2. Unit 3 Understanding each other Warming up

3. People around the world have their own ways of greeting each other. Some of the ways are very similar to us while others seem rather strange. Do you know any ways of greeting around the world?

4. Kiss Some of the South American countries, Russia, France, Arab countries…

5. Shaking hands Britain, China… In France, it is the custom to shake hands with people in the office every morning.

6. Holland kissing each other on one cheek and then the other The USA shaking hands with each other Japan bowing to each other Match the country / area with its form of greeting.

7. The Netherlands Thailand South America the Middle East putting their hands together and bowing slightly kissing each other on one cheek and then the other greeting each other by touching noses hugging each other

8. greeting in Japan a traditional Maori greeting

9. “kiss” the top of a woman’s hand in west countries

10. Look at the four pictures on Page 33 and answer the following questions. Are these forms of greeting the same as the forms used in China? Has anyone used one of these forms of greeting with you? If so, what would you do in return?

11. Can you imagine an Arab and a Netherlander meeting for the first time?

12. If you met people from the Middle East without knowing anything about their forms of greeting, how would you react?

13. If you are not familiar with greetings from other countries, what might happen? Maybe we would feel embarrassed; we might be involved in awkward situations like …

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

15. cultural differences greeting ways eating and clothes festivals wedding customs body language

16. western wedding

17. Chinese wedding