Unit 12 Culture Shock Lesson 1 Visting Britain

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland It is located in the western Europe Capital: London

Hello, everybody! Do you want to travel around Britain? Just come with me. HERE WE GO ！！！

You should't miss the famous English afternoon tea.

Oxford University the symbol of London —Big Ben

The British people like talking about weather instead of other things. It is often foggy and cold in Britain

Fast reading: Scan the text and try to find the key words of each paragraph. Para.1: Para.2: Para.3: Para.4: Para.5: Para.6: experience culture shock your expectations the food British tipping system English countryside British humour

♦ Read the text carefully and decide if the statements below are true(T) or false(F). ( ) 1. You can only eat English food in London. ( ) 2. Aunt Mei is visiting for one week ( ) 3. You don ’ t always need to leave a tip after a meal in a restaurant. ( ) 4. Some British mushrooms aren't safe to eat. ( ) 5. British people never laugh. ( ) 6. There are many Chinese restaurants in Britain. ( ) 7. Most British people are friendly. ( ) 8. It is always foggy in London. F T F T F T T F

Read the text again and answer the questions: 1. Why does Xiaojin think she is still experiencing culture shock? 2. What do British people eat for breakfast? 3. How does Xiaojin judge British people? There is so much here that is different from home They eat bacon and eggs with a few slices of toast Some of them are quite strange, but the majority of them are really friendly.

Xiaojin has been in London for 6 months, and he is (1)__________ culture shock.He wrote a letter to tell Aunt Mei a bit about food, tipping, accommodation, and so on.People have to get (2)________ to bacon and eggs with a few slices of toast for breakfast.If people get (3)________ about the British tipping system, they need to check the bill and should leave 10% of the bill for the waiter or waitress. experiencing used confused Fill the blanks about the summary of the text:

He thinks they should consider staying in the English countryside for a few nights as he knows she enjoys hiking.They can (4)________ through the field and even pick a few (5)__________ to have with their breakfast.He has learnt which ones are (6)________ and safe to eat so they won't risk getting sick.He also asks Aunt Mei to remember to take a warm coat with her.Because it can get pretty cold and (7)________ in Britain. One last thing, the British find the (8)________ thing (10)________ to others. wander mushrooms tasty foggy strangest majority friendly funny.Though they are quite strange, the (9)________ of them are

Discussion: From this passage, we can find many different things between China and Britain. Please discuss with your partner about the difference.

Homework: 1. Finish the exercises of Language Power; 2. If your British friend visit Huoqiu, what will you advise him or her to do or not to do? According to this situation, write a short passage.

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