ReadanInternetchatroomconversationandatravelbrochure
Listentoaconversationaboutshowingforeignvisitorsaroundacity
Talkaboutdifferentcultures,traditionsandtaboos
Writealetterofapology
Makeareferencebookaboutthecultureofacountry
Procedures
●WelcometotheUnit
Step1：Brainstorming
Asweallknow,differentcountrieshavedifferentculturesandcustoms.Lookatthefollowingpictures.Inwhichcountriesdopeoplegreeteachotherinthewaylikethepeopleineachpicturedo(Kiss:SomeoftheSouthAmericancountries,Russia,France,Arabcountries…;Shakinghands:Britain,China…)
InFrance,itisthecustomtoshakehandswithpeopleintheofficeeverymorning.
Step2：Sharinginformation
Lookatthefollowingpicturesandreadthecaptionsunderthem.
Canyoumatchthewaysofgreetingwiththecountries
Country/AreaWaysofgreeting
Hollandputtingtheirhandstogetherandbowingslightly
Thailandkissingeachotherononecheekandthentheother
TheUSAgreetingeachotherbytouchingnoses
SouthAmericahuggingeachother
TheMiddleEastshakinghandswitheachother
Japanbowingtoeachother
WhataboutanArabandaJapanesemeetingforthefirsttimeAsaChinese,ifyouarenotfamiliarwithgreetingsfromothercountries,whatmighthappen
(Maybewewouldfeelembarrassed;wemightbeinvolvedinawkwardsituationslike…)
Step3:Discussion
Doyouknowofanyotherwaysofgreetingthatpeoplearoundtheworlduse
Peopleindifferentcountriesgreeteachotherindifferentways.Why
Canyouthinkofanyothercustomsthataredifferentindifferentpartsoftheworld
Step4:Homework
Searchmoreinformationaboutdifferentwaysofgreetingsandsomeuniquecustomsinsomecountries.
PreparetheReadingpart.
ReadingCulturaldifferences
Step1:Lead-in
Manypeoplelikechattingonline,especiallyyoustudents.Youmusthavemanye-pals.
Whatdoyouthinkofonlinechat
Doyouthinkitisreallyagoodwaytoknowmorethingsandmakemorefriends
Haveyoueverexperiencedanyfunnythingsorawkwardsituationswhenchattingwithyourcyberfriends
Now,wewillreadanInternetchatroomconversation.Surelyyouwillknowallabouttheseafteryoureadit.Sometimesonlinechatdoesbenefitusalot.
Step2:Fastreadingforgeneralideas
GothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinpartAonPage34.Justfocusonandidentifytheinformationneededtoanswerthesequestions.
Answers
1.HeisfromBrunei.
2.HecomesfromUK.
3.No,theydon’t.OnlytheSultanandhisfamilydo.
Step3:Detailedreadingforimportantinformation.
1.Let’sreadthepassageagainandcompletePartsC1andC2onpage36.
C11.ThanksgivingDayisheldtocelebratethefirstharvestaftertheEuropeansettlerswenttoliveintheUSA.
2.Turkey.
3.IntheWest,thepolitetimetoopenapresentiswhensomeonegivesittoaperson,becausetheyliketoseetheperson’sreaction.
4.Guestsexpectpresentsasasouvenirtorememberthebigday.
5.Alcohol.
6.InBrunel,youshoulduseyourthumbtopointatthings.
7.Inbothplaces,youshouldtakeoffyourshoesbeforegoinginsideahouse.
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Step4:Practice
1.Let’scompletePartD(RefertothetextwhilecompletepartD)
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2.Now,let’sreadMaLi’sdiaryaboutherchatroomdiscussion.Fillinblankswithcorrectwords.
E1)traditions2)Thanksgiving3)harvest4)Europe5)celebrate6)weddings7)embarrassing8)presents9)rude10)thumb
Step5:Post-readingactivities
1.Nowlet’smakeupadialoguebyusingthequestionsinPartFonPage37.Workinpairsforafewminutesandthenpresentyourdialoguetothewholeclass.
