1、Welcome to our classDesigner:liuxiaHuai ming Senior High schoolReading Cultural differences A joke 一名男士称赞一位女士:Today you look very beautiful!(今天您可真漂亮啊!),这位女士立刻谦虚地回答:Where!Where!(哪里!哪里!)结果对方尴尬地说:Everywhere!(全身都漂亮!)Whats your answer?answer:Thank you.Cultural differencesgreeting wayseating and clothesfe
2、stivalswedding customs body languageEating and clothesvarious ways of greetingcallShort messagessmileSend flowersShake handshugWavekissE-mailbowGreetingwaysWedding customsFestivalsBody language USABrunei Italy UKCultural ShockCultural shock is a term used to describe a feeling when someone moves to
3、a new place.文化休克Review the whole text1.Thanksgiving2.eye contact3.wedding in Brunei4.Wedding in Italy is different from one in the UK.5.body language6.Common people cant wear yellow.7.People open the present as soon as he is given it.8.Chinese people greet each other by shaking hands.9.Take off shoe
4、s before going inside a house.10.Use thumb to pointFindingPlease spot the topics that are mentioned in this dialogue.2.What is the typical food at Thanksgiving?1.What does Thanksgiving celebrate?Thanksgiving DayTurkey on the 4th Thursday of NovemberturkeyThanksgiving is a day to celebrate the first
5、harvest after the first settlers from Europe went to live in the USA.Date:Definition:Typical food:3.In the West,when is the polite time to open a present?Why?In the west,it is polite to open a present when someone gives you one.Because they think it is rude not to open a present when someone gives t
6、hem one.Andpeople want to see the persons reaction.Receivingpresents:It is _ not to open a present when someone gives you one in the west.Conclusion:There is difference in receiving presents in China and in the western countries.rudeItaly:the guests the newly wedsUK:the guests the newly wedsPresents
7、？throwing confettiDifferences:Similarities:4.What are the similarities and differences in a wedding between Italy and the UK?ItalyUKguestAll men sit here with the bridegroom.All women sit herewith the bride.VS5.Where do men and women sit in a wedding reception in Brunei?foodsoft drinkscoffeealcoholt
8、ea6.What cant you drink at a wedding in Brunei?Many countries people point with their first finger.howeverin BruneiThey use:thumb7.What should you do instead of pointing with your first finger in Brunei?2.If you go to Brunei,you can wear:Because yellow is the royal color for the Sultan and his famil
9、y.Why?8.What color cant people wear in Brunei?9.What customs do Chinese cities and Brunei have in common?Take off the shoes before going into someones house._1_ differences _2_ofdifferentculturesThe British teachers didnt know what_3_ was held in _4_ of People from the West react _5_from the Chinese
10、 people when given a present._6_ traditions in Italy are different from th6ose in the UK.Special _7_in BruneiPeople point with their _8_instead of their first fingers.Yellow is the color only for the _9_ family.Take off your shoes before _10_peoples house just as people do in Chinese cities.Cultural
11、ExamplesThanksgivingcelebration differentlyWeddingtraditionsthumbsroyalenteringLanguage PointsWords,Phrases&difficult sentences(Line 11)1.tradition n1)传统观念、看法等的总称（不可数)eg:What one thinks and feels is mainly due to tradition,habit and education.follow/break tradition 遵循/打破传统2)一种传统习俗做法(可数)eg:It is a tr
12、adition that women get married in long white dresses.3)代代相传,传说(不可数)eg:These songs have been preserved by tradition.adj.传统的,惯例的_传统食物_traditionaltraditional foods(Line 15)2.celebration n 1)庆祝()2)庆祝活动()3)为了庆祝Eg:The party was _ _ _mothers silver wedding.4)举行庆祝会Have/hold a celebrationin celebration of不可数
