1. Welcome to my class!
明德中学 周慧

2. M6U3 Understanding each other
Talking about traditions & taboos

3. When in Rome,
do as the Romans do.

4. What are the dos and don'ts mentioned in the clip?

5. taboos Dos traditions eat with cutlery(餐具)
get the slave to bring a pot for you
leave the table to have a wee-wee(尿尿)
eat with your fingers
burp(打嗝) to show that you enjoy the meal
traditions
taboos
Dos
Don’ts
Ancient Romans

6. What should we do if we want to learn the traditions
and taboos of another country?

7. Step 1 Listening of Part A
Pre-listening
Read the short passage on Page 42 and answer the following questions.
1. How many foreign visitors are mentioned in the short passage? Who are they?
2. What word should be put in the last blank, a singular noun(单数名词) or a plural noun(复数名词)? Why？

8. While-listening Listen to the conversation and complete the diary entry.
Had a great day yesterday. We showed (1)______ visitors around Beijing. They seemed to enjoy it although there were some (2) ________ incidents.
One man called Mr. Singh (3)_________ shake hands with me when I held out my left hand. In the restaurant, we ordered a lot of food, but he would not eat the (4) ______ dish.
Mr. Takashi enjoyed the Forbidden City and asked so many questions. He spent lots of money on (5)_____. I have no idea what he will do with them all, and it took up a lot of time. He seems to give out a lot of (6)_______________ and got a bit upset when my classmates just put it in his pocket without looking at it.
Finally, we went to the Summer Palace. There was a boat we could go on, but Mr. Hudson said that it was too (7)________. I thought there was lots of (8) _____ on it.
Even with the incidents, I thought showing foreign visitors around is a great way to improve our English, and hopefully we can do it again next year.
three
unusual
wouldn’t
beef
gifts
business cards
crowded
space

9. Post-listening Refer to your pre-class tasks and answer the following
My First Template
Post-listening Refer to your pre-class tasks and answer the following
questions.
1 Why didn’t Mr. Singh eat the beef dish?
2 Why wouldn’t Mr. Singh shake the student’s left hand?
3 Why did Mr. Takashi feel upset when the student didn’t
look at his business card?
4 Why didn’t Mr. Hudson like crowded place?
5 Why did Mr. Takashi buy a lot of gifts?
1 …may not do sth. because of…
2 …it is rude to ….
3 …they dislike it when people….

10. Step 1 Listening of Part C
Listen to your teacher and fill in the blanks below.
1 People from the USA feel ___________ when people stand too
close to them.
2 South Americans like to greet people with a _______.
3 In Japan, giving ______ is very important.
4 The gesture ‘OK’ in the USA means ‘______’ in France.
5 Japan, the same gesture means ______.
uncomfortable
hug
gifts
zero
money

11. sentence patterns expressing traditions and taboos
1 Why didn’t Mr. Singh eat the beef dish?
Why wouldn’t Mr. Singh shake the student’s left hand?
3 Why did Mr. Takashi feel upset when the student didn’t
look at his business card?
4 Why didn’t Mr. Hudson like crowded place?
5 Why did Mr. Takashi buy a lot of gifts?
1 …may not do sth. because of ...
2 It is rude/ impolite for sb. to ….
3 They dislike/like it when people….
4 They feel uncomfortable when people….
5 …doing sth. is very important/ polular….

12. Pre-class Task 3 Step 2 Practice Pre-class Task 3 Translation
1.在中东，送酒给别人作为礼物是非常不礼貌的。
In the Middle East, __ __ _________ to send wine as a gift.
2 . 如果直视她们的眼睛的话，穆斯林妇女会觉得自己被冒犯了(offend)。
Muslim women will _____ ________ when people look straight into their eyes.
3.英国人不喜欢别人靠得太近。
British people _______ ___ _____ people stand too close to them.
4.在英国，给服务生小费是非常常见的。
________ the waiter is very ________ in the UK.
5.英国人喜欢喝下午茶来打发时光。
The British people ____ ___ _________ their afternoons _____ a cup of tea.
it is impolite
feel offended
dislike it when
Tipping
popular
like to spend
with

13. Step 2 Practice
Rewrite the sentences, using as many sentence patterns as possible.
In the Middle East, it is impolite to send others wine as a gift.
Tipping the waiter is very popular in the UK.

14. Step 2 Practice 1. It is rude for sb. to do sth…
Rewrite the sentences, using as many sentence patterns as possible.
1. It is rude for sb. to do sth…
2. They dislike it when people…
3. They feel uncomfortable/ offended when people…
4. Doing sth. is (not) popular… …
Tipping the waiter is very popular in the UK.
In the Middle East, it is impolite to send others wine as a gift.

15. Step 2 Practice ask for money when the adults are playing mahjong
Have a quiz about your knowledge of Chinese traditions and taboos.
ask for money when the adults are playing mahjong
open the umbrella inside the house
sweep on the first day of the Spring Festival
borrow money during the Spring Festival
stick your chopsticks upright in your rice

16. Step 3 Presentation
A mini sharing session(分享会) will be held about Chinese traditions and taboos. Work with your group members and present it to us.
One host/hostess
Give the introduction;
Help the session go smoothly;
Several sharers
Each sharer presents at least one
tradition or taboo;
Use as many sentence patterns learnt in
this class as possible.

17. Step 3 Presentation Your presentation may begin like this
China is a country with a long history. So there are many things we Chinese people should (not ) do…

18. Step 4 Homework
Watch the clip about the ancient Incas（印加人） and Victorians. Take notes of their traditions and taboos. Choose one and write a report within 100 words.

19. Thank you!