2.TherearealsoculturaldifferencesindifferentEnglish-speakingcountries.Forexample:
Americansenjoyagoodsenseofhumour;theBritishtakeasomewhatdifferentviewandbelieveaformalapproachisthebestway;theAustraliansaremoreinformalandstraightforward,oftenenjoyingagoodlaughandcallingtheirclosefriendsornewacquaintancesbytheirfirstnames.
Discussion:
Whatmighthappenifpeoplehadnoideaofothercountries’cultures
Doyouthinkitmightresultinembarrassmentoninconvenience
Whatdoyouthinkabout“cultureshock”
Doyouknowmoreinformationaboutculturaldifferences
Inmostcountries,noddingyourheadupanddownmeans‘yes’.
InsomepartsofGreeceandTurkey,however,thismotioncanmean‘no’.
InSouth-eastAsia,noddingyourheadisapolitewayofsaying‘I’veheardyou.’
IntheUnitedStated,whensomeoneputshisthumbup,itmeans‘Everythingisallright.’However,inSardiniaofItalyandGreece,thegestureisinsultingandshouldnotbeusedthere.
Step6：LanguagePoints
VocabularyWordsdifference,accumulate,topic,native,accent,tradition,celebration,settler,end-of-term,wedding,embarrassing,newly-wed,souvenir,clarify,participate,reception,bridegroom,bride,alcohol,drum,adjust,royal,analyse,excitement,misunderstand,summary,habit,custom,expectation,nationality,homeland,anyway,youth,wage,overseas,consultant,approval,ambition,incident,feast,pepper,proper,procedure,pocket,request,remark,religion,generally,certain,concern,greeting,slight,equally,tour,minority,swap,seal,account,bravery,mask,carve,spirit,claw,wolf,belief,ancestral,govern,steam,belong,plain,flat,power,peace,bow,arrow,retell,roast
Usefulexpressionsincelebrationof,firstfinger,logoff,someday,takeup,giveout,holdup,bodylanguage,shakehands,businesscard,takepartin,huntfor,meetwith,belongto,havepowerover
Sentencepatterns1.Hegetsquiteexcitedwheneveritcomestothistopic.2.Ifyouhadjoinedthechatroomtenminutesago,youwouldhaveknownwhatweweretalkingabout!3.ShouldyoucometoBrunei,youwouldhavetotakeoffyourshoes….
Step7:Homework
1.FinishPartsA1andA2onpage116intheworkbook.
2.PreparethepartWordPower.
●WordPower
Step1:Brainstorming
DoyouhaveanydifficultyinrememberingEnglishwordsWhatmethodsdoyouusuallyuseinlearningnewwordsNowI’llgiveyousometipstolearnandrememberEnglishvocabulary.
Rememberthespellingofawordbyitspronunciation.
Rememberthespellingofawordbyanalyzingtheformationoftheword.
Rememberthemeaningofawordbymakingasentencewithit.
Rememberthemeaningofawordbystudyingtheoriginoftheword.
Englishisoneofthemostwidely-spokenlanguagesintheworldanditisusedastheinternationalworkinglanguageinmanyplacesthroughouttheworld.ButwheredotheEnglishlanguageandallitswordscomefromWhoinventedsomanynewwordsIsitpossiblethatEnglishborrowedwordsfromotherlanguagesIfso,Canyougivesomeexamples
Step2:Vocabularylearning
1.LookatPartA.ThisisanonlinearticleaboutEnglishwordsborrowedfromotherlanguages.ReadthearticleandanalysehowwordsareborrowedfromotherlanguagesandusedintheEnglishlanguage.Finishthefollowingtable.
LanguageCategoriesofwords
Frenchfood,entertainment,jobs
GermanTools,mechanical,equipment,snacks,geologicalterms
Italianmusic,thearts,themilitary
Arabicspices,chemicals,animals,food,mathematics
2.LookatPartB.ItisaspidergramshowingsomeofthewordsthathavebeenborrowedfromotherlanguagesandincorporatedintoEnglish.Pleaseaddmoreexamplesifpossible.
3.PartCservesasastrengtheningexercisetocheckyourabilitytounderstandsomenewwordsandusethemcorrectly.Youshouldunderstandthepassageandtheexactmeaningsofthesewordsfirstandthenfillintheblankscorrectly.
