd here.
Come here.
‘OK’ in the USA.
In Italy, ‘Hello’; in
Malaysian,
‘Come here’.
‘Oh, I forgot’
or a sign of
surprise.
‘Slow down’,
‘Relax’, or
Wait a second’.
Guess the meaning of each gesture:
4. How do we Chinese usually greet each other
now
5. How do people from different countries greet each other
(Fill in the form)
nationality way of greeting
Thailand
South America
The Middle East
The USA
Dutch
Japan
put one’s hands together/press
one’s palms together and bow slightly
hug each other
touch noses
shake hands firmly
kiss on both cheeks
bow to each other
Practice talking about cultural differences in pairs
with the information in the form. You might follow the
patterns below if you like.
A: It’s strange/ interesting/fascinating/ funny that….
What do you think /How do you find it /
What’s your opinion about…
B: I agree. / I think it’s good manners/polite/acceptable to…
Well, I think it’s just like the way we …
Sorry I don’t think so./ It’s bad manners/ rude/not
acceptable to…
Discussion:
Why do you think that we should learn cultural differences between different nations
2. Which of the following words indicate the right attitudes towards cultural differences
To experience different cultures;
to get a better understanding…;
to help strengthen relations with…;
to avoid unnecessary mistakes and
embarrassment; to communicate
freely and effectively, to be a polite
Person, etc.
respect B. tolerate C. look down upon
D. appreciate E. hate F. understand
G. reject
ABDF
A guessing game:
Match the idioms with its meaning.
( ) 1. With open arms.
( ) 2. To keep a straight face.
( ) 3. To put your heads together.
( ) 4. To be all ears.
( ) 5. To shrug something off.
( ) 6. To be in over one’s head.
( ) 7. To keep one’s nose out of someone’s business
( ) 8. To pull a long face.
( ) 9. To let one’s hair down.
To disregarding sth.
To be involved in a project that is too difficult.
To act casually, to be oneself.
To listen attentively.
To work together with someone;
to share information.
Not to show one’s true feeling; not to laugh under most circumstances
To show that one is annoyed.
To pay attention to only one’s own concerns.
In a welcome and enthusiastic manner.
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f
e
d
a
b
h
g
c
Reading
Prediction
According to the title of the unit
‘Understanding each other’, guess
what the reading is mainly about.
While-reading questions:
Skim to find the answers:
What is the style of the text
2. What is the theme of the discussion
3. Which country is Waled from
4. Where does Peter come from
5. Does everyone in Brunei wear yellow
An internet chat room discussion.
Cultural differences.
Brunei.
The UK.
No. Yellow is the color for the royal family only.
Scan
How many subjects of cultural
differences are mentioned in the chat
2. What are they
3. Arrange them in right order. (Do C2 on p.36)
4. How many examples are used in this passage
and what’s their function
Seven.
Weddings, shoes, presents, USA/UK cultural
differences; and American celebration/Thanksgiving;
colour of clothing; way of pointing (gestures)
accumulate(L2) _____
unbelievable(L9) _____
embarrassing(32) _____
newly-weds(34) _____
souvenir(L35) _____
clarify(L36) _____
participate(L39) _____
bridegroom(L40) _____
Guessing from the context:
A man who has just been married
A thing you keep to help you
remember a place or an event
Very difficult to believe and
unlikely to be true
d. Get or gather together, collect
e. Make it clear or easier to understand
f. Causing a feeling or awkwardness or shame
g. People who have recently got married
h. Take part, gets involved, join in
d
c
f
g
b
e
h
a
Thanksgiving is held to celebrate the first harvest after
the first European settlers went to live in the USA, so it is observed by both the American and the British people.
2. At the thanksgiving dinner people usually have turkey.
3. It’s good manners for Americans as well the British to
open the presents as soon as they receive them.
4. In Brunei it is polite to point to someone with one’s
first or index finger.
5. In Italy, guests are expected to give presents to the
newly-weds as a souvenir to remember the big day.
6. In Brunei only the royal family are allowed to wear
yellow clothes.
