七年級(jí)英語Unit3 Understanding each otherreading (ppt)牛津版選修六

Long time no see!Have you had your meal?How do people from other countries greet each other? Look at the following pictures, then tell us what country the way of greeting is of and how people from different countries greet each other. Dutch wayHolland The USAChinese/ American waySouth American wayThailand ArabArabian wayJapan Why do people greet each other in different ways in different parts of the world?Cultural differencesDo you think its important to learn cultural differences between different nations? Why?Scanning 1. Which country is Waled from? 2. Where does Peter come from?3.Does eveyone in Brunei wear yellow? Waled is from Brunei.Peter comes from the UK.No. Yellow is the royal colour for the Sultan and his family.1. What does Thanksgiving celebrate? 2. What is eaten at Thanksgiving? Detailed ReadingThe huge turkey.Its to do with celebrating the first harvest after the settlers from Europe went to live in the USA.3. In the West, when is the polite time to open a present? Why? 4.Why do guests expect a present at a wedding in Italy?5. What can you not drink at a wedding in Brunei? In the west , it is polite to open a present when someone gives you one. Because people want to see the persons reaction. Guests expect presents as a souvenir to remember the big day. Alcohol.6. What should you do instead of pointing with your first finger in Brunei? 7. What customs do Chinese cities and Brunei have in common? Pointing with our thumb.Taking shoes off before you go inside someones house.How many subjects of cultural differences are mentioned in the text? What are they?. seven1.USA/UK cultural differences (thanksgiving); 3.presents;4.Weddings;5.way of pointing;6. colour of clothing;7.shoes2.An American celebrationRead the passage carefully again and fill in the table.People from different countriesDifferent situationsDifferent reactionsCarefully reading People from different countriesDifferent situationsDifferent reactionsThe American/ the BritishThanks-givingThe British/ the ItalianPresentsPeople from Brunei/people in some other countriesAbout the weddingPeople from Brunei/ the BritishPointing to othersPeople from Brunei/ the BritishAbout the weddingRead the passage carefully again and fill in the table.The American/ the British About Thanks-givingThe American/the BritishAbout PresentsBoth the American and the British open it when receiving it The American: talk much about Thanksgivingthe British: know nothing about itThe British/the ItalianAbout the weddingThe guests give presents to the newly-weds in the UK while it is opposite in ItalyPeople from BruneiAbout the weddingMen and women sit in a different area in Brunei and with no alcohol in the weddingPeople from Brunei/in some other countriesPointing to othersPeople in Brunei point with their thumb while others with their first fingerPeople from Brunei colourPeople shouldnt wear yellow in Brunei People from Brunei &China shoesPeople should take off the shoes before going inside a houseConsolidation IComplete 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.traditionsThanksgivingharvestEuropecelebrateweddingsembarrassingpresentsrudethumbNowadays more and more Chinese young people are crazy about Western festivals like Valentines Day and gradually forget about Chinese traditional festivals. Whats your opinion?THANK YOU