C(1)Italian(2)Arabic(3)food(4)restaurant(5)jobs(6)ballet(7)confetti
(8)colonel(9)clock(10)rocket(11)German(12)hamburger(13)alcohol(14)zero
4.Inthispassage(PartC),whichwordsareborrowedfromItalianWhatwasItalyfamousforinthe18thcenturyWhatdoesthewriterthinkoftheGermansWhichwordsareborrowedfromGermanWhatweretheArabsgreatfor
Step3:Vocabularyextension
LookatPartD.Theidiomsconnectacharacteristicwithananimalorathing.Readtheidiomsandguessthemeaningofeachofthem.
D1.sleptlikeadog2.ascoolasacucumber3.aspoorasachurchmouse
4.asbusyasabee5.asstrongasahorse
1.Finishthetwoexercisesonpage122inWorkbook.
2.Completethee-mailinPartC.
GrammarandUsage
Step1:Generalintroduction
Thegrammaritemsinthisunitfocusonunrealconditionals.Unrealconditionalsareusedtoexpressaconditionorsituationthatisnotrealorisimaginary.Youshouldpayattentiontotheformsofthepredicateverbsindifferenttenseswhenyouusesentencesinunrealconditionals.Youareexpectedtouseunrealconditionalsandhowtouseunrealconditionalscorrectly.
Step2:Explanation
1.Readthefollowingsentences.
Ifmyhusbandhadn’tbeencaughtintherain,hewouldnothavegotafever.
NothingwouldhavehappenedtohimifhehadnotvisitedhisfriendonSaturday
IfIwereyou,IwouldnothavevisitedthefriendonSaturday.
Intheabovesentences,whathasbeensaidisunreal.Theverbformslikethesecanalsobe
calledthesubjunctive.CanyoufindoutinwhatcasestheunrealconditionalsareusedAndcanyousaythesentencesinanotherway,notusingtheunrealconditionals
Sampleanswers(1)Myhusbandwascaughtintherain,sohegotafever.(2)HevisitedhisfriendonSaturday,sosomethinghappenedtohim.(3)Iamnotyou,soIvisitedthefriendonSaturday.
2.ReadPoint4toseehowtoformunrealconditionalsofthepresent,pastoffuturetime.Usethethreestructurestotranslatesomesentences.
如果我是一个学生，我将更加努力地学习。
如果你昨天去听音乐会的话，你将会遇到她了。
如果明天下雨的话，会议将会推迟。
Sampleanswers
(1)IfIwereadoctor,Iwouldsaveherlifewithouthesitation.
(2)Ifyouhadgonetotheconcertyesterday,youwouldhavemether.
(3)Ifitrainedtomorrow,themeetingwouldbeputoff.
3.PleasereadPoint3andyouwillfindoutonlyshould,wereorhadcanbeusedintheinversion.Changethefollowingsentencesintotheirnormalorderandcomparethedifferencesbetweenthetwotypesofsentences.
(1)Shoulditraintomorrow,wewouldnotgoouting.
(2)Hadyoucomeearlier,youwouldhavemetmysister.
(3)Wereyoutotakethetrain,youwouldbetheremuchsooner.
Ifitshouldraintomorrow,wewouldnotgoouting.
Ifyouhadcomeearlier,youwouldhavemetmysister.
Ifyouweretotakethetrain,youwouldbetheremuchsooner.
Forreference
动词的语气——虚拟语气
一、语气的定义和种类
l、语气：语气是动词的一种形式，它表示说话人对某一行为或事情的看法和态度。
2、语气的种类：
(1)陈述语气:表示动作或状态是现实的、确定的或符合事实的，用于陈述句、疑问句和某些感叹句。如：Wearenotready.我们没准备好。Whatafinedayitis!多好的天气啊!
