1、Unit 3 Understanding each otherCultural differencesPeriod 2 ReadingIn the last period,we havediscussed different ways of greetings in different countries,so do you still remember them?Lead-inCan you greet your partner in a Japanese way?Then please try the Thailand way.Practice Look at the following
2、pictures,then tell us what country the way of greeting is of.Chinese/American wayChinese/American wayArabian waySouth American wayDutch way Besides greeting ways，can you think of any other customs that are different in different countries?Cultural differencesgreeting wayseating and clothesfestivalsw
3、edding customs body languageFast Reading1.Which country is Waled from?Waled is from Brunei.2.Where does Peter come from?Peter comes from the UK.3.Does everyone in Brunei wear yellow?No.Yellow is the royal colour for the Sultan and his family.Detailed Reading1.What does Thanksgiving celebrate?Its to
4、do with celebrating the first harvest after the settlers from Europe went to live in the USA.2.What is eaten at Thanksgiving?The huge turkey.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 th
5、e persons reaction.4.What can you not drink at a wedding in Brunei?Alcohol.Have you ever seen different traditional wedding ceremonies?South Korea In China In UK In Bruneisituationscountries differencesfestivalAmericaBritainpresentWestEastweddingBritainItalyChinaBruneitraditionsBruneitalk much about
6、 Thanksgiving know nothing about it open it when receiving it do not open it guests give presents to newly-weds give presents to Have a huge banquet men and women sit separate;no alcohol;play drums(all night)point with their thumb not wear yellow take off shoes before going inside summary summaryFil
7、l in the blanks Mali has to do her homework on1_ differences.So she goes online to chat with others and find some 2_ she needs.She gets to know English and American people have 3_ differences in culture even though they both speak English.For example,The British may be 4_ when Americans talk about t
8、hanksgiving and the huge 5_ they eat.culturalinformationunbelievablepuzzledturkey There are different 6_ in the West and the East Whey they get presents.Westerners like to open them as soon as they get them.Though there are 7_ between wedding 8_ _in the west,there are also differences between differ
9、ent western countries.In Italy,guests except to get presents from the 9_ while the guests are expect to give presents to them in the UK.reactionssimilaritiestraditionsnewly-weds In Brunei,a male guests has to sit with the 10 _and the other men and a 11_ guest has to be with the bridge and the other
10、women in a different area.Whats more,if you go to Brunei,you should point with your 12 _instead of your index finger.You shouldnt wear 13 _either.Appropriate 14 _is always welcome.So remember when in Rome,do as the _5 do.bridegroomfemalethumbyellowbehaviorRomansConsolidation This time you are suppos
11、ed to retell the cultural differences you have got from the dialogue,you may start like this:I am Ma Li/Waled/Peter,today in the chat room I learned a lot about cultural differences,in Bruneiand in the UK in Italyall these are so amazing.ConsolidationJokes caused by cultural differences Everywhere i
12、s beautiful A foreign friend didnt know that Chinese people say“Nali,nali”to show humility(谦谦虚虚)。Once when he attended a wedding ceremony of a young Chinese couple,he praised the bride that she was beautiful,the bridegroom answered“where,where”.The foreign friend got confused,and then he answered“Everywhere is beautiful,for example:the hair,the eyes,the ears and the nose”Homework:1.Try to tell some cultural differences to each other.2.Finish the exercises on page 36-37.