7. Taking off one’s shoes before entering someone’s house is what both Brunei and Chinese cities have in common.
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T
T
F
F
T
T
Check up understanding: T/F statements
Check up understanding
Answer the following questions: (pair work)
What and by whom does Thanksgiving celebrate
What is the typical food eaten at Thanksgiving
In the west, when is the proper time to open a present Why
Why do guests expect a present at a wedding in Italy
What can’t you drink at a wedding in Brunei
What should you do instead of pointing with your first finger in Brunei
What customs do Chinese cities and Brunei have in common
Consolidation I
Complete the notes of the chat room discussion
(see text book page 37)
Even the UK and the USA seem to have different (1)_________.
American have something called (2) __________, a festival which celebrates the first (3) __________ of the settlers who went from (4) __________ to the USA. British people do not (5)__________ this and the British teachers in Brunei did not understand what all the excitement was about for the American teacher.
The differences between (6)__________ in different countries
were also discussed. It seems we need to understand cultural
differences to avoid mistakes in communication, which could be (7)____________. In other words, it is easy to misunderstand things, so we need to know what is appropriate. For example, Westerners coming to the East do not know that we do not open (8) __________in front of the person who gives them to us. Waled told us that in Brunei it is (9)__________ to point with your first finger and so they use their (10) __________ instead.
traditions
Thanksgiving
harvest
Europe
celebrate
weddings
embarrassing
presents
rude
thumb
Consolidation II (work in groups of four)
Make a comparison between a western wedding
and a traditional Chinese wedding.
Such as
How are they dressed
Where and how do they celebrate
Who are expected to give presents
Do they go to spend honeymoon etc.
Your writing must contain these words and expressions:
accumulate; 2. (not) the same as…;
3. be quite different from… 4. in celebrate of
5. Participate in 6. give…as a souvenir to…
7. have a huge banquet to… 8. serve
Choose a representatives from each group to report to the whole class.
Homework
1. Write a short passage of about 120 words
to record what you have just discussed.
2. Do Workbook exercises A1,A2, B1 and B2 on pages 116-117.
Word Power
Learning tasks:
Review the previous lesson;
Learn something more about
the English language—borrowed words;
3. Language study( 10 items)
1. Match column A with column B
( ) 1. custom
( ) 2. participate
( ) 3. account
( ) 4. adjust
( ) 5. remark
( ) 6. unbelievable
( ) 7. feast
( ) 8. clarify
( ) 9. concern
( )10. accumulate
gradually collect sth
that cannot be believed
cause sth to become clear
or easier to understand
D. take part or become involved
an activity in
E. change sth slightly so that it will be right for use
F. generally accepted and
long-established way of behaving
G. unusually large and celebration meal
H. things said or written as a comment
I. be about something
J. report; description
F
D
J
E
H
B
G
C
I
A
II. Spelling according to definitions
By delivering newspapers Tom has collected a small fortune.
What’s the subject that you were discussing just now
I felt ashamed by his impolite remark about my clothes.
Will you give your permission to your son’s marriage
It’s a suitable behavior to take off shoes before entering someone’s house in cities in China.
You are kindly asked not to smoke here.
Critics commented that the play was not original.
The statue was cut out of stone.
Britain was once ruled by France.
She has great wishes of what university has to offer.
accumulated
topic
approval
embarrassed
proper
requested
remarked
carved
governed
expectations
plete the passage with suitable words
The other day our English teacher r _______ us to log on the internet to a_________ as much information as we could on cross-cultural communication.
At first we took it for granted that people in America and Britain shared exactly the same language and c_______. It was totally out of our e___________ to discover that cultural d
between these two countries was u___________. Americans c_______ thanksgiving while many British people even don’t even know what it is in c_________ of.
From then on, we began to form the h_______ of noticing cultural differences so as to avoid m_______________ when we communicate with people of different n____________.
equested
ccumulate
ustoms
xpectation
ifferences
nbelievable
elebrate
elebration
abit
isunderstanding
ationalities
Read the passage on page 38 and complete the following sentences:
Many French words in English are linked to f__________,
c_______, e___________ and j______, such as r__________, d_________ and b________.
2.From German, English borrowed many words for t_______,
mechanical e__________, s__________ and geological t__________, such as c__________, h__________ and r__________.
3. English got many Italian words connected to m______,
the a_________ and the m_________. The examples words are o__________ and c_________.
4. Words such as spices, chemicals, animals and much of
the language of mathematics are p__________ by A______.
ood
ooking
ntertainment
obs
entist
estaurant
allet
ools
quipment
nacks
terms
lock
amburger
ocket
usic
rts
ilitary
pera
olonel
rovided
rabic
Consolidation
Complete exercises C and D on page 39.