(2)祈使语气:表示说话人的建议、请求、邀请、命令等。如:Openthedoor,please。请打开门。
(3)虚拟语气:表示动作或状态不是客观存在的事实，而是说话人的主观愿望、假设或推测等。如:IfIwereyou,IshouldstudyEnglish.如果我是你，我就学英语了。Mayyousucceed!祝您成功！
二、虚拟语气在条件从句中的用法
条件句有两类，一类是真实条件句，一类是虚拟条件句。如果假设的情况是有可能发生的，就是真实条件何。在这种真实条件句中的谓语用陈述语气。如:Ifitdoesn’traintomorrow,wewillgotothepark.如果明天不下雨，我们就去公园。
如果假设的情况是过去或现在都不存在的，或将来不大可能发生的，则是虚拟条件句。如:Ifhehadseenyouyesterday,hewouldhaveaskedyouaboutit.如果他昨天见到你，他会问你这件事的。(事实上他昨天没见到你，因此也未能问你这件事。)
在含有虚拟条件句的复合句中，主句和从句的谓语都要用虚拟语气。现将虚拟条件从句和主句的动词形式列表如下:
从句主句
与现在事实相反动词的过去式（be的过去式一般用were）would/should/could/might+动词原形
与过去事实相反had+过去分词would/should/could/might+have+过去分词
与将来事实相反动词过去式，should+动词原形，wereto+动词原形would/should/could/might+动词原形
注:主句中的should只用于I、we，但在美国英语中，should常被would代替；从句中的should可用于各种人称。
l.表示与现在事实相反的假设和结果。如:Ifmybrotherwerehere,everythingwouldbeallright.要是我哥哥在这儿,一切都没问题了。
3.表示与将来事实可能相反的假设和结果。如:IfitwereSundaytomorrow,Ishould(would，could，might)gotoseemygrandmother.如果明天是星期天，我就(可能)去看望我奶奶。Ifitweretosnowthisevening,theywouldnotgoout.如果今晚下雪，他们将不出去了。
4.在条件句中如果出现were,had,should可省去if，将主语与这些词倒装，例如：
Hadthedoctorcomelastnight,theboywouldhavesaved.
WereItogotothemoononeday,Iwouldseeitwithmyowneyes.
Shoulditraintomorrow,wewouldstayathome.
Relativeitemsinrecentyears’collegeentranceexamination:
1．Iwasreallyanxiousaboutyou.You_____homewithoutaword.(2001全国)
2．—Howdoyou___wegotoBeijingforourholidays(2004福建)—Ithinkwe’dbetterflythere.It’smuchmorecomfortable.A.insistB.wantC.supposeD.suggest3.Ihavelostoneofmygloves.Iitsomewhere.
A.mustdropB.musthavedropped
C.mustbedroppingD.musthavebeendropped
4.Elizarememberseverythingexactlyasifit___yesterday.(2006全国I)
A.washappeningB.happensC.hashappenedD.happened
5._______fired,yourhealthcareandotherbenefitswillnotbeimmediatelycutoff.
A.WouldyoubeB.ShouldyoubeC.CouldyoubeD.Mightyoube
Keys:1-5BDBDB
Step3:practice
1.ReadthedialoguebetweenMaLiandYeFeionpage40andfillineachblankwiththeproperverbform.
went(2)wouldexpect(3)went(4)wouldgive(5)went
(6)wouldsee(7)did(8)wouldbe(9)hadtraveled(10)wouldhavefound
(11)went(12)wouldtake(13)had(14)wouldjoin(15)wouldknow
2.Readtheinstructionsandthearticlesonpage41andunderlinethesentenceswhichuseunrealconditionals.
Inmyyouth,ifIcouldhavetraveledtoanothercountry,Iwouldhave,butIhadtowork,asourfamilywasverypoorandneededanotherwage.ThatmeantIcouldnotfinishmyeducation.MaLi,educationisveryimportant.Agoodeducationwillhelpyousucceed.Shouldyougetintouniversityinthefuture,youwouldhavetogoandtaketheopportunity.Thiswillenableyoutogetagoodjob.HadIhadthechance,Iwouldhavereallyenjoyedit.IthinkIwouldhavestudiedMedicine.Ifyoushouldgetthechancetogooverseas,thenyoushouldtakeit.Ithinkitisveryimportanttotrytounderstandasmuchabouttheworldaspossibleandtravelhelpsyoutodothat.Hopefullyyoumightbecomeasuccessfulbusinesspersonoraconsultantsomeday.Wereyoutodothat,youwouldcertainlyhaveourapprovalandwewouldallbeveryproudofyou.Iamanldmannow,butIstillhaveanambitiontotraveltoBeijingoneday.ShouldIgettoBeijing,IwouldvisittheForbiddenCitywheretheemperorsoncelived.ButIwonder,MaLi,hadIhadmoreopportunitieswhenIwasgrowingup,wouldIhavebeenashappyasIamnow
Step4:Consolidation
I.Multiplechoice
1.IfI____wherehelived,I____anotetohim.
