高中英语 Unit 3《Understanding each other》Task教案2 译林版选修6

专心 爱心 用心1 UnitUnit 3 3 UnderstandingUnderstanding eacheach otherother Task Task WritingWriting a a lettletterer toto explainexplain culturalcultural misunderstandingsmisunderstandings SkillsSkills buildingbuilding 1 1 completingcompleting a a texttext In this part you will learn how to complete a text by listening You are expected to learn what to do before and after listening and how to use the skills in practice 1 Read the guidelines on page 42 Read the instructions out and make sure you understand the four tips about what you should do before you listen What is the first thing you need to do before listening Why should we do this What should we do next How can we decide what the missing words probably are What is the fourth thing about 2 What do you think we should do after we have finished a passage Proofread it to ensure that it makes sense and check whether there are any mistakes in it include any spelling mistakes Remember that it is very important to review the text and make sure there are no mistakes or missing words StepStep 1 1 showingshowing foreignforeign visitorsvisitors aroundaround 1 Go over the instructions to find out what you are going to do in Part A Read the diary and try to guess what each of the missing words is by using the methods you have learnt in Skills building 1 You can do this in pairs 2 Listening practice Listen to the recording and fill in the missing words You may check your guesses at the same time TapescriptTapescript LiLi Lin Lin Well I think that was a great day We showed the three visitors around Beijing and I think they enjoyed it What were their names again ZhuZhu Qing Qing Well there was Mr Singh from India Mr Takashi from Japan and Mr Hudson from the USA LiLi Lin Lin Yes I thought it was a good day and we managed to visit quite a few places We did have a few strange incidents though didn t ZhuZhu Qing Qing Mmm it was very odd how Mr Singh reacted when you held out your left hand He wouldn t shake hands with you LiLi Lin Lin Also he got a bit upset in the restaurant and refused to try the black pepper beer on the menu I thought most people liked black pepper beef Perhaps he would have preferred beef and onions ZhuZhu Qing Qing All the visitors I have taken to that restaurant before have really enjoyed it Mr Takashi and Mr Hudson liked it Mr Takashi seemed to have a really good time He asked so many questions in the Forbidden City that I think I know the history very well now He must have taken about a hundred photos in a day and he kept buying lots of gifts Some were very 专心 爱心 用心2 expensive One thing I noticed though was that he was always giving people his business card He didn t look very happy when I just put in my pocket Also it was very confusing when he kept making an okay sign We just didn t know what he wanted LiLi Lin Lin Mr Hudson thought the Summer Palace was amazing but he got a bit upset before we got on the boat It was really a pain that he wanted to wait for the next boat as he thought the first one was too crowded I thought there was plenty of space on it Well I suppose we should volunteer to show another set of visitors around next year at least we get to improve our English AnswersAnswers A A 1 three 2 strange 3 upset 4 shake hands 5 beef 6 gifts 7 business cards 8 OK 9 crowded 10 space 3 Listen to the tape again and try to answer the following questions Which tourist attractions did the two students show the three foreigners around The Forbidden City and the Summer Palace Why did the writer feel strange about Mr Singh Because he looked upset when the writer held out his left hand to shake hands with him Where is Mr Singh from He is from India Where is Mr Takashi from He s from Japan Do you think the OK sign made by Mr Takashi means very good or great No Why wouldn t Mr Hudson get on the boat He thought it was too crowded 1 Read the first paragraph of Part B and find out what the word taboo means You can go back to the diary entry in Part A Then read the rest of the article and circle the taboos in different cultures Find out the reason why Mr Takashi did not look very happy when the student just put his business card in his pocket AnswersAnswers B B ParagraphParagraph 2 2 if you are from India you may not eat beef because of your religion ParagraphParagraph 3 3 In India it is impossible to shake hands or give someone something with your left hand Japanese people may bow and even give out their business cards to greet others and get upset if people do not look at the cards carefully So remember not to just put them in your pocket without looking 5 Read the guidelines in Part C to know what you will do in this part Listen 专心 爱心 用心3 to the recording to get more information about cultural habits TapescriptTapescript Teacher Teacher From my experience people from the USA often feel uncomfortable if people are in their personal space about fifty centimeters around their body But I heard that business people from Asia have a different idea about personal space and usually stand closer than some people from the USA might like Latin Americans are the same and like to greet their colleagues with a hug I also noticed that in the USA gift giving is not part of the culture unlike in many other countries I saw that gift giving is very important in Japan and on a trip Japanese people must bring back lots of gifts There are also signs which mean different things in different countries In the USA an OK sign is formed by touching the thumb to the index finger This is a positive sign in the United Stated but in France the same sign means zero or worthless and in Japan it is a request for small change SkillsSkills buildingbuilding 2 2 askingasking questionsquestions 1 There are many types of questions you can ask They are as follows Do you know Could you please tell me if whether Please tell me if whether Who is Please tell me his her name When Where did Please tell me when where How did Do you know how to Why did Can you tell me the reason why 2 Read the guidelines on page 44 Make some sentences by using the correct question words StepStep 2 2 askingasking aboutabout culturalcultural differencesdifferences 1 Read the instructions to make sure you know what you are going to do Work individually to form the eight questions in this part AnswersAnswers 1 What do some people from India not eat 2 Which hand shouldn t be used to shake hands with or give things to people from India 3 What do Japanese people have to buy when they travel anywhere 4 What should you do when a Japanese person gives you a business card 5 What does the OK sign mean to Japanese people 6 Why do people from the USA not like crowded places 2 Work in pairs to do the question and answer exercise according to what you have read in the magazine article on page 42 and what you have heard in the 专心 爱心 用心4 recording AnswersAnswers 1 Some people from India do not eat beef 2 The left hand shouldn t be used to shake hands with or give things to people from India 3 When they travel anywhere Japanese people have to buy many things 4 When a Japanese person gives you a business card you should look at the card carefully 5 The OK sign means a request for some small change for Japanese people 6 People from the USA feel uncomfortable if others are in their personal space which is about 50 centimetres around them SkillsSkills buildingbuilding 3 3 writingwriting a a letterletter ofof apologyapology In this part you will read about how to write a letter of apology to explain misunderstandings 1 There are differences between writing letters in Chinese and writing letters in English In a formal English letter you should first write your address and the date Here is the format of a letter as an example Sun Ting from Beijing Sunshine Secondary School wants to write a letter to her friend Tan Yi in Sunsh ine Town Beijing Sunshine Secondary School Sunshine Town Beijing 100000 Date 10 June Tan Yi 88 Sunny Street Sunshine Town Beijing 100000 Dear Tan Yi Content of the letter Yours sincerely Sun Ting 2 If you want to make an apology wha