Key to exercise C:
Italian
Arabic
cooking
restaurant
jobs
ballet
confetti
colonel
clock
rocket
German
hamburger
alcohol
zero
Key to exercise D
slept like a log
as cool as a cucumber
as poor as a church mouse
as busy as a bee
as strong as a horse
Add a supplemental reading
passage here on borrowed words.
to broad students horizon on the
English language.
1. believe; believe in
2. join; join in;( participate in; take part in); attend
3. Going to a wedding in Italy is different from going to one in the UK.
4. sb. get used to sth …; sb. used to do sth…; sth be used to do sth
5. get married/hurt/caught/paid/held up
6. after all; above all; in all; at all
7. point with…point to…point at…point out
8. take off…take on…take along….take up
9. give up; give out; give in; give off
Language practice
believe— feel sure of the truth of sth; accept what one says as true
believe in (sth /sb/ doing sth)— trust sth /sb; feel sure of the worth or truth of sth.; feel sure of the existence of sth
Complete the following:
I could hardly _________ my eyes.
You can __________ him. He’ll never let you down.
I’ve always __________being broad-minded.
Nowadays more and more Westerners begin to __________ Chinese medicine.
5. In ancient times, it was generally __________ that the earth was the centre of the universe.
6. By the way, do you __________ God
believe
believe in
believed in
believe in
believed
believe in
2. join + n.—become a member of an organization
( esp. an army, a party, a club, a society, etc)
join in sth/ doing sth
or join sb in sth/doing sth— take part in or participate in
activities
attend—be present at; go regularly to ( school, church, etc.
Complete the following:
Will you __________ the game of playing chess
Sam __________ the army during the Second World War.
Lincoln __________ an active __________ in politics
and was strongly against slavery.
4. I’ll __________ an important meeting tomorrow.
5. Athletes from all over the world will __________
the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
join in
joined
took part
attend
join in
take part in
participate in
3. Going to a wedding in Italy is different from going to
one in the UK.
Here one is used to indicate a wedding in order to avoid repetition.
Observe the following sentences and tell what each pronoun stands for:
The coffee I bought yesterday seems stronger than
that we usually drink.
2. I don’t want these green apples; I want the red ones.
3. Please separate the books borrowed from school library
from those bought by myself.
(‘that’ refers to ‘the coffee’)
(‘ones’ refers to ‘apples’)
(‘those’ refers to ‘the books’)
4. sb. get used to sth/doing sth— (sb) get accustomed to
sth/doing sth
sb. used to do sth— sb often did sth in the past,
but no longer do it now
sth be used to do sth — This is the passive structure
of “sb uses sth to do sth.’
Translate the following:
我小时候常常六点就被叫起来。 因此，
我一直习惯早起。现在我用闹钟叫早。
When I was little, I used to be asked to get up at six,
so I have been used to getting up early. Now an alarm
clock is used to wake me up in the morning
5. get+ past participle
1) used instead of “be” to form passive voice
Eg. get hurt ; get beaten; get dismissed; get killed;
get damaged/ get held up etc.
2) used to refer to a certain ‘state’ of sb/sth
get married; get engaged; get caught in the rain;
get paid; get dressed; get changed; get prepared; get started
( ask students to pick out any of the above to make a sentence)
6. after all — in spite of what has been said, done
or expected
above all — most important of all; especially
in all — altogether; as a total
at all — in any way; to any extend
There were twelve of us _______ for dinner.
2. I want to buy a modern and comfortable house, but _______ it should be in a quiet community.
3. Don’t be too hard on your son. He’s only a boy of five _______.
4. There are nothing _______ to eat.
in all
above all
after all
at all
7. point with — aim or direct sth by using sth.
point to/at — direct one’s attention at sb/sth
point out — draw attention to…
In the picture the lovely girl was pointing ____ a tower in the distant _____ her finger.
2. The soldier pointed his gun _____ the enemy and ordered him to put up his hands.
to
with
at
8. take off — remove one’s clothes, shoes etc.; (of a plane) leave the ground and begin to fly
take on — a) employ; b) begin to have a particular appearance;
take up — occupy space or time
We can’t buy the piano before we move into the new plat as it ______ too much room.