A.knew,wouldB.hadknown,wouldhavesent
C.know,wouldsendD.knew,wouldhavesent
2.Maryisilltoday.Ifshe_____,she____absentfromschool.
3.Ifyouhadenoughmoney,what________
A.willyoubuyB.wouldyoubuyC.wouldyouhaveboughtD.willyouhavebought
4.WereItodoit,I________itsomeotherway.
A.willdoB.woulddoC.wouldhavedoneD.weretodo
5.I________himtheanswer________possible,butIwassobusythen.
A.couldtell;ifithadbeenB.musthavetold;wereit
C.shouldhavetold;haditbeenD.shouldhavetold;shoulditbe
C.Wereyoulotake;shouldn’thavemadeD.Haveyoutaken;wonthavemade
7.Ifhe_____,he______thatfood.----Luckilyhewassenttothehospitalimmediately.
A.waswarned;wouldnottakeB.hadbeenwarned;wouldnothavetaken
C.wouldbewarned;hadnottakenD.wouldhavebeenwarned;hadnottaken
A.hascomeB.didcomeC.cameD.hadcome
9.Janewouldneverhavegonetotheparty________thatMarywouldcometoseeher.
A.hassheknownB.hadsheknownC.ifsheknowD.ifshehasknown
10.Ididn’tknowhistelephonenumber.____it,I____then.
A.HadIknown,wouldringhimupB.ShouldIknow,wouldhaverunghimup
C.IfIknew;wouldringhimupD.HadIknown;wouldhaverunghimup
II.Translation
1.如果你听了医生的话，你早就恢复健康了。
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2．如果没有虚拟语气，英语就容易多了。
3．如果她更加努力的话，她就成功了。
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4．万一他不来，你就代替他。
6．如果我的女儿不忙的话，她就会来帮助你。
●TaskWritingalettertoexplainculturalmisunderstandings
Skillsbuilding1:completingatext
Inthispart,youwilllearnhowtocompleteatextbylistening.Youareexpectedtolearnwhattodobeforeandafterlisteningandhowtousetheskillsinpractice.
1.Readtheguidelinesonpage42.Readtheinstructionsoutandmakesureyouunderstandthefourtipsaboutwhatyoushoulddobeforeyoulisten.
WhatisthefirstthingyouneedtodobeforelisteningWhyshouldwedothis
Whatshouldwedonext
Howcanwedecidewhatthemissingwordsprobablyare
Whatisthefourththingabout
2.Whatdoyouthinkweshoulddoafterwehavefinishedapassage(Proofreadittoensurethatitmakessenseandcheckwhetherthereareanymistakesinit,includeanyspellingmistakes.)Rememberthatitisveryimportanttoreviewthetextandmakesuretherearenomistakesormissingwords.
Step1:showingforeignvisitorsaround
1.GoovertheinstructionstofindoutwhatyouaregoingtodoinPartA.ReadthediaryandtrytoguesswhateachofthemissingwordsisbyusingthemethodsyouhavelearntinSkillsbuilding1.
Youcandothisinpairs.
2.Listeningpractice:Listentotherecordingandfillinthemissingwords.Youmaycheckyourguessesatthesametime.
LiLin:Well,Ithinkthatwasagreatday.WeshowedthethreevisitorsaroundBeijingandIthinktheyenjoyedit.Whatweretheirnamesagain
ZhuQing:Well,therewasMrSinghfromIndia,MrTakashifromJapanandMrHudsonfromtheUSA.
LiLin:Yes,Ithoughtitwasagooddayandwemanagedtovisitquiteafewplaces.Wedidhaveafewstrangeincidentsthough,didn’t
ZhuQing:Mmm,itwasveryoddhowMrSinghreactedwhenyouheldoutyourlefthand.Hewouldn’tshakehandswithyou!
LiLin:Also,hegotabitupsetintherestaurantandrefusedtotrytheblackpepperbeeronthemenu.Ithoughtmostpeoplelikedblackpepperbeef.Perhapshewouldhavepreferredbeefandonions.
