Reading(1)：Cultural differences含PPT的教学设计及点评

Unit3 Understanding each other Reading Cultural differences Teaching aim:

Help the students learn how to talk about cultural differences and customs. To get the students to understand the use of examples To help students to master useful vocabulary and sentences。

Important points and difficult points: Talk about cultural differences and understand the use of the examples. Understand the use of examples. Important and useful words and phrases。

Teaching methods: Reading discussing and explaining

Teaching steps: Step1. Lead-in Show some pictures about cultural differences

Have a free talk about them with the whole class. Say; People from different countries greet each other in different ways because they different cultures. So it is necessary to know the differences among different cultures. So we see without knowing the differences we may misunderstand each other. Step 2. Skimming Get the students to read the dialogue quickly to answer three questions. Which country is Waled from?

Where does Peter come from? What does Ma Li think about learning about cultural differences? Step 3. Scanning

Get the students to read the text quickly and accurately. Firstly , tell the students to read the questions at the top of the text. Then ask them to read and find the answers. In the West, when is the polite time to open a present? Why?

What surprised Peter about the wedding in Brunei?

What drink is not permitted at a wedding in Brunei?

How do people in Brunei point? Why?

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

What kind of food do Brits eat at this festival?

Step 4. Fill in the blanks. Reading Strategy: understanding the use of examples The text we read is a dialogue on cultural differences. So in this kind of text we should use examples to explain concepts and ideas.

Sometimes we use examples to support arguments and sometimes used as interesting stories. Try to find out the sentences supporting the argument that there are differences as well as similarities between West weddings.

Try to find out the example used as an interesting story about cultural misunderstanding. Read the dialogue carefully and try to find out the sentences explaining the concept of cultural differences between English speakers from different countries. Step5. Homework Write a short passage about differences between the southerners and the northerners in China.

Finish the workbook exercises.