2. This is captain speaking. Welcome on board. Our plane is to______ in ten minutes.
3. With all the colorful lights and flags, the Taihu Square ______ a festival air.
takes up
take off
takes on
9.give up — stop doing sth;
give out —be tired out; hand out; send out( heat.)
give in — hand over sth to sb.;
allow oneself to be defeated
give off — send out smell, light, smoke, radiation etc.
1. The doctors had given her ____ but she made a remarkable recovery.
2. The cooker is giving _____ a funny smell.
3. After such a long walk, my legs gave ____ under me.
4. Please give your examination papers _____ to the teacher when you’ve finished.
up
off
out
in
Grammar and Usage
Unreal conditional clauses
Step one:
Observe the following sentences and tell
Whether they are real or unreal conditional clauses:
If we go on polluting the world, it won’t be fit for
us to live in.
If you are busy doing your homework, I won’t
interrupt you.
If you have finished cleaning the classroom, you
can go home now.
(Under these conditions, the things are sure to happen.)
If there were a lot of good restaurants in the city,
this would make it more attractive.
(But there aren’t many good restaurants…now.)
If a lot of people spoke English, it would be very
helpful for tourists.
(But not many people can speak English now.)
type if clause main clause
real If sb does sth/is doing sth/has done sth. Sb. will/shall/can do sth.
imaginarypresent conditions If sb did/were… Sb would/could/should might do sth
Step II Summary:
Step III.
Complete the following sentences with proper verb forms:
If he ______(have) a permit, he could start his
own business.
2. If I ______ (be) you, I would stay away from the fight.
3. If you ______ (go) to the exhibition, You ______(enjoy) it. (But you are not likely to go.)
4. If I ______(know) her number, I could ring her up now.
5. If you ______(try) again, you ______(may succeed). (But you are not going to try.)
had
were
went
would enjoy
knew
tried
might succeed
Step VI
Rewrite the following using unreal conditional clauses:
Football fans often fight, so many people stay away.
He won’t leave his bicycle outside at night.
I can’t open the door because I haven’t got the key.
I have forgotten the massage, so I can’t give it to her.
He’s happy as no one interrupts him.
Step V
Choose one of the topics to practise using unreal conditional clause:
Suppose you were an Englishman/ Englishwoman,
how could/might/should/would you live
(eat, drink, wear, live in, do, drive, speak, like, etc)
2. If you had enough money, what would you like
to do most
If he failed, he should try again.
( But he is not likely to fail.)
If I dyed /were to dye my hair blue, everyone
would laugh at me.
(But I won’t dye it.)
If it should clear up tomorrow, I would/could do
some washing.
(but it is not likely to be fine tomorrow.)
Step I
Observe the following sentences and pay attention to the verb forms:
type if clause main clause
imaginary future
conditions If sb did sth
were to do sth
should do sth Sb would/could/should might do sth
Step II Summary:
Practice using the above sentence structure:
Tell your partner what would you do if you were to study / should go to study in the UK next year
( eg. to prepare, to take ; to buy; to save, to live, know,
to speak, to eat, etc)
If you were to be a teacher in the future, what/how….
Step one:
Observe the following sentences and pay attention to the verb forms:
If you had listened to me you would not
have lost all that money.
I could have saved you a lot of trouble
if you had written to me.
If you had applied earlier, you would
have had your passport now.
He might have given you some help
if you had asked him.
type if clause main clause
imaginay past actions If sb had done sth Sb would/could/should might have done sth
Step II Summary:
plete the following sentences using proper verb forms:
1. If you had told me about it earlier, I _________ (be able) to help you.
2. If you __________(can come) with us, we would have been pleased.
3. You __________(not make) such a mistake if you had been more careful.
Step VI Retell the following sentences:
I had the ambition to win the match at the beginning, so I succeeded.
I went abroad at an early age so I was able to adjust to the life there easily.
The cage door was left open so the two tigers escaped.
I made a lot of mistakes when I was in the UK as I had little idea about their culture.
Peter didn’t tell me so I didn’t take my shoes off when
I entered his house.
I didn’t hand in my homework on cultural differences because
I left it at home.
Notice: We can also put should, were and had at the
beginning of an unreal conditional clause. In this case,
if is not needed and should be omitted.
Rewrite the following:
If you should meet him tomorrow, would you please tell him to come to see me.