ZhuQing:AllthevisitorsIhavetakentothatrestaurantbeforehavereallyenjoyedit.MrTakashiandMrHudsonlikedit.MrTakashiseemedtohaveareallygoodtime.HeaskedsomanyquestionsintheForbiddenCitythatIthinkIknowthehistoryverywellnow!Hemusthavetakenaboutahundredphotosinadayandhekeptbuyinglotsofgifts.Somewereveryexpensive.OnethingInoticedthoughwasthathewasalwaysgivingpeoplehisbusinesscard.Hedidn’tlookveryhappywhenIjustputinmypocket.Also,itwasveryconfusingwhenhekeptmakinganokaysign.Wejustdidn’tknowwhathewanted.
LiLin:MrHudsonthoughttheSummerPalacewasamazingbuthegotabitupsetbeforewegotontheboat.Itwasreallyapainthathewantedtowaitforthenextboatashethoughtthefirstonewastoocrowded.Ithoughttherewasplentyofspaceonit.Well,Isupposeweshouldvolunteertoshowanothersetofvisitorsaroundnextyear----atleastwegettoimproveourEnglish!
A:(1)three(2)strange(3)upset(4)shakehands(5)beef
(6)gifts(7)businesscards(8)OK(9)crowded(10)space
3.Listentothetapeagainandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions:
Whichtouristattractionsdidthetwostudentsshowthethreeforeignersaround(TheForbiddenCityandtheSummerPalace.)
WhydidthewriterfeelstrangeaboutMrSingh(Becausehelookedupsetwhenthewriter
heldouthislefthandtoshakehandswithhim.)
WhereisMrSinghfrom(HeisfromIndia.)
WhereisMrTakashifrom(He’sfromJapan.)
DoyouthinktheOKsignmadebyMrTakashimeans‘verygood’or‘great’(No.)
Whywouldn’tMrHudsongetontheboat(Hethoughtitwastoocrowded.)
ReadthefirstparagraphofPartBandfindoutwhattheword‘taboo’means.YoucangobacktothediaryentryinPartA.Thenreadtherestofthearticleandcirclethetaboosindifferentcultures.FindoutthereasonwhyMrTakashididnotlookveryhappywhenthestudentjustputhisbusinesscardinhispocket.
AnswersB:Paragraph2…,ifyouarefromIndia,youmaynoteatbeefbecauseofyourreligion.Paragraph3InIndia,itisimpossibletoshakehandsorgivesomeonesomethingwithyourlefthand.Japanesepeoplemaybowandevengiveouttheirbusinesscardstogreetothersandgetupsetifpeopledonotlookatthecardscarefully.Soremembernottojustputtheminyourpocketwithoutlooking.
5.ReadtheguidelinesinPartCtoknowwhatyouwilldointhispart.Listentotherecordingto
getmoreinformationaboutculturalhabits.
Teacher:Frommyexperience,peoplefromtheUSAoftenfeeluncomfortableifpeopleareintheir‘personalspace’(aboutfiftycentimetersaroundtheirbody).ButIheardthatbusinesspeoplefromAsiahaveadifferentideaaboutpersonalspaceandusuallystandcloserthansomepeoplefromtheUSAmightlike.LatinAmericansarethesame,andliketogreettheircolleagueswithahug.IalsonoticedthatintheUSA,gift-givingisnotpartofthecultureunlikeinmanyothercountries.Isawthatgift-givingisveryimportantinJapanandonatrip,Japanesepeoplemustbringbacklotsofgifts.Therearealsosignswhichmeandifferentthingsindifferentcountries.IntheUSA,an‘OK’signisformedbytouchingthethumbtotheindexfinger.ThisisapositivesignintheUnitedStated,butinFrance,thesamesignmeans‘zero’or‘worthless’andinJapan,itisarequestforsmallchange.
Skillsbuilding2:askingquestions
1.Therearemanytypesofquestionsyoucanask.Theyareasfollows:
Doyouknow…
Couldyoupleasetellmeif/whether…
Pleasetellmeif/whether…
Whois…
Pleasetellmehis/hername.
When/Wheredid…
Pleasetellmewhen/where…
Howdid…
Doyouknowhowto…
Whydid…
Canyoutellmethereasonwhy…
2.Readtheguidelinesonpage44.Makesomesentencesbyusingthecorrectquestionwords.
