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cultural differences课 题reading i m6u3 cultural differences本节（课）三维目标与教学重难点知识与技能1. to get the students to understand the use of examples2.to help students to master useful vocabulary and sentences。3. to learn important and useful words and phrases。过程与方法reading discussing and explaining情感态度与价值观let students learn how to talk about cultural differences and customs.教学重点talk about cultural differences and understand the use of the examples.教学难点understand the use of examples.teaching procedures:step 1 lead-int: many people like chatting on line, especially you students. you must have many e-pals.ask students to discuss in pairs about these questions: what do you think of online chat?do you think it is really a good way to know more things and make more friends?have you ever experienced any funny things or awkward situations when chatting with your cyber friends?t: now, we will read an internet chat room conversation. surely you will know all about these after you read it. sometimes online chat does benefit us a lot. ask students if they think there are differences between americans and british people and what characteristics make them different from each other. t: people from different places or countries may be very different in some ways. americans and british people, even though they speak the same language, have very different cultures.when we talk about british people, we may say they:are a little bit reserved, especially the older generationsdont talk very much to strangersrespect and are proud of the traditions and history of britainlove soccer, rugby and cricket.as for 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 flatteredlove american football, basketball and baseballstep 2 fast reading for general ideasgo through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part a on page34. just focus on and identify the information needed to answer these questions.answers1. he is from brunei. 2. he comes from uk.3. no, they dont. only the sultan and his family do.step 3 detailed reading for important information. 1. lets read the passage again and complete parts c1 and c2 on page 36. answersc1 1. thanksgiving day is held to celebrate the first harvest after the european settlers went to live in the usa.2. turkey.3. in the west, the polite time to open a present is when someone gives it to a person, because they like to see the persons reaction.4. guests expect presents as a souvenir to remember the big day.5. alcohol.6. in brunel, you should use your thumb to point at things.7. in both places, you should take off your shoes before going inside a house.c2 4 7 3 1 2 6 5 step 4 post-reading activities1. now lets make up a dialogue by using the questions in part f on page 37. work in pairs for a few minutes and then present your dialogue to the whole class.2. there are also cultural differences in different english-speaking countries. for example:americans enjoy a good sense of humor; the british take a somewhat different view and believe a formal approach is the best way; the australians are more informal and straightforward, often enjoying a good laugh and calling their close friends or new acquaintances by their first names.1) discussion:what might happen if people had no idea of other countries cultures?do you think it might result in embarrassment on inconvenience?what do you think about “culture shock”?2) do you know more information about cultural 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 ive heard you.in the united stated, when someone puts his thumb up, it means everything is all right. however, in sardinia of italy an