Understanding each ot

1、Unit 3Understanding each otherCultural differencesUnit 3Reading涟源一中谭春华various ways of greetingPhoneNod headSmileSay helloShake handsHugWaveBowIn China, how do we greet each other?They are supposed to put their hands together and bow.What are people in Thailand supposed to do when they meet for the f

2、irst time?They are supposed to bow.What are people in Japan supposed to do when they meet for the first time?In South America and Russia, what are people supposed to do when they meet for the first time?hugThey are supposedto hug.In the Middle East, what are Arabs supposed to do when they meet ?They

3、 are supposed to touch noses.When people from the Netherlands meet, what are they supposed to do?They are supposed to kiss each other on both cheeks.The Spring FestivalThanksgiving DayA wedding ceremony in China A wedding ceremony in Korea A wedding ceremony in Western countries A wedding ceremony i

4、n BruneiCultural differencesFast reading 1. How many people are involved in this dialogue? Where are they from?2. How is the passage mainly organized?Fast readingThree: Ma Li - we dont know Waled - Brunei Peter - the UK 1. How many people are involved in this dialogue? Where are they from?A. In orde

5、r of time . B. By giving examples. C. By giving definitions. D. By offering statistics(数据).Fast reading2. How is the passage mainly organized? Listen to the recording and tick the topics mentioned in the conversation.1. Greeting ways2. Receiving presents3. Eye contact4. Wedding ceremonies5. Colors6.

6、 Pointing gestures7. Taking off shoes before entering a house8. Bonfire NightReading Comprehension 1 In Korea, it is believed that hens can drive bad spirits away from the wedding ceremony.2 The bridegroom and bride have to sit in different areas at the wedding reception in Brunei.roosters3 People i

7、n Brunei celebrate the wedding by singing and dancing throughout the night.4 In the UK, people take off their shoes before entering someones house.5 There can be great cultural differences even between people who speak the same language.playing loud drumsBrunei,L 43-44Detailed readingTopic 1: receiv

8、ing presents (line7-13)In the west, when is the time to open a present? Why? When someone gives you one, because people like to see the persons reaction.Traditional Korean Wedding Ceremony Topic 2: wedding ceremoniesTo _ bad spirits _To _ luckConsidered to be very _drive ensureawayIn Korea (14-22)lu

9、cky foodsoft drinkscoffeealcoholteaTask What is not permitted at wedding reception in Brunei?Wedding in Brunei (line23-32) All men sit with the bridegroom.All women sitwith the bride.VSWhere do men and women sit in a wedding reception in Brunei? The bridegroom and the bride should sit in _ areas. Pe

10、ople probably wouldnt get much sleep if you _ near _ a wedding reception was being held, because they play _ to celebrate the wedding for hours afterwards, sometimes even _ the night. separatethroughoutliveddrumswhereTask Fill in the blanks.People in most countries point with their _.howeverin Brune

11、icause _thumbTopic 3: Pointing gesture (line35-37)They useoffensefirst fingerTopic 4: customs (line38-40) In Brunei, they think its funny watching new foreign teachers trying to _ to pointing with _ instead of first fingers. Another thing we should pay attention to is that we should take off our sho

12、es before _ someones house, which is the same in Chinese cities. Therefore, we have no _ getting _ to it while it is difficult for many foreigners. adjustthumbsentering trouble/difficultyaccustomed/usedBonfire NightTopic 5: Bonfire Night (L46-52)DateEventsTypical foodPopularityNov. 5thlight large fi

13、res outsidegather aroundhold a partyset off fireworkshot dogsIn BritainIn AmericaYesNoConsolidation the information Ma Li has collected from the following five aspectsDifferent _ to the presentsDifferent wedding _ Different _ gesturesDifferent _Different _reactionsceremoniespointingcustomsfestivalsT

14、ask-based readingConsolidationMa Li needs some help with her homework-its about cultural differences.Waled and Peter give her some 1._(explain).In western countries,2._ is rude not to open a present as soon as you receive one .3. _(strange),in Korean wedding ceremonies, they usually have a live hen

15、and a rooster as a part of the ceremony 4._ they believe roosters can drive bad spirits away and if the hen lays an egg during the wedding, which 5._(consider) lucky,and everyone will congratulate them.When in Brunei,please do remember not 6._ (point) with your first finger, 7._ will cause offence,

16、and take off your shoes before going into someones house.What is more, sometimes there are great 8. _(culture) differences even between native English speakers. Americans are different 9._Britains, even though they share the same language. So, 10._(learn) about cultural differences is a good way to understand more about each other. Strangelyculturallearningexplanationsitbecauseis consideredto pointwhichfromMan: “Today you look very beau