Step2:askingaboutculturaldifferences
1.Readtheinstructionstomakesureyouknowwhatyouaregoingtodo.Workindividuallytoformtheeightquestionsinthispart.
(1)WhatdosomepeoplefromIndianoteat
(2)Whichhandshouldn’tbeusedtoshakehandswithorgivethingstopeoplefromIndia
(3)WhatdoJapanesepeoplehavetobuywhentheytravelanywhere
(4)WhatshouldyoudowhenaJapanesepersongivesyouabusinesscard
(5)WhatdoestheOKsignmeantoJapanesepeople
(6)WhydopeoplefromtheUSAnotlikecrowdedplaces
2.Workinpairstodothequestion-and-answerexerciseaccordingtowhatyouhavereadinthemagazinearticleonpage42andwhatyouhaveheardintherecording.
(1)SomepeoplefromIndiadonoteatbeef.
(2)Thelefthandshouldn’tbeusedtoshakehandswithorgivethingstopeoplefromIndia.
(3)Whentheytravelanywhere,Japanesepeoplehavetobuymanythings.
(4)WhenaJapanesepersongivesyouabusinesscard,youshouldlookatthecardcarefully.
(5)TheOKsignmeansarequestforsomesmallchangeforJapanesepeople.
(6)PeoplefromtheUSAfeeluncomfortableifothersareintheir‘personalspace’,whichisabout50centimetresaroundthem.
Skillsbuilding3:writingaletterofapology
Inthispart,youwillreadabouthowtowritealetterofapologytoexplainmisunderstandings.
1.TherearedifferencesbetweenwritinglettersinChineseandwritinglettersinEnglish.InaformalEnglishletter,youshouldfirstwriteyouraddressandthedate.Hereistheformatofaletterasanexample.SunTingfromBeijingSunshineSecondarySchoolwantstowritealettertoherfriendTanYiinSunshineTown:
BeijingSunshine
SecondarySchool
SunshineTown
Beijing100000
Date10June
TanYi
88SunnyStreet
DearTanYi,
(Contentoftheletter)
Yourssincerely,
SunTing
2.Ifyouwanttomakeanapology,whatdoyouusuallysay(Iapologyfor…;Iwanttoapologyfor…)
Whatdowedoifwewanttowritealetterofapology
Shouldwegivesomeexplanations
Step3:explainingmisunderstandings
Inthispart,youwillusetheinformationabouttaboosindifferentculturesinSteps1and2,andusetheskillsyouhavelearntinSkillsbuilding3towritealettertoexplainhowthemisunderstandingsarosewhenyoushowedthethreeforeignersaroundBeijing.
1.ReadthediaryentryandthearticleinStep1againandthendiscussinpairswhatshouldbeincludedintheletter.Chooseoneofthethreevisitorstowriteyourletterofapologyto.
2.Choosearecipientandwritetheletterofapology.Readyourlettertothewholeclassandtrytoimproveit.
●ProjectMakingareferencebook
PartA
1.Answerthefollowingquestions:
Everycountryhassomeormanyethnicgroups.HowmanyethnicgroupsdowehaveinChina
DoyouknowanydifferentculturesandcustomsbetweenthesegroupsWhatabouttheethnicgroupsinothercountriesintheworld
Ifyouaretodosomeresearchonthecultures,traditions,customsandwayoflifeofdifferentminorities,whichminoritygroupwillyoufocuson
Doyouknowwhereyoucanfindtheinformationyouneed
2.Scanandskimthefourtoursandfindoutinwhichcountriestheseethnicgroupslive.Readthetravelbrochurecarefullyandfinishthetablebelow.
EthnicgroupInwhichcountryWhattoeatWheretoliveSpecificevents
InuitCanadaanimals,birdsandfishIgloosortentshavelargesummergatherings
AboriginesAustraliafoodfromthebushlikelizardsandsnakeshaveAboriginalceremonies,playthedidgeridoosanduseboomerangs
MaorisNewZealandfishandsweetpotatoeswoodenhousesdoadancecalledtheHaka,eatfoodcookedinundergroundovensandgonightfishing
AmericanIndiansTheUSAbuffaloesroastedoveranopenfireteepeeswearbuffaloskinclothesandfeatherheaddresses,doadancecalledtheSunDanceandholdabowandarrowcompetition
3.DoPartsB1andB2onpageinWorkbooktopracticeusingwordsandphraseslearntinthereadingmaterial.
