Reading(1)：Cultural differences教学设计(第一课时)

Cultural differences Step 1 lead in

Guessing game

They may come from…

for they greet each other by…

Step 2 Fast reading 1. Which country is Waled from?

__________________________________________________ 2. Where does Peter come from?

__________________________________________________ 3. What does Ma Li think about learning about cultural differences?

__________________________________________________ **Reading strategy:

Examples serve several purposes: 1. explain concepts and ideas 2. support arguments

3. serve as interesting stories Step 3

Discussion

Please pick out the topics that are mentioned in this dialogue. 1.

USA/UK cultural difference 2.

eye contact 3.

wedding traditions 4.

gesture 5.

table manners 6.

opening presents 7.

ways to go into one’s house 8.

funeral 9.

greeting Topic One

Receiving presents In western countries, it is ____ ____ ____ ____ a present when someone gives you one because

they want to see ____ the person _____.

Topic Two

Wedding ceremony bride___________ bridegroom___________ bridesmaid_________ bestman________

Topic Three

Pointing gestures In Brunei, people point with their ________ instead of _________. It is considered to cause

_______ when people point with their first finger. Some foreigners find it difficult to ______ to it. Topic Four

Customs People ______ their shoes before entering some one’s house in Brunei. We probably would not

have trouble getting _______to doing it because we have the similar custom in our country. Topic

Five

Festivals native English speakers Bonfire night

be unfamiliar with

step 4 Culture differences Task 1 True or False 1.

In Korea, it is believed that hens can drive bad spirits away from the wedding ceremony. 2.

The bridegroom and bride have to sit in different areas at the wedding reception in Brunei. 3.

People in Brunei celebrate the wedding by singing and dancing throughout the night. 4.

In the UK, people take off their shoes before entering someone’s house. 5.

There can be great cultural differences even between people who speak the same language.

Task 2 Answer the following questions 1. In the West, when is the polite time to open a present? Why?

___________________________________________________________ 2. What surprised Peter about the wedding in Korea?

___________________________________________________________ 3. What drink is not permitted at a wedding in Brunei?

___________________________________________________________ 4. How do people in Brunei point? Why?

___________________________________________________________ 5. What British festival are Peter’s American friends not familiar with?

___________________________________________________________ 6. What kind of food do Brits eat at this festival?

___________________________________________________________ Task 3

Multiple choice. 1. Ma Li came to the students centre to ___________. A. make some new friends. B. look for some native English teachers C. collect some information D. practise English 2. To some Westerners, it is _____ not to open the present as soon as you get it. A. polite

B. friendly

C. common

D. impolite 3. You would expect to see a live hen and a rooster at the wedding ceremony in ______. A. the USA

B. the UK

C. Brunei

D. Korea 4. In many countries, people point with their first finger. In Brunei, this can ______. A. be rude

B. show respect C. be a greeting

D. be popular 5. If you went to a wedding in ________, you would not expect any alcohol. A. the USA

B. the UK C. Italy

D. Brunei 6. From the conversation we can learn that there are different ideas about good manners. We

should always ______ wherever we go. A. do as we like

B. do as we are told to C. do as the local people do. D. take off our shoes Task 4

Consolidation Ma Li needs some help on her homework about 1.__________ differences. So she chats with Waled and Peter. Waled is from Brunei and Peter comes from the UK. Through the 2_____，she understands a lot more about different cultures and what is appropriate

3._____________ . For example，when you 4.__________ a present in England，what should you do？

Besides，she knows a lot about how people 5.___________ the wedding ceremony in Korea and when you are in Brunei which 6________ you should use to point. What’s more，Peter also tells her how they celebrate Bonfire Night in the UK. It really helps her with her homework and she also realizes 7.___________ about cultural differences is a good way to 8._____________ more about each other.

Step 5

culture shock

Discussion Do you prefer a world with…?

Why? A.

cultural differences

B.

cultural similarities Which of the following words indicate the right attitudes towards cultural differences? A.respect

B. tolerate C. look down upon D. appreciate

E. hate

F. understand

G. refuse

When in Rome,

do as the Romans do.

Homework

1.

Please search for more cultural differences. 2.

Review what we have leant today.