cultural difference 文化差异的role play.doc

Act 1Lihua ,a Chinese student ,has only studied english for a few years.but he often tries to communicate with others in english.one day he comes across a foreigner on the street.Lihua;oh, there is a foreigner, i cant wait to chat with him.(walk towards the girl).nice to meet you.Girl:nice to meet you, too.Lihua:have you eaten yet?where are you going?what are you going to do?Girl:(with pazzled expression,say to her self).how can he ask me these strange questions since we only meet for the first time.he must be a rude person.(turn to lihua):sorry,i have to leave.bye.Lihua:(chase the girl).oh,why,wait wait.So we can see,in china,when people meet,they often say have you eaten yet?where are you goingand so on.while in western countries.people often say good morning,fine day isnt it?how is everything going?in addition,when talk with western people,Be careful when expressing ideas about race, religion or other sensitive topics,whats more,try to avoid mentioning private affairs.Act 2One day,lihua invites one of his foreign friends,David,to his home to have dinner with him.Lihua:(turn to mom)mom,this is my friend,david,he is from England.(turn to david)this is my mother.David:nice to meet you, aunt.Mom:nice to meet you too.the dinner is ready.please come in.David:thank you.(at the table,david cant use chopsticks,but he still tries to use them,but at least he gives up) sorry.lihua can you give me a spoon,i cant use the chopsticks.Lihua:(恍然大悟),oh sorry i forgot it,please wait ill get it for you .here you are.David;thank you.(turn to mom):aunt,the meal is very delicious.Mom:no,i just made some dishes casually and they are not very tasty. David:they are very delicious,why would you say soMom:no no,im not good at cooking,i feel ashamed.David:yes.yes they are really tasty.i enjoy them very much.Lihua:mom,dont be shy in front of foreign friends. just receive that compliment. hahaha So you can see,Chinese people are apt to be modest,they often hide their emotions while western people are used to expressing their feelings more publicly,if it were in America.mom would say:oh im glad that you enjoy it,i cook it especially for you.and so on.Act 3In the class,some students are talking about cultural difference.A:yesterday, the teacher said that the same color may have different meanings in different countries and she asked us to give some examples,have you found some?B:yes.as we all know,the red color has a very good meaning in china,it can be seen in a wedding or any other happy occasions,it stands for fortune and joy.while in western countries,it has a bad meaning,it stands for unfortune and violence.C:yes,i have heard about it too.and do you know that the blue color also has a bad meaning in America?American people often use “blue Monday”to describe a Monday when you feel unhappy.D;yes,i know that.several years ago,a businessman translated the name of the lamp that was produced in his company into blue sky lamp,however,the sales were very low,because blue skystands for no value in America .A:it seems that we have a lot to say about color,i have heard that western people often relategreen colorto the lack of experience,while in china,it stands for energy and new life.B:oh. The teacher is coming,lets share what we have found with her.C,D:ok.To deal with cultural difference,we should respect other culture and avoid unintentionally offending foreigners by learning the basic characteristics of other culture.i think it is necessary for teachers to teach students the differences between cultures at the same time of teaching language.we can also understand the cultural difference by ourselves through internet,books or talking with western people.whats more,the government should also attach great importance to the teachin