2. If the computer were to be used in agriculture, agricultural production could be greatly increased.
3. If you had arrived ten minutes earlier, you might have met Dr. Brown himself.
______you ______ him tomorrow, would you…
______ the computers ______ ______ used in agriculture,…
______ you ______ ten minutes earlier, you
might have…
Should meet
Were to be
Had arrived
Homework
Complete the dialogue on page 40.
Do exercises on page 41.
Work book exercises C1 &C2 on page 118.
Task
Step I Accumulate information
Step II Rearrange the information
Step III Get familiar with the information
Step VI An example of a letter of apology
Step V Write a letter of apology
Step I Accumulate information
pleting a text on page 42 by listening and then underline the phenomena that are puzzling:
Tips on listening practice:
Read the text first to know the topic of the text and
predict the type of words you are like to hear.
Look for clues from the context.
Guess the words that might be used to fill in the
blanks.
Decide if it is content words or grammar words that
you are listening for.
2 . Read the passage ‘Taboo or not taboo— that is the
question” to find the solutions to the previous puzzles.
Questions:
What is a ‘taboo’
What are taboos usually about
Why should we know taboos of other cultures
How many customs are mentioned in the passage
What does the world ‘While’ in the last sentence mean
Step II Rearrange the information
Fill in the form with the information you hear and read:
nationalities taboos mistakes
…
Indian
left hand is dirty
shake with left hand
Indian
don’t eat beef/worship cows
offer the black
pepper beef
Japanese
give out many presents
or cards for people to
appreciate
just put the present into the pocket without looking
More different customs
Canada& the USA Indonesia Korea Muslim countries Thailand
Don’t arrive early if you’re invited to someone’s home. Never point to anything with your foot. Don’t pass somethig to an older person or superior
with only one hand. Don’t eat with your left hand. Never touch anyone except a child on the head.
Step III Get familiar with the information
Pair work
Ask your partner questions about the accumulated information on cultural differences. You may begin your questions with such words : what, how, which, when, where, why, who,’ etc.
Step VI an example of a letter of apology
(Address) 150 Renming Road
(Date) Aug. 25, 2006
(An opening)
Dear Sir/ Madam/Mr Smith /Mrs Green,
(Body of the letter)
Purpose of the letter
I am/We are writing to apologize /explain
the misunderstandings…
An explanation
Unfortunately, we didn’t realize/ understand that… because in our culture we…
( A closing phrase to apologize again)
I’m/We’re terribly sorry for…
(your name & signature)
Sincerely yours,
Peter Brown
Step V Write a letter of apology
Follow the example and use the
information you have accumulated
to write a letter of apology.
Project
Step I Collect information ( individual work)
Step II Divide the project work in groups of four
Step III Work in groups of four to compose a page of
the reference book
Go on ethnic experience tours
to Make a reference book
Preparations:
Read passages on pp 47-48
to meet the Inuit people in Canada;
to see Aborigines in Australia;
to visit the Maoris in New Zealand;
to contact some native American Indians.
Fill in the form to collect information
Inuit Aborigines Maoris American
Indians
clothing
food collect food, hunt lizards & snakes
shelter
transport
entertainment
belief/religion
people
customs/
topics
Step I
animal skins
meat: animals, birds & fish
igloos, tents
dog sled &
canoe
feast, gathering
drumming
dancing
swap stories
jewellery, tools & instrument
owl claws
wolf bones
bird skulls
believe in
animal spirits
Ceremonies dancing
& singing
Great Ancestral Spirits
didgeridoos &
boomerang
songs, dance(haka)
carving; weaving
Night fishing
God of the forest&
God of the sea
wooden house
fish & kumara
the great spirit
a tent called
teepee
buffalo skin &
a feather headdress
the Sun Dance
smoke a peace pipe
Bow &arrow competition
roasted buffalo cooked
over an open fire
Step II Divide the project work in groups of four
Questions:
What minority culture do your group want to research
What topics do you want to talk about in your project
Where can you find information on these topics
Who will be responsible for searching for the
requested information
5. Who will write up the information
6. Who will draw or collect the pictures
7. Who will present your work to the class
Step III Work in groups of four to compose
a page of the reference book
1. Put all the pictures and text together.
2. Choose a representative to report the
project to the whole class.
3. Evaluate the project.
Criteria of evaluation:
Language fluency 40 scores
Information accuracy 30 scores
Report well-organized 30 scores
Self –assessment
Either take a regular unit test or design an open ending test to make a survey on how well the students work on this unit.