Unit 3 Understanding each other Welcome to the unit

What are the two men doing?

How do people greet each other in different countries? Discussion:

In Thailand, people greet each other by putting their hands together and bowing slightly.

In South America, you can expect to be hugged when you meet someone.

In the Middle East, Arabs greet each other by touching noses.

In the USA, people shake hands when meeting each other.

When Dutch people meet, they kiss each other on one cheek and then the other. If you are a close friend or relative, then you get three kisses!

In Japan, people bow to each other when they meet.

Discussion: Can you think of any other customs that are different in different parts of the world?

What equipment do Chinese people use to have a meal? Example1 Table manner

What equipment do western people use to have meals? knife & fork

Example2 Look at the pictures and decide which festival people are celebrating:

the Spring Festival

Christmas Day

There is nothing permanent except change. ( 唯有变化才是永恒的。 ) Culture Without Borders ( 文化无国界 )

The world is becoming smaller now. It is just a global village( 地球村 )

Fast reading Please go through the dialogue quickly and then answer several questions. 1.Which country is Waled from? 2.Where does Peter come from? 3. Does everyone in Brunei wear yellow?

1.Which country is Waled from? 2.Where does Peter come from? 3.Does everyone in Brunei wear yellow? He comes from the UK. He is from Brunei. No, they don’t. Only the Sultan and his family do.

1. Thanksgiving 2. Eye contact 3. Wedding in Brunei 4. Wedding in Italy is different from one in the UK. 5. body language 6. Common people can’t 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 shoes before going inside a house. 10. Use thumb to point Listening

Detailed Reading C1 Page 36

1. What does Thanksgiving celebrate? 2. What is eaten at Thanksgiving? The huge turkey. It’s to do with celebrating the first harvest after the settlers from Europe went to live in the USA.

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 people want to see the person’s reaction.

5. What can you not drink at a wedding in Brunei? 4. Why do guest expect a present at a wedding in Italy? Guest expect presents as a souvenir to remember the big day. Alcohol.

6. What should you do instead of pointing with your first finger in Brunei? 7. What customs do Chinese cities and Brunei have in common? Taking shoes off before you go inside someone’s house. Pointing with our thumb.

Further comprehension 课课练 P62 Period 一、 1. C2 A3. D4. C5. D6. C

课课练 P62 Period 二、 1 Have/Hold/Give a huge banquet 2 sit in different areas 3 alcohol 5 The guests 7 The newly-weds 9 as soon as 11 thumb 4 play durms 6 the newly-weds 8 souvenir 10 Take off 12 yellow

Group work: Each group should give us a short performance to show cultural differences and tell us in which area or country we can see.

Consolidation Part E 9. rude 10. thumb 1. traditions 3. harvest 5. celebrate 7. embarrassing 2. thanksgiving 4. Europe 6. wedding 8. presents

Homework Section A Paper 15 阅读理解 Paper 15