PartB
1.Discusstheeightquestionsgiveninthispartingroups.Decidewhichminoritycultureyouwanttoresearchandwhattopicsyouwanttofocusoninyourresearchandhowtofindtheinformationyouneed.Dividethedifferenttasksamongyourgroupmembers.Eachgroupshouldmakeareferencebookaboutanethnicgroupwithadifferentculture.
2.Presentyourreferencebooktothewholeclass.
3.DoPartsD1andD2onpage119inWorkbook.
●Self-assessment
Thissectionaimstohelpyoudeterminetheprogressyouhavemade,whatyouhaveachievedandwhatelseyoucandotoimproveyourEnglish.
Inthisunit,18itemsarelisted,eachwithascoreof5,makingatotalscoreof90.Theseitemscoverthemainstudytargetsinthisunit,suchasskillsinlistening,speaking,readingandwriting,theuseofvocabularyandgrammaritemsaswellasdoingactivitiesinEnglish.Throughassessingyourselvesaslearners,youcanevaluatehowwellyouhaveachievedthegoalsinthisunit.
Thecolourbarwithfivelevelsshowshowconfidentyouyourselvesfeelaboutwhatyouhavelearned.InpartA,someitemsarepresentedtoyouandyouareaskedtocheckhowwellyouthinkyou’vedevelopedtheseskills.Eachitemcorrespondstosomethingyou’velearntinthisunit.Forexample,byfinishingStep3onpage45withoutanydifficulty,you’llknowwhetheryouareabletowritealetterofapology.YouhavetheopportunitytoevaluateyourownskillsandabilitiesinEnglish.Ifyoufeelveryconfidentaboutoneitem,yougetascoreof5.Ifyoufeelslightlyconfidentaboutanotheritem,yougetascoreof2.Byaddingupallthescoresyougetanddividingitbythetotalnumberofitems,you’llgetapercentage,whichshowsyouroveralllevel.Ifyoufeeltherearesomeitemsyouarenotconfidentaboutorjustslightlyconfidentabout,youcanthinkabouthowtoimproveonthem.InPartB,youareaskedtomakeanactionplan,soyouwillknowwhattodoandhowtotakesomeeffectivemeasurestoimproveyourconfidence.
PartTwoTeachingResources
第二部分教学资源
●Section1AtextstructureanalysisofCulturaldifference
I.Atreediagramofthetext
II.Aretoldversionofthetext
MaLihastodoherhomeworkonculturaldifferences.Soshegoesonlinetochatwithothersandfindsomeinformationsheneeds.
ShegetstoknowEnglishandAmericanpeoplehaveunbelievabledifferencesincultureeventhoughtheybothspeakEnglish.Forexample,theBritishmaybepuzzledwhenAmericanstalkaboutThanksgivingandthehugeturkeytheyeat.TherearedifferentreactionsintheWestandtheEastwhentheygetpresents.Westernersliketoopenthemassoonastheygetone.Thoughtherearesimilaritiesbetweenweddingtraditionsinthewest,therearealsodifferencesbetweendifferentwesterncountries.InItaly,guestsexpecttogetpresentsfromthenewly-wedswhiletheguestsareexpectedtogivepresentstothemintheUK.InBrunei,amaleguesthastositwiththebridegroomandtheothermenandafemaleguesthastobewiththebrideandtheotherwomeninadifferentarea.What’smore,ifyougotoBrunei,youshouldpointwithyourthumbinsteadofyourindexfinger.Youshouldn’twearyellow.Either.
SorememberwheninRome,doastheRomansdo.
III.Translationofreadingandproject
Reading
Project
Section2BackgroundinformationaboutCulturaldifferences
I.AprilFool’sDay-History,Traditionsandmore
II.文化震撼与调适
III一般及社交礼仪
IV美国重要节日
V.阿拉伯国家之禁忌
莫夸奖任一中东国家,不能双手交叉着说话,洋娃娃不能当礼物,禁穿有星星图案的衣服,不送酒