Unit6CrossingCulturesSectionA(2a-2d)课件人教版八年级英语下册

CrossingCulturesUNIT6SectionA2a-2dHowdifferentareourcultures?Howdopeopleindifferentcountriesgreeteachother?USJapanUKFranceSay"hello"orshakehandsBowSay"hello",hugsometimesKissfriendsonthecheekIn...,peopleusually...togreetothers.Indiapresspalmstogetherandsay“Namaste”LookandreviewHowmuchdoyouknowaboutIndia?Location:Language:Animals:Amazingsites:Food:Greeting:AsiaHindi&Englishcows,tigers,elephants,peacocks,...TajMahal(泰姬陵)fullofflavor,sweet&spicyNamasteWhatdoyouknowaboutIndianculture?[taːdʒməˈhɑːl]WatchandsayCompletethesentencesaboutIndianculture.2a1.Manypeoplelike/donotlikecurry.2.ItisusuallyOKtobelate/earlywhenvisitingfriends.3.Peoplewillusuallyofferyousome

tea/fruitwhenyouvisitthem.4.Peopleusuallywearclotheswhichcovertheirarms/legs.5.Itisrude/politetogiveortakethingswithyourlefthand.6.Disheswithbeefare

common/uncommon.when(youare)visitingfriendsWhatelsedoyouknowaboutIndia?LookandcircleMoreaboutIndia:Ithasthelargestpopulationintheworld.Itisoneoftheoldestcountriesintheworld.Itisfamousforitsdiversereligions(宗教).Ithasuniquetraditionalclothingsuchassarees(纱丽).Itproducesalargenumberofspices.PresentationLookandpredictHerearesomepicturesaboutIndiancustoms.Canyoudescribeeachpicture?AnIndianfamilyiseatingamealwiththeirrighthands.Hereisabowlof

curry.Itlooksdelicious.AcoupleintraditionalIndianclothesdoingthenamastegesture.Acowiswalkingonthestreet.Listentotheconversationandnumberthepicturesintheorderofthetopicsmentioned.2314Answerthequestions:1.Howmanyspeakersarethereintheconversation?2.Whataretheytalkingabout?3.Whydotheytalkaboutthetopic?ThreeIndiancustomsBecausePeterisgoingtoIndiaandhewantstoknowaboutIndiancustoms.2bListenandnumberPresentationListenandcompletegreetingbowrightalotofcowsknifewalkbespecialto对……重要usesthtodosth用某物做某事=

usesthfordoingsth

press...together将……按压在一起Ella:Weheardyou'regoingtoIndia,Peter!Howexciting!Peter:Yes,I'mreallyexcited!Youwenttherelastyear,right?Canyoutellmeabouttheircustoms?Ella:

Sure!First,theyhaveaspecialgreeting.Theypresstheirpalmstogether,bow,andsay,“Namaste.”Peter:

Wow!I'llrememberthat.Ella:

Second,youshouldonlyuseyourrighthandtoeat.Peter:

Withmyknifeandfork?Ella:

Well,peoplemaynotuseaknifeandforkatall.Veryoftentheyeatwiththeirhandsinstead.Peter:

OK!Anythingelse?Emma:Yes!PeopleinIndiaofteneatalotofcurry.Iatechickencurrythere,anditwasdelicious!Butdon'texpecttoeatanybeef.CowsareprotectedinIndia.Theyarespecialtomanypeople.Ella:Andtheyevenwalkanywheretheylike!Whilewewerethere,onewalkedrightinfrontofourcar!Itwalkedsoslowlythatwehadtoslowdownandfollowit!WhataspectsofIndiancustomsdoesEllaintroduce?specialgreetingstablemannerspopularfoodspecialcustomsaboutcowsReadandanalyzeLanguagepoints1.Itisrude/politetogiveortakethingswithyourlefthand.

用左手递东西或接东西是粗鲁的／礼貌的。

rudeadj.粗鲁的

与polite“有礼貌的”意思相对，与impolite意思相近。

berudetosb.

对某人粗鲁；对某人无礼e.g.Whyareyousorudetoyourlittlebrother?你为何对你弟弟如此粗鲁？拓展：rudeadj.粗鲁的

→

rudeness

n.粗鲁→

rudely

adv.粗鲁地练习：It’srude________whileyourmouthisfullinmanycountries.A.totalkB.talkC.talkingD.talkedA2.Disheswithbeefarecommon/uncommon.

含牛肉的菜肴是常见的／不常见的。

uncommon

adj.罕见的；不寻常的e.g.RedsquirrelsareuncommoninEngland.红松鼠在英格兰很少见。

Itisnotuncommonforstudentstodosomehousework.

学生做家务并不少见。拓展：(1)common【形容词】普遍的，常见的e.g.Withthedevelopmentoftechnology,spacetravelwillbeacommonthing.

随着技术的发展，太空旅行将成为一件普遍的事。(2)havesth.incommon(withsb.)（与某人）有共同之处e.g.Allthemothers______onething

____________:fullloveintheireyes,brightlightintheirhearts.

所有的母亲都有一个共同点：眼中充满爱，心中充满光。(岳阳中考)haveincommonLanguagepointsPresentation/ˈɪndiən/adj.印度的;印度人的n.印度人=IndiansSpecialgreetingsTablemanners(餐桌礼仪)PopularfoodSpecialanimalsVisitingcustomsClothingculture...Presstheirpalmstogether,bow,andsay,“Namaste”.Usetheirrighthandtoeat;Don’talwayseatwithaknifeandfork.Curry.Cows(Disheswithbeefareuncommon).ArrivinglateisOK.Wearclotheswhichcovertheirlegs.PairworkImagineafriendisgoingtovisitIndia.TellhimorheraboutIndiancustoms.2dHowdopeopleinIndiagreetothers?Theypresstheir________together,bow,andsay,“___________.”WhatspecialfoodsdoIndianpeopleofteneat?Theyofteneatalotofc_______.urrypalmsNamasteImagineafriendisgoingtovisitIndia.TellhimorheraboutIndiancustoms.2dShouldIuseaknifeandfolktoeat?Well,peoplemaynotuseaknifeandforkatall.Veryoftentheyeatwiththeir________handsi_________.OK!Anythingelse?Remember______arespecialtomanyIndianpeople.CowsareprotectedinIndia.Sodon'texpecttoeatany

_______there.nsteadrightcowsbeef1.Doyouthinkit’snecessaryforPetertolearnaboutIndiancustomsbeforehegoestoIndia?Whyorwhynot?Yes,it’snecessary.LearningIndiancustomshelpsPeteravoidmistakesandembarrassment.Itcanalsohelphimcommunicatebetterwithlocalsandhaveabetterrelationshipwiththem.2.Whyisitimportanttolearnaboutothercountries’customs?Whatdoes“respectingculturaldifferences”meantoyou?Learningaboutothercustomshelpsusavoidmisunderstandingandtroublewhencommunicatingwithforeigners.Itmeansacceptingdifferentcountrieshavedifferenttraditions,andweshouldbepoliteandfriendlytopeoplefromothercultures.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo!

入乡随俗Eachcultureisbeautiful,andallbeautiescancoexistbeautifully.

各美其美美美与共Deepthinking用单词的适当形式填空。1.Youhavenoideahow___________(embarrass)Iwas.2.Oneofthemostimportant________(value)inChinesecultureisrespectingtheold.3.Differentcountrieshavedifferent________(custom).Weshouldrespectallofthem.4.It’s________(polite)totalkwithyourmouthfullwhileeatinginmostcountries.5.Weneedtowear________(for