13、可数celebrate/congratulatecelebrate “庆祝”sth 节日庆典，生日庆贺等congratulate“祝贺”sb.on(doing)sth.n.celebrationcongratulationcongratulations to sb.on sth./doingEg:We congratulated him on having passed the examination.我们祝贺他已经通过了考试3.participatevi 参加,参与(Line 39)participation n.参加 participant n.参加者 We want to encoura
14、ge students to _ the sports meet to be held next week.A participate B participate in C participate to D participate to 收集一些信息 体验文化差异 一位经验丰富的老工人 另外两个老师 谈到某个话题 为了庆祝元旦 在期末典礼上 看其反应 大办宴席庆祝婚礼accumulate some informationexperience cultural differencesan experienced old workerthe other two teacherscome to th
15、e topic in celebration of (the New Year)at the end-of-term ceremonysee ones reaction have a huge banquet to celebrate weddings(Line 6)1.all the timeat all times 随时;永远at one time 一度;从前at a time 每次;依次at no time 决不at times 有时;间或 in no time立刻ahead of time 提前for the time being 暂且in time 及时;迟早,最后 once upo
16、n a time 从前on time 准时take ones time 慢慢来一直，始终2.take off (Line 55)(1)to remove something,especially clothes（脱掉）eg:He took off his clothes and got into the bath.Eg:The plane takes off at 8.30 a.m.（2）（飞机）起飞(3)to suddenly start to be successful or popular（事业腾飞）Her _ _has just begun to take off.她的唱歌事业刚刚开始
17、腾飞。singing careertake away _take back _ take down _take in _take on _take over _take up _take out _除掉,带走收回取下,拆除,记下吸取,理解,欺骗呈现,接纳接管,管理举起,拿起 占据,从事取出1 每当谈到这个话题时他就格外兴奋。(Line 13)He _ _ _ whenever it _ _ this topic.gets quite excitedcomes to2)When it comes to(doing)sth谈到,涉及当提到足球比赛时,男孩变得很兴奋.Eg:When it comes
18、 to football games,the boys get quite excited.1)get excited（1）get+done 使自己处于某种状态和情况；或表被动意义。get dressed 穿上get married 结婚get burnt 烧伤，晒黑了 get paid 付钱get drunk 喝醉酒get started 开始（2）get+adj.表示达到某种状态或情况get well/bored/hungry/worried/fat/coldmarried burnt1)Hearing the news,they got_.2)Be careful or you will
19、 get yourself _.3)If I got _ in the UK,I would expect a present.4)Keep away from the fire.Dont get _.astonishastonishedhurthurtmarryburn2 要是你在十分钟前就进入聊天室的话，你就知道我们在谈什么了。(Line 20)would have knownIf you _ _ the chat room ten minutes ago,you _ _ _ what we were talking about!本句为虚拟条件句,表示与过去相反的假设。had joined
20、.If you had prepared your lessons carefully,you could have passed the exam.Unreal Conditionals动词形式时间形式现 在过 去将来混合if 从句中动词形式主句中的动词形式did/weredid/were/shouldhad donewould/should/could/mightwould/should/could/mightwould/should/could/might+do+have done+doIt depends!3 嗯，西方人都是这么做的。(Line 27)Well,its _ we do
21、in the west.4 一旦出错可能会非常尴尬。(L 31)_ things _ can be quite_.what GettingThis book is just what I am looking for.wrong embarrassing5.Should you come to Brunei,you would have to take off shoes before going intosomeones house!(Line 55)如果你来到文莱，你进别人家门之前得脱鞋。虚拟条件句的从句部分含有were,should或had时,可省略if,再把 were,should,h
22、ad移到从句的句首,进行倒装.Were they here now,they should help us.Had you come earlier,you would have met him.Should it rain,the crops would be saved.We are in a world full of cultural differences and similarities.when faced with the differences,what should you do?Discussion Which of the following words indicat
23、e the right attitudes towards cultural differences?A.respect B.tolerateC.look down uponD.appreciate E.hate F.understand G.refuserespecttolerateappreciateunderstandConclusion:Homework1.Please search for more cultural differences.2.Review what we have learnt today.3.Finish the exercises Parts C1 and C2 on P36.
