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

M6U3 Cultural Differences

Teaching aims

By the end of the class, the students can learn about the cultural differences in different countries. Meanwhile , they can know how to deal with culture shock facing different cultural situations .

Teaching steps: Step1:

lead in

Show students different pictures concerning different cultures in different countries to arouse their interest in the topic to be talked about . Step2:Fast reading

Go through the passage and answer three questions :

Questions:

How many people are involved in the conversation? Who are they?

Where do they come from?

How does Mali think about the cultural differences? Step3: Scanning ---Reading strategy---Understanding

Examples:

Examples are often used to explain ______ and ______,to support________ and as interesting ______. Step4: Scanning How many examples of cultural differences are used in the conversation? What are they? Step5: Intensive Reading Example 1: receiving presents (line1-13)

In the west, it’s considered _____ and impolite not to open a _______ as soon as someone gives you one. Westerners want the _______ to open it in front of the giver, because they like to see how he or she _______ Example 2: Wedding ceremonies (line 14-32) 1.What made Peter surprised at the wedding reception in Korea?

2. Where do men and wowen sit in a wedding

reception in Brunei? Example 3: pointing gestures Example 4: Taking off shoes (Line 33-40) Example5: Bonfire Night (L46-52) Step6:Consolidation

Talking about cultural differences Step7: Discussion

What attitudes should we have when we face cultural differences? Step8: Assignment

1. Review what we’ve learnt

today and get ready to retell the cultural differences.

2. Find out some useful expressions and

sentence structures, and we will discuss

about them tomorrow.